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[Updates, features:]

Hi all,

We have made a new build for Iceitps Utilities available for download:

http://www.icetips.com/downloadfile.php?FileID=189


There are several updates and fixes in this release:

Updates, features:

June 9, 2011
Added FileToLines method to the String Class

September 20, 2011
Added GetRegEx method to Registry Class

September 20, 2011
Added QueryValue method to Registry Class

September 20, 2011
Modified OpenRegistryKey method in Registry Class

September 20, 2011
Added GetValueType method to Registry Class

September 27, 2011
Added IsProgramRunning method to Windows Class

October 1, 2011
Added "Limit Program Instance" global extension template.
Added ActivateWindow method to Windows Class

October 22, 2011
Added Export Windows without Help ID utility template. 

November 12, 2011
Modified return value from the ITRun method so that if the called process returns no exit code, the method returns 0 instead of the return value from WaitForSingleObject.  The reason for this change is that it is possible that if the called process returns nothing and WaitForSingleObject returns a value that the calling code is expecting, the results are wrong.

January 14, 2012
Finished documentation for Progress Class.

May 3, 2012
Added FindReplace, AllocateSearchString and CountFinds methods to Core class.  FindReplace is an adidtional search and replace method that returns the replaced string unlike SearchReplace method which needs the string to be passed in as a variable.

 
Fixes:

October 6, 2011
GetMonthName returned space padded month name.  Fixed.

November 6, 2011
GetSBExecutable in Setup Builder Class would return true if it didn't find the exe.  Fixed.

November 11, 2011
GetValueType in Registry Class did not return the value data type for the registry entry.  Fixed.
GetRegEx in Registry Class did not handle value data type correctly.  Fixed.

January 23, 2012
EnumRegistrySubKeys did not implement the pIs64Bit parameter to enforce default, 32 or 64 bit keys.  Fixed

April 25, 2012
Thread limiter Global class instance was not exported correctly in multi-dll applications.  Fixed.

May 4, 2012
The ITUtility.hlp file was not included in the install.  Fixed.
The ITUtility.hlp was not activated in the main template file - ITUtility.tpl - so it did not open when using the "Help" button in the Clarion IDE!  Fixed.

Note that you must be logged in to your account to download the install. 

[must]

Hi all,

We have made a new build for Outlookbar and Window Fixer available for download.  There is only a minor fix in the installer for those two products - both of them suggested "Clarion7" folder instead of "Clarion8" folder for the Examples when installing for Clarion 8. 

Outlookbar: http://www.icetips.com/downloadfile.php?FileID=180

Window Fixer:  http://www.icetips.com/downloadfile.php?FileID=181

Note that you must be logged in to your account to download the installs be logged in to your account to download the installs.

Best regards,

[Product]

We have made 11 new product builds available that are all compatible with Clarion 8.0.  We have also made 1 BETA build available for PowerToolbar with several fixes to menu theming. 

Product	Download link
Magic Buttons	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=167
Magic Entries	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=171
Magic Locks	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=172
Outlookbar	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=175
PowerToolbar BETA	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=176
PowerToolbar	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=177
Previewer	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=170
Report Checkbox Fixer	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=173
SQL Browse	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=168
Taskpanel	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=178
Utilities	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=169
Window Fixer	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=174

Note that you must be logged in to your account to download the installs.  We have done limited tested with Clarion 8.0 and did not found any problems.  If you find any issues with any of our products when compiling with Clarion 8.0 OR older version, please let us know as soon as possible so we can fix it!

Best regards,

[Product]

We have made 11 new product builds available that are all compatible with Clarion 7.3.  There are no other updates in those builds except for the Previewer which has a minor fix for Legacy.

Product	Download link
SQL Browse	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=156
Utilities	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=157
Previewer	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=158
Magic Entries	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=159
Magic Buttons	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=160
Magic Locks	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=161
Report Checkbox Fixer	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=162
Window Fixer	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=163
Outlookbar	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=164
PowerToolbar	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=165
XP Theme	http://www.icetips.com/downloadproduct.php?FileID=166

Note that you must be logged in to your account to download the installs.  We have tested each product with Clarion 7.3 and not found any problems.  If you find any issues with any of our products when compiling with Clarion 7.3, please let us know as soon as possible so we can fix it!

There will not be any further releases before Christmas.  Our office will be closed December 24 and Monday 27.  I will be checking my email from time to time during those days though.

I'm hoping to get one more document release out for the Utilities before the end of the year. 

Best regards,

[Updates, features:]

We have made version 2.0.143 of Icetips Taskpanel available for download at http://www.icetips.com/downloadfile.php?FileID=155. 

You need a valid Gold subscription and be logged into your Icetips account to be able to download the new install.  To purchase a Gold Subscription please go to http://www.icetips.com/subscribe-gold.php and to renew, please go to http://www.icetips.com/renewsubscriptions.php

Make sure that you check our blog frequently.  I'm not posting daily, but I'm doing my best to post as often as possible.  You find the blog at http://www.icetips.com/blog and you can follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Icetips
Below is a detailed list of updates and fixes in this build.  This is a minor fix update but it is the first in Clarion 7.3 compatible builds that we release.

• Updates, features:
  
  December 7, 2010: Install now supports Clarion 7.3. 

• Fixes:
  
  November 23, 2010: SetTaskMimicTip and GetTaskMimicTip were not included in the list of exports.  Fixed.
  
  November 23, 2010:  Some class method exports were not correctly formed.  Fixed.
  
  November 23, 2010: Ampersands were not dealt with correctly in enabled and disabled items.  Fixed. 
  
  Note:  Ampersands in headers and items are now shown exactly like they are except in mimic controls, where they are removed.  I.e. "Name & Address" will show up exactly like that.  "Name && Address" will show up as "Name && Address". 
  

If you have any suggestions or ideas for new features for the Icetips Taskpanel or any of our other products, please do not hesitate to contact us! 


Arnor Baldvinsson - Icetips Alta LLC
Port Angeles - Washington
http://www.icetips.com

[Icetips Utilities]

Hi all,

We have made version 1.1.2392 of Icetips Utilities available for download at http://www.icetips.com/downloadfile.php?FileID=154.  You need a valid Gold subscription and be logged into your Icetips account to be able to download the new Utilities install.  To renew, please go to http://www.icetips.com/renewsubscriptions.php

Make sure that you check our blog frequently.  I'm not posting daily, but I'm doing my best to post as often as possible.  You find the blog at http://www.icetips.com/blog and you can follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Icetips

Below is a detailed list of updates and fixes in this build.  This build is mostly updates to the documentation, which has now reached 400 pages in the PDF file!  There will be a new Utilities build later this month, which will be the 8th Utilities build this year.  That averages to about one build every 6 weeks.  By our count this is the 40th product build we have released this year and we have two update builds for the Previewer and Taskpanel just about ready to go. 

Clarion 7.3 is expected to be released to third party developers for testing this week and we have confirmed that it will require new install builds to support 7.3.  If 7.3 will be released before the end of the year, it will put our public builds over 50 this year!

• Updates, features:
  September 7, 2010: Added ClassName field to the ChildWindowQ queue structure, used by the Windows Class.
  
  September 9, 2010: Added ITWinVirtualKeys.inc file which includes equates for all virtual keys as defined by winuser.h.  This file is being included in the ITWin32Equates.inc file.
  
  September 9, 2010: Added equates for keyboard, mouse and hardware processing.  This is being used in the upcoming Keyboard class. 
    Key events:
      IT_KEYEVENTF_KEYDOWN
      IT_KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY
      IT_KEYEVENTF_KEYUP
    Input options:
      IT_INPUT_MOUSE
      IT_INPUT_KEYBOARD
      IT_INPUT_HARDWARE
      IT_INPUT_CHAR
      IT_INPUT_STRING
  
  September 10, 2010: ID field to the ChildWindowQ queue structure, used by the Windows Class.  This is being retrieved in the EnumChildWindowProc and EnumTopWindowProc with IT_GetWindowLong(hwnd,IT_GWL_ID).  This makes it possible to 100% identify a control and the ID is persistent. 
  
  November 21, 2010: Documentation done for File Select Class.
  
  November 30, 2010: Documentation done for Files Class.
  
  November 30, 2010: Added keywords to the Network Class.
  
  November 30, 2010: Added ConvertToUNC and GetUNCFileNames to Network Class.  Those methods simply call GetLocalNetworkFileName, but are easier to remember!
  
  November 30, 2010: Added documentation for IT_NETRESOURCEs and IT_NetworkShares data types.  HideDebugView property and ConvertToUNC, EnumNetworkPrinters, GetLocalNetworkFileName, GetUNCFileName, IsLocalShare, IsUNC and ShowLocalShares methods in the Network Class.
  
  November 30, 2010: Added documentation for "Icetips Hide  Windows while loading" global template.
  
  December 1, 2010: Added documentation for "Add Vista/Win7 Manifest to application" global template.
  
  December 1, 2010: Updated screenshots, keywords and information for several global extension templates.
  

• Fixes:
  
  September 7, 2010: ProcessID property of the ChildWindows queue was not being primed in the EnumChildWindowsProc in Windows Class.  Fixed.
  
  November 24, 2010: Install did not place uninstall log in the appropriate location.  Fixed.  Old uninstall files are moved to the proper location before the new install log is started.
  
  November 29, 2010: The GetLastWeek and GetThisWeek did not return correct dates in some cases.  Fixed.
  
  November 29, 2010: The GetLastWorkWeek and GetThisWorkWeek did not return the correct dates in some cases.  Fixed.
  
  November 29, 2010: The GetLastWorkWeek, GetThisWorkWeek and GetNextWorkWeek did not return the correct end date, i.e. it would return Saturday rather than Friday.  Fixed.
  
  December 1, 2010: The TREE embed structure in Thread limit template caused it to create a second "Local Object" instance in the embed tree.  Fixed.
  

If you have any suggestions or ideas for new features for the Icetips Utilities or any of our other products, please do not hesitate to contact us! 

Arnor Baldvinsson - Icetips Alta LLC
Port Angeles - Washington
http://www.icetips.com

[Icetips Taskpanel]

Hi all,

It has been a while since I sent out new builds!  In late September I got sick with pneumonia and was completely away from work for close to a month!  Even after I got back to work I didn't have much energy so things have been moving very slowly.  I'm not mostly back to normal and have been working to bring my backlog down a notch or two:)  I have not written much on the blog either, but next week I will return back to writing regularly:)

We have made version 2.0.139 of Icetips Taskpanel available for download at http://www.icetips.com/downloadfile.php?FileID=152

You need a valid Gold subscription and be logged into your Icetips account to be able to download the new install.  To purchase a Gold Subscription please go to http://www.icetips.com/subscribe-gold.php and to renew, please go to http://www.icetips.com/renewsubscriptions.php

There will be a new release of the Icetips Utilities later this month, mostly documentation updates.  There will also be a new release of the Icetips Previewer shortly, probably next week with some minor updates. 

Make sure that you check our blog frequently as I am posting blogs almost daily now!  You find the blog at http://www.icetips.com/blog and you can follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Icetips

Below is a detailed list of updates and fixes in this build. 

Updates, fixes:

November 11, 2010: Class: When the SetVisible method is used on a headers and hide and unhide other headers, it could leave tooltip artifacts below the visible tasks from the previous visible header.  Fixed. 

November 10, 2010:  Class: When the SetVisible method is used on a headers and unhide other headers, it could leave the task tooltips out of sync.  Fixed. 

November 9, 2010: Classes: Class source adapted to Icetips standard, i.e. two lines between methods and double line above and single line below method declaration for readability.

August 30, 2010:  Help: Typo corrected "Taskpanel" to "Taskpanel"

August 2, 2010:  Product: Name changed from XP-Taskpanel to Taskpanel . 

July 27, 2010:  Template: Added option to Mimic Buttons option to mimic tooltips.  Defaults to true so tooltips are now automatically added to tasks that mimic buttons. 

July 21, 2010: Class: Added ClearActiveWizardTask method.  Also added to export list in template.  This method clears the visual wizard settings from the active wizard task, returning the wizard to "normal" settings.  This includes removing font styles and active icon if it is specified. 

July 6, 2010:  Template: Legacy (Clarion chain) did not support %EnableRunTimeTranslator.  Fixed.

If you have any suggestions or ideas for new features for the Icetips Taskpanel or any of our other products, please do not hesitate to contact us! 


Arnor Baldvinsson - Icetips Alta LLC
Port Angeles - Washington
http://www.icetips.com

Thanks Arnor!

Hi Stu,

Hi Folks,

Is there an easy way to manually change the icons in the Headers that show the "open/closed" nature of the header menu?

When I change the background of the header, it doesn't gel with the icon, which bleeds blue.

Those are icons that are distributed with the product and installed into the 3rdParty\Images or Accessory\Images for C7 and are talled taskxp*.ico  There are 8 of them.  4 blue and 4 white.  Two up arrows, one enabled, the other disabled (grayed) and two down arrows for each color.  The name of those icons is fixed in the class, but you could make copies of those icons and place them in the application folder (which the IDE should pick up before the ones in the 3rdParty\Images) and make changes to them there.

This is definitely an area where a bit more flexibility could be added by allowing selecting the icons to use.  The rule for the names are:

Expanded:  "taskxpc"
Not expanded:  "taskxpe"
If hovering, add "s"
If headers are using HSTYLE_HIGHLIGHTER add "w"

Basically you need 4 icons for each style:

Up arrow
Down arrow
Hovering up arrow
Hovering down arrow

Hope this helps:)

Best regards,

Hi Folks,

Is there an easy way to manually change the icons in the Headers that show the "open/closed" nature of the header menu?

When I change the background of the header, it doesn't gel with the icon, which bleeds blue.