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AppStudio 3.0.8 released!

We have just uploaded 3.0.8 to the servers. It has a number of minor enhancements as well as bug fixes.

The download URL is the same as for 3.0.

3.0.8

  1. Code Window: If language is JavaScript, event functions are created properly.
  2. Deploy: Do not include hidden files in manifest.
  3. IDE: Do not allow dashes in Property IDs.
  4. IDE: Opening an invalid project name no longer throws an error.
  5. jQuery Mobile: Updated to 1.3.1
  6. jQuery: Updated to 1.9.1
  7. Runtime: Allow Print to be customized.
  8. Runtime: NSB.Print can be used from JavaScript
  9. Samples: Add display pdf to HTMLview.
  10. Samples: New Emoji sample.
  11. Samples: New Print sample.
  12. Samples: New WaitCursor sample.
  13. ToolBox: Orientation now allows single quote signs in text.

The complete list of changes is here.

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AppStudio 3.0.6 is ready!

We have just uploaded 3.0.6 to the servers. It has a number of minor enhancements as well as bug fixes.

The download URL is the same as for 3.0.

3.0.6

  1. Deploy: Preferences can now be set for individual projects. This is done in the Preferences screen: prefs can be set for the Global Location (all projects) or Project Location (the current project).
  2. IDE: (Mac) Environment error fixed.
  3. IDE: Shortcuts on menus should be fixed in French and other languages.
  4. IDE: Unicode problem with browser start fixed.
  5. Runtime: Fixed problem with form not restoring properly after keyboard shown.
  6. Samples: Add new features to jqWidgets Grid
  7. Toolbox: Always load iScroll if EULA is enabled.
  8. Toolbox: jQuery Mobile TextArea no longer resizes if text does not fit.
  9. Toolbox: New ToolTip control (Thanks, Erkan Kaplan!)
  10. Toolbox: Orientation message is now customizable.
  11. Toolbox: Test version of PopUp control added.

The complete list of changes is here.

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AppStudio 3: Giving your app a EULA

In some cases, you will need your customer to agree to an End User License Agreement (EULA) before using your app. AppStudio 3 makes this easy to do.

Put the text of your agreement into EULA in Project Properties. The text can be any length and be formatted as HTML.

When your app starts, it checks to see if there is a EULA. If there is and it has not been agreed to, the EULA is presented as the first screen the user sees:

EULA

The user has the choice of agreeing to the EULA or hitting the Home button to exit. If the user agrees, the EULA disappears and the app continues normally. Next time the app is started, it remembers that the EULA has been agreed to and does not put up the screen again.

It remembers whether the EULA has been agreed to by setting a entry in localStorage.

You can check the value if you need as follows: 

if localStorage.EULA=False Then
  MsgBox "Please agree to EULA to unlock all features of this app.
End If