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[ANN] MBS Xojo Developer Conference: Speaker wanted
by Christian Schmitz 17 Aug '23

17 Aug '23

Hello everyone, We look for speakers interested to present at the MBS Xojo Conference, 24th to 26th April 2024 in Andernach, Germany. If we can have you as a speaker for a full session, 45 minutes talk and 15 minutes for questions, we honor your work with a free ticket. We look for topics like these: * Desktop app development * Web development * iOS development * Android development * Database access * Threads, workers, shell class to run things in background * The various ways to work with PDF. * Encryption best practices * App Stores * Performance optimization * Tips & tricks for Xojo Feel free to submit your topic to us. There may be other topics possible, that are not on the list above. Please sign up for the conference to reserve your spot. If your topic is chosen to go on the schedule, we will offer you a refund if you paid already for a ticket. Please contact us if you like to become a presenter. Please do not hesitate to send us questions. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 23.4pr3
by Christian Schmitz 16 Aug '23

16 Aug '23

Hi, * Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.76.224. * Updated Plugin SDK to version 2023r2. * Enabled NSTextListMBS class for iOS. * Added krfForceInterpolation constant for DynaPDFRasterImageMBS class. * Enabled AsCFMutableAttributedString method for NSMutableAttributedStringMBS class for iOS. * Enabled AsCFAttributedString method for NSAttributedStringMBS class for iOS. * Added OutputUnitHandle property to CAPlayThroughMBS class. * Added fallback for FontActivateMBS to use AddFontResourceW if AddFontResourceExW fails. * Added PowerSettingChange event for WindowsPowerStateMBS class. * Updated curl to version 8.2.1. * Added DecodeFromBase32MBS and EncodeToBase32MBS functions. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 23.4pr2
by Christian Schmitz 09 Aug '23

09 Aug '23

Hi, * Rebuild MongoDB-c library with tracing support. * Enabled MidiClientMBS and related classes for iOS. * Added blocking parameter for Connect method in WindowsBlueToothSocketMBS class. * Added SetVirtualHostNameToFolderMapping and ClearVirtualHostNameToFolderMapping methods to WebView2ControlMBS control. * Fixed crash in XMLDocumentMBS constructor when passing folderitem pointing to a folder. * Switched MongoDB on macOS and iOS to use OpenSSL for SSL. * Added SSLLibrary function to MongoClientMBS class. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 23.4pr1
by Christian Schmitz 01 Aug '23

01 Aug '23

Hello, Let's start a new round for MBS Plugin development: * Added WindowsDeviceInformationPairingMBS class. * Added MongoSSLOptionsMBS class and SSLOptions property for MongoClientMBS class. * Added Ping method to MongoClientMBS class. * Improved CalculateTOTPMBS function to raise exception if the base32 key is invalid. * Added Trace property for MongoClientMBS class. * Rebuild MongoDB-c library with tracing support. * Changed Count property in PhidgetFrequencyCounterMBS class from Int64 to UInt64. * Changed SonarQuietMode property in PhidgetDistanceSensorMBS class from Integer to Boolean. * Changed SetIdAttributeNode in XMLElementMBS class to clone new attribute if needed. * Improved AppendChild, ReplaceChild and InsertBefore for XMLNodeMBS class to clone nodes if needed. * Added importNode method for XMLDocumentMBS class. * Fixed FirstDevice and Devices in WindowsBlueToothRadioInfoMBS class to pass SearchParameter correctly. * Rewrote parts of newer Phidgets classes to be more efficient. Download at https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/xojo/download/plugin/Prerelease/ or ask for being added to the DropBox shared folder. Please also go to the Xojo forum and setup "Watching First Post" for the add-on category, so you get an email when I start my pre-release topic. Then once you see that, please put the topic on watching, so you get an email for every new posting from me. https://forum.xojo.com/c/add-ons/17 Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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Warning: You may get unsubscribed for your away notices
by Christian Schmitz 01 Aug '23

01 Aug '23

Hello, I see a lot of people on the list use auto reply for their emails to send away notices. If you have a good software, it would only send it once per recipient. But some servers send it for every email, so you may exceed the bounce limit and get unsubscribed. In that case, please use a link in the email to resubscribe later or sign up again. Sorry for the inconvenience, if you got unsubscribed. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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Multi year updates for MBS Plugins
by Christian Schmitz 25 Jul '23

25 Jul '23

Hello everyone, did you know that you can order updates in advance for multiple years? Please contact us if you like to order updates for up to 5 years in advance. See blog post for our pricing for multi year updates. https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2022-06-08/Multi_Year_Updates We can offer a discount or additional months and you secure current pricing. 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 23.3
by Christian Schmitz 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

Nickenich, Germany - (July 18th, 2023) -- MonkeyBread Software today is pleased to announce MBS Xojo Plugins 23.3 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 80,000 documented features, and the versatile plugins have gained more new functions: With this version, we switch from OpenSSL 1.1 to the newer version 3.1.1. While you may not notice the difference from the outside, the inside is updated for Encryption, FMAPI, RabbitMQ, SSH, Archive and CURL plugin parts. Since the new OpenSSL 3 deprecates less secure ciphers, you can enable them again with for CURLSMBS class with OptionSSLCipherList property if needed. The CipherMBS class got 49 new ciphers and a ZeroPaddingKey property while the DigestMBS class got 8 new digest methods. For Windows we got a WinPreviewControlMBS control to preview PDF documents using the PDF viewer built-in to Windows 10 and newer. We ported our PDFKit classes to iOS and got PDFThumbnailViewIOSControlMBS and PDFViewIOSControlMBS controls for your iOS projects to show PDF documents. The QLPreviewControllerMBS class on iOS allows you to preview various documents like Word or Excel documents. If you show pictures or PDF documents, you can allow the user to markup the document and save the final PDF document. The XML plugin got an evaluate method to XMLDocumentMBS class to do XPath queries and return results as XMLXPathResultMBS object. For DynaPDF we got new functions for tagged PDF formats to add tags as needed. And the AddDPartNode function allows to add Document Part Metadata right within your PDF document. The Scintilla plugin got an improved lexer code to better highlight Xojo code. We added RegisterRGBAImage and MarkerDefineRGBAImage methods to use pictures for markers. For HTMLViewers based on WebKit 2 on macOS and iOS we have new options for WKWebViewConfigurationMBS and WKPreferencesMBS to allow inline media playback or picture in picture playback. You can limit navigation to app bound domains and upgrade known hosts to https protocol. We added the describe method to GMImageMBS class to provide various details for an image as text to show to the user, the ConvertImage method in WindowsPDFDocumentMBS class helps to convert HEIF or RAW images to PNG, the XLSheetMBS class can set column widths and row heights in pixels and you can filter object arrays in JSONMBS class. Finally we updated CURL library to version 8.1.2, DynaPDF to 4.0.75.218, LibSSH to 1.11.0, LibXL to 4.2, MongoDB-c to 1.23.4, openssl to 3.1.1, RabbitMQ-c library to 0.13 and SQLite to version 3.42.0. See release notes for a complete list of changes: https://monkeybreadsoftware.com/xojo/newinversion233.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://www.monkeybreadsoftware.com/xojo/plugins.shtml The online documentation can be found here: https://www.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 2000-2023 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] 23.3pr7
by Christian Schmitz 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

Hi, * Fixed a crash with SQLNumericMBS when parsing a string. * Deprecated CarbonEventsTabletProximityMBS, CarbonEventsIdleTimerMBS, CarbonEventsTabletPointMBS, CarbonSystemEventsMBS, CarbonMonitorEventsMBS and CarbonCommandEventsMBS classes. * Deprecated CGSTransitionMBS and CGSTransitionRequestMBS classes. * Fixed Files.AudioTags function for macARM target. * Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.75.218. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] MBS Xojo Conference 2024 in Andernach, Germany
by Christian Schmitz 11 Jul '23

11 Jul '23

Monkeybread Software is pleased to announce the MBS Xojo Conference in beautiful Andernach, Germany. We meet in the lovely Einstein Hotel Am Römerpark in Andernach, Germany. This hotel was built in 2020 and is brand new, very modern and features a nice layout with plenty of views towards the river Rhine. Beside our two conference days we have accompanying social programme with our dinner event and optional training day. For the evenings we have casual get-together at the Sky Bar. As date and location is set, we are now looking for interested speakers to join our conference. If you have an interesting topic, feel free to propose a session. We look for sessions to present applications made in Xojo, best practice, looking deeper on a Xojo features or presenting a product for Xojo developers. The schedule: April 24th: Xojo Training in English April 25th: Conference, first day with dinner event April 26th: Conference, second day Registration is open. The early bird offer available till early 2024 is just 399 Euro plus VAT for a regular ticket. We offer a higher corporate rate to support the event as well as a lower rate for citizen and hobby developers as well as giving a few free tickets to students. Sessions are to be held in English. Our conference is conceived as a networking event for the Xojo community. The conference is an ideal opportunity for sharing your thoughts and your own development experience with fellow users and developers. If you like to hold a presentation, please contact us as soon as possible. Speaker receive discounted tickets. Registration and more Information here: https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/andernach Training days in German and English: https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/events/andernach-2024-training.shtml For any questions, please contact me directly. Sincerely Christian Schmitz -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 23.3pr6
by Christian Schmitz 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

Hi, * Added ElementFullscreenEnabled and siteSpecificQuirksModeEnabled properties to WKPreferencesMBS class. * Added allowsPictureInPictureMediaPlayback, allowsInlineMediaPlayback, upgradeKnownHostsToHTTPS and limitsNavigationsToAppBoundDomains properties to WKWebViewConfigurationMBS class. * Updated LibXL to version 4.2. * Added AddFormatFromStyle method for XLBookMBS class. * Added Table, SetRowPx and SetColPx methods for XLSheetMBS class. * Improved Text property in JSONMBS class to output less commas. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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