New in version 8.4

New in Version 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5

Platforms to show: All Mac Windows Linux Cross-Platform

New controls in version 8.4:

• control ButtonMBS
• control CocoaControlMBS
• control ImageMBS
• control LineMBS
• control OvalMBS
• control RectangleMBS
• control RoundRectangleMBS
• control WebViewControlMBS

New classes in version 8.4:

• class GammaFadeMBS
• class GammaMBS
• class NSProcessInfoMBS
• class NSProgressIndicatorMBS
• class NSResponderMBS
• class NSScrollerMBS
• class NSSliderMBS
• class NSTableColumnMBS
• class NSTableDataSourceMBS
• class NSTableViewMBS
• class NSUndoManagerMBS
• class WebOpenPanelResultListenerMBS

New modules in version 8.4:

• module RemoteControlMBS

New class events in version 8.4:

• NSTextMBS.textDidBeginEditing
• NSTextMBS.textDidChange
• NSTextMBS.textDidEndEditing
• NSTextMBS.textShouldBeginEditing as boolean
• NSTextMBS.textShouldEndEditing as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.textViewDidChangeSelection
• PhidgetDictionaryMBS.ServerConnect
• PhidgetDictionaryMBS.ServerDisconnect
• PhidgetManagerMBS.ServerConnect
• PhidgetManagerMBS.ServerDisconnect
• PhidgetMBS.ServerConnect
• PhidgetMBS.ServerDisconnect
• PhidgetMotorControlMBS.VelocityChanged(index as Integer, value as Double)
• PhidgetStepperMBS.VelocityChanged(index as Integer, value as Double)
• WebUIDelegateMBS.runOpenPanelForFileButtonWithResultListener(listener as WebOpenPanelResultListenerMBS, allowMultipleFiles as boolean) as boolean

New class methods in version 8.4:

• BlowfishMBS.Decrypt(key as string, data as string) as string
• BlowfishMBS.Encrypt(key as string, data as string) as string
• CGContextMBS.fillRoundedRect(x as Double, y as Double, w as Double, h as Double, arcWidth as Double, arcHeight as Double)
• CGContextMBS.frameArc(x as Double, y as Double, w as Double, h as Double, startAngle as Integer, arcAngle as Integer)
• CGContextMBS.frameOval(x as Double, y as Double, w as Double, h as Double)
• CGContextMBS.frameRect(x as Double, y as Double, w as Double, h as Double)
• CGContextMBS.paintArc(x as Double, y as Double, w as Double, h as Double, startAngle as Integer, arcAngle as Integer)
• CGContextMBS.paintOval(x as Double, y as Double, w as Double, h as Double)
• CGContextMBS.paintRect(x as Double, y as Double, w as Double, h as Double)
• CGContextMBS.strokeRoundedRect(x as Double, y as Double, w as Double, h as Double, arcWidth as Double, arcHeight as Double)
• CGSConnectionMBS.CGSWindowbyHandle(windowhandle as Integer) as CGSWindowMBS
• DragItemMBS.SetDragPicture(pic as picture, ImageOffsetX as single, ImageOffsetY as single, flags as Integer)
• DynaPDFMBS.DeleteEmbeddedFile(handle as Integer) as boolean
• DynaPDFMBS.InsertPicture(pic as picture, PosX as Double, PosY as Double, ScaleWidth as Double, ScaleHeight as Double) as Integer
• DynaPDFMBS.LAB(L as Integer, A as Integer, B as Integer) as Integer
• Folderitem.SaveAs8BitAlphaPNGMBS(pic as picture, colors() as color, alphas() as Integer, gamma as single = 0.0) as boolean
• Folderitem.SaveAs8BitAlphaPNGMBS(pic as picture, colors() as color, alphas() as Integer, gamma as single, Interlace as Boolean, FilterType as Integer) as boolean
• Folderitem.SaveAs8BitPNGMBS(pic as picture, colors() as color, gamma as single = 0.0) as boolean
• FSEventsMBS.Constructor(DeviceToWatch as Integer, path as string, sinceWhen as UInt64, latency as Double, flags as Integer)
• FSEventsMBS.Constructor(DeviceToWatch as Integer, paths() as string, sinceWhen as UInt64, latency as Double, flags as Integer)
• FSEventsMBS.Constructor(path as string, sinceWhen as UInt64, latency as Double, flags as Integer)
• FSEventsMBS.Constructor(paths() as string, sinceWhen as UInt64, latency as Double, flags as Integer)
• FSEventsMBS.DeviceBeingWatched as Integer
• FSEventsMBS.GetAbsoluteTime(theDate as date) as Double
• FSEventsMBS.GetDeviceID(volume as folderitem) as Integer
• FSEventsMBS.GetLastEventIdForDeviceBeforeTime(DeviceID as Integer, theTime as Double) as UInt64
• FSEventsMBS.PathsBeingWatched as String()
• FSEventsMBS.PurgeEventsForDeviceUpToEventId(DeviceID as Integer, EventID as UInt64) as boolean
• FSEventsMBS.UUIDForDevice(DeviceID as Integer) as memoryblock
• IKImageEditPanelMBS.Constructor
• IKPictureTakerMBS.Constructor
• JavaVMMBS.FreeCurrentThread
• JPEGExporterMBS.ExportRGB(data as memoryblock, width as UInt32, height as UInt32, rowbytes as UInt32)
• NSColorPanelMBS.Constructor
• NSImageMBS.addRepresentation(img as NSImageRepMBS)
• NSImageMBS.imageNamed(name as string) as NSImageMBS
• NSImageMBS.removeRepresentation(img as NSImageRepMBS)
• NSOperationQueueMBS.Constructor
• NSPanelMBS.Constructor(x as Double, y as Double, w as Double, h as Double, styleMask as Integer, BackingStoreType as Integer, deferCreation as boolean)
• NSPanelMBS.RunAlertPanel(title as string, message as string, defaultButton as string, alternateButton as string, otherButton as string) as Integer
• NSPanelMBS.RunAlertPanelRelativeToWindow(title as string, message as string, defaultButton as string, alternateButton as string, otherButton as string, docWindow as NSWindowMBS) as Integer
• NSPanelMBS.RunAlertPanelRelativeToWindow(title as string, message as string, defaultButton as string, alternateButton as string, otherButton as string, docWindow as window) as Integer
• NSPanelMBS.RunCriticalAlertPanel(title as string, message as string, defaultButton as string, alternateButton as string, otherButton as string) as Integer
• NSPanelMBS.RunCriticalAlertPanelRelativeToWindow(title as string, message as string, defaultButton as string, alternateButton as string, otherButton as string, docWindow as NSWindowMBS) as Integer
• NSPanelMBS.RunCriticalAlertPanelRelativeToWindow(title as string, message as string, defaultButton as string, alternateButton as string, otherButton as string, docWindow as window) as Integer
• NSPanelMBS.RunInformationalAlertPanel(title as string, message as string, defaultButton as string, alternateButton as string, otherButton as string) as Integer
• NSPanelMBS.RunInformationalAlertPanelRelativeToWindow(title as string, message as string, defaultButton as string, alternateButton as string, otherButton as string, docWindow as NSWindowMBS) as Integer
• NSPanelMBS.RunInformationalAlertPanelRelativeToWindow(title as string, message as string, defaultButton as string, alternateButton as string, otherButton as string, docWindow as window) as Integer
• NSScrollViewMBS.tile
• NSTextMBS.alignCenter
• NSTextMBS.alignLeft
• NSTextMBS.alignRight
• NSTextMBS.changeFont
• NSTextMBS.copy
• NSTextMBS.copyFont
• NSTextMBS.copyRuler
• NSTextMBS.cut
• NSTextMBS.delete
• NSTextMBS.maxSizeHeight as Double
• NSTextMBS.maxSizeWidth as Double
• NSTextMBS.minSizeHeight as Double
• NSTextMBS.minSizeWidth as Double
• NSTextMBS.paste
• NSTextMBS.pasteFont
• NSTextMBS.pasteRuler
• NSTextMBS.readRTFDFromFile(file as folderitem) as boolean
• NSTextMBS.replaceCharactersInRangeWithRTF(start as Integer, length as Integer, rtfData as MemoryBlock)
• NSTextMBS.replaceCharactersInRangeWithRTFD(start as Integer, length as Integer, rtfdData as MemoryBlock)
• NSTextMBS.replaceCharactersInRangeWithString(start as Integer, length as Integer, text as string)
• NSTextMBS.RTFDFromRange(start as Integer, length as Integer) as MemoryBlock
• NSTextMBS.RTFFromRange(start as Integer, length as Integer) as MemoryBlock
• NSTextMBS.scrollRangeToVisible(start as Integer, length as Integer)
• NSTextMBS.selectAll
• NSTextMBS.setFontForRange(font as NSFontMBS, start as Integer, length as Integer)
• NSTextMBS.setMaxSize(width as Double, height as Double)
• NSTextMBS.setMinSize(width as Double, height as Double)
• NSTextMBS.setTextColorForRange(colorValue as NSColorMBS, start as Integer, length as Integer)
• NSTextMBS.sizeToFit
• NSTextMBS.subscript
• NSTextMBS.superscript
• NSTextMBS.toggleRuler
• NSTextMBS.underline
• NSTextMBS.unscript
• NSTextMBS.writeRTFDToFile(file as folderitem, atomically as boolean) as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.startSpeaking
• NSTextViewMBS.stopSpeaking
• NSTextViewMBS.toggleAutomaticLinkDetection
• NSTextViewMBS.toggleAutomaticQuoteSubstitution
• NSTextViewMBS.toggleContinuousSpellChecking
• NSTextViewMBS.toggleGrammarChecking
• NSWindowMBS.Constructor(x as Double, y as Double, w as Double, h as Double, styleMask as Integer, BackingStoreType as Integer = 0, deferCreation as boolean = false, canBecomeKeyWindow as boolean = false)
• NSWindowMBS.deminiaturize
• NSWindowMBS.invalidateShadow
• NSWindowMBS.miniaturize
• NSWindowMBS.performMiniaturize
• NSWindowMBS.performZoom
• NSWindowMBS.zoom
• PhidgetAccelerometerMBS.getAccelerationMax(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetAccelerometerMBS.getAccelerationMin(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetAccelerometerMBS.getAxisCount as Integer
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.getAccelerationMax(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.getAccelerationMin(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.getEngaged(index as Integer) as boolean
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.getMotorCount as Integer
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.getPosition(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.getPositionMax(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.getPositionMin(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.getSpeedRampingOn(index as Integer) as boolean
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.getStopped(index as Integer) as boolean
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.getVelocityLimit(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.getVelocityMax(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.getVelocityMin(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.setEngaged(index as Integer, value as boolean)
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.setPosition(index as Integer, value as Double)
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.setPositionMax(index as Integer, value as Double)
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.setPositionMin(index as Integer, value as Double)
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.setSpeedRampingOn(index as Integer, value as boolean)
• PhidgetAdvancedServoMBS.setVelocityLimit(index as Integer, value as Double)
• PhidgetDictionaryMBS.getServerAddress(byref port as Integer) as string
• PhidgetDictionaryMBS.getServerID as string
• PhidgetEncoderMBS.getEncoderCount as Integer
• PhidgetEncoderMBS.getInputCount as Integer
• PhidgetEncoderMBS.getInputState(index as Integer) as boolean
• PhidgetEncoderMBS.getPosition(index as Integer) as Integer
• PhidgetEncoderMBS.setPosition(index as Integer, value as Integer)
• PhidgetInterfaceKitMBS.getInputCount as Integer
• PhidgetInterfaceKitMBS.getInputState(index as Integer) as boolean
• PhidgetInterfaceKitMBS.getOutputCount as Integer
• PhidgetInterfaceKitMBS.getOutputState(index as Integer) as boolean
• PhidgetInterfaceKitMBS.getRatiometric as boolean
• PhidgetInterfaceKitMBS.getSensorCount as Integer
• PhidgetInterfaceKitMBS.setOutputState(index as Integer, value as boolean)
• PhidgetInterfaceKitMBS.setRatiometric(value as boolean)
• PhidgetLEDMBS.getLEDCount as Integer
• PhidgetManagerMBS.getServerAddress(byref port as Integer) as string
• PhidgetManagerMBS.getServerID as string
• PhidgetMotorControlMBS.getAccelerationMax(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetMotorControlMBS.getAccelerationMin(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetMotorControlMBS.getInputCount as Integer
• PhidgetMotorControlMBS.getInputState(index as Integer) as boolean
• PhidgetMotorControlMBS.getMotorCount as Integer
• PhidgetMotorControlMBS.getVelocity(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetMotorControlMBS.setVelocity(index as Integer, value as Double)
• PhidgetPHSensorMBS.getPHMax as Double
• PhidgetPHSensorMBS.getPHMin as Double
• PhidgetPHSensorMBS.getPotentialMax as Double
• PhidgetPHSensorMBS.getPotentialMin as Double
• PhidgetRFIDMBS.getAntennaOn as boolean
• PhidgetRFIDMBS.getLEDOn as boolean
• PhidgetRFIDMBS.getOutputCount as Integer
• PhidgetRFIDMBS.getOutputState(index as Integer) as boolean
• PhidgetRFIDMBS.getTagStatus as boolean
• PhidgetRFIDMBS.setAntennaOn(value as boolean)
• PhidgetRFIDMBS.setLEDOn(value as boolean)
• PhidgetRFIDMBS.setOutputState(index as Integer, value as boolean)
• PhidgetServoMBS.getEngaged(index as Integer) as boolean
• PhidgetServoMBS.getMotorCount as Integer
• PhidgetServoMBS.getPosition(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetServoMBS.getPositionMax(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetServoMBS.getPositionMin(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetServoMBS.setEngaged(index as Integer, value as boolean)
• PhidgetServoMBS.setPosition(index as Integer, value as Double)
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getAccelerationMax(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getAccelerationMin(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getCurrentLimit(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getCurrentMax(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getCurrentMin(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getEngaged(index as Integer) as boolean
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getInputCount as Integer
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getMotorCount as Integer
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getPositionMax(index as Integer) as int64
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getPositionMin(index as Integer) as int64
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getStopped(index as Integer) as boolean
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getTargetPosition(index as Integer) as int64
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getVelocity(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getVelocityLimit(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getVelocityMax(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetStepperMBS.getVelocityMin(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetStepperMBS.setCurrentLimit(index as Integer, value as Double)
• PhidgetStepperMBS.setCurrentPosition(index as Integer, value as int64)
• PhidgetStepperMBS.setEngaged(index as Integer, value as boolean)
• PhidgetStepperMBS.setTargetPosition(index as Integer, value as int64)
• PhidgetStepperMBS.setVelocityLimit(index as Integer, value as Double)
• PhidgetTemperatureSensorMBS.getAmbientTemperature as Double
• PhidgetTemperatureSensorMBS.getAmbientTemperatureMax as Double
• PhidgetTemperatureSensorMBS.getAmbientTemperatureMin as Double
• PhidgetTemperatureSensorMBS.getPotentialMax(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetTemperatureSensorMBS.getPotentialMin(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetTemperatureSensorMBS.getTemperatureInputCount as Integer
• PhidgetTemperatureSensorMBS.getTemperatureMax(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetTemperatureSensorMBS.getTemperatureMin(index as Integer) as Double
• PhidgetTemperatureSensorMBS.getThermocoupleType(index as Integer) as Integer
• PhidgetTemperatureSensorMBS.setThermocoupleType(index as Integer, value as Integer)
• PhidgetTextLCDMBS.getBacklight as boolean
• PhidgetTextLCDMBS.getColumnCount as Integer
• PhidgetTextLCDMBS.getRowCount as Integer
• PhidgetTextLCDMBS.setBacklight(backlightState as boolean)
• PhidgetTextLCDMBS.setDisplayCharacter(index as Integer, column as Integer, character as Integer)
• PhidgetTextLEDMBS.getColumnCount as Integer
• PhidgetTextLEDMBS.getRowCount as Integer
• SFPasswordAssistantMBS.Constructor
• SystemInformationMBS.isMacOSX as Boolean
• SystemInformationMBS.isWindows2000(orHigher as boolean = false) as Boolean
• SystemInformationMBS.isWindowsVista(orHigher as boolean = false) as Boolean
• SystemInformationMBS.isWindowsXP(orHigher as boolean = false) as Boolean
• TiffPictureMBS.GetFieldDefaultedString(Tag as Integer, byref value as String) as boolean
• TiffPictureMBS.GetFieldString(Tag as Integer, byref value as string) as boolean
• TiffPictureMBS.SetFieldString(Tag as Integer, value as string) as boolean
• WebScriptCallbackMBS.Constructor
• WebViewMBS.Constructor(left as Double, top as Double, width as Double, height as Double)
• window.GetWindowBoundsMBS(byref x as Integer, byref y as Integer, byref w as Integer, byref h as Integer) as Integer
• window.SetWindowBoundsMBS(x as Integer, y as Integer, w as Integer, h as Integer) as Integer

New class properties in version 8.4:

• CalEventMBS.recurrenceRule as CalRecurrenceRuleMBS
• JPEGImporterMBS.Mode as Integer
• NSImageMBS.backgroundColor as NSColorMBS
• NSScrollViewMBS.documentView as NSViewMBS
• NSScrollViewMBS.horizontalScroller as NSScrollerMBS
• NSScrollViewMBS.verticalScroller as NSScrollerMBS
• NSTextMBS.alignment as Integer
• NSTextMBS.baseWritingDirection as Integer
• NSTextMBS.font as NSFontMBS
• NSTextMBS.isFieldEditor as boolean
• NSTextMBS.textColor as NSColorMBS
• NSTextViewMBS.acceptsGlyphInfo as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.allowsDocumentBackgroundColorChange as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.allowsImageEditing as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.allowsUndo as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.AutomaticLinkDetectionEnabled as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.AutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.backgroundColor as NSColorMBS
• NSTextViewMBS.ContinuousSpellCheckingEnabled as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.displaysLinkToolTips as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.insertionPointColor as NSColorMBS
• NSTextViewMBS.RulerVisible as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.usesFindPanel as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.usesFontPanel as boolean
• NSTextViewMBS.usesRuler as boolean
• NSViewMBS.autoresizesSubviews as boolean
• NSViewMBS.autoresizingMask as Integer
• NSViewMBS.focusRingType as Integer
• NSWindowMBS.acceptsMouseMovedEvents as boolean
• NSWindowMBS.alphaValue as Double
• NSWindowMBS.contentView as NSViewMBS
• NSWindowMBS.hasShadow as boolean
• NSWindowMBS.hidesOnDeactivate as boolean
• NSWindowMBS.ignoresMouseEvents as boolean
• NSWindowMBS.isDocumentEdited as boolean
• NSWindowMBS.isExcludedFromWindowsMenu as boolean
• NSWindowMBS.isMiniaturized as boolean
• NSWindowMBS.isMovableByWindowBackground as boolean
• NSWindowMBS.isOpaque as boolean
• NSWindowMBS.isZoomed as boolean
• NSWindowMBS.Level as Integer
• NSWindowMBS.miniwindowImage as Variant
• NSWindowMBS.miniwindowTitle as String
• NSWindowMBS.showsResizeIndicator as boolean
• NSWindowMBS.showsToolbarButton as boolean
• NSWindowMBS.styleMask as Integer
• NSWindowMBS.windowNumber as Integer
• window.WindowMoveToActiveSpaceMBS as boolean
• window.WindowVisibleInAllSpacesMBS as boolean

New global functions in version 8.4:

• DNSAddressToNameIPv6MBS(HostAddress as string) as string
• DNSNameToAddressIPv6MBS(HostName as string) as string
• GetSystemColorSyncProfileMBS as ColorSyncProfileMBS
• GetWindowsColorProfileMBS as folderitem
• InstallWebPolicyDelegate(extends w as WebViewMBS, theDelegate as WebPolicyDelegateMBS)
• InstallWebResourceLoadDelegate(extends w as WebViewMBS, theDelegate as WebResourceLoadDelegateMBS)
• InstallWebUIDelegate(extends w as WebViewMBS, theDelegate as WebUIDelegateMBS)
• PictureToPNGStringMBS(pic as picture, gamma as single, Interlace as Boolean, FilterType as Integer) as string
• RemoveHTMLTagsWithMBS(AsciiTextWithTags as string, Replacement as string) as string

751 new items including 12 new classes 8 new controls one new module 212 new methods 15 new events 49 new properties for existing classes and 9 new global methods.

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