We’ve just fixed a couple of bugs that crept into Tuesday’s 4.2 release. So if you’ve already installed version 4.2.110 then please download version 4.2.111 and install that in its place. Thanks.

Bugs Fixed:

1. Scroll bars on List Boxes, Trees and Multi-Line Edit Boxes were being enabled when they were redundant and should have been disabled. A fairly minor bug but it needed fixing.
2. The “Conditions” box part of Conditional Content Panels had become inaccessible for selection, moving or making connections. This important fix is the main reason for this immediate update.
3. The Viewer now correctly accepts a .gdd project distribution file as a command line parameter. Normally, the Viewer opens files through other mechanisms but this can be useful in some cases.

Many thanks to everyone that has reported these bugs!

GUI Design Studio version 4.1 is now available for immediate download. This is a maintenance release with some fixes and changes based on customer requests. It’s a free upgrade for all registered v4 users. Users of v3 and earlier versions can try this version for 30 days or purchase an upgrade.

For customers using version 4.0 of GUI Design Studio, simply install the new version and your existing licenses will continue to work. Be sure to install the correct Professional or Express edition though!

New Element Grouping in v4.1

This has been a long-standing request from users so we’re pleased to introduce element grouping into version 4.1. This will become an essential feature for creating more complex custom elements.

Grouped elements form a unit so that selecting and moving one element within the group will move them all together. Elements within a group can still be individually selected to resize them and change their properties and grouping does not affect parent/child relationships.

First select all of the elements you want to group together, then use the new “Group Elements” command on the right-click context menu (Ctrl+G hotkey):

You can also add elements into an existing group using this command. The “Ungroup Elements” command (Ctrl+Shift+G) will remove all selected elements from their respective groups.
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