BlackBox Beta

[Ivan Denisov]

I think that we are very close to beta stage.
It seems that there are enough features for 1.7 release.
Are there any essential features you think we should apply for 1.7 ?

From my self, I want to add the tool to open URLs for better Internet integration (some version of InfoCmds.Start).

Josef already added some implementation of this tool in HostTextConv module...

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	PROCEDURE ShellExecute*(path: ARRAY OF CHAR);
		VAR res: INTEGER;
	BEGIN
		res := WinApi.ShellExecuteW(0, NIL, path, NIL, NIL, WinApi.SW_SHOWNORMAL);
	END ShellExecute;

However we can implement this like in this module:

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[Josef Templ]

We are almost done with the CPC changes but not completely.

When we are done with the CPC changes I would like to propose some very small
issues that will make working with BlackBox a lot more productive
and they will not have any impact on the existing system. Just small add ons
and the solution already exists since 20 years and is well tested.

I think that after so much work on exotic and more or less irrelevant bug fixes a
few issues that provide a real benefit for everyday work should be possible.

One example is adding 'source link' buttons to the properties dialog Dev/Rsrc/Inspect.
They allow to jump directly into the source code of Links, Guards, and Notifiers.
This is very simple and very convenient. It was the very first feature I added to my
BlackBox installation when I started professional work with it.

- Josef

[Robert]

I think that after so much work on exotic and more or less irrelevant bug fixes a
few issues that provide a real benefit for everyday work should be possible.

I am very tempted to agree. But we have to find the balance between small and simple new features, larger tasks, and getting 1.7 actually issued.

I also (after 20 years!) have some private patches. I try to keep these to a minimum, and, in fact, can only think of 3 source code patches - I am even using the new standard Stamps!

But your example (which I agree is useful) reminded me of another. On that Form I have changed the Level Control to an UpDownField. And I have patched the Controls code so that the modifier (sorry - control) key alters the behaviour from "Adding/subtracting 1" to "Multiplying / dividing by 10". This I often find very convenient.

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	PROCEDURE SetUpDownField (f: StdCFrames.UpDownField; val: INTEGER);
		VAR c: UpDownField; old: INTEGER;
		was, new: LONGINT;
	BEGIN
		c := f.view(UpDownField);
		IF c.item.Valid() & ~c.readOnly THEN
			old := c.item.IntVal();
			IF WinApi.GetKeyState(WinApi.VK_CONTROL) < 0 THEN
				was := old;
				IF val = was + 1 THEN new := was * 10
				ELSIF val = was - 1 THEN
					IF old < 0 THEN new := (was + 9) DIV 10 ELSE new := was DIV 10 END
				ELSE
					new := val
				END;
				val := SHORT (MAX (MIN (INTEGER), MIN (MAX (INTEGER), new)))
			END;
			IF (val >= c.min) & (val <= c.max) THEN
(*
				old := c.item.IntVal();
*)
				IF old # val THEN c.item.PutIntVal(val); Notify(c, f, Dialog.changed, old, val) END
			ELSE Dialog.Beep
			END
		END
	END SetUpDownField;

[Josef Templ]

I agree.
1.7 should be such that private patches are avoided, as long as they are of general use of course.

Using an Up-Down-Field for level is perfectly OK for me and is an improvement.
One private patch can be removed. Great.

The Ctrl-Up/Down modification is also OK and should be included in issue-#98,
which is still open. The point here is that it should be done at a different place,
viz. in HostCFrames or such that import of WinApi in Controls is not need.
Another private patch to be removed. Great.
And one more reason to proceed with issue-#98.

- Josef

[Ivan Denisov]

One more feature resolved and we one step closer to beta version. There are two features to resolve and we can change from alpha to beta.

[Ivan Denisov]

This is first beta version:
http://blackboxframework.org/unstable/m ... b1.513.zip
http://blackboxframework.org/unstable/m ... -setup.exe

Should we reset the build number?

[Ivan Denisov]

Do we ready to announce beta? Can someone help with the announcement message? It should clarify all the features which were adopted, some minor bug fixes and, I guess, our plans how to go further, what we are waiting from the community (some testing)...

[DGDanforth]

Do we ready to announce beta? Can someone help with the announcement message? It should clarify all the features which were adopted, some minor bug fixes and, I guess, our plans how to go further, what we are waiting from the community (some testing)...

If we really are at a stable version of 1.7 then I think all of us need to move our software to that version.
This means that I will need to recompile a large number of my files and use them for some time before
I can say that alpha -> beta.

I'll start doing that now.

-Doug

[DGDanforth]

By the way,
Does anyone have a tool (utility) that can recompile all modules?
Required:
(1) Enter (or browse to) top level directory and hit Compile
(2) have that tool search all sub "Mod" directories
(3) Open all .odc in Mod aan obtain IMPORT list
(4) Sort all those imports into compilation order
(5) Compile as much as possible but don't halt on a failure but rather put the file name into a failure list (document)
(6) Continue until done.

-Doug

[Ivan Denisov]

As I remember there is one such a tool made by Peter K. I will check it today and publish here.

We can provide such a tool for community for easier migration.