4D BLOGS - AUGUST, 2011

You know 4D Pop.

Today, we will talk about a new 4D Pop module, shipped with 4D v12.1: KeepIt.

Please note the first sentence has no question mark: “You know 4D Pop – period”. This is on purpose: All 4D developers know what 4D Pop is. I am aware that writing this could be inappropriate: If a reader does not know 4D Pop, he/she could then feel a bit uncomfortable. But this can’t happen: All 4D developers know what 4D Pop is. QED.

A major work of the 4D documentation, the “Design Reference” manual is now available in dynamic HTML format in the 4D Doc Center. Completely revised and updated for version 12.1, this manual describes the entire 4D design environment, from the Structure editor to the Application builder, including every major element such as the Form editor and the Maintenance and Security Center.

This manual now enjoys all the benefits of 4D Doc Center interactivity including advanced features like associating custom key words with topics. Also, searches throughout the 4D documentation will be enhanced by including results from this manual. For example, searching for the word “menu” will now return articles describing the Menu editor in the Design environment in addition to commands from the Menu theme of the Language Reference manual.

To access the "v12 Design Reference" now, click here.

We hope that this manual will meet your documentation needs for the 4D development workshop. Please feel free to share with us any remarks or suggestions for improvements.

The Documentation Team

4D has announced the availability of 4D v12.1. This update to the 4D v12 product line brings with it a number of fixes related to stability and memory management, as well as several new features – most notably 4D v12 Server 64-bit for Windows.

4D is pleased to announce the availability of 4D v11 SQL Release 8 Hotfix 1.

4D Pop components are useful and fun, and now you can download the latest versions – anytime – without having to wait for the next big release. A new repository has been set up, where all 4D Pop components will be available for download.

Keisuke Miyako of 4D Japan dazzled the audience during the marquee day of keynote presentations at 4D Summit 2010 in San Diego with a live demonstration of his 4D wizardry. Since then, many developers have been clamoring for the tools demonstrated that day.

2 months of the 4D Partner Program, on us.

If you join the 4D Partner Program for 2011 today, you'll get the benefits of being a partner right now at no additional cost.

Whew! We made it to the end of Summit week in Southern California. The learning was great, as was the networking, reuniting of old friends and even the San Diego cuisine.

Yesterday was a day full of exciting demos that the Summit team was eager to present.

Demonstrated live and in-depth by Laurent Ribardière at the Unconference, as well as in a keynote by Thibaud Arguillère and Brendan Coveney, Wakanda is a hot topic at the 4D Summit this year.