Sometimes 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.
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For 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”.
Comments closedOS X has a built-in terminal command, textutil, that can be used to convert text files to different formats. You can access it from a Shell to use in your Xojo apps.
Comments closedManaging monetary values in your applications requires some special care. Here are some tips to help out.
Comments closedWith Xojo 2014 Release 2, the Inspector has been improved to make better use of screen space.
Comments closedStarting with Xojo 2014 Release 2, you can easily specify your own custom plist settings for your OS X apps.
Comments closedXojo 2014 Release 2 includes 31 new examples, bringing the total number of examples included in Xojo to about 250.
Comments closedWhen you sign up for a Xojo Cloud account, you are assigned an IP address for your server. Pointing a domain name at it is pretty easy.
Comments closedIn this Dynamic Controls webinar, I covered how to use dynamic controls in your desktop and web apps.
Comments closedDespite our best efforts here at Xojo, everyday can’t be #CodeDay! So we figure we better go all out for the first official, national Code Day! Saturday, May 24th, we want to help you join thousands of students in 24 cities across America celebrate technology, share ideas and build cool apps!
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