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Vanessa Talbot

4D Write Pro is embracing the Dark (Mode)!

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We are pleased to announce that this is the last step for dark mode on macOS. The last widgets of the library are compatible with dark mode:

  • 4D Write Pro Interface toolbar
  • 4D Write Pro Interface Sidebar
  • Rich text area

 

So starting with 4D v19 R4, the choice is yours, as you can completely develop and deploy using light or dark mode on macOS.

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David Azancot

4D for Mobile: Data management improvements

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The Data section is available in the project editor, enabling you to filter the data to be embedded into mobile devices.  With 4D v19 R4, this data section has been improved to better understand what will be included in your application.

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Vanessa Talbot

More options for object set enterable command

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There is a multitude of interfaces and rules to be respected. Often, these constraints are linked to the domains of activity. Obviously, some data can be entered or not by the user. For a field that is not enterable, there are two ways of managing the interface:

  • users can still select and copy its content, for example to add it to a report
  • users are not allowed to copy the field or select its content

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Fabrice Mainguené

4D View Pro: Workbook options

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When you create a document with 4D View Pro, you often need to fine-tune your user experience by hiding the sheet tabs and the scrollbars, or by deactivating the context menu or the drag and drop option… All these features and more are now possible thanks to the VP SET WORKBOOK OPTIONS command.

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Vanessa Talbot

New possibilities to customize the code editor

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When it comes to customizing the code editor, everyone thinks of the font and colors of the code. But it is also possible to customize the code editor window and some interactions with the code. Everyone has their own preferences and ways of working.

Moreover, the most essential part of a code editor is the writing code area. With 4D v19 R4, we have redesigned the editor to highlight your code and give it as much space as possible.

This is precisely why 4D v19 R4 enables you to show or hide the ten clipboards. If you don’t use all ten clipboards, you can lighten the toolbar with the “Show clipboard” preference.

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Saving project source code without tokens

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Commands, constants, tables and fields are stored with their tokens in the project source code files (4dm files). This allows 4D to rename them automatically. But sometimes, you would like these source code files to be stored without tokens for a better readability with a version control system or an external code editor, or for better code sharing between projects. Let’s see how to make 4D store source code without these tokens.

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Vanessa Talbot

Tag your comments, a feature by developers for developers

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Comments are essential in a developer’s life. When we work on a new feature, we often add comments that are reminders. For example:

  • to validate a part of code with a colleague,
  • to refactor a function,
  • to fix code that is slowing down the performance,
  • to split a method or a class into sections,
  • to prepare the skeleton of a class and add a todo comment inside each function.

 

Even if you write some straightforward code, try reading it months or years later. Will it still seem simple, or would you wish you’d added comments?

4D v19 R4 takes comments to a whole new level with comment tags that enables you to better organize your comments.

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