Rearrange the object entry order in a single click
When working on a form, it often happens, for a reason or another, that you insert new objects within a group of existing objects in your form. In tha...
November 22, 2017
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UI
Fresh icons for Form Wizard
Sometimes little things can have a big impact ... and it turns out that these little things we call icons are kind of important when it comes to today...
November 8, 2017
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Full size background pictures with 4D Write Pro
There are common user stories where there is a need to have a background image fill the entire printable area, such as paper-folding lines or a waterm...
October 27, 2017
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Help tips on list boxes!
Help tips or hints are very useful, as they simplify the user interface and help users understand objects that sometimes aren’t self-evident. 4D suppo...
October 25, 2017
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Automatic row height in list boxes, a new 4D View Pro feature!
Starting with 4D v16, you can set a different row height for each row in your list box. So with a few lines of code, you have a list box with rows tha...
October 13, 2017
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Display your dashboard on a big TV screen
Today, big screens are everywhere. At the airport or train station for arrival/departure. In production areas for failure/success or production number...
August 16, 2017
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How to use Google Charts with 4D
According to neuroscientists, we respond better and faster to a visual form than any other type of representation. That’s why graphs and charts are cl...
August 9, 2017
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Finely control your tips in 4D
4D v16 R4 is providing you with more flexibility regarding tips management. Beyond the possibility to enable or disable all tips at once using databas...
July 27, 2017
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Define the tab order by programming
Here are 2 very common developer needs: 1. Depending on the user criteria, you want to rearrange the objects in the form. – 2. Depending on the select...
July 24, 2017
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Easily design your own 4D Write Pro toolbar with standard actions
You need a custom 4D Write Pro toolbar for your application but you're concerned it might take too much time to implement it? Good news, with 4D v16 R...
July 17, 2017
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