Spotlight On: xDev Magazine
Originally published at: Spotlight On: xDev Magazine – Xojo Programming Blog Launched in the summer of 2002, xDev is a bimonthly digital publication. Every issue is packed with over 70 pages of vital...
View ArticleCrash with barcode class when building with Xojo2024R2 and using macOS 10.14
I have an app that includes barcode scanning. I know you need macOS 15 to use the barcode scan class, but the function is only exposed if the user is running macOS 15 (Catalina) or later, so that is...
View ArticleDrawing a 'rotated' filled rectangle in a Picture
I have managed to draw a filled rectangle on my image as I wish. maskPicture.Graphics.FillRect(x, y, 100, 25) But I want that rectangle to be ‘rotatable’. However, I don’t see a rotate method in the...
View ArticleCustom spelling files not seen by Sonoma 4.5
After updating to Sonoma 4.5 I was no more able to check-spell text-files. Although my custom file was in ~/Library/Spelling, it was not seen by any app. Then I came to know that the new location is...
View ArticleSerial 1mbps
Is 1Mbps communication possible on xojo over serial, and if so, how do I set it up? 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic
View ArticleClean Coding in Xojo: More tips from the community
Continuing this Post. tI’d like to add the following, which improved the readabillity of my own code by a lot. Wrap the code as little as possible: // Bad If THIS = THAT Then If THIS Is Not THAT Then...
View ArticleCódigo Limpio en Xojo: Buenas Prácticas
He publicado el artículo Código Limpio en Xojo: Buenas Prácticas para escribir código manejable traducido al castellano a partir de la entrada disponible originalmente en el blog de Xojo. Como de...
View ArticleHTMLViewer copy image address
I need to copy the text from a HTMLViewer picture to a text field. I have look at the examples, but can not find anything on where to paste from the system clipboard. The information should be a...
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Crear una App para generar y escanear códigos QR
¡Hola! Acabo de publicar un tutorial que te muestra lo sencillo que resulta crear una app multiplataforma con Xojo capaz de generar códigos QR (o de barras), así como escanear cualquiera de los...
View ArticleGetting started with PDF documents in web project
Sorry for the silly question, but I am having a difficult time understanding the PDF class for web projects. I do understand the need to set up a new PDFDocument and use the graphics class to create...
View ArticleAdvice/techniques on debugging web memory leak
I am a long time XOJO/Realbasic desktop developer who just started using the web target recently. A lot of things have gone exceedingly well, but my main application leaks memory to the point where it...
View ArticleLooking for creative way to display Reminders in Web
I have a WebApp that doesn’t have any available screen area and uses WebDialog’s to present brief announcements to the User. Works great, no issues with this. However, the next version needs to...
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Expected Double, but got Double
The error message of the day And this is only some testcode. And, of course, this does not make any sense, but I wanted to Do something like: Double(0.12345).tostring(locale.current) The message is...
View ArticlePreemptive Pitfalls
When Preemptive Threads arrive, the first, best advice I can give you is… Don’t. Use. Them. If all you need is for your GUI to remain responsive while something happens in the background that doesn’t...
View ArticleXojo2024R2: problem setting WebButton.Indicator to Primary or Secondary
Using CSS. This code: StatsButton.Indicator = WebUIControl.Indicators.Secondary seems to be broken now (it was just fine in Xojo2024R1). The above is also true for Primary. However this code:...
View ArticleHelp with unicode-friendly regex whole word searches
My app has a function that changes the case of a string to Title Case (every word begins with a capital letter). It has a user-configurable stop list that contains words whose case is not to be...
View ArticleTécnicas, consejos y trucos para maximizar el rendimiento en apps Xojo
He publicado el artículo Maximizar el rendimiento en aplicaciones Xojo: Técnicas, Consejos y Trucos. Como de costumbre, ¡confío que lo encuentres interesante! 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic
View ArticleMinimizing Overhead in Xojo Applications: Techniques, Tips, and Tricks
Originally published at: Minimizing Overhead in Xojo Applications: Techniques, Tips, and Tricks – Xojo Programming Blog In the world of software development, efficiency is a central aspect. This is...
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How to use Issues Tracker
I don’t know why I have 2 accounts: @thomasrobbisson and @th.rob. Is there a way to merge the two? If not, how to add all the issues I created with my old account @thomasrobbisson to @th.rob ? Edit:...
View ArticleSwitch to something like “Blocks”?
I have a method that frequently calls a long switch statement and then performs a few lines of code. (Any entry in the switch could be called at any time, so it doesn’t make sense to order them by...
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