The iOS Simulator is an OS X app from Apple that can be used to test your iOS apps on OS X. Here are some tips to help you out.
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Information about Xojo iOS and the new Xojo framework is included in the new documentation site. Here are some tips to help you get started with it. If you haven’t already, download Xojo now.
Comments closedWhen it comes to software licensing and pricing, the goal is to provide just the right amount of flexibility without making things too complex. It’s difficult, however, to do this without some trial and error which means we occasionally make changes.
With Xojo 2014r3 we are introducing simple, annual pricing for all Xojo licenses:
As you may have heard, Apple announced that as of February 1st, 2015, all new apps submitted to the iOS App Store must support 64-bit. It was already our intention to be in beta testing on 64-bit in that timeframe. However, our original plan was to support Linux first since more and more Linux servers now only support 64-bit. Instead, we will support iOS first followed by the x86 platforms.
Comments closedIn the mobile development world it’s common to support many devices, and therefore many screen sizes. Android devices come in a huge variety of sizes as do iPhones and iPads. Desktops and laptop sizes vary; but mobile is where you really notice the variety because they are so radically different.
Comments closedIn the second episode of the XojoTalk podcast, Paul talks with Bob Keeney, a long-time member of the Xojo community and founder of BKeeney Software.
Comments closedAs you probably know, we’re working hard on having the Xojo framework and IDE support 64bit. While this work is still in progress, there are more and more distributions mainly available as 64bit. If you can’t work and/or deploy on a 32bit distribution, you need to get the IDE or your Xojo apps working properly on a 64bit distribution.
2 CommentsYou may have seen the 2048 game running on iOS and Android. Here’s a version made with Xojo, which I call 2K that runs on Desktop, Web and iOS.
Comments closedSometimes you need a feature that is not available directly from the Xojo framework. Responding to this need is what Declares are designed for: to get access to system native APIs. On OS X, you typically look at the Cocoa APIs. On Windows, the Win32 APIs. Finally on Linux, the GTK APIs.
Comments closedFor those of you building apps for Windows and Linux, you’ll notice that each build includes a Libs folder. The name of this folder depends on the application name that you’ve set in your Build Settings. For example, if my Windows App Name is “My Application.exe” then the Libs folder would be named “My Application Libs”.
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