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REALbasic News by Seth Willits
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REALbasic Items
SearchField Control Plugin v1.0b2
Freak Software's SearchField Control Plugin which implements the real rounded search field in Mac OS X has been updated to be more like other REALbasic controls (such as the addition of a KeyDown event). The plugin's full source code is include with the download, so have fun with it.
SQLitePluginPro v1.2
The fine folks at SQLabs released SQLitePluginPro version 1.2. SQLitePluginPro utilizes REALbasic's built-in database API allowing seamless transitions from another database engine and the same ease of use. The plugin uses SQLite as the database backend for its speed and stability and is fully cross-platform. The databases themselves can even be opened on Windows, Linux, Solaris, Irix, and any other OS that supports SQLite. Version 1.2 adds support for the upcoming SQLiteServer, updated Mach-O support, and a number of minor bug fixes. An SQLitePluginPro single-user license is $119. Company and redistribution licenses are also available. For more information, visit the SQLabs website.
Display Overlord Plugin v1.0
The Display Overlord plugin adds numerous global methods to REALbasic that control video display resolution, refresh rate, colour depth, and brightness (gamma). Additional methods are provided to gather display information such as available modes, screen geometry/depth, and refresh rates. Currently for Mac OS 9 and OS X with PEF and Mach-O support, the plugin is open source.
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SQLiteManager v1.1
From our good friends at SQLabs, SQLiteManager is a database manager for SQLite databases. With SQLiteManager you can create and browse tables, indexes, and views, insert, remove, and edit table records, and execute arbitrary SQL statements. You can also save commonly used SQL scripts directly in any database. A flexible and powerful report generation system allows you to export data in almost any text format you can imagine, including HTML, CSV, and XML. A single-user license for SQLiteManager is $39. Numerous individually minor improvements have added more polish and finesse to the application.
iSticky 1.2
Insist announced the release of iSticky 1.2, a cool little application that combines internet with sticking notes on your desktop. With iSticky, a new way has been created to send small messages to each other by being able to stick them on each others' desktops! New in 1.2 is the ability to do so over Rendezvous. Also, customizing notes has been improved, and synchronization is possible with iStickyServer. iSticky costs $22.95.
May 26, 2004
REAL Software News
REALbasic 5.5.2 is Released
REAL Software released REALbasic 5.5.2. Version 5.5.2 adds to REALbasic’s database, graphics, and console applications functionality, and is a free maintenance update for all REALbasic 5.5 customers.
REALbasic Demo Included with Microsoft Office 2004
A demo version of REALbasic 5.5 is included on the new Microsoft Office:Mac 2004 CD. "Anyone familiar with VBA programming for Microsoft Office can benefit from using REALbasic [with Office]," states Sean Arney, of Rules Software, who uses REALbasic in addition to VBA and C++ to create Office automation software. Questions of future plans of Microsoft wanting to aquire REAL Software were raised by some users. Fear not. Being all powerful, I will never let this happen. :^)
REALbasic Sessions Offered at OpenBase Conference
OpenBase International, Ltd. and REAL Software, Inc. will provide practical, how-to sessions on developing database applications using REALbasic as one of the offerings at the OpenBase Developers Conference. The 2004 OpenBase Developers Conference will be held in Maui, Hawaii, September 2 – 6, 2004.
REALbasic Items
Equation Compiler Plugin v3.0
Equation Compiler Plugin 3.0 is a complete rewrite of the previous Equation Compiler Plugin. The revised plugin allows a user, during run time, to create a function, with 0 to 6 variables as doubles, which is then compiled to the appropriate machine language. The names of the variables can be assigned by the user. This function, which returns a double as its value, can then be used as desired by the program just like any REALbasic function. This is freeware if used for non-commercial purposes. But if it is used commercially you should purchase a commercial license from Kevin Raner Software.
SearchField Control Plugin v1.0b1
Freak Software's SearchField Control Plugin implements the real rounded search field in Mac OS X. Everything you would need to know about this plugin can be found here.
Undo Toolkit v1.2.1
Undo Toolkit allows you to add unlimited undo and redo to your REALbasic project. The toolkit includes classes that track and record undoable actions, a Window subclass that automatically prompts the user to save changes, support for MacOS X features such as sheet windows and the Aqua "red dot" change flag, and one-to-one replacements for the built-in REALbasic controls. New in version 1.2.1 are bug fixes, expanded documentation, and additionaly classes and feature.
UNIT Plugin v1.0 Beta
The UNIT Plugin from Bob Delaney adds the UINT type to REALbasic. UINT is a 32-bit unsigned integer. You can add, subtract, multiply, divide, and compare UINTs. Test UINT.rb is an RB project showing how the plugin can be used.
Core Foundation Wrappers
Thomas Reed finally finished fleshing out the last class in the distribution, CFBundle which completes the bulk of the functionality needed for his own purposes. The wrapper classes wrap the Core Foundation classes (CFBundle, CFString, CFNumber, etc) into REALbasic classes. The classes are available from <http://www.bitjuggler.com/extra/>.
PortMidi Wrappers v0.1
Jon Johnson released version 0.1 of his PortMidi wrappers project. PortMidi is an open-source library that provides the same API on Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows to access MIDI devices for both reading and writing. Currently, this only works on OS X, but Windows and Linux support will come soon. Also, without a MIDI device, this project will be rather useless. The final requirement is REALbasic 5.5, as it requires Mach-O compilation.
Stub Plugin Maker v1.0b1
Jon Johnson, genius in the making, wrote a DARN nifty little plugin for plugin developers who want to write mach-o only plugins without having to use CodeWarrior to build a PEF stub plugin. It is very much a work in progress but with additional features (support for control) it'll become a must-have for Mac OS X plugin developers. More info can be found here.
HelpLogic v1.0a2
With HelpLogic from Electric Butterfly, you can easily create help systems for your software and web sites from a single source! Save time with the integrated Workshop, Visual TOC Builder, HTML Editor, Link Manager and Page Templates to quickly generate Web-based Help, Apple Help, UniHelp, and PDF** documentation.
ElfData Plugin v2.5b2
The ElfData plugin is a string processing library, which can make many string processing operations both simpler and faster, and even make things possible that before, weren't possible! The ElfData plugin is built for Unicode from the start, offering almost all of it's functionality for Unicode as well as bytes. There are many things you can't do in RB that you can with my plugin, like verify that some text is valid UTF8, or check for BOMs automatically and more.
ChartPart / Charting Picture v2.0b1
Corey Redlien uploaded the latest and greatest changes to the charting class ChartPart. Licensed under LGPL, this class allows the REALbasic author to easily add a bar, line or pie chart object to their classes with very little coding required.
Made With REALbasic
FastTunes v1.0
FastTunes is a little utility that helps you control iTunes. When you activate it, it will show the default iTunes controls, floating over your screen. You can use these buttons just like you would use them in iTunes.
RPGMapMaker v3.5
RPGMapMaker from Francois Menneteau, a tool for drawing maps with polygonal grids is updated to version 3.5. Menneteau notes that polygonal maps are used in Role Playing Games, but can also be used for many other purposes. RPGMapMaker 3.5 is made with REALbasic from REAL Software, Inc.
On-Target Report v4.0
On-Target Reports 4.0 is an easy to use reporting tool for popular databases including FrontBase, MySQL, ODBC, OpenBase, Oracle, PostgreSQL, PrimeBase, REALDatabase, Sybase ASE and Valentina, allowing rapid and easy visual report building and printing.
May 12, 2004
REAL Software News
Win an iPod Mini from REAL Software
REAL Software, Inc. announced today a special incentive to encourage REALbasic developers to enter their software in the Apple Design Awards competition. REAL Software will provide an iPod Mini to any REALbasic developer whose application wins or is a runner-up for an Apple Design Award this year. To be eligible to win an iPod mini, the winning application(s) must be made with REALbasic.
Apple Design Award Categories include:
Best Product New to Mac OS
Most Innovative Mac OS X Product
Best Mac OS X User Experience
Best Mac OS X Technology Adoption
Best Mac OS X Open Source Product
Best Mac OS X Server Solution
Best Mac OS X Entertainment Product
Best Mac OS X Scientific Computing Solution
Best Mac OS X Student Product
For more information on the Apple Design Awards and to submit an entry, please visit: <http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/ada.html>. The deadline for entry is May 17, 2004. The winners will be announced at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference on Tuesday, June 29, 2004.
REALbasic Items
SQLitePluginPro 1.1
The fine folks at SQLabs released SQLitePluginPro version 1.1. SQLitePluginPro utilizes REALbasic's built-in database API allowing seamless transitions from another database engine and the same ease of use. The plugin uses SQLite as the database backend for its speed and stability and is fully cross-platform. The databases themselves can even be opened on Windows, Linux, Solaris, Irix, and any other OS that supports SQLite. Version 1.1 adds Linux and Mach-O support as well as updated documentation. An SQLitePluginPro single-user license is $119. Company and redistribution licenses are also available. For more information, visit the SQLabs website.
SuperSpriteSurface v1.0
Hardware accelerated via OpenGL with full translucency, rotation, scaling, etc., the works, SuperSpriteSurface is an awesome alternative to RB3d and the SpriteSurface class for games made in REALbasic. Currently Mac only, Windows support is hopefully coming soon. The per license cost of SuperSpriteSurface is $29.95, payable via the internet through PayPal (membership not required).
SearchField
SearchField is a knockoff of the Mac OS X search field control. The focus rect is too big and doesn't look quite right, and I think the added classes (which are supposed to aid in searching) are a bit more than I'd like to have, but it does work well enough and get the appearance of the field itself right by using images.
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OhmiGene
OhmiGene is a freeware program for genealogical data processings. This software works only on Mac OS X, provided with a screen of a minimum resolution of 1024x768 A adaptation for MacOSclassic and PC (Windows), even Linux, is possible in the end of the phase of development. The version 0.10 ( b1 ) allows to create and to administer completely genealogical databases. The import of gecom files is implemented. No export is implemented in this version.
May 05, 2004
REALbasic Items
SuperSpriteSurface v1.0 (Final)
Hardware accelerated via OpenGL with full translucency, rotation, scaling, etc., the works, SuperSpriteSurface is an awesome alternative to RB3d and the SpriteSurface class for games made in REALbasic. Currently Mac only, Windows support is hopefully coming soon. The per license cost of SuperSpriteSurface is $29.95, payable via the internet through PayPal (membership not required).
MBS Plugin v4.1
Monkeybread Software released version 4.1 of the already instanely large and all-encompassing MBS plug-in for REALbasic which has over 350 classes, 4 controls, and over 7,200 documented functions. Like I said, it's huge. Major updates for version 4.1 are Rendezvous support for Windows, Picture Effect classes, Clipboard class for Mac OS, improved Mac OS X support for StatusItem, CoreAudio, WebKit, QuickTime, and CoreGraphics, as well as improved RB 5.5 compatibilty.
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Stock Investment Guide v1.5
Churr Software has released an update to Stock Investment Guide, the only stock club analysis software for OS X. Version 1.5 adds online integration with the Online Premium Service database of more than 10,000 companies. The user enters a stock symbol, clicks a button, then the stock data is imported directly into SIG. Performing securities analysis for stock investment clubs has never been easier. Stock Investment Guide is available for download for $39.95 (U.S.). A free demo version is available for download.
Easy Barcode Pen
Easy Barcode Technologies, a company dedicated to creating innovative, user-friendly barcode solutions, introduced the Easy Barcode Pen, a pen-shapped scanner designed to read barcodes into any desktop application, including FileMaker Pro, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Excel. The Easy Barcode Pen features instant, driverless, plug-and-play operation with any USB-based Macintosh or Windows computer, and offers advanced customization options with the included setup booklet. A USB port, along with Mac OS X 10.1 or later (fully compatible with 10.2 and 10.3), Mac OS 9.x, or Windows 98 2nd Edition or later are required. The price is $256.00 in U.S. dollars. Shipping is $6.75 U.S. domestic, $20.00 international.
Spam Spade v1.0
Spam Spade, from Quicomm, scans your email and plots on a map exactly from where it was delivered. This permits you to readily identify true email from fraudulent email (worms, viruses, etc.). It also lets you easily report spammers and users whose machines are infected with viruses to their respective Internet Service Providers (ISPs). You can watch a movie of Spam Spade in action if you'd like. Spam Spade runs under Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP and Mac OS X and is just under $100.
eTrain v1.5.4
eTrain, a new generation model train controller program for the Macintosh, has been updated to version 1.5.4 from 1.4.7. (I'm not entirely sure how that works. Anyway...) eTrain allows you to control with Marklin electric model trains from your computer with a USB-Serial device. eTrain is free and "Proudly made with REALbasic."
April 28, 2004
REAL Software News
REALbasic 5.5.2b4 is Released
5.5.2b4 has a good number of fixes, two optimizations, an improvement, and two new features, one of which is a Handle property for the DragItem class on Mac OS (YES!!!!). The oodles of fixes are too numerous to list, but nothing extraordinary.
REALbasic Items
XMLDictionary 1.2.5
XMLDictionary is a REALbasic 5.5 module which can read and write the contents of a REALbasic Dictionary instance to XML and plist files. New in 1.2.1 is a bug fix relating to plist-compatible mode not being preserved in certain cases and a change in exporting colors to plist files since plists don't support colors. The new version allows developers to set values on the dictionary before parsing the XML file and it won't clear them (although it will still overwrite them), essentially allowing default values. It will also respect nested dictionaries, so you can set up a set of nested dictionaries with default values and it will use those nested dictionaries.
AE Monitor 1.6
AE Monitor allows Mac OS X developers to capture, analyze, and recreate Apple Events. Users can examine the internal workings of each event and create source code to replicate the event from their applications. Many development environments are supported, including REALbasic, Perl, Tcl, and any environment that can use the AEBuild() command with an AEGizmo string. Additionally, AE Monitor can create native REALbasic code to send Apple Events. AE Monitor requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later and a free 30-day demo is available.
FMOT Wrappers v1.1
FMOD is a cross platform audio library that supports a wide range of audio formats and playback options, including a physically correct 3D audio engine. The FMOD Wrappers consist of classes and modules that implement a subset of FMOD's functionality via familiar REALbasic style interfaces. Version 1.1 is mainly a maintenance release, but has received many updates to the API to better take advantage of features introduced in REALbasic 5.5. The FMOD Wrappers are free and opensource, and are compatible with Mac OS X & Mac OS 9 (PEF Carbon only) as well as Win32.
AsyncKeyHelper v1.0
AsyncKeyHelper is a small example of how to read the keyboard asynchronously using key names rather than raw key codes, while transparently handling different keyboard layouts. This new release takes advantage of new functionality built into RB 5.5 and should compile for any supported platform (previous version was Mac OS only). AsyncKeyHelper is free and opensource and now requires RB 5.5. The Mac-only RB 5.2 compatible version is still available however.
ElfData Plugin v2.5
The ElfData plugin offers high performance, ease of use, and power for string processing, with hundreds of functions which can help developers speed up common string operations by thousands of times. In the past the plugin was commercially licensed and with this release, it now becomes "usually free" and open source, and will remain so indefinitely. The licence is free for non-commercial applications, and the price is user-choosable for commercial applications.
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Subtitler 1.4
Belle Nuit Subtitler is a standalone program to edit and render subtitles for using in Avid or in Final Cut Pro. With Subtitler, translators can prepare the subtitles themselves, freeing the editor from typing time and error. New features in version 1.5 include spotting with QuickTime movies, Timecode comments, exporting spotts to Avid (EDL), Final Cut Pro (XML) and DVD Studio Pro (STL), and exporting to 720p.
DiscBlaze 3.1
DiscBlaze, from Radical Breeze, is an easy to use application for burning data to CDs and DVDs. Not only can it burn data, it can burn audio CDs from any QuickTime compatible audio format, multiple sessions to the same CD, Toast or ISO disc image files (Mac OS X 10.3 only), and whole whole lot more. New in DiscBlaze 3.1 is a couple of burn list enhancements, AppleScript support, and a few other welcomed improvements. DiscBlaze costs $19 and is available for Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later.
Seth's News
Currently working on a small but delicious contract which could lead to more in the future. (Yay!) I could very well use the money and they could certainly use the help, so all is golden there. I have a Calculus II Midterm tomorrow and I have about 7 sections of homework to do for it, all today (it's how I "study"). My super top secret MJ-12 project is still in the works but hinging on some documentation. Yet another solo project is on the drawing board. I'm addicted to America's Army Operations yet again and only see a possible end when my newly purchased Tippmann A-5 paintball gun arrives, or 30 weeks from now when I drive off the lot with my new 2005 Mustang. Sure does bring new meaning to the words "poor college student" doesn't it?
April 21, 2004
WWDC News
Visual Basic to REALbasic Track Announced
Track 636 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is titled "Porting Visual Basic Applications to Mac OS X." On Friday of the fun-filled week of Mac geekdom, track-goers will learn how to use REALbasic to port existing Visual Basic application to the Mac OS X platform, see the differences between Visual Basic and REALbasic, and learn how to take advantage of it for migrating your applications to the Mac. Find out how far VB Project Converter will take you, and learn tips, tricks, and techniques that will help make your port go as smooth as possible. This session includes a case study of how one vendor brought their solution over to the Mac OS X platform.
REALbasic Items
SuperSpriteSurface 1.0b2
Hardware accelerated via OpenGL with full translucency, rotation, scaling, etc., the works, SuperSpriteSurface is an awesome alternative to RB3d and the SpriteSurface class for games made in REALbasic. Currently Mac only, Windows support is hopefully coming soon. $29.95 when it's final.
Date & Time Controls 3.1
The DateControl classes provide a date and time field for REALbasic that replicate the functionality of the date & time fields in the Mac OS and Windows Date & Time Control Panel. Version 3.1 includes all new demo project, over 2 dozen new getter/setter field methods, as well as revised and updated documentation. In addition, there are 14 new date object properties and methods. The DateControl classes require REALbasic 5.5 and costs $35 to register.
SQLitePluginPro 1.0.6
The fine folks at SQLabs released SQLitePluginPro version 1.0.6. SQLitePluginPro utilizes REALbasic's built-in database API allowing seamless transitions from another database engine and the same ease of use. The plugin uses SQLite as the database backend for its speed and stability and is fully cross-platform. The databases themselves can even be opened on Windows, Linux, Solaris, Irix, and any other OS that supports SQLite. Version 1.0.6 now uses the "blob" datatype, expands the maximum row data limitation to 16 MB, fixes a problem with binary encoding and moves a few methods around in scope. An SQLitePluginPro single-user license is $119. Company and redistribution licenses are also available. For more information, visit the SQLabs website.
SQLitePlugin 1.5
Also from SQLabs, SQLitePlugin is the "standard" version of their SQLitePluginPro. This simple-to-use database plugin for REALbasic Standard and Professional built on top of SQLite, an embeddable, stand-alone SQL database library written in C. SQLite databases are stored as files on the user's local filesystem. SQLite's on-the-fly indexing and ACID transactions ensure that SQLitePlugin databases are both fast and free from corruption. This update of SQLitePlugin uses SQLite 2.8.13, and increases the row limit to 16 MB as well. Single-developer licenses for SQLitePlugin are $29, and permit an unlimited number of royalty-free applications to be developed. Company licenses for 9 or more developers may be purchased for $239.
FTP Suite v3.2
Version 3.2 of Pyramid Design's FTP Suite includes several new features including DeleteDir, PutDir, and GetDir commands, text encoding support, and support for REALbasic 4.5. Version 3.2 of this all-encompassing FTP solution is a free upgrade for all 3.0 users and a $9.95 upgrade for hobbyists, and $19.95 for Pro users with version 1.0 through 2.2.
WASTEfield Plugin 2.1 Status
Todd Fantz writes to say:
"The developer who was working on the WASTEfield plugin has accepted a full time job and is no longer able to work on the project. He was also stuck at the point where modifying the WASTEfield 2.0 code was unproductive and a total rewrite was being discussed, especially to address changes necessary for RB 5.5+ compatibility. So...
(a) The development on WASTEfield 2.1 has stopped.
(b) The plugin as it exists today will not have any additional work done to it.
(c) I cannot charge for the plugin as it exists today, I will be looking into the possibility of releasing it as freeware, but there are other rights holders."
Todd goes on to say that he is looking for a developer to take on the job of rewriting the plugin. The job is paying but not any specified amount. To get in touch with Todd, email him at: tfantz -at- mindspring -dot- com.
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ZeboPhoto 1.4.3
Bobby Cronkhite Software announced it has released ZeboPhoto version 1.4.3 which adds a tips window, subfolders preference, refined icons and a few other tweaks. ZeboPhoto is shareware ($10 and up) and is available now from the Bobby Cronkhite Software web site.
REAL Software News
Made with REALbasic Showcase
REAL Software, Inc. announced on Thursday (04/15) that the company is accepting software entries for the Made with REALbasic Showcase. Software entries accepted in the Made with REALbasic Showcase will demonstrate the variety and quality of software that can be produced with REALbasic. Aspiring software developers can visit the Showcase and see how REALbasic can be used to turn ideas into software and software companies.
Entries can be submitted at <http://www.realsoftware.com/join>. There is no cost associated with submitting entries to the Showcase. Although entries can be submitted at any time, the deadline for entry for the initial Made with REALbasic program launch is April 26, 2004.
All products submitted to the Made with REALbasic Showcase must be made with REALbasic and must meet REAL Software standards of quality. If the software meets Showcase acceptance standards, it will be included. If the software is not accepted, changes will be suggested to enable the software to meet Showcase acceptance standards.
As an added benefit to software developers, REAL Software marketing staff will turn to the Made with REALbasic Showcase for software to be featured in print, online and event marketing campaigns. In addition, software approved in the Made with REALbasic Showcase can be announced to the REAL News mailing list, an opt-in media list managed by REAL Software.
REALbasic Items
PostgreSQL Tutorial
This short tutorial available on Vince Du Beau's website describes adding descriptions to tables and columns in PostgreSQL databases. The tutorial is probably a 15 minute read and includes pictures and a downloadable project.
REALbasic Off-Topic List
There are often many off-topic posts to the REALbasic mailing lists and after a while it starts to bother people. Especially when they drag on because everyone has to put in their 2¢ to say that metal windows either suck or are totally awesome, or perhaps that the pushbutton should be spaced 16 pixels rather than 14 from the left side of the window. Well, there's an unsponsored REALbasic "off-topic" list where you splurt your mind if you so desire. To subscribe to the RealBasic Off Topic List send an email (from the account you wish to receive list mail on) to: listcommands -at- starionhost d0t net. (It's all funky on purpse. Spam bots love ResEx.)
To Subscribe:
Put the words "SUBSCRIBE REALBASIC-OFFTOPIC" in the BODY of the message.
To unsubscribe:
Put the words "UNSUBSCRIBE REALBASIC-OFFTOPIC" in the BODY of the message.
To receive a list of commands you can use with the list server:
Put the words "HELP" in the BODY of the message.
Please Note: This list is provided as a service to the RealBasic community, but is not supported (or endorsed) by RealSoftware.
Made With REALbasic
SQLiteManager v1.0
From our good friends at SQLabs, SQLiteManager is a database manager for SQLite databases. With SQLiteManager you can create and browse tables, indexes, and views, insert, remove, and edit table records, and execute arbitrary SQL statements. You can also save commonly used SQL scripts directly in any database. A flexible and powerful report generation system allows you to export data in almost any text format you can imagine, including HTML, CSV, and XML. A single-user license for SQLiteManager is $39. The unregistered version runs in demo mode. In demo mode all queries return only the first 50 rows and the first 5 columns of results.
Cms5 Demo
A fully functional, non expiring demo version of someone's copy management system can now be downloaded from its web site. I say "someone" because Douglas Neale posted the release with "we" and I couldn't figure out who "we" was unless we is w58wmorden. Anyway, Douglas says that the only limitations are imposed by the use of the REALbasic database, so it is single user version with a maximum story size of 1000 words. The full version, which uses MySQL, does not have those limitations. The demos is available only for Window and Mac OS Classic. A Mac OS X version is under development.
April 10, 2004
REALbasic Items
StandardAlertSheet
StandardAlertSheet allows you to display Aqua HIG-compliant alert sheets in OS X. It doesn't use the StandardAlertSheet functionality in Carbon, although it may in the future if Charles Yeomans, the creator of StandardAlertSheet and StandardAlert, can resolve "certain issues."
PrettyXML
This small class extension of XMLNode from Belle Nuit Montage allows you to write more readable XML creation code. "Creation code" meaning, REALbasic source which creates XML output. Pretty neat, eh? Also, the "Indent" property adds textnodes to create a pretty human readable textfile!
pgSQL4RB v 1.0.1
pgSQL4RB is a RAD tool to build full-featured cross-platform PostgreSQL client applications and provides an unparalleled ease of use without any compromise on performance or on control over PostgreSQL, the best open source database around. Version 1.0.1 brings a work-around for a TCPSocket bug in REALbasic, a bug fix involving encodings, enhanced asthetics, and a few more things. Pricing and availability is too long to list.
Simple AutoComplete
Adam Shirley from DingoStick created an EditField subclass that incorporates autocompletion. This single-line Simple Autocomplete class is free and can be downloaded from the DingoStick website.
RBUnit 1.0
Unit Testing Frameworks are extremely popular with both Java and .NET developers. RBUnit brings the power of a unit testing framework to REALbasic. Features include: Test Runner UI provides a quick, visual indicator of test results, Full source code for the framework is included (Professional Edition), Allows multiple testing groups for each REALbasic project, Easily incorporated into your software, and Tests are easily repeatable to support refactoring. RBUnit 1.0 is available in a free standard version and a $39.95 Professional version.
Date & Time Controls 3.0
The DateControl classes provide a date and time field for REALbasic that replicate the functionality of the date & time fields in the Mac OS and Windows Date & Time Control Panel. Release 3.0 provides enhanced cross platform compatibility and REALbasic 5.5 support. In addition, there are 14 new date object properties and methods. The DateControl classes require REALbasic 5.5 and costs $35 to register.
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HexSame v1.0
HexSame is a semi-clone of the old game Tusami. There are several other versions of this same kind of game, but the name of any of them elude me at the moment. Users beware, no instructions or anything, and turn down your sound.... the sound effects are harsh! Available for Mac OS X and Mac OS 9
Front End Digital Media Player
For $6.95, users can easily create play lists of up to 99 images, movies, and sounds files. Three media modes can be used to play back the media, including a fullscreen presentation. A "shuttle control" (I think they meant to say shutter), provides fast and slow animation as well as playing movies and sounds backwards. Front End Digital Media player is available for Mac OS X, 9, and Windows 2000 and XP.
BugManager
Stefan Pantke created a small tool to handle bugs found by your team or or clients. Available for Mac OS X and Mac OS 8/9, BugManager includes features to Create and change bug reports, Set state (Closed or Verified), Set target environment, Set application version, Set title and description, Set grade (e.g. always) and Show all or only non-closed bugs. BugManager is self contained and features an embedded DB. No other db-system (e.g. FileMaker) required. BugManager is free and comes with the warning "use it at your own risk."
Titlelistconverter 1.7
This version of Belle-Nuit's postproduction subtitle convertor also imports EDLs and creates timecode tags for the Subtitler file. The timecode tags will be important in an exciting new feature of Subtitler going beta at this moment. TitlelistConverter can read subtitle files in many formats and exports them to EDLs and Belle Nuit Subtitler Files. It appears that Titlelistconverter is actually free and available for Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.
On-Target Report 4.0 Beta Program Opens
On-Target Reports 4.0 is an easy to use reporting tool for popular databases including FrontBase, MySQL, ODBC, OpenBase, Oracle, PostgreSQL, PrimeBase, REALDatabase, Sybase ASE and Valentina, allowing rapid and easy visual report building and printing. On-Target Reports, Inc., makers of dbReports Professional invites database developers to participate in the beta program of the next release of On-Target Reports 4.0, beginning April 2, 2004. Developers can sign up for the beta program here.
Frequency 2.0
Brad Rhine today released version 2.0 of Frequency, his program for easily updating weblogs. Frequency reduces the time it takes to update weblogs by eliminating the need to access a web-based update system. The new version adds the much-requested ability to manage multiple weblogs simultaneously. Frequency 2.0 also adds built-in FTP file transfers. The program is $19 shareware and a $9 upgrade from 1.x. Frequency is available for MAc OS X and Windows 2000 and XP.
VidiSuite Television Tools
Currently consisting of VidiScript, a two column script writing application, VidiRundown, a show timing and organization tool and VidiPrompt, a teleprompting application, VidiSuite is designed to help users organize and produce a television newscast. The applications also have uses in video production and public speaking. The suite is unsupported and thus free. Interesting.
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