Fix Up 4D 1.0.1 review

Fix Up 4D (FU4D) is a set of 4D Extensions which enhance, improve, and correct the 4D development and runtime environment.

License: Freeware OS: Mac OS X File size: 21K Developer: Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. Price: $0.00 Updated: 15 Feb 2006

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Fix Up 4D (FU4D) is a set of 4D Extensions which enhance, improve, and correct the 4D development and runtime environment. 4D Extensions allow for the actual 4D environment to be patched, repaired, and improved. FU4D provides a comprehensive basis of individual improvements to the 4D environment which all 4D developers can take advantage of immediately.

The documents included in the FU4D package all work independently of each other and there is no requirement that any combination of them be used at any time. This makes it simple for the developer to choose which improvements in particular benefit development and only install the 4D extension documents in FU4D package which are most useful.

FU4D works with both 4th Dimension and 4D Client, as long as the FU4D documents are in the 4D Extensions folder next to the currently running 4D based application.

Here are some key features of "Fix Up 4D":
FU4D_Explorer.4XR:
Vertical splitter has been added next to hierarchical listing;
Object method added to twiddle to allow for proper resizing of collapsing form with respect to the new splitter;

FU4D_Find.4XR:
Enterable area has been widened to more easily accommodate longer search strings; the wrapping of longer search strings now occurs at approximately 40 characters instead of the default 25 characters;
Form has been widened to accommodate widened enterable area;
Popup selection defaults to All when form opens; this is obviously the most used option in the Find form;
Previous search string is selected when form opens; no more need to select the previous search results by selecting the text, instead developer can just start typing to replace the selected search string;
Get Frontmost Window Name button added just to the left of the enterable area; this puts the name of the current frontmost window into the enterable search area; great for doing searches throughout structure when currently editting a method or form;

FU4D_Find_Results.4XR:
Sort button added to top of form allows search results to be sorted; the sorting of the search results is done alphabetically from the result names found;

FU4D_Menus.4XR:
Command-W is no longer the default Flush Buffers catch; it is now Command-' ;
Method Properties... menu item is available with Command-; keyboard equivalent;
Form Properties... menu item is available with Command-; keyboard equivalent;
Find... menu item is available with Command-I keyboard equivalent;
NOTE: on Windows, all command key equivalents are available as Control key equivalents.