PDF format for Print Previewing on Windows
PDF format is a viable alternative to XPS for print previewing on Windows, providing users with a more accessible option. Microsoft's decision to make...
April 25, 2023
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User Interface / GUI
Design maintainable desktop interfaces with forms, dynamic data binding, embedded web areas, improved subform behavior, window customization, and structured UI patterns that keep logic centralized.
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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Automatic Row Heights in Collection Based List Boxes
List boxes are the most versatile and customizable form objects. Automatic row heights were already possible for array-based list boxes. With the arri...
January 15, 2023
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Say Hello to Rounded Corners
The current trend is for light, clean, soft colors and rounded corners. For you to embellish your applications and follow the latest trends, we have...
October 19, 2022
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LIST BOXES – Say Goodbye to Alt Key!
The drag and drop action is a standard action in computer interfaces. In the case of list boxes, pressing the "Alt" key is necessary to move several i...
October 18, 2022
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LIST BOXES: More Control. More Beauty!
List boxes are powerful and very customizable form objects. And their power is extended with 4D v19 R6 thanks to two new properties: horizontal and ve...
July 14, 2022
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Form and subform communication made easy!
Starting with 4D v19 R5, the ability to associate a variable with a subform has enriched the possibilities of interfaces and communication between for...
April 28, 2022
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New Windows system rendering engine for Web Areas
Web areas can display various types of web content within your forms: HTML pages with static or dynamic contents, files, pictures,... You can choose b...
April 27, 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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