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.
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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
Wow, nice Job Björn, Other useful update will be; if you're able to add Grouping Rows Function to Excel Writer Plugin
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.
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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.
PictureEffectsRaw 4.2 is 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.
The plugin has full support for Color Profiles and many effects can either work on 8 bit per channel images or 16 bit per channel.
New in PictureEffectsRaw 4.2:
* Added LevelsEffectRaw class. (8 bit per channel, RGB, synchronous and asynchronous)
more info at www.einhugur.com
@Björn Eiacute;ksson I added more to the bug report after narrowing it down:
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.[/b]
Really sad, I miss VB6, lightning fast custom drawn controls with native api Only.
About the problem, (as a work around for xojo extreme slow performance), have you tried sendind a WM_SETREDRAW message to the control? wParam 0 the drawing and wParam 1 after?
In another topic, I was testing some of your plug ins, most of them worked great, but, the PDF one didnt worked, as if the plugin where never installed (I put the file, not a folder, read the faqs). Any idea of what i miss?
@Pedro I;Tellez Corella Really sad, I miss VB6, lightning fast custom drawn controls with native api Only.
About the problem, (as a work around for xojo extreme slow performance), have you tried sendind a WM_SETREDRAW message to the control? wParam 0 the drawing and wParam 1 after?
In another topic, I was testing some of your plug ins, most of them worked great, but, the PDF one didnt worked, as if the plugin where never installed (I put the file, not a folder, read the faqs). Any idea of what i miss?
For the PDF not working for you then I am guessing you were either missing a helper plugin or having to old one ? As in the TypeLib plugin (not to be confused with TypeLibF). (And its best to take that one from separate download to ensure newest version).
If plugin installed or not then it is best to check from Xojo Help Menu under plugins to see if it is there.
Other possibility if you were on Window that you had hit the max dll issue ? (Sadly Xojo does suffer from that on Windows systems so users need to be selective of what plugins to have installed there for each project)
PictureButton 4.1.4 is out
The PictureButton plugin is designed to give far better experience between platforms than the built in Xojo Bevel button.
New in 4.1.4:
Fixed crash issue on Windows systems when DoubleBuffer and HasDBBackColor properties were both set to true.
more info at www.einhugur.com
e-CryptIt Engine 13.1.7 is out
e-CryptIt Engine is a plugin to do encryption, hashing, compression, encoding and checksums.
New in 13.1.7:
Fixed issue with Zip archives on Windows systems.
more info at www.einhugur.com