2016r3 Release Notes

(September 13, 2016)

This release of Xojo has these notable new features and changes:

• You can now specify compiler options of Default, Moderate and Aggressive for 64-bit and ARM builds.
• SQLiteDatabase upgraded to v3.14.1 and now supports FTS5 for full-text searching.
• Many additions to refactoring features of the IDE and Code Editor.
• Save Code Editor color schemes to easily share and re-use.
• ICU library included with Linux builds for improved compatibility.
• Can now easily convert Pictures in projects to Image Sets.
• Over 90 bug fixes and improvements.

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Release Notes

Bug Fixes

44697	Build	Web apps compiled for Linux no longer create app icons next to them as they are not needed.
44896	Build	Build OS X Apps should no longer require defined document types and also not report as “damaged or incomplete” on macOS Sierra.
45056	Build	Code signing iOS applications now strips out files that codesign calls "detritus" and would prevent signing from succeeding.
44370	Compiler	Using Variant.DateValue in an iOS project now reports an error instead of a failed assertion.
44488	Crashes & Assertions » Crash	Fixed a potential assertion when using FolderItem.GetSaveInfo, this may also change the behavior on Windows/Linux, but hopefully the change means it actually works as intended now.
44359	Crashes & Assertions » IDE Unhandled Exception	The IDE now tries several different locations to get a usable temp/scratch folder. This should prevent possible crashes when the IDE is left open for long periods of time.
44635	Crashes & Assertions » IDE Unhandled Exception	Saving as plain text with items that would result in illegal file names now says why the project cant be saved as plain text giving the user a chance to fix the issue.
43311	Framework » All	The UTI property of a filetype accessed at runtime now contains the filetype rather than always being blank.
44675	Framework » All	Windows: System.MouseX and System.MouseY now report the correct point location in HiDPI.
44890	Framework » All	For ListBox column widths, made these changes: - values like NNN.NNN* (whatever else) are rewritten as NNN* - values like NNN.NNN% (whatever else) are rewritten as NNN.NNN% - values like NNN (whatever else) are rewritten as NNN For example: 123.123*456*&^, 123.123%456%&^, 123.123cm turns into 123*, 123.123%, 123 Measures like cm, pixel, em etc are not valid for widths.
44904	Framework » All	Threads that are doing MySQL database operations no longer get "lost" when the operation completes.
44614	Framework » Windows	Xojo.Crypto no longer crashes on Windows for Console builds.
44615	Framework » Windows	Xojo.Net.HTTPSocket events are now triggered for Console apps on Windows.
44852	Framework » Windows	On Windows TextArea.Styledtext.RTFData now stores the correct text size again, this was broken in 2016r2.
44857	Framework » Windows	Xojo.Crypto.PBKDF2 no longer returns random hash values for the same salt and data on Windows (32-bit builds).
44878	Framework » Windows	On Windows TextArea.SelTextSize now returns the correct text size again, this was broken in 2016r2.
44778	Framework » iOS	IOS tool buttons are enabled / disabled as set in the Layout Editor.
44944	Framework » iOS	Default orientation of iOSLine is now 0 (east west).
44947	Framework » iOS	Default max value for iOSProgressBar is now 100.
44949	Framework » iOS	Default max value for iOSSlider is now 100.
44950	Framework » iOS	Default text color for iOSButton is now “iOS Blue”.
44609	IDE	Made it so brand new projects will enable the "Save" menu item. This works for built in default empty projects and user created templates as well.
44618	IDE	The class super browser now shows iOSContainerControl and its subclasses.
44751	IDE	Images now store their full and relative paths explicitly as UTF8 to improve compatibility between Windows, Mac and Linux.
44870	IDE	Deleting the ContainerControl that is set to be the content provider for a ScrollableArea no longer causes an exception.
44970	IDE	Opening and closing preferences no longer switches window ordering.
44472	IDE » AutoLayout	Aligning to a center constraint no longer retains the offset (as that’s not needed when you align to a centering guide).
44913	IDE » Build Automation	Copy File Step can be added to on Linux using the + button. Note: Drag and drop does for Copy File Step does not work on Linux.
44588	IDE » Code Editor	Getting shortcut keys with shift modifiers working properly for certain keys (like 0-9,-+\;’,./[]`). This fix makes the Bookmark shortcut key work in the Windows IDE.
44689	IDE » Code Editor	Syntax Help area maintains the same color scheme as the code editor itself.
44753	IDE » Code Editor	Undoing one of the "wrap in" code assistants properly removes the beginning and ending lines for the wrapper.
44919	IDE » FileIO	Fixed a small issue in text project format when writing shared methods where there’s an extra space.
44812	IDE » FileTypes Editor	UTI name field won’t let you create an invalid identifier name.
44767	IDE » Find & Replace	Items found by a search that are in external classes in modules are properly revealed again. This also fixes the same issue with Project > Go To Location menu item.
44597	IDE » Inspector	Adding a second auto-layout rule for the same edge edits the correct one.
44792	IDE » Inspector	Non-release version is incremented and updated in the property inspector as expected.
44801	IDE » Inspector	iOS tool buttons present the right image property editor when a project is reloaded.
44536	IDE » Language Reference	Fixed issue on Doc wiki that results in MemoryBlock.Ptr not going to the correct target.
44500	IDE » Layout Editor	iOSToolButtons with a style of Done or Done Style now render in bold in the layout editor.
44577	IDE » Layout Editor	The Layout Editor for iOSContainerControl and iOSCustomTableCell no longer show the unneeded device button on the command bar.
44578	IDE » Layout Editor	iOS layouts load correctly and apply auto-layout rules to layout upon initial opening in a size other than the iPhone 4 default.
44599	IDE » Layout Editor	iOS Container Controls draw contents again when placed on other views.
44652	IDE » Layout Editor	OS X Retina IDE properly draws ContainerControl's right and bottom borders.
44794	IDE » Layout Editor	Editing the column names of a WebListBox now properly indicates that the document has unsaved changes.
44802	IDE » Layout Editor	iOS tool buttons can no longer be resized vertically.
44860	IDE » Layout Editor	Copy and paste of controls from one pane of a tab/page panel to another works again. This fix preserves the fix for copying a tab / page panel from one window to another (see case 41779).
44948	IDE » Layout Editor	Don’t allow locked controls on any layout type to be moved, regardless of whether it’s by a drag or the keyboard.
44601	IDE » Library	iOS library has missing project items added to it.
44602	IDE » Library	Image project item is in Library Project Items section for Desktop and Web projects.
31364	IDE » Miscellaneous	Structure editor allows blank and comment lines in a definition and properly calculates sizes and offsets (ignoring the blank and comment lines).
44444	IDE » Miscellaneous	Copy paste of text representations of various code items works much better Dynamic constants with multiple representations are NOT part of this
44445	IDE » Miscellaneous	Copy paste of text representations of various code items works much better Dynamic constants with multiple representations are NOT part of this
44470	IDE » Miscellaneous	Copy paste of text representations of various code items works much better Dynamic constants with multiple representations are NOT part of this
44646	IDE » Miscellaneous	Removed extraneous space in XML project format bookmark tag.
44663	IDE » Miscellaneous	XML projects now properly reload saved Bookmarks.
44810	IDE » Miscellaneous	An exception that could occur when you delete an event implementation while you have it open in the code editor with the autocomplete list showing has been fixed.
44845	IDE » Miscellaneous	Image sets correctly post warnings when images do not meet the specification for the item.
44666	IDE » Navigator	Fixed an issue in importing multi-item module files that meant the top level items could not see their contents right away.
44731	IDE » Navigator	Folders at the same level of the project hierarchy should not have or be allowed to have duplicate names.
44732	IDE » Navigator	Undoing the move of an item that would cause a name conflict (and so was renamed as part of the move) now undoes the name change as well.
44641	IDE » Scripting	Changed the key to perform Open Script instead of Run Script to: OS X - the control key Windows & Linux - the Alt key This makes the shortcut to edit a script cmd+option+ctrl+digit on OS X and ctrl+shift+alt+digit on Windows.
44762	IDE » Scripting	IDE no longer sets up more than 10 shortcuts for IDE script (which previously resulted in duplicate shortcuts).
21043	IDE » Web Page Editor	WebLabel with right-aligned style draws in the IDE properly.
44452	Remote Debugger Stub	Remote Debugger Stub now reports an error when it cannot launch or unpack the file being sent to it.
64 Bug Fixes

Changes

43121	Framework » All	Picture.CopyColorChannels now returns a new Picture with the extracted color information (excluding the alpha or mask portion).
43956	Framework » All	SQLiteDatabase has been upgraded to sqlite v3.14.1.
44422	Framework » Linux	Statically linking in ICU library again since there's no great ABI stability guarantee across ICU versions and it's problematic for users to get the right one installed.
21354	Framework » Macintosh	UTI and all other UTI properties (Mime Types, conforms to, imported/exported, etc.) are exposed for use in code.
44959	Framework » Windows	Windows builds now require SSE2 instruction set.
44906	IDE	Single and double quotes are no longer replaced with smart versions regardless of settings on OS X.
44334	IDE » Build Automation	Added a contextual menu to the copy file steps editor that includes Show On Disk and Open File options.
20397	IDE » Code Editor	Added “Wrap in #if false / #endif” to the Code Editor contextual menu.
44754	IDE » Code Editor	Added “Wrap in For Next” to the Code Editor contextual menu.
43834	IDE » FileTypes Editor	File Type editor has collapse all / expand all button.
42153	IDE » Find & Replace	Search field selects its contents when focus is set to it.
43641	IDE » Layout Editor	Dragging control(s) while holding the shift key after you start dragging will restrict the move to horizontal or vertical.
36681	IDE » Library	The library now has two “All” entries: * One is "All Controls" which lists every control - built-in and custom subclasses in the project * The other is "All Built-in Controls" which is just built-in controls for the project type
8366	IDE » Miscellaneous	Updated the extract constant process. A dialog now allows you to override suggested named, type, scope and value.
12376	IDE » Miscellaneous	When selecting the online references you have the option to use the IDE's built in browser or whatever third party browser is set as your default to handle http URL’s.
28367	IDE » Miscellaneous	Updated the Xojo and Realbasic main project icons (for text project format) to have a solid color background to distinguish them from other project icons.
31882	IDE » Miscellaneous	Added Shell to Library for Desktop, Web and Console projects.
35263	IDE » Miscellaneous	Double clicking a resource file for a Xojo text format project, opens the project.
43810	IDE » Miscellaneous	Navigator Preferences now have a separate panel and are no longer part of the General panel.
29528	IDE » Navigator	Made it so the text header rows in the Navigator only allow you to add the same type of item as the header clicked. For instance if you right-click on "Methods" you can only add a new method (since thats the group you right-clicked). Same for all other headers.
33094	IDE » Navigator	Right click on "Contents" in the Navigator now allows you to insert project items.
43335	IDE » Navigator	The Get / Set sections of a computed property now draw in bold if they have code.
4912	IDE » Project Editor	Extracting a superclass from an existing subclass will insert a new class between the old super and subclass.
10131	IDE » Project Editor	When the dialog stating a project is from a newer version is shown there is now the option to cancel.
20638	IDE » Project Editor	An XML file dropped into a project will import as RAW DATA if it’s not an XML project or other exported XML project items (classes, windows, modules, etc).
21178	IDE » Project Editor	Extract Super now lets you extract all "code item" types including methods, properties, constants, delegates, enumerations, external methods, menu handlers, shared methods, shared properties, structures and using clauses.
21188	IDE » Window Editor	In the Layout Editor, locked controls are now locked from movement and deletion.
44925	Miscellaneous	Added iPad Pro icon size to iOSImageMaker.
28 Changes

New Items

39277	Compiler	For 64-bit Desktop, Raspberry Pi, and iOS builds: There is a new Shared Build setting called "Optimization Level" that allows each project to select a balance of compile time against optimization time. "Default" is the fastest compile time, "Moderate" is a blend of both optimization and compile time, and "Aggressive" provides the most optimization with longest compilation time.
41645	Database Plugins	SQLiteDatabase now supports FTS5.
16317	Framework » All	Adding the attribute HideFromLibrary to a control subclass will make it not appear in the libraries list of All Controls or Project Controls.
44855	Framework » All	Add ConsoleApplication.SleepCurrentThread, which behaves the same as the existing Application.SleepCurrentThread method.
44831	IDE » Constant Editor	Multiline string editors disable automatic text replacements (such as swapping standard quotes to curly quotes).
20580	IDE » Miscellaneous	IDE can import and export color schemes as XML (from the Coding preference pane).
20594	IDE » Miscellaneous	You can now right-click an item in the Library to get a popup menu that lets you create a new subclass from the item.
42676	IDE » Miscellaneous	Preferences -> General now has a setting for how many recent items to remember.
44493	IDE » Miscellaneous	Put the "Number of recent items" back in the preferences so users can control this independently of the system setting.
44419	IDE » Navigator	You can now use the contextual menu to select Pictures in the Navigator to convert them to Image Sets. The selected picture becomes the first image in the newly created Image Set.
44626	IDE » Navigator	Right clicking on an existing event now has a "Create New Event Definition From Event" item in the contextual menu that creates a new event definition from the existing event with the same name, parameters and return type.
11 New Items

Docs and Examples

44566	Documentation	Removed use of ReadShort from example on BinaryStream page.
44593	Documentation	Corrected sample code for iOSTable.AddRow to use iOSTable.CreateCell.
44736	Documentation	Update IIS deployment page with link to an external guide for IIS reverse proxy configuration.
44766	Documentation	Added Enumeration concept page to Reference Guide.
44887	Documentation	Clarified several things about Registry item creation on RegistryItem.Constructor page.
36707	Documentation » Miscellaneous	Updated Intro to Programming with Xojo, Teacher Guide and iOS addendum.
24414	Examples	GasReport example project has improved report formatting and layout.
44561	Examples	Updated iOSHTTPSocketExample to use https to be compatible with iOS 9 and later.
44808	Examples	Fixed bugs in CanvasScrolling example.
44823	Examples	ListBoxDragAndDrop example now saves FolderItem object rather than using NativePath.
44923	Examples	Combit List & Label 21 example now available in the Printing and Reporting folder.
44952	Examples	Updated iOS XojoClicker example to use Image Sets and iOSTable.CreateCell.
44873	Language Reference » Documentation	LR docs regarding TextArea.SelTextSize updated.
13 Docs and Examples