RC1 of the upcoming MiniGUI Build 25.08 - Feature Highlights & Contributions

[Grigory Filatov]

Dear MiniGUI Community,

WeТre happy to inform you that RC1 of the upcoming MiniGUI Build 25.08 is being prepared!

This new release candidate brings a wide array of enhancements, refactored modules, and new sample applicationsЧall thanks to the continued support and contributions of our amazing community.

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Enhancements

* Added support for CenterAlign and RightAlign properties in StatusBar items without requiring color attributes.
  (Requested by Ivanil Marcelino)

* Improved _Alert() function now correctly handles the AlwaysOnTop parameter.

* HMG_PressKey() now displays an УInvalid parameterФ message for better error handling.

* Registry function RegCreateKey() replaced with the recommended RegCreateKeyEx() WinAPI call.

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Library and Core Updates

* Refactored network functions for improved performance and maintainability:
  NetRecLock(), NetFileLock(), NetAppend(), NetDelete(), and NetRecall()

* Internal modules improved for:

  * PDF management
  * Help file handling
  * Hotkey configuration
  * StatusBar keyboard shortcuts
  * Windows Registry access
  * DBF/Array conversions (HMG_DbfToArray(), HMG_ArrayToDbf())

* Updated libraries:

  * HbSQLite3 now uses SQLite version 3.50.3
  * HbVpdf library now includes full function documentation
  * Shell32 source refactored
  * SQLRDD library updated (Pro version)
  * Harbour Compiler 3.2.0dev (SVN 2025-07-19 19:44) integrated (Pro version)

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New Samples

* Custom Progress Bar using OOP
  Location: \samples\Basic\MyProgressbar

* Registry Wrapper Test
  Location: \samples\Basic\REGISTRY_4

* Two memory tables based on selection criteria
  Location: \samples\Advanced\Tsb_2tsb (demo8.prg and demo9.prg)

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Updated Samples with Detailed Comments

The following samples have been updated with comprehensive inline documentation:

* DATA_BOUND
* Grid_8
* AlertBoxes
* HotKeyBox
* HotKeys
* FastFind
* REPORT_GENERATOR
* EZ_Lines (Pro version)
* HMG_Tetris (Pro version)
* MineSweeper (Pro version)
* Sudoku (Pro version)

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A big thank you to all contributors - especially Sergej Kiselev, and Jose Quintas - for their continued dedication to the project.

Best regards,
Grigory Filatov
MiniGUI Team

[priadi andika]

Grigory

Thanks, whats is diferent netlockfile() , netappend() with rlock, append and others command

I always hope goods news from hmg extended community

Salam

Spd

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