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 |
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 Web settings |
|  Mobile settings |
- Responsive option for Panels
Simply en/disable the responsive feature for single panels.
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
- 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 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
- Support for latest Workflow AddOn (3.0)
- Performance improvement of Designer
This is how the responsive mode works on Desktop
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.
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 |
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Responsive for Desktop |
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Web settings |
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Mobile settings |
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Some impressions of our new mobile client
What else is new?
Be patient 
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?
The download area already contains links to latest VisionX binaries.
Please report any problems as usual and have fun with VisionX.
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 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.
Our VisionX solution store got a new demo application. It's a demo for calculated columns. A calculated column is a virtual column, filled with custom content.
Simply install the application from our solution store:
Demo application - Solution store
The application has 3 workscreens. One demonstrates client-side calculated columns, the second one server-side calculated columns and the third screen demonstrates calculated columns directly in the database. You have different options to use calculated columns, simply check what you prefer.
We have some great Videos for new VisionX users on our YouTube channel.
Here are the links:
Getting started
How to create your first application
How to use Eclipse & VisionX in real time
Check them out!
These Videos will help new users learning VisionX 
I'm happy to announce that our Workflow Engine will work with Oracle Forms.
The current state is beta but we'll release our Workflow engine in the next days. We found some time to test the integration in Oracle Forms and the result is soo cool. It works like a charm.
So it will be possible to embed our Workflow engine in your oracle Forms. It'll be possible for your users to design custom flows and processes. The engine itself is database driven and will work with your Oracle Forms application.
More details will follow in the next days, but here's a first impression:
Workflow Engine - Oracle Forms
It's a standard Oracle Forms window/canvas with our Workflow Designer, embedded as Java Bean.
Feel free to ask your questions
We improved the support for standard MacOS LaF in our Swing UI and VisionX. The LaF has a lot of rendering problems. We tried to use another LaF implementation but had other problems. So we decided to keep the standard Java MacOS LaF.
The problems
- The InternalFrame border problem
- The field border problem
 Field border problem |
A simple JTextField has a 5 pixel focus border. This is horrible because the focus is about 2 pixel. The other problem is that a JTextArea wrapped in a JScrollPane doesn't have the 5 pixel border. This makes it hard to create nice looking layouts.
We fixed this problem:
 Field border without gap |
Looks better. One problem is that the JScrollPane doesn't paint the focus if the JTextArea has the focus. This is a LaF problem and we didn't find a workaround for this problem.
- Application Menubar
Standard Java appliacations show the menubar in the same frame
 Application menu |
If you set the system property:
System.setProperty("apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar", "true");
the menu will be placed in the menu bar of MacOS:
 macOS Menu |
We fixed the problem that setting the menu to null will keep the menu as it was.
- Comboboxes
The height of Standard Comboboxes is wrong:
 Combobox wrong |
We fixed the problem as good as possible:
 Combobox fixed |
- VisionX Toolbar height
The toolbar height was wrong because of layout calculation problems:
 Wrong Toolbar height |
We fixed the problem and the toolbar height is correct:
 Toolbar fixed |
- VisionX Wizard gaps
The image gaps in VisionX wizards was not recognized:
 Wrong gaps |
It looks better without gaps:
 No gaps |
- Wrong button rendering
If you had a button without an image and a button with an image, the height of the button without image was higher than the button with an image. This is a LaF rendering bug:
 Wrong size and font |
The fonts are also different. We didn't know why there has to be such a difference, but we fixed the problem in Swing UI:
 Button with correct size and font |
All changes are available in our nightly JVx builds
This article is a short introduction of our brand-new product. It's a super simple workflow engine. Our workflow engine is database driven and can be configured and extended for your needs. The engine itself contains a simple board which allows you to create workflows. The configuration will be read from and saved into a database. The workflow steps are configured in the database and the engine simply executes the configured steps.
We tried to find a workflow solution for our needs or a simple product which supports drawing workflows. We found a lot of complex workflow engines and tools but not a simple one. We didn't like complex solutions so we started with our own workflow enigne.
And here are some impressions
 Workflow Designer (loop) |
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 Workflow Designer |
The left area contains the list of available workflows and all used steps for each workflow. The search option is a full-text search for workflows and contained steps.
The right area contains all available/configured steps. The steps are configured in a database. We offer a simple Java interface which makes it possible to implement your own workflow steps. The area also contains a mini version of the board. This makes it smooth to search through the workflow.
The middle area, the board, contains the workflow designer. It supports Drag and Drop.
The created workflows can be used from any JVx based application. With next VisionX release, it'll be possible to use the new workflow engine.
The workflow engine will be available as AddOn for VisionX and as standalone version for product bundeling.
News, Release notes | rjahn | 16/04/2020 | 
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