PictureEffectsRaw 4.0, TypeLib 9.1 and TypeLifF 2.4.2 are out.

PictureEffectsRaw is a Xojo plugin to do serious image processing in Xojo, using up to 8 CPU cores at once to run the effects.

Main theme of the 4.0 release is addition of Async mode.

Which now gives choices of the old style non Async running, and 2 ways of Async running as shown in the diagram bellow:

New in PictureEffects 4.0:
Asynchronous support:
Added support for asynchronous image processing in the MPImageFilterRaw multi core base class.
Added AsyncCompleted property to the MPImageFilterRaw class.
Added Cancel method to the MPImageFilterRaw class.
Added AsyncResult property to the MPImageFilterRaw class.
Added methods to the SepiaEffectRaw class to support asynchronous image processing.
Added methods to the BrightnessEffectRaw class to support asynchronous image processing.
Added methods to the TintAndTemperatureEfffectRaw class to support asynchronous image processing.
Added methods to the ContrastEffectRaw class to support asynchronous image processing.
Added methods to the ColorFilterEffectRaw class to support asynchronous image processing.
Added methods to the InvertEffectRaw class to support asynchronous image processing.
Added methods to the GrayScaleEffectRaw class to support asynchronous image processing.
Added methods to the BlendEffectRaw class to support asynchronous image processing.
Added methods to the RainbowEffectRaw class to support asynchronous image processing.
Added methods to the ScaleEffectRaw to support asynchronous image processing.
Added methods to the RotateEffectRaw to support asynchronous image processing.
Added methods to the FlipEffectRaw to support asynchronous image processing.
Added method to the CrystalizeEffectRaw class to support asynchronous image processing.
Added method to the ConvolutionEffectRaw class o support asynchronous image processing.

Features brought up from the old deprecated PictureEffects (non Raw version):
Added OilPaintEffectRaw class (8 bit per channel, RGB, Synchronous) (This one was never multi core in the old non Raw version of the plugin but is now multi core enabled like everything else in this new plugin).
Added PolarCoordinatesEffectRaw class (8 bit, 16bit per channel, RGB, CMYK, Synchronous and asynchronous)

More 16 bit per channel support:
ConvolutionEffectRaw class now supports 16bits per channel.
RainbowEffectRaw class now supports 16bits per channel.

Fixes:
Fixed issue in the ScaleEffectRaw class.
Fixed issue with the ConvolutionEffectRaw when the type was XRGB or XBGR.
Fixed problem in the CrystalizeEffectRaw class where it was not possible to enable the triangle crystal shape.

Changes:
Changed the Thread API's on macOS systems to get rid of deprecated API's.

New example projects:
Added 9 new example projects for asynchronous image processing.
Added 1 new example project for the new OilPaint effect.
Added 1 new example project for the new PolarCoordinates effect.

New in TypeLib 9.1:
Added IRawBitmapProcessorAsync interface

New in TypeLibF 2.4.2:
Added Intersects function to the RectF class.

More info at www.einhugur.com

Hi Björn,
I'm using DateControl 7.0.3 in one of my projects, but I cannot use it for the way I need it.
In my project, I have a postgresql timestamp field, which could contain a date or be NULL.
Therefore, depending on the content of the field, the control must appear empty (DB field = NULL) or set to the DB date.
The control is set with empydates = true, and if I initialize the control with the DB date field (if it contains a valid date) everything is ok, if the DB's date field is NULL, the control displays a checkbox (not selected) ) and empty editing slashes.
I would prefer not to see it (I would prefer the blanks field), but the worst thing is that if I click and open the calendar in order to select a consistent date, it opens with current date and month but year 1 !!!
Am I not using the control correctly?
Can you help me please ?

Thanks
Luciano

@luciano m Hi Björn,
I'm using DateControl 7.0.3 in one of my projects, but I cannot use it for the way I need it.
In my project, I have a postgresql timestamp field, which could contain a date or be NULL.
Therefore, depending on the content of the field, the control must appear empty (DB field = NULL) or set to the DB date.
The control is set with empydates = true, and if I initialize the control with the DB date field (if it contains a valid date) everything is ok, if the DB's date field is NULL, the control displays a checkbox (not selected) ) and empty editing slashes.
I would prefer not to see it (I would prefer the blanks field), but the worst thing is that if I click and open the calendar in order to select a consistent date, it opens with current date and month but year 1 !!!
Am I not using the control correctly?
Can you help me please ?

Thanks
Luciano

Hello Luciano

What exactly is needed to reproduce it and what platform are we talking about ? I am guessing its Windows ?

In a test that I did then I assigned nil to the DateValue property in the Open Event of the window and then dropped down the calendar and was not able to reproduce it either on Mac or Windows.

Like this:

Sub Open() Handles Open
DateControl1.DateValue = nil
End Sub

So you will need to provide more info on where you assign nil to it to reproduce the issue. And platform info. Or if you are setting the empty date somehow differently ?

Thanks

Björn

Xojo 2017 R3
Mac osx 10.13.4
I'm sending you a screen shot where you can see the control preview into the IDE ( data = 3/5/00 ? )

@luciano m Xojo 2017 R3
Mac osx 10.13.4
I'm sending you a screen shot where you can see the control preview into the IDE ( data = 3/5/00 ? )

I need to know the code how to reproduce it.

Like for example this in a windows open event does not reproduce it:

Sub Open() Handles Open
DateControl1.DateValue = nil
End Sub

So like if you make empty project and set the Empty date with simple code are you able to reproduce it ?

Thanks

Björn

ExcelReader 1.2 is out

ExcelReader 1.2 adds better support for cells with custom formatters on them as well as fixing some issues.

New in 1.2:
Added FormatCode property to the Format class.
Added the constant Custom to the CellType enum.
Some fixes have also be done.

more info at www.einhugur.com

PictureButton 4.1 is out

New in 4.1:
Updated the drawing API for next generation of Xojo.

The PictureButton plugin is designed to give far better experience between platforms than the built in Xojo Bevel button.

more info at www.einhugur.com

GraphicsFormats 6.2.2, TypeLib 9.2 and TypeLibF 2.5 are out

GraphicsFormats is plugin for opening and saving image formats in the most optimized and flexible way with Image processing in mind. TypeLib and TypeLibF are support plugins to other plugins.

New in GraphicsFormats 6.2.2:
Fixed problem where 2 segments (TIFF and TGA) were for some reason missing in the Plugin for 64bit MacOS X

New in TypeLib 9.2:
Updated the drawing API for next generation of Xojo.
Fixed drawing for some types of 16 bit per channel RawBitmap's.

New in TypeLibF 2.5:
Updated the drawing API for next generation of Xojo.
Fixed some 64 bit compile issues.

more info at www.einhugur.com

DateControl 7.1 is out.

New in version 7.1:
Updated the drawing API for next generation of Xojo.

DateControl is a plugin control to offer Date control user interface input element for desktop platforms.

more info at www.einhugur.com

PictureEffectsRaw 4.1, PDF Plugin 1.6 and PictureButton 4.1.2 are out

The PictureEffectsRaw plugin enables you to do advanced image processing in Xojo using up to 8 CPU cores at once. And some of the effects can also do it in asynchronous mode.

New in PictureEffectsRaw 4.1:
* Added RankEffectRaw class. (8 bit, 16bit per channel,
RGB, CMYK, Gray, synchronous and asynchronous) (This
one was never multi core in the old non Raw version of
the plugin but is now multi core enabled like everything
else in this new plugin).
* Added 3 new example project for the RankEffectRaw class
(One normal mode, one asynchronous with callback and one
asynchronous custom flow mode).
* Added methods to the DesaturateEffectRaw class to support
asynchronous image processing.
* Added 1 new example project for using asynchronous with
the DesaturateEffectRaw class.

The PDF Plugin is to generate PDF documents from your Xojo Application. This new version adds advanced matrixes so that you can rotate your text and objects as well as do other matrix operations on them.

New in PDF Plugin 1.6:
* Added ConcatMatrix method to the Page class.

The PictureButton plugin is designed to give far better experience between platforms than the built in Xojo Bevel button.

New in PictureButton 4.1.2:
* Enter and return keys when the button has focus can now also
trigger the button in addition to the spacebar that was already
doing this.

more info at www.einhugur.com

TimeControl 6.6 is out.

TimeControl is a plugin control to offer time control user interface input element for desktop platforms.

New in TimeControl 6.6:
Updated the drawing API for next generation of Xojo.

more info at www.einhugur.com

I have actually ExcelWriter update in the pipe where I have updated most of what the library under the hood has added, I don't remember if they added Row grouping or not would have to check. The plugin of course can only do whatever the library under the hood there offers.

DateControl 7.1.2 is out

New in 7.1.2:
Fixed crash issue with container controls on Windows systems.

more info at www.einhugur.com

TreeView 7.7 is out.

The TreeView is a Xojo control plugin to create tree views.

The TreeView will run with native theme rendering look and feel on all platforms.

New in 7.7:
* Added BeforeNodeSelectionChange event. This event can
for example be used to toggle between white and black icon
depending on if node is selected or not.
* Added support for Xojo 2018r2 drawing. (Those using the
DrawForeground event on TreeViewCustomNode will need to re-map
the event since it now uses double parameters instead of Integers)
* Gtk3 support for Linux Alpha stage as in not complete Gtk3 support.

more info at www.einhugur.com

Should the new Treview plugin fix the screen flickering when expanding or clicking on a node? We're not seeing any much improvement.

Depends on what your application is doing.

We are really struggling with what Xojo has done. In tests if I was messing with the window forcing it composite by using Window messages then I would get flicker on the TreeView with Xojo 2018r2. Then its like Xojo draws first background even if we have it defined on the control to not paint background.

Edit:

I do get it on simpler applications also, I will file bug report, as Xojo is right now then there is not much or anything more we can do. This is all a bit absurd.

Filed report here:

52911 - Plugin Control Flicker on windows

I added more to the bug report after narrowing it down:

More info, I have narrowed it down

It seems Getting Graphics DC and then releasing it even if drawing nothing causes flicker, REALGraphicsReleaseDC seems to flush something out and trigger the unwanted effect.

Sadly we live in mixed world and we need to be able to Draw some Xojo drawing then native then Xojo, etc like always in the past.

So in short, REALGraphicsReleaseDC makes it flicker.

In short, you are saying that this is XOJO issue and not the plugins. I don't disagree because after testing 2018r2, it's just not feasible to use it for developing Windows applications. Even 2018r1 had less flicker using the new Treeview than 2018r2.

I am seeing slight flicker via Bjorn's included examples (was worse for me with 2018r1.1).

I updated a largish project with treeview 7.7 and found it to be flicker free BUT those treeview controls sit within a container which has it's DoublBuffer property set to true.

Don't know where this might help but thought I should mention it here.

Running Windows 10 and Xojo 2018r2.