J9 Automation Engine - Version 0.18

johnnynine

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Version 0.18 is now available for download.

This version includes productivity enhancements to the Touch Screen Builder application and the Action List editor, support for Regular Expressions (RegEx), and fixes.

For a complete list of changes, please review the Change History.

Action List Editor
Action List items can now be enabled/disabled.

Touch Screen Builder
* Controls can now be selected using Marquee Selection. (Select background or hold ALT key + press the mouse button and drag)
* Added Inverse Selection to the Edit menu.
* Added Show Control Outlines toggle to the View menu.
* The control size can now be set to the size of the size of the current image in the control's Images property pane with the click of a button.
* The selected image dimensions are now shown in when editing a control's image list.
* Since it was difficult to edit the touch screen interface properties when controls covered the entire interface, an Interface Properties menu item has been added.
* When creating or loading a touch screen interface, or exiting the app the user is now only notified that they will lose any unsaved changes if there have actually been any changes.
* Added Touch Screen Changed event to the Inner Touch Screen control.
* Added support for toggling between fullscreen and windowed mode from the action list.

Scripting Language
* Added regular expression support with the new RegEx object.

Thanks for all the great user feedback and user provided device drivers. If you are a .net software developer and are interested in a free software license, please see the Device Driver Development Incentive Program.

Johnny
 
IMPORTANT

Today it came to our attention that a major bug existed in the Touch Screen Viewer application. We have corrected it and posted v0.18.0.1 for download. It is highly recommended that you upgrade.

The Problem:

This version fixes an issue when using the Reload menu item (or CTRL+R). When running the Touch Screen Viewer application on the same machine as the Master Service, if the Reload menu item was selected it would inadvertently delete the touch screen images folder.

XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AutomationEngine\TouchScreenImages
Vista: C:\Program Data\AutomationEngine\TouchScreenImages

The Solution:

If you have experienced this issue you may restore from an automated backup which the installer did when up upgraded to v0.18.

XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AutomationEngineBackups
Vista: C:\Program Data\AutomationEngineBackups

Keep a look out for version 0.19 coming soon with some exciting new features.

Johnny
 
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