As a direct result of user feedback, starting with Xojo 2023r2, the MobileCanvas control on iOS can now receive KeyDown events from the user, both from the on-device keyboard and any connected keyboard. In addition, this support is available in MobileTextArea, MobileTextField and MobileScreen.
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In order to test the Android apps you create in Xojo, you either need to have an actual Android device (Xojo supports on-device testing/debugging) or you need to set up an Android Emulator in Android Studio. Read on or jump over to Xojo YouTube Channel to watch this process in this Creating an Android Emulator video.
Comments closedFor the most part, designing mobile apps for Android and iOS is similar, but there are differences. Here are some important ones to keep in mind for a smoother Android experience.
Comments closedMany of us like using Xojo because it’s intuitive and extensible. With the introduction of support for Android in 2023r2, Xojo now offers support for apps running on not just phones and tablets but other devices that also use Android as their operating system such as the Amazon Fire TV Stick.
Comments closedMany users asked for a way to view and navigate the pages of a PDF document in their iOS projects. Starting with Xojo 2023r2, this is possible with the new MobilePDFViewer control. Continue reading to get tips on how to use this in your iOS projects.
Comments closedWe’re calling Android support in Xojo 2023r2 “Beta”. Android is a unique platform and has required a large number of brand new parts of Xojo to bring it to you in a way that follows recommended platform guidelines.
Comments closedWhen developing iOS apps with Xojo you may spend a good amount of time debugging, whether in a iPhone, or iPad simulator or on a real device. With this in mind, let’s learn a good way to handle the Simulators list in Xcode and Xojo.
Comments closedStarting with Xojo 2023r1 you’ll find a new feature in Xojo’s Debugger panel that allows you to filter the objects and variables displayed, even between different project runs! This lets you stay focused on the more important objects and variables instead of scrolling through the list of all entries.
Comments closedKnowing the firing order of the Opening event in Xojo Desktop and Mobile apps, and the Shown event for Xojo Web apps, is important to using these correctly for a control’s initialization. The same can be said for Closing and Closed events. Read on for a breakdown of this order for Desktop, Web and Mobile apps developed in Xojo.
Comments closedXojo 2022r4 includes a much improved WebListBox preview in the Layout Editor. Now you can get a closer, truer look at your control when your project is run in a web browser.
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