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The /ConfigDir command line parameter, which lets you specify a different configuration directory, is now documented. If you use /ConfigDir without specifying a folder name then the IDE settings are kept under the Clarion bin folder. You can use /ConfigDir with ClarionCL and ResetIDE.
There are five slightly ambiguous buttons above the AppGen tree, which you can use to change display mode. Although this is more efficient than using the drop list, one could argue that they should be on the right, in place of the drop list. It would also be helpful if they had hot keys for keyboard aficionados:
There's an image viewer in the IDE which works with various image types including icons and PNG files.
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There are a number of intriguing new and changed bits in this first Clarion 9 beta. Tops on my list are the SQLite driver, the SystemString class, the SendMail and SendMSM SendSMS functions, the removal of the separate parameters prompt from the AppGen, JSON support, SQL improvements, and support for user-defined controls. As I said earlier there are other little nuggets awaiting discovery; if there's something in Clarion 9 that you're particularly happy to see (or something you were expecting that isn't there), please post a comment below.