Programs /Developer Tools

Xojo 2023

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Xojo released several updates throughout 2023, with each release bringing new features, improvements, and bug fixes. The major highlights across the Xojo 2023 releases (R1, R2, R3, and R4) include:

Performance & Efficiency (Especially in R4)

  • Faster IDE: The Integrated Development Environment became more responsive.

  • Reduced Build Times: Applications compile and build more quickly.

  • Faster Built Apps: Debug and compiled applications run faster.

  • Web Framework Optimization: Xojo's web framework received speed optimizations.

  • Stack Optimization: Improved stack overflow checking significantly improved performance, particularly on macOS.

Android Support (Beta)

  • Android Target: Xojo 2023 Release 2 officially added the ability to build mobile applications for the Android OS (Beta).

  • Android Controls and Features: This included new controls like MobilePopupMenu, improved MobileHTMLViewer, support for manifest permissions, and an Android Barcode Scanner Class (R4).

New Controls and UI/UX Features

  • Chart Control: A new, unified Chart Control was added for Desktop and iOS (previously only for Web). It supports various chart types like Line, Bar, Pie, Scatter, etc. (R1).

  • Dark Mode for Web: Added Dark Mode support for Web projects using Bootstrap 5.3.0 (R2).

  • DesktopXAMLContainer (Windows): A new control that allows developers to use modern Windows 10/11 controls in their Xojo desktop applications (R2).

  • PDFViewer Control: Added a PDFViewer control for iOS (R2).

  • Zip File Support: Built-in functions for compressing and extracting Zip files (R3).

IDE & Code Editor Enhancements

  • Code Editor Productivity: New features like Duplicate Line and Swap Line in the code editor (R1).

  • Debugger Variable Filter: Added a filter to the Debugger to easily find variables (R1).

  • Searchable Examples: Example projects in the IDE now feature descriptions and new search functionality.

  • Improved Debugger: The Debugger panel now uses the same font size as the Code Editor and includes other usability improvements.

Mobile and Web Map Improvements

  • WebMapViewer Improvements: Added support for map providers other than just Google Maps (R3).

  • iOS MobileLocation: Added support for GeoFencing and Visits (R3).

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macOS 10.15 and later

Run the downloaded image and drag the folder to the Applications folder shortcut.
Once the copy is complete, you can launch the application from Launchpad.

Frequently Asked Questions

Mount the image and run Open Gatekeeper friendly.

Press Enter to bypass Gatekeeper in the Terminal window.

Drag the application to the Applications folder.

The application is ready for use.

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Restart your Mac and hold down Command + R to enter Recovery Mode.

Open Terminal from the Utilities menu.

Enter the command: csrutil disable

Restart your Mac.

This is a common Gatekeeper issue. Follow these steps:

1. Open Terminal

2. Enter: sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/AppName.app

3. Replace "AppName" with the actual application name

4. Press Enter and enter your password

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