July 2009 Archives

Howdy all,

This Tuesday we pushed version 2.4.12 of the BrowserPlus platform. This update, like 2.4.9, includes a couple small focused fixes. There may be more drops in the coming weeks as we continue an aggressive period of QA.

Here's an idea of some of the fixes in 2.4.12:

• Fixes related to proper functioning on windows when certain AntiVirus software in installed
• Fix a regression introduced in 2.4.9 which would have caused platform update to fail in certain circumstances (fix is automatic, no user interaction required)
• Change the way update is performed - before we would wait until you navigate away from the page using browserplus to perform an update. Now we perform the update immediately, so that upon page reload you're using the new software.

As always, keep the reports coming!

Howdy all,

We quietly pushed 2.4.9 today, a small iteration with a handful of fixes. Expect a couple more of these tight iterations as we work to harden the platform in response to community bug reports. Fixes in this release include:

• FileBrowse built-in service -- Hitting enter on an autocomplete selection now works on Windows XP
• Complete support for "High DPI" on all windows versions/browsers
• Increase robustness of Installer, support uninstall/reinstall cases common in QA
• Fix several issues in HTTP timeout support
• Fix selection of shortcuts through File Browse dialog.

Thanks to all who have reported problems, and please keep the feedback coming. Finally, we'll have a new service to announce in the coming days, so stay tuned!

We're pleased to announce the general availability of BrowserPlus platform 2.4.8, some updated developer tools, and a shiny new service! Here's an itemized list of what's new and what's changed:

BrowserPlus platform 2.4.8 includes:

• Experimental support for 3 new languages (Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian)
• Experimental support for windows 7
• Oodles of bugfixes and stability improvements.

The new and improved Service Explorer comes with the following enhancements:

• Allows parameters to be specified for all argument types (including callbacks and file handles)
• Automatically provides callback arguments for all functions
• Improved parameter help
• Improved provision of default parameters

Additionally we've shipped a new version of the Uploader service that supports cross domain uploads via a crossdomain.xml file hosted on the upload target. This is the same tried and true mechanism that flash employs to provide a similar feature, and you can read all about the file format on Adobe's site.

Finally, we've push an alpha version of a brand new service, PublishSubscribe, this service allows secure cross-document and even cross-browser messaging. Check out our code demo for a visceral idea of how this works.

Finally, thanks to all who continue to work with us and provide feedback in our forums and on IRC, don't be strangers!