Aug 08
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X-Designer 8.1
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Batch Processing |
Optional extra: increase in the number of simultaneous X-Designer invocations when running in batch mode |
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Improved Robustness |
XVisual code generation
OpenGL dependency
xlmd version handling
OpenMotif absence |
Nov 07
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Java |
Support for 1.4 through 1.6
Uses Java Generics
New widget classes: Spring and Box Layout
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Support of Custom Hierarchies |
Custom Attributes
Override Attributes
Resource Restrictions
User Documentation
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Usability Enhancements |
Smart Layout
Pixmap Editor
Outliner Widget
Widget Transformations
Reset from Top
X11R6 Hook Object
OpenGL Support
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Import File Formats |
XML & UIL added to File Import
xml2xd
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For more details see the X-Designer 8.0 New Features PDF |
Nov 04
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X-Designer 7.3
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Miscellaneous |
Truecolor visuals fully supported
Improved navigation
User fields in generated data structures
Compatibility with Motif 2.2.x
MAC OS X support
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Apr 04
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X-Designer 7.1
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Miscellaneous |
Improved Windows code generation
Improved Definition handling
Enhanced uil2xd
Additional Widget integrations
X-Designer 7.1 was first released in April 2002. Since then there have been several point releases containing
miscellaneous fixes - the latest is 7.1.8, which is available for some platforms, only. Details are in the Release Notes.
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Feb 02
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Motif 2 |
Full support for Motif 2.1
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Accessibility |
Section 508 compliant
100% keyboard accessible
Reworked keyboard navigation
Enhanced visual clues
Associated tools also keyboard accessible
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Tooltip Help |
Tooltip help on all palette and toolbar items
Code provided to implement tooltip help in your application, in Motif, MFC and Java |
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Usability |
Better management of front end, uses SessionShell
Resource panels are tabbed
Enhanced Search
Examples reworked for Motif 2.1
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Uniform Transfer Model |
Better drag & drop, selection and clipboards
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Popup Menus |
Popup menus within widgets
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New Widgets |
ComboBox,
Container,
IconGadget,
Notebook,
TabManager,
SessionShell,
SimpleSpinBox,
SpinBox,
GrabShell,
PrintShell
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Other extensions |
Tri-state toggles,
File Selection Box path mode,
Paned Window orientation,
Scale & Slider marks and visuals,
Gadget coloration,
Layout Direction
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Resources |
Resource panels use tabs and SpinBox
Non Motif 2 resources marked as deprecated
Many new resources for Gadgets and Scale
Three new general callbacks for every widget
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XML |
Save your designs ad XML
Process your XML into web pages |
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Code Generation |
Two new modes - Motif 2.1 & Motif 1.2
Motif 1.2 generation maps new widgets sensibly
Java Swing - choose 1.2/1.3 or 1.4 |
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UIL code |
Abstract & nested UIL object generation
Enhanced resource generation
Support for Java Layout components
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Others |
Generated and supplied code is thread safe
Motif 2.1 feature & Motif 1.2 deprecation signs
Deprecated Motif 1.2 code replaced
Compound String generation reworked
Support for X11R6 extensions
X Visuals and Colormap improvements
Xlib/Xt error/warning handling
Application-specific XRM options
Extended Java Support - for 1.4 and JSpinner
Improved MFC support
Client/Server code reworked
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Jan 00
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Java Swing Code |
Java support for Swing (Java 1.2) |
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Advanced Windows Code generation |
Add event handlers to widgets
Generate Visual C++ project file
Default to latest MFC
Application shell inherits from CDialog
Activate Help callbacks
Automatic scrolling in Windows |
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Java support for 3rd party widgets |
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Multi-language Makefile generation |
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Widget integrations |
A large number of pre-integrated widget sets including HTML widgets
Widget integrations brought up to date with latest widget releases |
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Jun 98
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X-Designer 5.0 - Advanced Technology Edition
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Tookit independence |
Program to an API above the standard UI toolkits with simple getters and setters. |
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Client/Server |
X-Designer generates a thin client (Motif, Windows or Java) and a server module |
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Instantly Live |
Wire applications into X-Designer and see live data populating designs in X-Designer. |
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Internet Connectivity |
X-Designer generates client to parse HTML or other SGML derived content
Uses HTTP to communicate to Internet servers
Add your own MIME handlers |
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Java 1.1 and 1.0 |
Java code generation for both 1.1 and 1.0. |
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Fast Find |
Click on a widget in the dynamic display to have it automatically selected in the design |
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AppGuru Designer |
Graphical tool for designing new AppGuru templates |
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Export to Pure Java builder |
Export designs to Visaj. |
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Windows generation updated |
Supports Windows MFC 4 and MFC 5 |
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Multi-target Makefiles |
Can select ABI (32-bit or 64-bit) as well as platform targets |
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Advanced Widget integration |
Greatly improved widget integration programs with Widget integrations brought up to date with latest widget releases |
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Jan 97
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Cross platform support |
Allows Motif, Windows and Java source code to be generated from the same design
Includes Java font mapping, and a full Java package for Motif components
Support for Java layouts such as grid bag |
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WYSIWYG dynamic display |
Separate resource database for the dynamic display |
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Global Object Functions |
Font, pixmap and string objects can be promoted to be visible across design files |
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Widget integrations |
brought up to date with latest widget releases |
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Jul 96
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XD/Capture * |
Take any Motif application and "capture" its user interface into X-Designer - great for migrating legacy programs |
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XD/Replay * |
Record and playback any Xt program - great for testing and demos |
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AppGuru |
Wizard to start new designs from templates |
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XD/Help |
HTML help viewer for the generated application |
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Source Code Editing |
Edit both stubs and preludes from within X-Designer, editing either in place or with your favourite editor |
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Callbacks Dialog |
New callbacks dialog organised by type and with access to code editing
Window manager protocol, and C++ methods supported |
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New Generate Dialog |
showing summary options, and code |
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Resource Annotations |
Change bars
Symbols to denote which resources will generate into Windows. |
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Enhanced Pixmap Editor |
Drag & drop any picture onto editor
Rotate and reflect images
Change all instances of a colour
Better support for transparent colour
New toolbar |
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Redesigned Layout editor |
New toolbar
Single panel of operation modes
Separate layout menu for alignment and distribution
Move widgets without breaking attachments
Multiple selection shows primary selection |
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Folding in design tree |
Collapse sub-trees |
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Usability improvements |
Multiple selection
More functionality accessible via toolbar
More keyboard accelerators
Default widget name by type
Flexible palette
Status line
Definition families
improved links with manage & unmanage |
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Widget integrations |
brought up to date with latest widget releases |
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May 95
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X-Designer 4.0 - The Cross-Platform GUI Builder
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Cross-platform |
Windows MFC code generation |
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Widget integrations |
brought up to date with latest widget releases |
