Release 2019.12.09.01

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Change Release Notes

  • Behavior controls raise OnClosing for plugins/controls when application exiting
  • Fix for mobile interface sizing
  • resized some controls to better optimize screen realestate
  • movement panels use color dimming on buttons rather than setting colors explicitly
  • keep original themed bg color of the script start/stop button
  • Ensure new controls are added to a virtual desktop by verifying the selected index id
  • Display controls in the top menu controls tab
  • Additional GUI rendering performance improvements from last update
  • Top menu can be themed in Options -> Preferences -> Theme
  • Fixes to a few controls that didn't render correctly (sound servo, etc)
  • More visible checkboxes
  • Theme editor displays example during configuration
  • updated json library
  • Disabled gpu usage on cef rendering
  • Theme colors can be edited Options -> Preferences -> Theme
  • Uses the stable plugin interface (all plug-ins must be updated to work with this release moving forward

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Authors of Plugins to Update The pnlControl has been removed. This means you'll have to edit the designer.cs file for your forms and remove the pnlControl references to use this. For example...

Change: this.pnlControl.Controls.Add(something); To: this.Controls.Add(something);


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#17   — Edited

Quote:

So if you use Application.Exit() at the end of OnClosing()
I don't think Application.Exit should be called on OnClosing, this event is a bubble you can cancel the quit using something like this:

protected override void OnFormClosing(FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
   var result = MessageBox.Show("Are you sure that you would like to quit?", "ARC Quit",
                             MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,
                             MessageBoxIcon.Question);

   e.Cancel = (result == DialogResult.No);
}
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#18  

I re-used this thread for the release with the fix to OnClosing()

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#19  

@DJ it works again;)

#21  

Very nice. Everything seems to be working for me. Thanks for adding my suggestions. It makes all the difference.

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#22   — Edited

I listen well! Making you all productive is my top priority. And Perry:D

#23   — Edited

LOL. As it has been, so shall it will be. And Perry too.

#24  

I can't tell if you are having fun at my expense.

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