Monday, July 05, 2004
Foxfire! 8.0 Build 342
Build 342 was primarily intended to be a bug-fix release (which means you should be able to grab the Refresh and it should run ok). But of course, we've put in some new goodies. If you come across problems, please download the full install first.
We are moving forward with internal testing but want to ensure everyone has an opportunity to grab the latest.
Fixes and Cosmetic Updates
Fixed problems with editing cross-tabs.
Added support for full font editing with support for underline and strike-thrus.
Fix for ffconfig editing.
Fix errors when editing the style.
Upd: Group Header tab now uses revised headers to make it clearer what is being edited.
Upd: The Table field in the Edit Data Item dialog is now a drop-down, making it easier to select from the existing tables in the system.
Upd: When you Right-click on report groups, we only show commonly used items such as Group, Ungroup, Reset Page # and New Page.
Fix: Problem with removing sorts on items. Now if you remove the group, it will un-hide the Data Item if it is hidden.
Fix: refresh problems with output tabs. In earlier versions, the Output options dialog would not refresh properly.
Upd: Set up environment so users can run Request Editor outside of Request Manager. This is useful if you decide to rebuild the Request Editor yourself in code. We'll document this in more detail a bit later.
Fixes for errors when hitting Apply in Data Item Editor.
Fixed problem when you removed the only filter in a request, it didn't properly remove.The Expression Editor has been enhanced with better support for Real vs. Plain language expressions. We're about 90% there so please give us your feedback.
The Batch Builder menu option has been moved to the View menu and renamed Batch Folders. Update to ensure that View menu updates properly when exporting, importing or batching. This way, you can easily Hide it again. Removed Save As Batch from File menu.
Fix: When right-clicking on Data Items in the Request Manager, it now goes to the Data Items tab instead of the first one.
Fix: Batch folders did not disappear when clearing checkbox
Fix: Ensured that dictionary description is invisible if set.
Upd: Default to display Data dictionary description is now on.
Upd: Updated Export object so that request output file is not cleared after running RunExport method.
Enhanced Font Support
Individual data items now use the WindowsStyle settings from the data dictionary. (There was a change in FFFRXGUI to support it even if NOT on second line). What this means is that if you have set up custom font selections in the Data Dictionary, Foxfire! will use them even if the data item is NOT on the second line.
Support for font styles now includes Bold, Italic, Underline and StrikeThru for both basic data items and dynamic request items.
Support for new font choices for runtime and data item fonts.
Enh: Added pg_dispdesc to FFCONFIG builder for easier access. The New FFCONFIG Builder works really well with this. If you haven't used it before, download the Full Install and try it under Tools System Administrator.Enh: New Export and Email functionality. You can now right-mouse click on a request and choose Export and Email to batch email your request all in one step. A real time saver. Note the new email variables in the FFCONFIG file though before trying to do anything.
What Is Not Fixed or Updated
Dialogs found when using the Batch Builder. We are revising these and attempting to incorporate automated support for the Windows Task Scheduler. The interface there is inconsistent so please be aware of its fragility. The next build shoud resolve this.
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