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We have made PowerToolbar build 2.0.163 available for download at http://www.icetips.com/downloadfile.php?FileID=190 For detailed information about changes in this build, please see the version history in the on-line documentation.

You need to have a valid Gold subscription or a valid PowerToolbar Solo subscription and be logged into your Icetips account to be able to download the new install. To purchase a Gold Subscription please go to http://www.icetips.com/subscribe-gold.php and to renew, please go to http://www.icetips.com/renewsubscription.php

The main update in this build is support for menu theming in Clarion 8. Clarion 7 changed the way Clarion constructs the menus which completely broke the menu theming in PowerToolbar. Fixing this was a major undertaking which among other things required us to re-construct the standard Windows menu since Clarion creates it dynamically so PowerToolbar does not have access to the Window menu item information at runtime. This has been in testing for several months and everything appears to work.

Another change is that now there is an option on the Advanced tab to delay the initialization of the PowerToolbar class. This was required in Clarion 7/8 to fix a problem where both Clarion and PowerToolbar drew the menu bar, resulting in two menu bars being drawn! If you check the "Delay Initialization" the initialization is moved to the OpenWindow event handler. Note that this CAN cause GPFs IF you have embedded code accessing the PowerToolbar class that executes before the PowerToolbar Init method.

While not directly related to PowerToolbar, the PowerToolbar on-line help now has an option for you to like and comment on each topic using a Facebook plug-in. This allows you and other users to comment on each topic if you have questions or tips! I will be adding this option to the documentation for our other tools as well in upcoming releases and probably on Icetips pages in general, particularly the article pages.

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I have posted a new video on Youtube. This video, that is over 20 minutes long, demonstrates how to create simple source projects in Clarion 8 and Clarion 6. It shows how to create timer loops and how to use the Progress Class with timer loops. It goes into improving performance by reducing screen updates during the process.

So far we have had over 350 total views of the videos that we have posted and we are very happy with how well they have been received! Please let me know if you have any ideas for new tutorial videos. Enjoy!

Arnor Baldvinsson

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After I posted the last video I realized that they were not being posted as full HD as I had anticipated. So I have made some changes and uploaded a full HD version of the video.

It is exactly the same as the first one, the only difference is that it's full HD resolution (1920x1080). Make sure that you set the video player to use 1080HD (click the little gearwheel in the bottom control bar in the player) Enjoy:)

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I have made a new video available on Youtube. This video is about 15 minutes and covers how to use the Progress Class from the Icetips Utilities. Here are some examples on how to use the progress class that you may want to review along with the video.

There will be another video about the Progress Class to show how you can use timer loops to get rid of the tight loops and make the process easier to control.

So far we have had 98 views of the video that we posted yesterday which is better than I dared to hope - thank you all so much:) I hope you appreciate this video as well and please let me know if you have ideas for tutorials for me to do!

Arnor Baldvinsson

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We have made version 1.2.2406 of the Icetips Utilities available for download at http://www.icetips.com/downloadfile.php?FileID=189 See our forum post for more detailed information about this build and also the Youtube video below.

You need to have a valid Gold subscription and be logged into your Icetips account to be able to download the new install. To purchase a Gold Subscription please go to http://www.icetips.com/subscribe-gold.php and to renew, please go to http://www.icetips.com/renewsubscription.php

You can access the online in html format and you receive the chm and PDF files with the install.

I have made an almost 9 minute video available on Youtube about the new build, just click on it below to view it or visit our Youtube site

I expect to be pushing out new videos every week or every other week, depends on how things work out.

Hope you enjoy:)

Arnor Baldvinsson

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I apologize for the very long time without blog posts and a very quiet first quarter of 2012 from Icetips! No, it hasn't exactly been quiet time for us;)

After CIDC 2011 I spent quite a bit of time working on product updates that were subsequently sent out to beta testers. My goal was to start releasing new updates and couple of new products in mid to late January and was trying to get as much done as I could before I started pushing things out.

Well, that didn't quite work out as planned. Around the middle of January my main development computer started flaking out. At first it looked like the main drive was going bad, so I got a new drive. That looked like working until the day after I got it done, I could no longer boot the computer. At that point I couldn't get into the BIOS setup so I suspected the motherboard was dead. Decided to get a new motherboard and CPU for it. Got that set up and got Windows 7 installed on the new drive. Everything looked good. Installed the NVIDIA graphic card that I bought last summer and everything seemed to work fine, until about 10 minutes after Windows 7 booted, the monitors went blank and the computer turned off couple of minutes later. I replaced the video card and I finally had a working machine again

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Early tomorrow morning I'm leaving for CIDC 2011 in Orlando, Florida

I will have a third party table in the Solutions room and I expect to be at my table most of the time. Please drop by and register for free icons that we are giving away only at the conference! If you have any questions or comments, please stop by and talk to me. I have my laptop with me so I can check email but I may be a bit slow responding, depending on how things go.

I will be heading home Thursday morning but will probably not be in the office until Monday, October 3rd. I'm bringing my camera and hope to post some blogs while in Orlando:)

See you there!

Arnor Baldvinsson

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I have just uploaded a demo program for Icetips Outlookbar.

The install is about 1.7MB in size and contains a local compiled version of the Outlookbar Demo app as well as the help file (Outlookbar.chm) and the Outlookbar manual (Outlookbar.pdf)

Outlookbar is easy to use with a single global extension template and a control template you add to your window. It is compatible with Clarion 5.5 to 8.0 in both ABC and Legacy. It comes with a 56 page PDF manual and also includes help files in .hlp and .chm formats for easy look up.

Outlookbar is all Clarion code, no external dll or Active-x controls involved, just pure old Clarion code:) It is included in our Gold Subscription and now you can also buy it separately using the Solo subscription. For more information please check out out the Outlookbar product page and the Solo Subscription page.

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We at Icetips are happy to reveal some major changes in our website as well as in our subscriptions along with the re-release of our Xplore Browse Templates!

  • NEW! Icetips "Solo" Product Subscriptions
  • Re-release of Xplore Browse Template
  • Icetips website: Massive update
  • Arnor / Icetips at CIDC
  • Freebies


SOLO PRODUCT SUBSCRIPTIONS

You can now buy any Icetips product by itself, as a "Solo" subscription. The cost for each Solo Subscription is $99 for any Gold Subscription product and $49 for any Silver Subscription product. Included with each Solo Subscription is one year of support and updates, and low-cost renewal option at the end of a year. You can add Solo Subscriptions to your Gold or Silver Subscriptions at any time in case you need an additional licenses for a single product. You can mix Gold and Silver products any way you want. For example if you have a Silver Subscription you can purchase one or more Gold Solo products in addition. Each Solo Subscription has its own expiration date independent of any Gold or Silver Subscription you may have.

However, if you will use 3 or more Icetips products, you might save money by buying a Gold or Silver Subscription, rather than buying the products individually. Now, the choice is yours!

For more information about the Solo Subscriptions, please see http://www.icetips.com/solo-subscription.php

RE-RELEASE XPLORE BROWSE TEMPLATE

The Xplore Browse Template, an extension to standard ABC browses (now compatible with Clarion 7 and 8), has been updated and re-released. The Xplore Browse Template adds functionality to the standard ABC Clarion browse, including header-click sorting, on-the-fly filtering, hiding/unhiding columns, exporting, printing, and more. Documentation has been completely rewritten and is included as 65 page PDF and also in both CHM and .hlp formats. Documentation can also be accessed online at http://www.icetips.com/manuals/xplore/index.html if you want to check it out.

The Xplore Browse Template is included in your Icetips Gold & Silver Subscriptions, and is also available as a solo product subscription for just $49. For more information, please see http://www.icetips.com/xplore.php

ICETIPS WEBSITE: MASSIVE UPDATE

The Icetips website has a massive update, with the content and organization of every page updated and improved, and changes in the order processing, as well. The website's primary graphic elements have remained the same, such as the header and logo images, but there have been small graphic tweaks, like a shaded right column, enhanced login box, updated menu styling, new buttons, etc. You'll also see testimonials from happy customers showing up in the right column on some pages.

Order processing has undergone a few changes. Renewal processing has been completely automated, and renewals will be activated immediately. Build Automator licenses and Maintenance Plans are still processed manually and will be emailed to you separately. There are discounts easily available for multiple copy purchases of Gold Subscriptions (for multiple copy discounts on solo subscriptions, please contact us). And we have a new credit card processing company, FastSpring, whose modern system and fantastic support have helped us implement these changes.

Some of the biggest updates, though, are in the content. The Home page content is all new, we've added an About page, and all the Product pages have been completely rewritten and redesigned. They have better information, clearer organization and new, updated graphics. Most other pages have been redesigned to make them easier to use. The home page has a dynamic list of all the latest product releases and blog entries for an easy overview of what we are doing. Every page has a "Share" button where you can share comments about the page with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, Yahoo and multiple other social media sites

Sue gets credit for all the designs but I worked on the programming. We hope the new website will work well for you and we appreciate any feedback you can give us! If you run into any problems with the website, please contact us as soon as possible!

ARNOR / ICETIPS AT CIDC

I will be in Orlando, Florida at CIDC, September 26-28. You should be able to find me at a table in the Solutions Room most of the time. I will be there to answer any questions you may have about Icetips products, help you with implementation, or just shoot the breeze. Please stop by and say hello.

FREEBIES

CIDC: We will have a special software freebie for CIDC attendees, so be sure and stop by the Icetips table in the Solutions Room to get your copy.

ANNIVERSARY PRESENT: Icetips' 10-year-anniversary of being in business is coming up at the end of this month. We wouldn't be here without our valued customers. To show our appreciation, we have a little something special for you! All Icetips customers should look for an email at the end of September with a little gift enclosed.

Arnor Baldvinsson

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Tuesday June 14, 2011 we released Build Automator version 1.70.1277. This is the ninth and LAST beta build we are releasing for version 2.0, which will be out in about two weeks. Just documentation and some minor polishing is needed and if any issues are found in this beta they will be fixed as soon as possible.

For more information please visit our Build Automator Blog Site

Arnor Baldvinsson