thinBasic beta 1.7.10.0

[ErosOlmi]

Updated thinBasic beta 1.7.10.0.
You can download it from the link in the first post of this thread.

List of main changes:

• thinAir: new toolbar. Now thinAir uses Rebar controls. This will allow more easy handling of icons in future changes
• thinAir: user help files are now loaded automatically on thinAir loading. Just put a .CHM file into \thinBasic\Help\ directory and thinAir will load them at next startup
• thinAir: fixed some icons and tooltips
• thinAir: added print preview window as in the past
• thinAir, Code Browser: fixed a repaint problem
• thinDebug: fixed a repaint problem in highlighted line
• thinCore: fixed a bug in array assignment when used with multiple values
• thinCore: added more error checking when defining constant equates. Constant equates can now be redefined (defined more than once) but if new definition will try to assign a value different from current one a runtime error will be generated
• thinCore: fixed Function_Name not correctly handled when used in function passing parameter expressions
• thinCore: fixed #SCRIPTVERSION not reporting correct values when used inside obfuscated scripts
  #SCRIPTVERSION directive has been deprecated in favor of new thinBasic function APP_SetScriptVersion (which I forget to document in help but have the following syntax: sVer = APP_SetScriptVersion (Major, Minor, Revision, Build)
• File module: fixed FILE_Append. It was adding an additional $CRLF at the end of the buffer
• UI module: fixed RTF_AppendText. It was not correctly handling "[" char when used as standard char
• TBGL module: updated to the latest available
• Oxygen module: updated to the latest available

Regards
Eros

[Petr Schreiber]

Whoa,

that's what I call facelift! Very nice Eros!

I attach image, demonstrating both new face lift, and my custom highlighting color setup which seems to have good effect on eyes (if you don't like it, don't worry, thinAir uses by default the classic white background layout)


Petr

[Michael Hartlef]

Nice one! Thanks man!

[ErosOlmi]

Updated thinBasic beta 1.7.10.0.
You can download it from the link in the first post of this thread.

List of main changes:

• thinAir: fixed buffer change flag in tab control when creating a new script
• thinAir: fixed clearing of recent files
• thinAir: fixed another Code Browser refresh problem
• UI module: improved FONT_Create
• Oxygen module: updated to the latest available

There are other last minute minor changes too little to mention.

Regards
Eros

[ErosOlmi]

Updated thinBasic beta 1.7.10.0.
You can download it from the link in the first post of this thread.

For those wanting the latest single bit updated ...

Petr noted a little problem in JOIN$ when used with fixed strings array elements: JOIN$ was just 10x times (just ) slower than an equivalent function developed directly in thinBasic. Well, the problem was that I was making continuous string concatenations of strings and delimiters. Now JOIN$ pre allocate a string able to store final buffer and data is inserted using pointers. Final result: up to 100x times faster than my original function depending on how many strings must be joined. I tested with up to 100000 string and it takes just few milliseconds.

[code=thinbasic]
Uses "Console"

%items = 100000
%blockSize= 5
$character= ","

Dim ImageData(%items) As String * %blockSize
Dim t1, t2 As Long
Dim sA As String

'---Add here some code to fill the array elements
'---In any case every single element is already filled with spaces

PrintL "Using join$ to join " & %Items & " items of " & %blockSize & " bytes each ..."
t1 = GetTickCount
sA = Join$(ImageData, $character)
t2 = GetTickCount
PrintL "Time: ", Str$(t2-t1) & " millisecs"
PrintL "Buffer size: " & Len(sA) & " byes"

PrintL "--- Press a key to continue ---"
WaitKey
[/code]

Output:
[code=dos]Using join$ to join 100000 items of 5 bytes each ...
Time: 47 millisecs
Buffer size: 599999 byes
--- Press a key to continue ---[/code]

Regards
Eros

[kryton9]

Eros, thanks for the updates. Got a quick question...

Why don't you increase the version number with the updates. Like for instance 1.7.10.1, then 1.7.10.2.

I see the first post with 1.7.10.0 and that is the version I have, but then if I read the posts, I see there has been updates that the version
number doesn't reflect. With x.x.x.x numbering you have accommodation for lots of numbers and don't have to worry about running out

Anyways, thanks again!

[ErosOlmi]

Hi kent.

Increasing the build number would oblige me to continuously change version number in help file. That's the main reason why I do not increase it.
I'm developing thinBasic beta so every update is released with the same version.

In any case, I understand I'm creating confusion for those that do not follow this development phase on a daily basis so I need to think and do something about that.
I think the solution is to change the help file and use just major, minor version number (x.y.z.w) and never mention revision and build (x.y.z.w). Than use revision and/or release updates for every new beta update.

Eros

[kryton9]

That sounds like a good solution Eros.