A Modernized Object Library with Fluent UI and Liquid Glass
With 4D 21 R3, building modern user interfaces becomes even easier. The Object Library has been enhanced to align with today’s UI standards, including...
April 29, 2026
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UX: Enhanced Scrolling Behavior in Subforms
User forms are all about making things easy for users. But what happens when scrolling becomes a battle between subforms and their contents? You've pr...
July 19, 2024
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Customize App Appearance with New Windows Types
With 4D 20 R5, unlocking new possibilities in application customization, two additional window types now offer flexible modal or non-modal windows wit...
May 6, 2024
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Test your Windows SDI Application
It's been a long time since you could provide your customers with merged applications in SDI mode. We know that testing an SDI application can be cha...
January 16, 2023
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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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6 practical examples on how to use macros
4D 18 R5 introduced form macros. They can be incredibly useful, for example, by providing an ideal way to save time on repetitive tasks. In this blog ...
November 20, 2020
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A new command to open a Form in the Form Editor
4D v18 R5 provides a new 4D command to open a form in the form editor. This can be especially useful for analysis or introspection tools. ...
October 27, 2020
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Automate repetitive tasks and more with form macros!
If you're a fan of macros in the code editor, then 4D v18 R5 has some good news for you ... because now macros are also available in the form editor!...
October 27, 2020
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Use an offscreen web area
Do you need to load web pages, extract metadata, or generate pictures from the contents of pages on a headless server? If you answered "yes", then you...
June 9, 2020
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