Archive for December, 2007

Current Notes 13

Posted on December 30th, 2007 by Paul Lefebvre

Lucky number 13! See you next year.
Software

AppleListBox - An open source clone of an iTunes-like list.
SmartSQL - A port of some VB code to prepare SQL statements
TreeView 4.0 - More end-of-year updates to the excellent Einhugur controls
MBS Plugins 7.8 - Another update to the premier plug-in library for REALbasic

Community

OS X Style Preferences 3 - […]

OS X Style Preferences 3

Posted on December 29th, 2007 by Bob Keeney

Things have changed considerably in REALbasic over the years. When the 2nd version of this article came out in December of 2005, the REALbasic IDE had been rewritten to use the newer, modern interface and Carbon applications were still the rage for most Mac OS X applications. I will admit that the changes […]

Current Notes 12

Posted on December 21st, 2007 by Paul Lefebvre

A few tidbits of information before Christmas.
Software

WindowSplitter 7.1 - Einhugur is updating their excellent controls again after a brief hiatus
CoreClasses 4.6 - High-speed arrays, stacks , queues and more
PictureEffects 6.1 - For all your image manipulation needs

Information

REAL Software site uses REAL SQL Server - A good example of “dogfooding”

Community

Holiday Teasers - Some interesting things are […]

Current Notes 11

Posted on December 12th, 2007 by Paul Lefebvre

It’s late. Time for bed.
Software

Open Source HelpRunner Module - A way to use native Windows and OS X help files
ZigVersion - A Subversion client for OS X
e-CryptIt Engine 9.3 - An update to powerful encryption plug-in from Einhugur
PictureEffects 6.0 - A plugin to manipulate your images, also from Einhugur
Valentina 3.5 - An update to […]

NumberField Control

Posted on December 6th, 2007 by Paul Lefebvre

NumberField is a subclass of EditField that allows the user to only type numbers. To use it, import the NumberField.rbo control into your project and then drag it to a window (you’ll find it in the Project Controls section of the control list). There is only one property, which you can modify in […]

Convert Microsoft BASIC Format Real Numbers to IEEE Format

Posted on December 6th, 2007 by Paul Lefebvre

A fellow REALbasic developer, Roger Oren, was kind enough to share this code to the REALbasic community. This code is a REALbasic module that converts the Microsoft BASIC Format real numbers into IEEE format real numbers (and back). It runs on all platforms.
Download Convert MS BASIC Format REAL Numbers to IEEE Format

StaticLink Control

Posted on December 6th, 2007 by Paul Lefebvre

This is a subclass of the StaticText control that gives you the functionality of a hyperlink in your applications. To use it, simply drag the StaticLink control to your Window (you can find it in the Project Controls section of the control list). You can then set its behavior directly in the IDE […]

Current Notes 10

Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Paul Lefebvre

Digging out from our first snowstorm of the year.
Software

MonkeyBread MBS Plugin 7.7 - A very useful and comprehensive plugin
HelpLogic 1.5 Beta 3 - Mac OS X version only for now, though
iChart123 - Open-source charting component
SnagIt 7.2.5 for free - Great Windows screen capture software
Camtasia Studio for free - Screencasting software for Windows
GraffitiVBScript - Use VBScript […]