Code Editor: Say hello to Comment blocks
Adding a block of comments at the beginning of a method is useful for adding a note about what a method does, as well as a list of input/output parame...
December 4, 2019
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User Experience
On resize… On resize… On resize…
Wondering how to create a nice and dynamic user interface? Typically when a form is resized, the form objects whose horizontal sizing or vertical sizi...
November 29, 2019
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4D v18: The story behind the logo design
When it comes to major product releases, 4D pays close attention to the color of the logo for each one. Since 4D v18, one of 4D's most revolutionary r...
October 21, 2019
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An enhanced UX with AJUI_Progressbar
Have you ever executed an action, nothing seemed to happen, and you didn't know if you should click again or continue waiting? There's no feedback pro...
September 23, 2019
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Quick Report: Manage callback methods and subtotal spacing
Quick Report has been completely redeveloped in 64 bits and features are continuously being integrated. In addition to the UI improvements shipped wit...
August 12, 2019
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AJUI_Tip: A tooltip engine for 4D
Have you ever been flooded by confirmation dialogs, alert boxes, and contextual help windows that make it nearly impossible to locate the form window ...
June 18, 2019
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UI improvements in Quick Report
The Quick Report user interface has had a small enhancement, but small things can make a big impact on the overall user experience. ...
May 27, 2019
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Bootstrap and 4D transformation tags
Do you need to access your 4D data from a web page but don't have a designer in your team? Are you uncomfortable designing the pages yourself because ...
December 19, 2018
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Check out the Code Editor enhancements
The 4D Code Editor just got more user friendly! Say hello to character completion for quote marks “ ”, parentheses ( ), brackets [ ], and curly braces...
August 8, 2018
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New look for file and folder dialogs on Windows
The dialog boxes created by Select folder and the dialog box opened by 4D have now been updated with the latest version of Windows File Explorer. The ...
August 6, 2018
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