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12.27 (25 April 2024)

Add new function android.request
Add new function TRANSPOSE()
Add experimental ioio-otg support
Fix download error when there are duplicate scratch.bas files
Fix TSAVE bug #205
Fix bug: LINEQN tolerance
Fix floating-point number round-precision bug
Fix redim regression
Fix: RTRIM changes input string

12.26 (31 March 2023)

Fixed “0 IMP 0” returns now correct result 1 (Joe7M)
Fixed DIM lower bound (Joe7M)
Fixed EQV bug. “0 EQV 0” will return correct result “1” (Joe7M)
Fixed INPUT #F; now supports up to 64 parameters
Fixed RGB and RGBF now clamp parameters (Joe7M)
Fixed bug in BGETC when using sockets (Joe7M)
Fixed editor display issues with DOS line-endings
Fixed for BIN and changes to return values of POLYCENT and POLYAREA (Joe7M)
Fixed line-chart line drawing to use current foreground color
Fixed printing chr(0) into a file or network interface
Fixed setenv error #187
Implemented STATMEDIAN() to calculate the median of a data sample in statistics (Joe7M)
Implemented STATSTD() to calculate standard deviation (Joe7M)

12.25 (23 December 2022)

Implemented a new web service for managing files via desktop browser
Fixed a problem with TRIM which broke the TinyBASIC.bas sample
Fixed RECT FILLED when the coordinates are inverted
Fixed SPLIT command - empty input now gives zero length output
Fixed display of floating point numbers with high precision
Fixed functions Polyarea, Polycent
Fixed crash with INPUT command while scrolled #160
Updated CHART line drawing to use current foreground color
Added link from About screen to privacy page

12.23 (31 August 2021)

Fix array append regression #122
Hide keypad on run. Show keypad for INPUT, then re-hide on completion.

12.22 (16 July 2021)

Fixed ‘Socket Client doesn’t receive byte with value 13’ #112
Fixed RGB handling with IMAGEs
Fixed TSAVE of arrays includes extra null character. #119
Fixed array access regression
Implemented image.draw(), fix image.save in andoid #115
Removed “requestLegacyExternalStorage” for AppStore compliance
Removed path navigation to show unified view of available folders
Removed samsung keypad warning

12.21 (14 April 2021)

Added range checking for the web services port
Fix CIRCLE command to ensure radius uses the WINDOW coordinate system
Fix to ensure the default VIEW is maintained during resizing
Fix square bracket field access issue
Fix crash when line length limit exceeded
Handle octal escapes correctly
Added option to preserve user data when app uninstalled
Update path label when displaying project folder
Implemented c-styles escape sequences
Add support for inline assignment of export variables

12.19 (16 July 2020)

Fix usability issues with samsung mobiles
Fix ABSMIN/ABSMAX transposed #96
Fix crash when passing non-array to CHART
Fix image.save() to array destination
Fix INPUT crash #99
Implement DEFINEKEY undo #92
Implement colour themes

0.12.17 (22 December 2019)

Fix module access in newer android versions.
Fix edit label display

0.12.16 (25 August 2019)

Fix crash in ChromeOS when minimising
Fix crash in ChromeOS when starting a second instance
Fix crash using the Share command
Update Android SDK build tools to latest versions

0.12.15.3 (3 March 2019)

Fix issue with POINT returning incorrect values
Fix to make the editor status bar less intrusive
Fix crash entering c,v in edit control mode

0.12.15.2 (17 February 2019)

Fix crash with SOUND when passing negative duration
Implement SOUND playing in the foreground

0.12.15.1 (21 January 2019)

Fix setup screen colour display
Show link to android page in about screen

0.12.15 (29 December 2018)

Fix crash when using GOTO with a non-existent label
Fix crash in editor when double tapping empty document
Fix menu display on chromebook and other devices

0.12.14.2 (16 November 2018)

Fix navigation when network access down then available
Changed UI display from black to be a slightly lighter onyx color.
Update help tip in scratch window

0.12.14.1 (14 October 2018)

Fix crash when passing zero as format argument to DATEFMT
Fix display issue with logo on about page
Minor runtime optimization

0.12.14 (28 September 2018)

Fix error message when command “LINE INPUT” attempts to read a non open file
Fix crash when attempting to load an image from a failed network connection

0.12.13.1 (13 September 2018)

Fix problem with SEQ command
Add limited support embedded octal values in strings

0.12.13 15 Aug 2018

Editor now uses solarized dark colour theme
Fixed an issue with the IMAGE command
The build now targets the latest android version
Updated path handling to remove hard coded /sdcard paths
Updated the build system to use android studio
Fix trailing spaces with LOCAL command when terminated with comma
Fix TLOAD input error handling

0.12.11 30 Dec, 2017

Fix issue with image save() command to ensure resulting array has correct dimensions
Fix issue with display driver escape ESCm (reset scroll position)
Fix potential crash when passing non string arguments to some built-in string funcs

0.12.10 24 Dec, 2017

ANDROID: Fix crash when exporting from IDE
ANDROID: Fix exit when navigating to non-permitted path
COMMON: Add support code arrays declared over multiple lines
COMMON: Assign multiple variables from an ARRAY (1)
COMMON: Can now declare an empty array with: a=[]
COMMON: FUNC can now use RETURN statement as synonym for FUNCNAME=result (1)
COMMON: Fix FUNC call as pseudo class method (1)
COMMON: Fix inline local variable declaration for complex assignments
COMMON: Fix issue with INPUT command
COMMON: Fix line number count when using multi-line strings
COMMON: Fix potential infinite loop using the MAX command
COMMON: Fix square bracket access to 2D arrays
COMMON: Implemented Maxint system constant (1)
COMMON: Implemented Nil system constant (1)
COMMON: Implemented OPTION AUTOLOCAL runtime option (2)
COMMON: MID, LEFT, RIGHT, REPLACE, INSTR, RINSTR no longer error on invalid pos input
COMMON: Now errors when using a keyword as part of a MAP variable
COMMON: Minor performance optimisations
COMMON: REPLACE str argument can now be a number type
COMMON: SUB can now use RETURN statement (1)
COMMON: VAL command now ignores any input trailing non digit chars
UI: The FORM command now reports an error when IMAGE input fails to load

See 2048.bas for examples
OPTION AUTOLOCAL causes all variables used only inside a SUB or FUNC
to have local scope.

0.12.9 April 15, 2017

Allow input of special characters
Added share command
Fix ‘?’ key input using gboard
Select alternative font
Allow array access via [] characters
Can now attach SUB/FUNCs as MAP fields
Clear out of scope CATCH variables
Create MAP from single line JSON without ARRAY command
Fix internal error handling long string variables
Python style here-document
Update parameter handling for performance
Added “Save-As” option to the file menu (thanks Josip)
CIRCLE drawing is now anti-aliased
Fixed cursor when displaying the popup while editing
Added menu widget (three vertical dots)
Improved CIRCLE performance

0.12.8 October 22, 2016

Added android TTS handling
Added android SENSOR handling
Added android LOCATION handling
Added sound. Play .WAV files using PLAY(“file://” + path)
Fixed regression with array parsing
Updated error message when calling built-in FUNC without assigning the result
Fixed TAB to use character positions not pixels
Fixed issue with nested try/catch
Fixed NOSOUND
Fixed error handling for invalid JOIN input
Fixed SPLIT to include final empty position

0.12.7 September 17, 2016

Updates to improve performance and stability
Fixed issues with various keywords
See “desktop release notes page”:http://smallbasic.sourceforge.net/?q=node/1246 for details.

0.12.6 May 15, 2016

Updates to improve performance and stability
Fixed issues with various keywords
See “desktop release notes page”:http://smallbasic.sourceforge.net/?q=node/1246 for details.

0.12.5 February 13, 2016

Fix POINT to return correct values
Added “Desktop shortcut” menu option

0.12.4 February 1, 2016

Fix pause and resume handling, see http://smallbasic.sourceforge.net/?q=node/1377
Added caching of online samples to avoid reloading over the network
Pressing the back button from an online sample now returns to the samples home page
The shell program now does case-less .bas file sorting

0.12.1 November 29, 2015

Fix image drawing for large images
Fix PAINT infinite loop
Fix crash with online command if site is down
Fix over scroll issue with line number widget
Fix file manager .bas file case sensitivity
Fix editor markup on map fields that look like keywords
Fix scanner inserting line-no bytecode for empty or comment lines
Fix editor run error message display time length
Implemented calling IMAGE with another image variable

0.12.0 October 26, 2015

Added built-in editor
Fix display output before DELAY
Fix LET when assigning a value to a MAP/ARRAY field
Fix TSAVE with try/catch
Fix PRINT 1/1000 and other floating point rounding issues
Fix problem with 59 char INPUT prompt
Removed obsolete/unimplemented keywords WSPLIT, PLOT2, UNLOADLIB
Added multi-item case selection

0.11.17 March 22, 2015

Now uses the Light Holo theme to display menus and messages.
Fixed exit crash with android 5 devices.
Updated to freetype version 2.5.5 and NDK version r10d
Improved graphics and runtime performance.
Source code view displays line numbers
Source code view displays error information for program error line
Line drawing now uses antialiasing to produce smoother looking lines.
Improved syntax error messages
Updated the PAUSE statement to allow waiting until a system event has occurred
Improved INPUT widget including clipboard handling.
Update INKEY to return ALT, CTRL, ALT+CTRL key information
Added timer func support.
Refactor FORM handling to use system object
Update IMAGE handling
Added WINDOW system object to control the ansiwidget

See the “Release notes”:http://smallbasic.sourceforge.net/?q=node/1246 article for more information

0.11.11 July 28, 2014

Fix build to use correct processor optimisations
Fix rotation crash
Updated display handling for long clickable links
Updated system menu
Text size now based on system settings

0.11.10 July 19, 2014

Add missing SD card read/write permissions
Updated FRE command. -10 = Total RAM, -11 = Used, -12 = Free

0.11.9 July 17, 2014

Fix crash in android 4.4 (tested by Joey and using AVD)

0.11.8 July 16, 2014

Fix crash in android 4.4 (tested using AVD)
Built with latest ADK

0.11.7 July 12, 2014

Fix crash in android 4.4
Sound now uses the music/games stream

0.11.6 June 22, 2014

Implemented BEEP/SOUND. Only background play mode is supported.
Implemented launch by URL. This allows SmallBASIC programs to be embedded in a QR code and launched from a separate QR code reader program. The URL format is smallbasic://x/CODE. CODE can URL encoded text, or BASE64 gzipped text. I’ll make a web page to create the image if there is enough interest. Note, programs launched via QR codes will not be able to execute any of the FILE based commands.
Implemented screen layout handling to adjust the display when the virtual keypad is displayed.
Fixed potential crash evaluating “a \ b”.
Fixed a display issue when scrolling beyond the virtual screen size.
The printed Web Service information now includes the system IP address.
Updated support tools; android-ndk-r9d, freetype-2.5.3, libpng-1.6.12.

0.11.5 Jan 4, 2014

Replaced battery drain error with console warning.
Console is now a graphics screen.
Fixed minor display and event handler bugs affecting some samples programs.

0.11.4 Dec 18, 2013

Built with android NDK for performance and to allow future versions to use native app features.
Added web service for remote file edit/run.
Can now launch bas files from Android file browser.
Added restart command.
Supports empty parentheses in sub/func calls.

0.11.3 Dec 19, 2012

AT and PEN now work with WINDOW based coordinates. This will allow programs written for PalmOS to appear correctly on modern mobile screen resolutions.

0.11.2 Dec 8, 2012

Added the ability to change the font size

0.11.1 Nov 30, 2012

First android release, built with Mosync

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