Android Support Updated, New Create Preview Release

Today we are pleased to announce two LiveCode releases. LiveCode Create dp-8 and LiveCode Classic 10.0.3 rc-1 both bring support for Android API 35, plus a number of fixes, enhancements and new features.

LiveCode Classic Maintenance Release

10.0.3 rc-1 brings updated support for Android. In addition building against API 35, we are delighted to tell you that the requirement for Java 8, and specific older Android Build Tools has been removed. You now only require a minimum version of Java 11, and you can use the latest versions of Java and Build Tools. This is a significant improvement to the setup process required for building LiveCode apps for Android.

The full list of improvements since 10.0.2 is:

• Android update to platform 35 and other updates to ensure compliance with Google Play Store requirements from August 31st.
• The barcode scanner widget on Android is now visible when accelerated rendering is on
• Windows Server will now print text when using the pdf printer
• The browser widget on Mac and iOS will no longer crash when “do in browser” evaluates an expression with type errors
• Printing large amounts of text using the PDF printer on Windows will no longer cause a crash or generate truncated PDFs
• Accessing the “kind” property of a newly created widget in newWidget will no longer cause a crash
• Intermittent crashes when using the mobile player control on iOS will no longer occur
• Printing Arabic (and other right to left scripts) using the PDF printer on macOS will no longer result in missing text
• The mobilePickPhoto album and library options will now attempt to preserve all EXIF data (e.g. location) when picking a JPEG image

You can download this release from your account. To locate a test release, please follow the steps in this lesson. Not got an account yet? Sign up for a trial here.

Create dp-8

Create continues to make good progress. This release contains a number of enhancements around theming and color management, as well as support for Android API 35 if you are using LiveCode Create Native in Classic mode. We’ve made some improvements to the Speech library. We’ve also been working hard on stability and bug fixing. The complete list of changes includes:

• Support for Android API 35 plus other updates in line with Google Play Store Requirements
• The speech library now has speechIsSpeaking and speechStop handlers
• Simple list: added hoverColor and hiliteColor properties to the Property Inspector
• Simple list: added hiliteIndex property
• Navigation rail: improved menu and FAB width calculations
• Label: added formattedWidth and formattedHeight properties
• Label: added save and restore text theme
• Input field: fixed formattedWidth/Height errors when parent card is not open
• Input field: added borderHoverColor property to the Property Inspector
• Input field: documented focusOut message
• Date picker: fixed internal geometry calculations
• Button: implemented text theming
• Theme editor: now uses color picker stack for color selection
• Responsive layout: fixed a number of issues relating to layout containers

Log in to your account to download the latest LiveCode Create Native. If you have Create Cloud access, visit your preview link to access the latest version, which has already been deployed to the web. Not yet got LiveCode Create? Buy a license here.