The One Person Framework for the Rest of Us
Originally published at: The One Person Framework for the Rest of Us – Xojo Programming Blog The technology and development world is always changing. First released in 1998, Xojo’s longevity is a...
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Encoding is different in Mail for iOS and Mail for MacOS?
Hi, One of my apps sends emails using the SMTPSecureSocket class. When viewed in Mail for iOS, the encoding of the subject is wrong (e.g. “Test du système”), while the message itself is fine. In Mail...
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Problem with xojo rel 1.1, worktabs stay empty after couple of hours...
It happened me now 2 times that after a couple of hours coding/debugging all the Xojo tabs, containing code and layouts, are empty. Stopping and starting Xojo is the only option. Anyone did notice...
View ArticleXojo script json
Can you use jsonitems in xojoscript if so, does anyone have a simple example? 5 posts - 4 participants Read full topic
View ArticleCan't get contextual Menu to work
Hi, I am trying to have a contextual menu (right click) to work on a canvas which should be able to move inside another canvas. I have this code in MouseDown Blockquote If IsContextualClick and...
View ArticleDesktopListbox - questions about the PaintCellText event handler
The docs for DesktopListbox include this, for the PaintCellText handler: Returning True means the user has handled the text paint and no other processing is to be done with the text. In this case, the...
View ArticleHow to align text in columns in a TextArea?
How to align text in columns in a TextArea? Thanks 4 posts - 4 participants Read full topic
View ArticleCan I write files during the app.cancelClose event
I have a Mac/Windows desktop app, storing and displaying data in a database. Users have the option to do automatic backups of that data to an external drive, done by simply copying the database to the...
View ArticleCan't connect with mysql 8
Hi, my name is Mauricio, i’m from Brazil I still have some web applications in version 2019R1.1 despite actually developing in 2024r1. 2019r1.1 applications connect with MYSQL 5.7 it works fine ! My...
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Change Bootstrap Popup Menu Style
I would like to change how a popup menu is displayed in my Web app. Using the current Bootstrap theme, it looks like this after the user has selected something: which is hard to read. After the menu...
View ArticleKeyboard shortcuts (Cmd+A, Cmd+C, etc) skip over SaveFileDialog
When the user chooses to save their work in my app, I open a SaveFileDialog to allow them to type a filename. But if in the filename field of the SaveFileDialog they press Cmd+A to select the...
View ArticleHow to know if an Accessibility Feature is on?
I think this was a feature introduced in macOS Big Sur, but in Settings… under Accessibility > Display there is a switch titled “Show toolbar button shapes”. I tried googling this on my own first,...
View Article'Photos' and promised files(?)
I freely admit my knowledge here is sparse. If I want to browse and open a photo on a Mac, and Photos app is handling the images then I have reports that selecting a picture in the file browser...
View ArticleWeb: consume REST API
Hello community I am new to Xojo and was able to attend the MBS2024 conference in Germany last week. On the training day we had a nice example of how to call a REST API from a desktop app. I was able...
View ArticleLoad URL from List?
Hey folks, There is probably a simple way to do this but its escaping me! Im trying to load URL’s from a button press to load in a DesktopHTMLViewer. But each time the button is pressed it I need it...
View ArticleStoreKitMBS Sample code for Desktop App?
Hi all and @Christian_Schmitz - Is there a sample setup using StoreKitMBS on a Desktop app that doesn’t offer in-app purchases - specifically using MBS 23.5 with Xojo 22r4? I see the In-App purchase...
View ArticleTerminal Like feature
Playing around with an idea to add a terminal like feature in an app. So far it works, however after me.AddText (PathToApp) ,it does a carriage return, which I don’t want. How do I keep the caret on...
View ArticleFolder change monitor - Windows and possible MacOS
Hello Guys, Is there a way to have something running on windows that would monitor a folder for changes and then notify the app ? I did managed to find some code but it seems that no matter where i...
View ArticleMi idea de la MBS Xojo Developer Conference
Una vez implementadas las ideas que he adquirido durante el evento, quiero compartir mis sensaciones con el propósito de trasladarlas a quien, como yo, teme ir a un evento del que sales con unos...
View ArticleRemove BOM characters from csv file
My app is reading a csv file then comparing the first row of headers with a list. Trouble is the file is saved as UTF8 and has BOM characters in front so when I compare the first column header it...
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