Quickly jump to different functions of a class
Classes were introduced with 4D v18 R3. They allow you to organize your business logic and separate it from the UI part more quickly. Classes are com...
January 12, 2022
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High DPI on Windows: Support for high resolution screens
At 4D, we take customer requests very seriously! In previous meetings, customers showed great interest in supporting high-resolution displays, such a...
January 12, 2022
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New text rendering in forms on Windows with DirectWrite
DirectWrite is the modern text rendering API on Windows. It improves text readability thanks to its subpixel quality, and is fully compatible with the...
November 25, 2021
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XML invisible characters on stage!
Default End Of Line character and Byte Order Mark usage in text files have been modified in 4D v19 R2. With 4D v19 R3, 4D extends this behavior to XML...
October 11, 2021
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ORDA: Thoroughly compare two entity selections
Since ORDA allows you to work with several entity selections simultaneously, we're sure you take advantage of this by passing entity selections as a p...
October 8, 2021
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Simplified navigation between development windows
When writing a new function or method, or when creating a form, the work is never linear. We usually need to: access the explorer to find the form...
October 6, 2021
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LZMA: The new compression algorithm
Whenever we exchange files, we always go through the ritual of compressing the files before sending them. Since 4D v18, two commands are available, al...
October 6, 2021
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Need a magic wand? Here are computed class properties!
The apparition of classes in the 4D development environment has made programming more modern and easier to scale. Classes allow the definition of prop...
October 5, 2021
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A magic show awaits you with ORDA’s computed attributes!
It is often helpful or even essential that databases be adapted in a flexible and evolving way to users and their businesses in the computer world. Th...
October 5, 2021
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Webcam support in Web Areas
With COVID-19, the remote office has become a new standard, and video conferencing is becoming commonplace for professionals. As a result, more and mo...
October 5, 2021
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