It has been a long night to get everything ready, but I’m happy to release the new version(s) of ABMaterial for B4J!
2.00 is a major release. Lots of new stuff and some changes that were really needed in preparation of the upcoming (ABMaterial Abstract Desinger) ABMAD tool.
Highlights of the releases:
1.22: New component ABMPatternLock
ABMPatternLock is yet another authentication method you can use based on the popular Pattern Lock you see in e.g. Android.
1.22: ABMContainer can collapse
ABMContainer can be initialized as a collapsable component. As a collapsable has a header and a body and clicking on the header will collapse/expand the body. This can be used as an alternative for an ABMCard so you can build your own.
1.22: Support for Font-Awesome icons
If you set: page.UseFontAwesome = true then you can, next to the material icons, also use the Font Awesome Icon library (634 icons in used version Font Awesome 4.6.3)
See fontawesome.io for a list of icons.
2.00: New component ABMChronologylist
The ABMChronologyList is a vertical timeline component. Useful to give an overview of a limited period. It is device aware so e.g. on a phone, all items will be one under each other.
2.00: New helper ABMSideBar
In ABMaterial 2.00, you will be able to define multiple side bars (sliding in from the right). I’ve tried to mimic the usage of ABMSideBar as much of the existing Side Navigation menu. The tricky part was making it work well with the NavigationBar, on all screensizes.
Check out the online demo abmaterial.com or download your free copy from the B4J website. Make sure you read the included README.TXT files. It contains some important info and shows some tips and tricks.
That’s it for now. Next big release will be all about ABMAD. Until next time!
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