May 2024 - MBS Xojo Plugins - lists.monkeybreadsoftware.com

MBS Xojo Conference 2024 videos
by Christian Schmitz 29 May '24

29 May '24

Hello everyone, We recorded the presentations at the MBS Xojo Conference in April 2024 and here is the first video with Geoff Perlman giving an update on Xojo: https://youtu.be/fEkFrspP9oM And please check the playlist in the next months as we add more videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvH3LgGie0XNbb6HPmpCiyeAd3Cs_-81k I'll also post to the Xojo forum whenever a new video is going public. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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Warning: ReplaceTag broken in WordFileMBS class
by Christian Schmitz 22 May '24

22 May '24

Hello everyone, The changes in 24.2 for WordFileMBS class broke it. Sorry. This will be fixed for 24.3. If you use WordFile functions, please stay with 24.1 or older versions. You can even use Tools plugin from 24.1 and use other plugins from 24.2. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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Deprecate CURLNMBS
by Christian Schmitz 16 May '24

16 May '24

Hello, Anyone using CURL classes with N for native? Since SecureTransport is deprecated on macOS since 2019 and doesn't do TLS 1.3, we should stop using it. The curl project may remove the support next year. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] MonkeyBread Software Releases the MBS Xojo Plugins in version 24.2
by Christian Schmitz 14 May '24

14 May '24

Nickenich, Germany - (May 14th, 2024) -- Monkeybread Software today is pleased to announce MBS Xojo Plugins 24.2 for macOS, Linux and Windows, the latest update to their product that is easily the most powerful plugin collection currently available for Xojo. MBS Xojo Plugins have been updated and now includes over 3000 classes and 82,000 documented features, and the versatile plugins have gained more new functions: We upgraded our JSONMBS class with the Merge method to merge two JSON blocks or arrays. This allows to easily merge two arrays of JSON data for example. The XL Plugin can now create conditional formatting in code. Use the XAddConditionalFormat function to define the format to apply and use AddConditionalFormatting to define the rules to use. This could be a simple comparison or include a calculation in Excel to determinate whether the formatting should be applied. The new LibXL version can better handle SVG, so we updated our GetPicture function. When you build your iOS app, then you can enjoy our new printing class for iOS: UIPrintPaperMBS, UIPrintInteractionControllerMBS, UIPrintInfoMBS, UIPrinterPickerControllerMBS and UIPrinterMBS. Use UIPrinterPickerControllerMBS class to pick a printer and then use UIPrintInteractionControllerMBS class to print with or without dialog. A point of sale application can print receipts without a dialog to the right printer selected by code. Our MongoDB classes got improved with new functions to execute custom commands with Command functions in MongoClientMBS and MongoDatabaseMBS classes. If you expect a result, please use CommandQuery function instead and loop over the returned documents. You can set the app name in the MongoURIMBS class to be reported to the server on connecting and query the credentials used. Our CURLSMBS class can now pick the SSL backend. By default we use OpenSSL, but you can switch to SecureTransport on macOS or SecureChannel on Windows using SetSSLBackend method in CURLSSSLBackendMBS class, if you prefer the local SSL engines. We include the newer Apple IDN implementation for CURL, which we contributed to the project recently. For iOS we have MFMailComposeViewControllerMBS and MFMessageComposeViewControllerMBS classes, so the user can get a dialog to compose either an email or a text message. You can pre-populate the dialog with text, subject and attachments. The user then modifies and sends the message. The NSPathControlItemMBS class allows to customize entries for the NSPathControlMBS control, the WindowsDisplayMBS class got new logical size properties and you use the Flatten method in GMImageMBS class to remove the alpha channel of an image. You can create thumbnails asynchronously on macOS using the QLThumbnailGeneratorMBS class, the NWPathMonitorMBS class got a current property for the current path, use the isFlipped event in the NSViewControlMBS control to define whether coordinate system is vertically mirrored and we got new array utility functions. Finally we updated CURL to version 8.7.1, DynaPDF to 4.0.87.250, LibXL to 4.3.0, SQLAPI to 5.3.1, SQLite to 3.45.3 and Xcode to version 15.3. See release notes for a complete list of changes: https://monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/newinversion242.shtml If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. The plug-ins requires Xojo 2017 release 3 and newer. While all plug-in parts compile on macOS, Linux and Windows, each function may depend on additional system requirements to work successfully. Only used plugin parts of plugins are added to your application. Plugin licenses are available for components or for the complete collection. Please visit the website store for prices and join us on the next conferences to ask questions in person. The plugins can be downloaded on MBS' website as one big package or several smaller ones: https://monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/plugins.shtml The online documentation can be found here: https://monkeybreadsoftware.net/ Located in beautiful Nickenich, Germany, MonkeyBread Software is a privately held company founded in 2000 by Christian Schmitz. MonkeyBread Software focuses on the Macintosh, Linux and Windows platforms. With over twenty years as a software developer, Christian's aim is developing unique and useful utilities, complemented by first-class customer support. Copyright 2000-2024 Christian Schmitz Software GmbH. MonkeyBread Software is a registered trademark of Christian Schmitz, Nickenich. All Rights Reserved. Apple, and the Apple logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. Xojo is a trademark of Xojo, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. Greetings Christian Schmitz Monkeybread Software

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[ANN] 24.2pr5
by Christian Schmitz 08 May '24

08 May '24

Hi, * Added Flatten method to GMImageMBS class to remove alpha channel from image. * Build CURLSMBS class with openssl, SecureChannel for Windows and SecureTransport for macOS, so you can decide which one to use. * Added deprecation marks to CURLNMBS and related classes. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 24.2pr4
by Christian Schmitz 02 May '24

02 May '24

Hi, * Improved effectiveAppearance and appearance methods in NSAppearanceMBS class to allow passing NSMenuMBS, NSMenuItemMBS, MenuItem or DesktopMenuItem objects. * Built curl with our Apple IDN implementation for CURL. * Fixed issue with text incorrectly placed with DynaPDFMBS class using graphics object when using rotation. * Fixed a possible buffer overrun in WindowsPlayerMBS class. * Improved thread safety for SQLConnectionMBS class. * Improved thread safety for DynaPDFMBS class with graphics class. * Improved thread safety for JSContextMBS class. * Added AddArrayMBS methods to SortMBS module. * Added AddMBS, CopyMBS, EqualsMBS, SortMBS and SumMBS extends methods to arrays. * Changed plugin download to have local html documentation be a separate download. * Fixed possible crash in WebView2ControlMBS control in initialization code (broken in 24.1). * Fixed problem passing limit and offset in GetRecords functions in FMDataMBS class. * Added popover show/close events to PHPickerViewControllerMBS class for macOS. * Added view appears/disappears events to PHPickerViewControllerMBS class for iOS and macOS. * Improved progress reporting for CURLSMBS class. * Added QLThumbnailGenerationRequestMBS, QLThumbnailGeneratorMBS and QLThumbnailRepresentationMBS classes. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 24.2pr3
by Christian Schmitz 02 May '24

02 May '24

Hi, * Improved WebView2ControlMBS to pick temp folder for user data folder if you don't set userDataFolder property. * Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.87.250. * Updated SQLAPI to version 5.3.1. * Updated SQLite to version 3.45.3. * Improved PhidgetMBS classes to prevent crashes with disconnected devices. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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