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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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[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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MBS Xojo Conference 2024 in Andernach, Germany
by Christian Schmitz 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Hello everyone, Only seven weeks left for the conference! 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 an optional training day. For the evenings we have casual get-together at the Sky Bar. Already 40 people from 13 countries are signed up and we have room for more, so please join us. Sessions are being added week by week and we look forward to have a great event! The schedule: April 23rd: Optional sight seeing tour April 24th: Xojo Training in English April 25th: Conference, first day with dinner event April 26th: Conference, second day April 27th: Optional Geyser trip Tickets for the conference are available from 299 to 899 Euro plus VAT (if needed). Beside our regular rate, 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 young developers. 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. If you stay longer, you can enjoy our Geyser tour on Saturday morning. You are coming the whole week? Then maybe join our Tuesday sight seeing tour. Registration and more Information here: https://monkeybreadsoftware.de/andernach Training day in English: https://monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/events/andernach-2024-training.shtml For any questions, please contact us directly. Sincerely Christian Schmitz -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 24.2pr2
by Christian Schmitz 11 Apr '24

11 Apr '24

Hi, * Improved WindowsDisplayMBS class to better query per screen DPI values. * Added LogX, LogHeight, LogWidth and LogY properties to WindowsDisplayMBS class. * Added touchesMatchingPhase, coalescedTouchesForTouch and predictedTouchesForTouch methods to NSEventMBS class. * Added LogScaleFactor property to WindowsDisplayMBS class. * Added PictureTypeSVG constant for XLBookMBS class. * Fixed an issue with copy constructor in WindowsDeviceInformationPairingMBS class not retaining the device object. * Added Close method to WindowsDeviceInformationPairingMBS class to explicitly close it. * Removed a few deprecated methods in CWInterfaceMBS class, which Apple removed and so they stopped working years ago. * Added respondsToSelector to CanvasGesturesMBS class, so the system can query which events you implemented. * Improved PhidgetMBS classes to prevent crashes with disconnected devices. * Improved MFMessageComposeViewControllerMBS and MFMailComposeViewControllerMBS class to better dismiss and provide dismissed event. * Fixed a problem with translate method in Graphics class when used with DynaPDF. * Added NextPage(width, height) support for graphics class in DynaPDF. * Added handling of MiterLimit property for using graphics class in DynaPDF. * Updated LibXL to version 4.3.0. * Added keepAllSheets parameter for LoadPartially methods in XLBookMBS class. Best regards, Christian -- Read our blog about news on our plugins: http://www.mbsplugins.de/

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[ANN] 24.2pr1
by Christian Schmitz 02 Apr '24

02 Apr '24

Hi, Let's start a new round for MBS Plugin development: * Updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.86.249. * Added MFMessageComposeViewControllerMBS class to let user write a text message. * Added MFMailComposeViewControllerMBS class to let user write an email message. * Changed PageGraphics on DynaPDFMBS class to only set coordinate system to top-down when you query PageGraphics or when NextPage is called. * Added Current property to NWPathMonitorMBS class. * Added XWindowID property to GTKWindowMBS class. * Improved ToHTML method in JSONMBS class to use CSS for right alignment. * Updated to Xcode 15.3. * Added classes for printing on iOS: UIPrintPaperMBS, UIPrintInteractionControllerMBS, UIPrintInfoMBS, UIPrinterPickerControllerMBS and UIPrinterMBS. * Upgraded properties in NSPathComponentCellMBS class to be debugger visible. * Added NSPathControlItemMBS class. * Added more methods and properties to NSPathControlMBS class. * Added Merge function to JSONMBS class. * Added AllowRotation parameter for QLPreviewControllerMBS class constructor to allow more rotation than the parent view. * Added more methods and properties for MongoDB to our MongoDatabaseMBS, MongoClientMBS and MongoURIMBS class. * Improved error reporting for LoadLibrary method on Windows for ScintillaControlMBS control. * Fixed a problem with LoadLibrary failing on Windows for ScintillaControlMBS control. * Improved writeToString method in XMLSerializerMBS class to return string marked UTF-8 instead of UTF-16. * Fixed a bug with SetLineDashPattern event in DynaPDFParseInterfaceMBS class, where the dash array was nil instead of providing the values. * Improved ReplaceTag and Substitute functions in WordFileMBS class to remove control characters from replacement text to avoid creating broken word files. * Updated CURL to version 8.7.1. * Added XLConditionalFormattingMBS and XLConditionalFormatMBS classes. * Added Operator_Compare method to XLFontMBS and XLFormatMBS classes. * Includes our CURL improvements for international domains on macOS/iOS. * Improved XLFontMBS and XLFormatMBS handling for our XL Plugin to cache the objects and reuse them. * Fixed a couple of incorrect flags set for various properties and methods. Download at https://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/download/plugin/Prerelease/ or ask for being added to the DropBox shared folder. 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 24.1
by Christian Schmitz 25 Mar '24

25 Mar '24

Nickenich, Germany - (March 12th, 2024) -- Monkeybread Software today is pleased to announce MBS Xojo Plugins 24.1 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 81,000 documented features, and the versatile plugins have gained more new functions: In our SQL Plugin we have the SQLiteFunctionMBS class to define custom functions for use in SQLite with our plugin. Since we added a path property to InternalSQLiteLibraryMBS module, we can even load our plugin as extension for using custom functions in SQLiteDatabase class, too. Our unicode extension for SQLite got updated for Xojo 2022r4. Beside our NSSpeechSynthesizer class for speech synthesization we added lower level AVSpeechSynthesizerMBS and related classes for macOS and iOS. If you like to check network availability on macOS and iOS, please check the new NWPathMonitorMBS class. Our OverlayMBS class allows you to show custom windows and define the content with a picture including transparency and without the usual OS widgets. We rewrote the mouse handling to allow you to move them by background. You can decide to implement mouse events or have the control ignore mouse events altogether. We rewrote our HIDAPI classes and added a new BusType property to the HIDAPIDeviceInfoMBS class. We added DeviceInfo and GetReportDescriptor functions to HIDAPIDeviceMBS class. We enabled logging for LibUSB on Linux to help finding issues. To support touch events better on macOS, we upgraded our NSTouchMBS class with new properties. The CanvasGesturesMBS class got events to report touch events and NSEventMBS class can report the touches. The parser in DynaPDF got upgraded to report current selection text and report all 4 coordinates for the text, useful for rotated text. The linux libraries in our plugins are optimized for size and lost over 33 MB in total. Our CURLEmailMBS class can send attachment only emails without text and we added methods in EKEventStoreMBS class to better ask for permissions for events. We added character count and string value to NSCharacterSetMBS class for debugging, the MidiThruConnectionMBS class got a find() function, the SCNViewMBS class can request a preferred rendering API or a low power device, the NSProcessInfoPowerStateDidChangeNotification can report a power state change in NSProcessInfoMBS class and we added willShowContextualMenu and didCloseContextualMenu events to 34 controls. Finally we updated DynaPDF to version 4.0.84.246, HIDAPI to 0.14 and SQLite to version 3.45.1. See release notes for a complete list of changes: https://monkeybreadsoftware.de/xojo/newinversion241.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. Meet us at the MBS Xojo Developer Conference in Germany: https://monkeybreadsoftware.de/andernach 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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