Other V5.20 BETA has been released

[Erel]

Developers who are eligible for a free upgrade should receive an email with the download link.
This update adds a very important new feature, the "Starter service".

The Starter service is a special service module that serves as the program entry point in all cases. This solves one of the most common bugs in Android apps which happens when the program starts from a secondary activity or service and some of the resources are not ready.

See this link for more information: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/new-feature-starter-service.56923/#content

Other improvements:

• Blocks completion: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/56983
• The backwards / forward navigation feature was improved and there is a new list with the recent locations (Alt + N).
• The Logs font can be changed.
• Sub names are bold.
• RingtoneManager.Play method.
• New Designer navigation pad.
• Warnings engine improved.
• #SignKeyFile / SignKeyPassword attributes. Allows using a different signing key.
• Colors list in the designer color picker.
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.

This is a beta version. You are advised to backup your projects before loading them in the new version.

You can install the beta version in a different folder and keep both versions.

Thank you for your help!
Please start a new thread for any issue you encounter.

 

[ArminKH]

nice

 

[NeoTechni]

Please tell me when you get optional parameters implemented. I really need that.

 

[Erel]

Please tell me when you get optional parameters implemented. I really need that.

This is not the place to discuss unimplemented features.

 

[JOTHA]

Thank you Erel!

 

[icefairy333]

got it

 

[MarcRB]

Nice new features. I like this!

• #SignKeyFile / SignKeyPassword attributes. Allows using a different signing key.

Minor detail:
Maybe you can hide the characters in the signkey password field.
At this moment you can easily read the password when you comeback in that screen.

Best regards Marc

 

[bluedude]

This is a great idea to solve big problems in multiple activity apps. Finally a good solution.

 

[Carlos Pizzi]

Thank ...

 

[manolitoGnet]

Will try it! Tx

 

[jsanchezc]

I will try, thanks!!!

 

[fash866]

Chinese people had sends some HeDian! Thank you!

 

[Roger Daley]

Looks good, Subs Name in Bold. Simple change but very effective.
The other stuff very impressive.

Great work again Erel.

 

[Shadow&Max]

Yes, the bolding is very, very helpful!

 

[mangojack]

Some excellent additions ... love the color picker list.
Many thanks Erel.

 

[peacemaker]

Check with the new Android 6
http://android-developers.blogspot.ru/2015/08/m-developer-preview-3-final-sdk.html?rd=1

 

[sorex]

that font selection for the log would be a great addition.

logging and reading grid data was a pain due to the proportional font that was used.

thanks.

Edit:

Courier New to the rescue simply perfect now for grids!

 

[MarcRB]

Hi Erel,

The new starter service results in a compile error at my existing sourcecode. At least I think so
Compiling in the previous version completes without an error.

This is the error:

B4A version: 5.20 BETA
Parsing code. (0.21s)
Compiling code. (3.54s)
Compiling layouts code. (0.37s)
Generating R file. (0.21s)
Compiling generated Java code. Error
javac 1.7.0_79
src\......\......\.......\main.java:62: error: cannot find symbol
if (anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.ServiceHelper.StarterHelper.startFromActivity(processBA, wl, true))
^
symbol: variable StarterHelper
location: class ServiceHelper
1 error​

Do I need to add some lines in order to make 'ServiceHelper' a known identifier?

best regards,
Marc

 

[Rick A.]

Hi Erel,

The new starter service results in a compile error...

Please start a new thread for any issue you encounter.

 

[Rick A.]

I just wanted to separate the Release dock icon from the Beta icon to make them easily identifiable. So I made the attached icon and changed the B4A beta icon.

http://www.7tutorials.com/how-change-icon-shortcut