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VisionX 5.4 Update release is available

VisionX 5.4.2450 is available!

It's a small update release with following improvements:

  • MySql database support

    We fixed a problem with app export (from embedded PostgreSql) and re-import into a MySql database. It wasn't possible to configure combobox columns.

  • Popup Menu button click

    Sometimes, a click on the arrow of a popup menu button, didn't show the popup and triggered the button action instead.

  • Screen generation

    A new screen with only one table was generated with an additional "white" panel.

  • Filter AddOn update

    We improved the Filter AddOn and now support And/Or grouping. It's also possible to save and load filter settings.

    Some impressions:

    Filter AddOn

    Filter AddOn

    Load settings

    Load settings

  • Filter Editor API

    We improved our Filter Editor API. It's now possible to define the Full-text Filter column names and also which column names can be filtered in general. It's possible to group filter editors by condition (or, and, ...). This enhancement is relevant for developers.

VisionX 5.4 is available

VisionX 5.4.1835 is available!

It's a great release with big changes.

The new VisionX version got updates of used open source libraries. It runs with openJDK 12 and supports openJDK 14. It comes with awesome responsive UI support for desktop, web and mobile. We support our brand new mobile UI which is still under development.

What's different?

  • New MorphPanel with full responsive support

    This feature is available for Desktop, Web and Mobile devices. Create only one screen to support all targets.

    Responsive for Desktop

    Responsive for Desktop

    Web settings

    Web settings

    Mobile settings

    Mobile settings

  • Responsive option for Panels

    Simply en/disable the responsive feature for single panels.

    Responsive option

    Responsive option

  • MorphPanel navigation bar

    The MorphPanel shows a small navigation bar directly in the screen. You can use this bar to switch between the tabs without opening the customizer every time.

    Morph Panel navigation

    Morph Panel navigation

  • New work-screen wizard

    We have 4 types of screens: Table with Detail form, Table, Form, Empty. Each type has different layout options for Web, Desktop, Mobile and Universal. The difference are gaps and margins and default settings of elements. Some layouts include full-text search and some don't include search options.

    New screen wizard

    New screen wizard

  • New customizable screen generators

    The screen generators are customizable for developers. Simply create your own or extend an existing generator and use it directly in VisionX. Simply create your own definition file like this one:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

    <generator>
      <group text="Table with detail form"
             image="/c/s/v/i/w/w/category_tableform.png">
        <entry class="com.sibvisions.visionx.uigenerator.WebTableFormUIGenerator"
               text="Web layout"
               image="/c/s/v/i/w/w//group_web.png" />
        <entry class="com.sibvisions.visionx.uigenerator.MobileTableFormUIGenerator"
               text="Mobile layout"
               image="/c/s/v/i/w/w//group_mobile.png" />
        <entry class="com.sibvisions.visionx.uigenerator.TableFormUIGenerator"
               text="Desktop layout"
               image="/c/s/v/i/w/w//group_desktop.png" />
        <entry class="c.s.visionx.uigenerator.UniversalTableFormUIGenerator"
               text="Universal layout"
               image="/c/s/v/i/w/w//group_universal.png" />
      </group>
    </generator>

  • Live Preview without any differences

    We improved our UI for browsers. New layouts, better performance and same features.

  • Shared folder support

    An awesome new feature is the shared folder support for your projects if you are a developer. Simply put your POJOs or Beans in the new shared folder and use this classes in your client or server classes.

  • New domain management

    Change pre-defined or create custom datatypes. The screen is available in VisionX' Administration menu.

    Domain management

    Domain management

  • Support for latest Workflow AddOn (3.0)
  • Performance improvement of Designer

This is how the responsive mode works on Desktop

Responsive mode

Some impressions of our new mobile client are available here

The download area already contains links to latest VisionX binaries.

Please report any problems as usual and have fun with VisionX.

VisionX 5.4 is on the way

I'm happy to announce that VisionX 5.4 is on the way. The code is complete and tested. We have some additional tasks to do, but it's ready!

It's one of the really cool things. It has a bunch of new lib versions and got updates for mobility. The web UI of applications is faster than before and we have full responsive support built-in. Not only for web applications, also for desktop applications.

Another big milestone is the new mobile client. It was built from scratch. It's a wonderful piece of software, built with Flutter and Dart. It's one native app for iOS and Android. We will replace the old client in the near future. The new client supports all our layout features and much more... it's modern!

Here are some impressions

New screen wizard

New screen wizard

Responsive for Desktop

Responsive for Desktop

Web settings

Web settings

Mobile settings

Mobile settings

Responsive mode

Some impressions of our new mobile client

What else is new?

Be patient :)

JVx Icon redesign

Our good old JVx icon got a new design for 2020! It's also the new icon for our brand new

The old icon:


JVx Icon pre 2020

The new icon:


JVx 2020

The icon now contains the open source hint in the middle, as closed circle, and also our company colors. We love it.

VisionX 5.3 is available

VisionX 5.3.2 is available!

It's a minor update release with big changes.
The release got updates of open source libraries like JVx and Vaadin UI.

But the biggest changes are the integrated Java 12 support. VisionX 5.3 comes with and runs under Java 12 (openJDK).

What's different?

  • Performance improvement of Designer
  • Performance improvement of HTML5 UI
  • New App Elements

    Save All Changes, Reload All Changes, Advanced Panel and Advanced Group Panel

  • REST documentation contains admin services
  • Bundled open JDK 12
  • Support for latest Workflow AddOn (1.5)

The download area already contains links to latest VisionX binaries.

Please report any problems as usual and have fun with VisionX.

Eclipse 2018.12 with ANT and JRE 6

The support for ANT and JRE6 with Eclipse 2018.12.

The plugin was created for:

Version: 2018-12 (4.10.0)
Build id: 20181214-0600

Don't forget the -clean start (read the original article for more details)!

One more thing you should do:

Photon includes ANT > 1.10. This version requires Java 8. In order to use Java 6, you have to download ANT 1.9.x. Simply download ANT and set the ANT Home to your version, via

(Window >>) Preferences >> ANT >> Runtime >> Ant Home...

If you try to use the bundled ANT with JRE 6, it will fail with an Exception.

Download the plugin from here. It works for us - no warranty!

More Details: Eclipse Photon with ANT and JRE6.

VisionX 5 update Release-3

VisionX 5.2.27 is available!

It's a small bugfix release with an update of open source libraries like JVx and Vaadin UI.

What's different?

  • Group Panel visibility now working in Browser
  • Group Panel text color now working in Browser
  • Set additional css class names for labels and checkbox editors
  • It's now easier to extend search behavior of NavigationTable
  • Checkbox alignment fixed in Browser
  • Support for latest Workflow AddOn

The download area already contains links to latest VisionX binaries.

Please report any problems as usual and have fun with VisionX.

We're hiring

Wir suchen Verstärkung für unser Framework Team. Wenn du immer schon an einem Open Source Framework mitarbeiten wolltest und Forschung/Entwicklung genau das ist was dir zusagt, dann bewirb dich bitte!

Hier ist die genauere Beschreibung

VisionX 5 update Release-2

We're happy to anounce that VisionX 5.1.221 is available!

It's a bigger update release of VisionX 5.1.8 with with some new "visible" features and many awesome new features under the hood.

Let's start with important bug fixes

  • Popup Menu in Browser application

    A custom Popup Menu in Browser applications was always empty. This problem was fixed in an OpenSource library and is now available in VisionX applications.

  • Timeout with customizer changes

    If VisionX timeout while a customizer with changed values was open, the timeout operation failed and VisionX was unusable.

  • Element selection not always working

    Sometimes it wasn't possible to select elements if they where behind other elements.

  • Database procedure and function calls with more than 10 parameters

    It's now supported to call database procedures and functions with max. 100 parameters.

  • External CSS file detection

    VisionX had some path problems with Linux and MacOS to find the external CSS file for browser applications.

  • Fixed painting of overlays (MacOS)

    The position of e.g. VisionX Guides wasn't correct. The small numbers were wrong positioned.

  • Workflow integration

    The workflow engine wasn't always started correctly and not in the correct window.

  • All bugfixes of JVx, VaadinUI and other OpenSource libraries

What's new?

  • A new Workflow AddOn
  • Swagger documentation

    The documentation now contains information about sub storages (used in drop down boxes) and default admin services. It's now easier to grant access to external applications based on the REST API of your application.

  • Java 9+

    It's now possible to use e.g. Java 11 as runtime for VisionX.

  • Storage editor for Developers

    Out storage Editor was only available if you bought the Forms license. Now all users with Development license will be able to use the Storage Editor. The storage editor is a feature which allows you to change the database query of a table, directly in VisionX.

  • Prompt/Placeholder support
  • Better layouting in browser application

    We improved the layouting in our browser applications and also improved scrolling of panels.

  • Experimental (Early Access) Features

    We added some experimental features in this release: QR code authentication, Spnego (Active Directory) authentication base support (needs an additional AddOn), SSO authentication feature for REST services (bypass option).

    This features are available for interested developers. Simply talk to your contact person.

The download area already contains links to latest VisionX binaries.

Please report any problems as usual and have fun with VisionX.

JVx 2.8 is available

We're happy to announce that JVx 2.8 is available. It's a big release with lots of important bug fixes and some awesome new features. The last release of JVx was in January. It was version 2.7 which was more or less a small bugfix release with few new features. We took more time for JVx 2.8 to make it awesome.

What's new?

  • Placeholder/Prompt support

    This feature is available for input fields and cell editors. Simply enable this feature:

    editor.setPlaceholderVisible(true);
    editor.setPlaceholder("PLACEHOLDER");

    to get

    Prompt support

    Prompt support

  • New popup menu button

    This new button reduces the visible components. It's a must have for modern applications:

    Menu button

    Menu button

  • Savepoints for transaction handling in PostgreSql
  • Components have a unique name

    This is an important feature fore UI tests and our headless UI as well. It's now possible to address components in vaadin UI by their id to apply custom css.

  • Configurable REST services
  • Mac OS UI improvements

The full changelog is available here.

Start with JVx