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DecSoft (In thread: New App Builder 2021.15)

Hello to all,

Here is a new DecSoft App Builder with the below changes, fixes and enhancements:


2021.15 (11/21/2020)

* The App options -> WebExtension help topic has been updated to refer the way that we can follow in order to extend the browser's Developer Tools from our WebExtension apps. A new WebExtension4 sample app has been also added: this sample app is a modification of the WebExtension sample app, which now also adds a new panel into the browser's Developer Tools. Thanks John for the idea!

* DecSoft App Builder (in addition to modern HTML apps, WebApps, Progressive WebApps and Hybrid apps) produces also WebExtension apps for the modern browsers and this release of the product incorporate some changes and enhancements to provide a way to use a characteristic of the WebExtension apps: the ability to extend the browser's Developer Tools. Thanks John for the idea!

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DecSoft (In thread: New HTML Compiler 2021.21)

Hello to all,

Here is a new DecSoft HTML Compiler with the below changes, fixes and enhancements:


2021.21 (11/21/2020)

* Add the new dhc.shell.command() Javascript external function, which can be used to execute a Windows command line and retrieves the produced output. Take a look at the updated product's help and also to the new Comand sample app.

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DecSoft (In thread: New HTML Compiler 2021.20)

Hello to all,

Here is a new DecSoft HTML Compiler with the below changes, fixes and enhancements:


2021.20 (11/20/2020)

* Add the new Javascript external function dhc.window.setTitle(), which allows to set the title of the app's executable window at runtime. Look at the Window sample app, as well the updated product's help, for more information.

* Add the new Javascript external function dhc.window.getTitle(), which retrieves the current title of the app's executable window. Look at the Window sample app, as well the updated product's help, for more information.

* Add the new app's Compilation option "Change the app's window title using the HTML title tag". This option is unchecked by default (we use then the app's name for the window title), but can be checked if you want to change the app's executable window title according to the HTML title tag of the current HTML file.

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DecSoft (In thread: New HTML Compiler 2021.19)

Hello to all,

Here is a new DecSoft HTML Compiler with the below changes, fixes and enhancements:


2021.19 (11/15/2020)

* Add the new Javascript external function dhc.shell.explore(), which allows to explore (show it in the Windows explorer) a user's system file or folder. Look at the new Shell sample app, as well the updated product's help, for more information.

* Add the new Javascript external function dhc.shell.execute(), which allows to execute a file with the system's default program for that kind of files. Look at the new Shell sample app, as well the updated product's help, for more information.

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DecSoft (In thread: New HTML Compiler 2021.18)

Hello to all,

Here is a new DecSoft HTML Compiler with the below changes, fixes and enhancements:


2021.18 (11/14/2020)

* Add the new Javascript external function dhc.files.extractFile(), which allows to extract a file (compiled in our app's executable) into the user's file system. Look at the new ExtractFile sample app, as well the updated product's help, for more information.

* Add the new Javascript external function dhc.window.setState(), which allows to set the state (normal, minimized or maximized) of the app's executable window. Look at the new Window sample app, as well the updated product's help, for more information.

* Add the new Javascript external function dhc.window.getState(), which retrieves the state (normal, minimized or maximized) of the app's executable window. Look at the new Window sample app, as well the updated product's help, for more information.

* Add the new Javascript external function dhc.window.setStyle(), which allows to set the style (normal or on top) of the app's executable window. Look at the new Window sample app, as well the updated product's help, for more information.

* Add the new Javascript external function dhc.window.getStyle(), which retrieves the style (normal or on top) of the app's executable window. Look at the new Window sample app, as well the updated product's help, for more information.

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DecSoft (In thread: Problems with new Debugger)

Hello Peter,

Hi David, thank you so much for the new version. This is really great! I uninstalled Edge Runtime and AppBuilder completely on my Win10 Laptop and installed 2021.14. The Debugger runs without problems. Still the scrollbar of the program is missing - but with the new zoom feature I can see everything. Also thank you for the workaround with the Text Input tool, I appreciate this very much!! kind regards Peter

You're welcome, sir! Always thank you for your trust in my work. ;-)

DecSoft (In thread: Problems with new Debugger)

Hello Peter,

I hope this new release of DecSoft App Builder can be useful to you.

DecSoft (In thread: New App Builder 2021.14)

Hello to all,

Here is a new DecSoft App Builder with the below changes, fixes and enhancements:


2021.14 (11/13/2020)

* Add three new buttons to the debugger toolbar in order to zoom in, zoom out and reset the zoom of the debugger's browser. There is also a new debugger option which store the currently selected zoom, to be applied the next time we open the debugger's browser. Thanks Peter for the idea!

* Apply some special Bootstrap CSS override to ".custom-file" which fix certain weird behaviour detected with the File input control in some specific browsers like Chrome and Opera: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/32133 Thanks Peter for the report!

* In a previous release of the product we add a new Sidebar direction property, available to be view and set from the designer object inspector. This release include this option also in the app's Sidebar options, among the other Sidebar related options.

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DecSoft (In thread: Problems with new Debugger)

Hello Peter,

If I use the new Debugger from the 2021.xx Versions the upper 10-20 % of my Apps from the 2020.xx Version are not visible.

That's quite rare. I suggest you two things: firstly remove the "_cache" and "compile" directory of your app, and then compile it and run to see if that solve the problem. If not, then you must click in the "bug" icon in the debugger toolbar or press the F12 key, in order to open the Developer Console: we must see some possible error that cause the problem. With that possible error / message we can know what happen and try to fix it.

Is it possible to have two AppBuilder Installations on one Computer??

No; certainly it's not possible due to various reasons, but, in fact we must look what is the cause of the problem with the debugger, because it's quite rare and for sure we must handle it. Maybe it's possible to install two versions... choosing two installation directories, but, the configuration become the same for both installations, and that can cause some unexpected behaviour. But again, I think the best is to look for the possible problem with the debugger.

Is there a zoom function in the new Debugger??

No; certainly it's not an option like that right now... I am not sure if that can be useful... we always can use an external browser which allow the zoom, but, anyway, maybe this can be a good option to have in a next release of the product.. The next release of the product will offer three new buttons at the debugger toolbar to zoom in, zoom out and reset the zoom.

A different problem appears with the text input field. In the Chrome based Browsers like Chrome or Opera I have to klick on the right side of the field to input text. If I click on the left side then a window for input of a filename for an image opens. This does not happen in the Firefox.

I am not quite sure if can understand the question. Are you may talking about File inputs? Because Text inputs must have no differences in their left or right sides... in fact we can click at any place in the input in order to start to type text. So... maybe I can't understand the question and you can explain it a bit more. If you wanted and can prepare a sample app, feel free to send me an EMail with that sample app, so I can try to reproduce the problem here.

P.S. The debugger in the new releases of the product is better than the previous one: the current is based in the Microsoft Edge Runtime (Chromium) and the previous one is based in Internet Explorer: the first one is preferred and offer to us the Console Developer, which can be very, very useful to find possible bugs, etc.

DecSoft (In thread: Input File pick image and or capture image)

Hello Mario,

After some research and according to the specification, but, mainly after to some tests too, in order to get your desired behaviour on iOS, the capture attribute must be NOT specified. I think you must play with the possible user's options (pick, capture image) and the OS in which the app is running, to get what you wanted.

Try firstly to remove the capture attribute if you are on iOS (you can use the Cordova Device plugin, for example, to know if the app run on iOS). You can use the app's view Show event, for example, and a code like the below:


document.addEventListener("deviceready", function () {

  if (app.cordova.device.platform() === 'iOS') {
    // Note the usage of the control's name + the -input suffix
    $('#file1-input').removeAttr('capture');
  }

}, false);

Talking about Android, we have another issue... I try several different approach, and, can't get the camera working from the file input: the file's picker is always show. Apparently there is a bug / issue in Apache Cordova on this point. So here is what I will try / do in your case:

1º Use the input file, but, not the input file itself: we can hide the input file and use a label control referring to the input file, or an HTML control which contains a label referring to the input file: doing this we can "launch" the input file, but, not by using the input file control itself. So place the input file out of the view and set his Hidden property to "true", and then, use some HTML markup inside an HTML control like the below one:


<!-- Note the usage of the input's name + the -input suffix -->
<label for="file1-input">
 <i class="fas fa-cloud-upload-alt fa-5x text-success"></i>
</label>

2º We must look if the app run on iOS or Android. If we run on iOS, we can remove the capture attribute (like above) if we want to use the file picker / camera or leave the attribute if we want to use the camera.

3º If we the app run in Android, we must use the file input if we want to use the file picker, or, we must use the Apache Cordova Camera plugin if we want to use the camera. To get this last working I think we must remove the "for" attribute of the file input's label, and, react to a click on that label control, so we can launch the camera using the Apache Cordova Camera plugin.

4º We can also take the 3 step / point on iOS if we want to use the Camera, that is, use the Apache Cordova Camera plugin if we wanted, instead of the input file.

Another possibility can be to avoid the File Input usage (at least in Android and iOS) and use the Apache Cordova Camera plugin, since we can use that plugin for both: take a photo from the camera but also pick a image from the gallery (look at the CordovaCamera sample app). So maybe can be a good idea (due to the above) to use the Apache Cordova plugin, except for platforms different than Android and iOS.

Please, Mario, take your time, make some tests and finally go ahead if you have any further questions around this.