2016r1 Release Notes
From Xojo Documentation
(April 5, 2016)
Xojo 2016r1 is primarily the HiDPI release. Notable changes and new features include:
- HiDPI and Retina support for OS X and Windows.
- The Xojo IDE is now Retina on OS X for sharp, clear text and graphics.
- New Language Reference viewer.
- Windows apps now require the new Universal Runtime be installed.
- Many bug fixes and improvements.
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Release Notes
Bug Fixes
| 41838 | Build | "Assembling Code" times have been improved. |
| 41950 | Build | "Assembling Code" times have been improved. |
| 6849 | Compiler | IDE will export several PNGS next to the built EXE for Linux. They are 128 x 128, 48 x 48 and 32 x 32 and named appcion_128, appicon_48 and appicon_32 respectively. |
| 42104 | Compiler | Fixed a failed assertion when Variant.DateValue was used in code that had a using clause for Xojo.Core. |
| 19557 | Debugger | Color picker in the debugger starts out with the color value that was clicked on - not just black all the time. |
| 39100 | Debugger | Using statements and Soft declares no longer can have break points set on them since they are not executable statements. |
| 13004 | Framework » All | A rotated StringShape remains text when printed or drawn. |
| 40980 | Framework » All | Xojo.Net.HTTPSocket now works in OS X console and web applications. |
| 41968 | Framework » All | Imported database project items no longer return NilObjectException when used at runtime. |
| 42556 | Framework » All | Xojo.IO.FolderItem now has IsWriteable method (and removed IsWriteableFolder method). |
| 7653 | Framework » Macintosh | The first MenuItem added to an empty top-level MenuItem now respects its Enabled property instead of being disabled. |
| 31506 | Framework » Macintosh (Cocoa) | TabPanels that have SmallTabs set to True now use the correct font. |
| 34956 | Framework » Macintosh (Cocoa) | Fixed leaking NSWindows in the Cocoa framework. |
| 42313 | Framework » Macintosh (Cocoa) | A bug in picture handling in the IDE has been fixed and it no longer crashes when certain types of projects are edited. |
| 42877 | Framework » Macintosh (Cocoa) | The HTMLViewer on OS X now automatically handles special edit menu items, matching other framework classes and HTMLViewer's behavior on Windows. |
| 21456 | Framework » Web | WebListBox columns with a width of zero no longer render improperly. |
| 21615 | Framework » Web | Weblistbox column widths are now respected on IE9 when cell and/or header contents are wider than the width of the column. |
| 41648 | Framework » Web | Increasing the ColumnCount of a WebListBox no longer hides the horizontal scrollbar. |
| 41906 | Framework » Web | WebImageView alignment constants are available again. |
| 42036 | Framework » Web | Fixed a bug which prevented modifying web text alignment at runtime if the alignment was set using the new text alignment property in the IDE. |
| 42283 | Framework » Web | The ConnectionType of the HTTPS server of a web app can now be set by a command line option (ssltype) with a value which matches the SSLSocket.ConnectionType property OR by setting App.Security.ConnectionType to one of the values in the WebAppSecurityOptions.ConnectionTypes enum. |
| 40046 | Framework » Windows | Shutting down an app being debugged on Windows now is a lot quicker than it had been. |
| 40379 | Framework » Windows | Fixed a potential Timer crash when Timer events are queued up (for example due to Timers with low time periods that trigger an event loop iteration). |
| 42118 | Framework » Windows | Xojo.Core.Timer.Action event is no longer triggered when Mode is Off on Windows. |
| 42344 | Framework » iOS | Exposed iOSApplication.CurrentScreen. |
| 41426 | IDE | Class browser now also shows external subclasses. |
| 42263 | IDE | Template web projects no longer have an invalid build flag set that the user had no means to turn off. |
| 42628 | IDE | Edit > Cut, Edit > Clear and their shortcuts can be used to remove one representation in an Image Set. |
| 42281 | IDE » Auto Complete | Variant.TypeLong no longer autocompletes as it’s deprecated. |
| 41855 | IDE » AutoLayout | Constraint offsets properly show as integer values. |
| 42221 | IDE » Build Automation | You can no longer remove the BUILD or SIGN steps from projects. |
| 39599 | IDE » Code Editor | Fixed leaks of NSFonts on Cocoa applications. |
| 42103 | IDE » Code Editor | Setting a bookmark in the debug code viewer is retained as expected. |
| 42134 | IDE » Debugger | Run remote menu reconfigures itself to use the last selection. |
| 41643 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | Adding file types will add new ones with unique names - usually a base name + numeric suffix. |
| 41876 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | Icons dropped on the image well in a File Type Set Editor are properly imported, mask and all. |
| 41962 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | If there is no asset or icon assigned, then clicking the icon in a UTI pane will create a new empty icon family that can be edited. |
| 42383 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | Fields remnants no longer appear in File Type Set Editor panes on Linux. |
| 42688 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | File Type Set UTI entries without identifiers will not be written to plists as they are useless. |
| 42708 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | Adding an icon to a File Type Set marks the project as changed. |
| 42710 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | Tweaked the layout of the File Type Set pane so fields baselines align with label baselines. Fields are now left and top aligned. Labels are now top and right aligned. |
| 42923 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | Improved spacing consistentcy. |
| 36338 | IDE » Inspector | Attributes editor is now usable on Linux. |
| 41923 | IDE » Inspector | Locking indicators are independent of a control being locked in position and so reflect the correct settings regardless of whether the control is locked in position or not. |
| 41925 | IDE » Inspector | No longer mishandles the visible property loading a web project with a web dialog on a web page. |
| 41974 | IDE » Inspector | You can now correctly remove an interface that is missing from the project. |
| 43231 | IDE » Language Reference | “Go home” in the LR when showing a plugin reference reloads the plugin reference (goes to the index page or HOME) |
| 41759 | IDE » Layout Editor | IOS labels in the layout editor now draw using the iOSLineBreak that is specified. |
| 41814 | IDE » Layout Editor | Improved the appearance of a SegmentedControl with only one segment that is selected in the Layout Editor. |
| 41854 | IDE » Layout Editor | All layout types properly handle fill width or fill height and those actions can be undone. |
| 41960 | IDE » Layout Editor | WebDialogs and WebControl wrappers which are tray controls that have UI no longer have their UI related properties dropped. |
| 42081 | IDE » Layout Editor | Tab order button only enables if there is more than 1 control on the layout. |
| 42082 | IDE » Layout Editor | Control order buttons enable and disable appropriately depending on whether the control is already front-most or rear-most. |
| 42112 | IDE » Layout Editor | Can again set the size and position for web dialog and web container controls classes. |
| 42139 | IDE » Layout Editor | iOSProgressWheel now renders properly in the IDE, at the correct size and matches the scaling behavior of iOS. |
| 42258 | IDE » Layout Editor | A duplication bug that could result in exponential growth of controls duplicated has been fixed. |
| 42602 | IDE » Library | Container controls subclasses no longer display as small when the rest of the Library is using larger sizes. The now draw at the same size as everything else. |
| 40983 | IDE » Licensing | Linux licenses now "stick" across reboots as expected. LINUX USERS WILL NEED TO UPDATE THE LICENSE INFORMATION IN THE IDE! |
| 11309 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Continuation lines are indented when printed. |
| 12673 | IDE » Miscellaneous | #if, #if...#Endif and #Pragma can be easily found if you search for just # (or any of the longer strings). |
| 17592 | IDE » Miscellaneous | The Analyze menu item is now disabled if a folder is selected. |
| 19093 | IDE » Miscellaneous | ReportDocument no longer shows Save and Load methods. |
| 19580 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Cancelling the preparation of plugins doesn't leave the UI in a state where it cant be cancelled the second time. Cancelling cancels the build instead of continuing and causing a potential cascade of errors from cancelling the preparation. |
| 20865 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Linux template panel behaves more like the OS X and Windows and now have a default appid even when you switch from one of the built in project types. |
| 22103 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Error panel saves and restores column widths the user sets for errors and warnings. |
| 23730 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Web Control HelpTags properly change and get saved as you alter them in the IDE. |
| 23844 | IDE » Miscellaneous | When you click resume the debugger tab is once again made the current tab. |
| 25146 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Minimum size is no longer too small for the accept file types sheet. |
| 26093 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Picture icons are properly badged in the Navigator and cannot be "exported" or made external as they are already external. |
| 31534 | IDE » Miscellaneous | An empty toolbar now longer redraws darkly colored when there is nothing selected and you inactivate the window. |
| 33758 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Converting a tab panel to a page panel and vice-versa retains the panel / tab definitions. |
| 41953 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Old projects don’t get an exception when running - they may still not run because the required plugins are no longer supported but that will be reported as part of the failure to properly compile. |
| 41994 | IDE » Miscellaneous | IDE no longer generates a NilObjectException if the scratch directory is deleted. Now the directory is recreated as needed. |
| 42102 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Adding an event handler to an encrypted class is no longer allowed. |
| 42116 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Closing a secondary workspace no long closes the project on Linux. |
| 42151 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Copy file step that has two blank strings in it was causing an assertion and now the assertion is properly handled so the IDE can load the project correctly. |
| 42245 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Saving a text project should be noticeably faster. |
| 42312 | IDE » Miscellaneous | MS Office Automation items should behave much better in autocomplete. |
| 42345 | IDE » Miscellaneous | iOS Examples are no longer included in with Windows and Linux IDEs. |
| 42436 | IDE » Miscellaneous | A NilObjectException in how a window handles being closed has been fixed. |
| 42453 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Containers properly restore their lock settings. |
| 42518 | IDE » Miscellaneous | iOSSegmented controls save and restore property values as set in the IDE. |
| 42799 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Fixed a potential use-after-free in Picture.FromData on OS X. |
| 42882 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Labels on tab/page panels show their captions in the tab order editor like they do when not on a tab/page panel. |
| 42872 | IDE » Navigator | Copying items in the navigator no longer doubles up items if you select the group header (say METHODS) and the items in the group. |
| 42880 | IDE » Navigator | Lists of methods of various types (delegates, external, method and shared methods) no longer get mixed together. |
| 41702 | IDE » Plugins | Updated enumerations are pushed to instances in an existing project. |
| 24718 | IDE » Project Editor | As you type in the Navigator filter it no longer loses focus. |
| 41955 | IDE » Scripting | Can use IDE scripts to get and change the IOSAppName property. |
| 42128 | IDE » Style Editor | Tabbing between panes in the web style editor behaves as expected. |
| 41922 | IDE » Web Page Editor | IDE mimics what actually occurs in a web browser with TextFields and TextAreas that have multiline text values. |
| 19905 | IDE » Window Editor | Converting the super from one to another redraws the control and updates the Inspector (except for converting to a segmented control which still doesn't work for entirely different reasons). |
| 40825 | Miscellaneous | The xojo.xpm icon file is now included in the .tgz download. |
| 43137 | Miscellaneous | Fixed a crash that could occur when switching away from the code editor. |
| 42450 | Plugin SDK | REALLoadFrameworkMethod can now load the Split function. |
| 41931 | Remote Debugger Stub | Remote Debugger stub launches the correct executable after unpacking. |
| 42842 | XojoScript | Fixed a crash when running XojoScripts with optimizations enabled. |
| 97 Bug Fixes | ||
Changes
| 42335 | Build Pipeline | Windows Runtime files are now provided in the Extras directory. |
| 42489 | Framework » Linux | Now supports loading multi-representation TIFFs, this requires the libtiff library to be present. |
| 42020 | Framework » Web | User defined WebStyles now have more specificity than framework applied styles. |
| 42594 | IDE | Help->Upgrade guide entry removed. User Guide entry redirects to online user guide in Dev Center. |
| 42595 | IDE | If the project is set to support HiDPI, dragging a picture in will result in an Image (multi-representation). If the project is not set to support HiDPI, dragging a picture in will result in a Picture (single representation). You can flip this back and forth as needed. And holding the ALT key will flip things to "import the other form" depending on how the project is currently set. |
| 42542 | IDE » Code Editor | A light grey separator is drawn between the code editor and help area below. |
| 42697 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | Replaced use of the word 'program' with 'application' in help tags. |
| 42702 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | Labels in the File Type Set Editor have tooltips. |
| 42709 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | Adding an icon to a filetype _should_ now result in an icon on files of that type without having to add it to the Accepted files list. |
| 42715 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | File type editor has a separator between file types. |
| 42717 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | File type editor background matches style editor background. |
| 42721 | IDE » FileTypes Editor | Add a File type template is now the first button on the command bar. |
| 42536 | IDE » Icon Editor |
Improvements to Image Set editor:
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| 20474 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Dragging a code item (constant property etc), control subclass, control instance into the code editor inserts the items name at the position where you drop it. |
| 23169 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Plugins support small and large icons. Refer to the Plugin SDK documentation for specifics. |
| 41729 | IDE » Miscellaneous | IDE supports and configures built applications to support HiDPI. |
| 42763 | IDE » Miscellaneous | 'REM' and 'REM ' are now choices in the comment marker style. |
| 42816 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Added a hotkey for toggling bookmarks. |
| 42866 | IDE » Navigator | Add a pref for “Use Large Font" that defaults to False so people can pick between large and small font size. |
| 41836 | IDE » Rendering | "Assembling Code" times have been improved. |
| 30292 | IDE » Window Editor | Labels on tab/page panels show their captions in the tab order editor like they do when not on a tab/page panel. |
| 42853 | Plugin SDK | REALCopyPictureCGImage is now deprecated. Plugin authors should use the dynamic access API to invoke Picture.CopyOSHandle, ideally with the MacNSImage handle type. |
| 22 Changes | ||
New Items
| 42098 | Build | Added a special IOS launch failure message to give a suggestion about how to resolve "fail to launch" error. |
| 41761 | Framework » iOS | Active property on a layout constraint is settable at design time. |
| 41863 | IDE » Code Editor | Syntax help area uses the same font and size as the code editor. |
| 42753 | IDE » Language Reference | Local LR is the default. [Local] is removed from titles and menu item. |
| 42945 | IDE » Layout Editor | Resize handles no longer draw when dragging controls on the layout editor. |
| 25108 | IDE » Miscellaneous | The Xojo IDE now supports retina on OS X. |
| 41834 | IDE » Miscellaneous | The About window has an additional panel on it that shows which plugins are loaded. |
| 42445 | IDE » Miscellaneous | Added a preference on the Debugging Pane of the IDE to hide the bottom pane on Run or leave it as it is currently set. |
| 40473 | Plugin SDK | Added a new function, REALLoadSharedMethod, to allow plugins to invoke shared methods. |
| 9 New Items | ||
Docs and Examples
| 31150 | Documentation | Added CancelBuild to IDE Script Building Commands page. |
| 35422 | Documentation | Added Xojo Cloud page to docs for describing how to use Xojo Cloud: http://developer.xojo.com/xojo-cloud |
| 41891 | Documentation | Updated doc page for WebApplication.SessionIdentifier to indicate that the IPAddress parameter has been removed. |
| 41987 | Documentation | Epiphany Browser now appears in the wiki docs for WebSession. |
| 43005 | Documentation | Updated File Type Sets docs in User Guide and added File Type Set examples to the Files folder. |
| 43021 | Documentation | Added link to StrComp on the Equals page in the classic Wiki. |
| 41839 | Documentation » Miscellaneous | Added descriptions for Baseline, Leading and Trailing to Auto-Layout page in Dev Center. |
| 42443 | Documentation » Miscellaneous | Moved XojoTalk podcast page to the Resources section of Dev Center to make it easier to find. |
| 31279 | Documentation » User's Guide | Updated Remote Debugging docs: http://developer.xojo.com/remote-debugging |
| 40336 | Examples | Added example code to RegistryAccessErrorException. |
| 41884 | Examples | Fixed the certificate Copy File Step order for Windows/Linux in the Web SSLExample project. |
| 41973 | Examples | In iOS TCPSocket_Example, removed underscore from bundle ID to prevent compile error. |
| 42360 | Examples | Added iOS Declare example (iOS/Declares/iOSTabDeclares) to enable/disable tabs and set the tab badge. |
| 42367 | Examples | Corrected bundleID for OracleExample project. |
| 42507 | Examples | SQLiteExample now shows how to edit and delete rows in a table. |
| 42841 | Examples | Added Xojo Cloud/CloudTop example to display Top results to track server usage. |
| 12300 | Language Reference » Documentation | Updated MemoryBlock and Xojo.Core.MemoryBlock to indicate max sizes for 32-bit apps. |
| 14291 | Language Reference » Documentation | Added Examples/Desktop/Controls/SegmentedControl example project. |
| 15927 | Language Reference » Documentation | Added information about SQL Injection to User Guide (http://developer.xojo.com/userguide/sql-injection). |
| 23867 | Language Reference » Documentation | Added example code to HTTPSocket.SetRequestContent page. |
| 25641 | Language Reference » Documentation | Updated TextInputStream.ReadLine to note that any valid end-of-line indicator is used to identify a line. |
| 30643 | Language Reference » Documentation |
Local LR behaves more like the “Dash” doc viewer. Notes:
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| 31789 | Language Reference » Documentation | On COM page, linked IPicture interface to Microsoft docs. |
| 32619 | Language Reference » Documentation | Removed duplicate Asin page. |
| 32938 | Language Reference » Documentation | Crypto.RSASIgn and RSAVerifySignature now note that they are using PKCS v1.5 with SHA1. |
| 34101 | Language Reference » Documentation | Added link on COM page to “Win32 and COM for Windows Runtime apps” in MSDN. |
| 34148 | Language Reference » Documentation | Added note to Structure page about usage of ByRef. |
| 37569 | Language Reference » Documentation | Added links to MSDN docs for IDispatch methods. |
| 38455 | Language Reference » Documentation | Added a note to RegistryItem.Value to indicate you have to use a MemoryBlock to create a binary key. |
| 38761 | Language Reference » Documentation | Window.Minimize event now notes that a minimized window may still be the front-most window as returned by the Window method. |
| 40640 | Language Reference » Documentation | BinaryStream.Constructor now notes that streams created from a file handle are owned by the BinaryStream. |
| 41567 | Language Reference » Documentation | ListBox docs now show parameter names that match what is displayed in the Code Editor Syntax Help. |
| 41604 | Language Reference » Documentation | Timer page now has links to AddHandler. |
| 41856 | Language Reference » Documentation | Restored MoviePlayer.PlayerType property, which was incorrectly removed from docs. |
| 41958 | Language Reference » Documentation | Example code on Graphics.DrawRect page now correctly uses PenWidth instead of PenHeight. |
| 42120 | Language Reference » Documentation | Removed references to Windows XP on System.Log page. |
| 42248 | Language Reference » Documentation | Added Example code to Shell.Mode page and clarified that Shell must remain in scope to use Modes 1 or 2. |
| 42275 | Language Reference » Documentation | TargetARM no longer says unavailable on Compiler Constants page. |
| 42550 | Language Reference » Documentation | Removed incorrect desktop-only tag on GetFolderItem page. |
| 42844 | Language Reference » Documentation | Removed all hidden QuickTime pages and related content from Classic Doc Wiki. |
| 40 Docs and Examples | ||