Keynote
Bob Z talked about change in the industry, and how Clarion has moved from ISAM to SQL and beyond
JQuery and JQuery Mobile
What they got right.
Backward com patibility
migration between versions of Clarion and Windows
What we got wrong.
the threaded MDI bug
Buying into MS .NET hype. One of the few to have WinForms and Compact Framework designers.but Clarion# is still a viable product. It gives you the ability to share data files, use the same Clarion language, interface with .NET from Win32.
Works in progress
re-architect the MDI handling
" the internal report engine
integrate touch into Accept loop
ASP.NE, PHP, H5 + JQuery Mobile - H5 is like Internet Connect but using JQuery for the communication between client and server.
64 bit numbers - a step toward full 64 bit support
Moving Clarion# and the IDE to .Net 4.x
Planning on a new WebControl for Win32
This also opens up web APIs via JavaScript
List control UI
Long term project - 64 bit compiler/RTL/drivers
H5 and ASP.Net templates (written in T4) will be going up on GitHub and open to community contributions
Z asks: What do you need most in Clarion? What single most important thing?
Diego's tour of C9
New features in IDE, CT, RTL, drivers, new classes.
SourceClass - to create classes in the app) template
UserControl template
JSON class to generate JSON arrays and objects
System.String
System.IO
The SQLite driver and the SQL class to execute scripts.
Diego took us on a our of new features including IDE improvements. Prototypes and parameters are now back on the same tab. There is a full spectrum color picker; template-specific search options (look for declarations, etc); search in current document directory; themes; locator improvements
Some of Deigo's favorites:
caching of ABC headers for the solution
Reworked batch building
DCT search - this is pretty cool as it allows you to do boolean searching (AND/OR) through the dictionary, looking for terms in fields, files, keys, relations, any aspect of the dictionary even comments and modifications.
the new QuickView
Diego went through the proper use of the generate and build buttons including the new build solution button.
EE allows circular references; PE does not.
Demonstration of how to change
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