Category: WEBDEV

So you want a Material Design Combobox …

There was a recent conversation on our Facebook Group, concerning creating combo boxes that match the Material Design Style edit boxes, you know the type with the caption above the entry but inside the input area. Although PCSOFT has made it pretty easy to get exactly what we want for edit controls, combo boxes haven't … Continue reading So you want a Material Design Combobox … →

A better way to use Font Icons?

This is a post that has been on my todo list since we first got Font Icons in v23 (I believe). They are great and allow you to use images instead of words for buttons etc. which is especially great when working on a multi-lingual site. And since they are font-based you don't take the … Continue reading A better way to use Font Icons? →

v25 New Feature Smart Magnetism and Improvements to Display Layout Errors in WebDev

Feature 020 and 021 are about the new Smart Magnetism, but what does that mean? And just how good is it? Read on my weary developers First I will say Smart Magnetism is the cat's meow. In fact, it is so good that I have been using it without even realizing I am using it! … Continue reading v25 New Feature Smart Magnetism and Improvements to Display Layout Errors in WebDev →

Having Trouble testing the Upload Control Locally?

One of our mentoring clients has been having trouble testing the Upload control on his local machine. It would also return an error, that indicated that no files were selected/returned. Once published the exact same code worked perfectly. After fighting it for a couple of hours we wrote it off as just one of those … Continue reading Having Trouble testing the Upload Control Locally? →

Browser Code Version 2, String Slicing Issue

We join our intrepid developer on his continuing adventure into updating his WebDev app to take advantage of the latest browser code enhancements and new native controls. In today's episode, we take a look at a very subtle "bug" with string slicing in Version 2 of browser code. We have a fairly simple browser procedure … Continue reading Browser Code Version 2, String Slicing Issue →

jQuery UI Date Picker

It's me again Margaret. You may have picked up on a theme from my last few posts. I have been cleaning up my Jquery code that I have added to a site. There are a few reasons for this. First, the last couple of versions of WebDev have really enhanced the browser code, but to … Continue reading jQuery UI Date Picker →

Loving the new Switch Control, but …

WebDev v24 introduced a new switch control, which is far more attractive than a plain checkbox. I have been using a Jquery control called SwitchButton to get something similar in my interfaces for a few years now. This week, we did a lot of work on one of the sites that use that Jquery library … Continue reading Loving the new Switch Control, but … →

Enhancements to the Vertical CSS Menu

I rarely use the menu controls in my WebDev projects. Most of my projects are more workflow-based and the navigation is custom to the workflow instead of being menu-driven. However, one of our mentoring clients, ask for some assistance with the menu this week, and I thought I would share the results. First I must … Continue reading Enhancements to the Vertical CSS Menu →

Be careful when doing math on edit controls in Browser code!

I ran into one today, that I haven't seen in WebDev before. We use to run into a similar problem in that "old language whom's name shall not be mentioned" when dealing with reals, but this is the first time I have seen this behavior in WebDev and I believe it actually is JavaScript that … Continue reading Be careful when doing math on edit controls in Browser code! →

WebDev V24 – First Look

We are working with a very early Alpha release some a few warts are to be expected, but we wanted to show you a few of the exciting new features of v24. Over the next few weeks we will try to show a few of the new items that we think are the most interesting. … Continue reading WebDev V24 – First Look →