Improvements to applications built to run on Microsoft Windows.
REALbasic applications built for Windows now support:
QuickTime
Drag and Drop
Sprite Animation
Floating Windows
Sound
Contextual menus
and more.
Windows applications now more reliable.
Improved color conversion between Mac and Windows.
Added support for Windows menu accelerators.
Improvements to QuickTime:
Access user data.
Export pictures via all of the QuickTime file formats.
Faster code execution.
Applications built with REALbasic now run up to 30% faster.
Greatly improved overall reliability
Stand-alone Macintosh and Windows applications built with REALbasic are much more robust.
Improved conditional compilation.
Users can now conditionally compile code based on whether they are compiling for PowerPC or 68K processors.
Improved access via toolbox calls of:
Interface controls
Windows
QuickTime movies
Improved drag and drop support:
DragItems now include the size and location of the drag rectangle.
Global floating windows now support drag and drop.
Improved graphics support.
Export pictures via QuickTime in any of the file formats that QuickTime supports.
Allows access to the picture mask.
Improved IDE user experience.
Displays progress thermometer while building stand-alone applications.
Code Editor now supports live scrolling.
Added more keyboard shortcuts to menus.
Remove items from the Project window with the Clear item under the Edit menu.
Improved support for file/folder access.
Access Mac volume reference numbers and directory Ids.
Access the Finder’s temporary folder.
Improved database support.
Now supports Double, Date and JPEG values.
Improved Access to ODBC, 4D Server and Dtf databases.
Improvements to many controls and functions.
Pricing is available at our web site at http://www.realbasic.com/realbasic/pricing.html
REALbasic 2.1 Updates
We update REALbasic very frequently to provide improved performance and new features. You can check for updates to REALbasic 2.1 at our web site at www.realbasic.com/new