Release 2.10 of the GLG
Toolkit: Cross Platform OpenGL support
The major feature of the new 2.10 release of the GLG toolkit is a
cross-platform support for the OpenGL renderer, which provides all GLG
applications with an access to anti-aliased hardware-accelerated
graphics, transparency, alpha-blending and other OpenGL rendering
features. The OpenGL support is completely transparent to the
application and does not introduce any dependencies on OpenGL
libraries. At run time, the same application executable may select an
OpenGL or native X/GDI renderer.
Other features of the 2.10 release include Boolean and SList
transformations, object dimming and highlighting, data tags export and
import capabilities, new look and feel of Process Control Widgets, as
well as other features.
The new Map Server features include elevation display and querying,
aliases, dynamic attribute conditions, shapefile support, custom icons,
custom grid labeling and many other features.
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here
to see a complete list of features of the new release.
Release 2.9 of the
GLG Toolkit: Align and Layout, Multiple Selection, Multi-Step Undo and
More
The new release 2.9 of the GLG Toolkit introduces numerous new
user
interface features and improvements, such as Align and Layout Toolbox,
Edit Toolbox for fast object editing, temporary grouping and multiple
object selection, cursor shape feedback for editing mode and many other
features. The configuration file support has been added to facilitate
customizing of the Builder option on start-up. New numerical input and
spinner widgets and interaction handlers have been added, as well as
many new rendering features and improvements.
The Fast CGI support has been added to the GLG Map Server, which
provides significant performance improvement by reusing the map server
process to serve multiple map generation requests. The Fast CGI mode
also enables the remote invocation option to distribute map generation
load to another machine(s).
Click
here
to see a complete list of features.
Release 2.8 of the
GLG Toolkit:
New Tag Data Access and Other New Features
The new release 2.8 of the GLG Toolkit introduces a number
of new features to simplify integration with the application data
sources and handle more of the application requirements in the Graphics
Builder. The new Tag Data Access
Mechanism simplifies data connectivity to external process
databases and provides an alternative way to access drawing's
resources.
The Custom Tag Data Browser
provides an interface for integrating application-specific data browser
into the GLG
Graphics Builder.
The new Threshold and Timer Transformations enable
application developers to define thresholds, blinking and timer
animation in the Graphics Builder, without a need to write any source
code. New features also include List
and Option Menu Native Widget
Handlers, Object Dynamics and Object Palettes, Multi-Byte and Unicode Support and Drawing Localization, new Map Server
features and many others.
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here
to see a complete list of features.
Release 2.7 of the GLG
Toolkit
and a New GIS Map Server Product
The new release 2.7 of the GLG Toolkit released in
January
of 2004 contains a number of exciting new features, including the the
newest addition to the GLG product line: the GLG
Map Server product. The map server allows an application to combine
powerful
GIS mapping features with the dynamic capabilities of the GLG Toolkit.
It
is available as a separate product for web use, as well as an
integrated
option in the GLG Toolkit. When used inside the Toolkit, the map server
functionality
can be easily deployed in the form of an integrated GIS object, which
will
render maps in the drawing. Click
here
for more information on the GLG Map Server.
The release will also include new programming
utilities
for generating an image of the drawing and saving it into a file,
utilities
for moving, scaling, rotating and otherwise transforming objects, a
utility
for aligning objects, a zoom option for fitting the drawing to a
user-defined
area, and others.
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here
to see a complete list of features.
Release 2.6 of the GLG
Toolkit:
Abridged List of Features
The new release 2.6 of the GLG Toolkit will be available in March of
2002,
simultaneously on Windows, Unix and Java platforms. A number of new
cool
features introduced in this release is aimed to simplify programming
and
extend the number of features that can be implemented interactively in
the
Graphics Builder, without any programming.
Such features as Integrated Zooming and Panning,
Integrated Object Tooltips, Custom Selection and MouseOver
Events
reduce the amount of code required to implement custom application
requirements.
The Custom Hot-Spot and MouseSelection feedback features allow
the
user to implement custom interaction behavior with a variety of
visual
feedbacks without a need to write any supporting code.
The new Avionics Widget Set supplies highly
specialized
avionics gauges that can be used in all kind of avionics simulations
and
instrument panels. The existing Control Widget Set was extended by
adding
Windowless versions of many controls. The windowless controls
have
a round shape suitable for integration with instrument panels which
have
a custom image background. The JPEG format support has also
been added
to the GLG image object to support TrueColor images.
Various User Interface Improvements and Bug Fixes
have
also been implemented. All bugs reported prior to the release date has
been
fixed and closed.
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here
to see a complete list of features.
Release 2.5 of the
GLG Toolkit:
Abridged List of Features
The new release 2.5 of the GLG Toolkit will be
available
in January of 2001 on Windows, Unix and Java platforms simultaneously.
A number
of new cool and exciting rendering features will be introduced into
both
the C/C++ and Java versions, making the "Best of the Breed" tool even
better.
Gradient Shading
The new gradient shading features provide not
only
the conventional linear gradient (available natively in Java2D), but
also
spherical and conical gradients that are essential for creating
stunning visuals.
The gradient shading is available not only in Java (where some of the
gradient
features are supported by default), but also in cross-platform C/C++
environments
on both Windows and Unix.
Naturally, just as the rest of the GLG objects, all
gradient
parameters are completely dynamic entities, allowing the gradients to
adjust
to dynamic changes when used to render dynamic switches and toggles,
instead
of being just dull static decoration. New sets of dials, meters,
buttons
and other widgets using this new gradient feature are also provided.
Cast Shadows
Cast shadows may be used to create attractive
visual
effects when rendering both text and other objects. The cast shadows
are
also used extensively in the new sets of stunning control widgets.
Transparency
While support for transparency is not a new thing
in
Java (it's supported by the latest Java2D subset of Java2), the GLG
Toolkit
is unique by providing transparency support for both Java and
cross-platform
C/C++ environments. We feel that this is the only way to create a
truly
cross-platform and cross-environment tool.
Cool new dials, meters, indicators and other
widgets
These are working examples of the amazing things
that
can be done with both the cool new rendering features and the dynamic
nature
of their GLG roots. All these stunning gizmos are just examples of what
can
be built interactively with the GLG Builder, with NO coding whatsoever.
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here
to see a complete list of features.
Release 2.4 of the
GLG Toolkit:
Abridged List of Features
The new release 2.4 of the GLG Toolkit will be
available
in June of 1999 on Windows, Unix and Java platforms simultaneously. A
number
of exciting new features will be introduced to further accelerate
application
development.
Integrated Widget Palettes
All widget sets are now integrated into the
builder
environment in the form of palettes for drag-and-drop editing.
It is also possible to add new custom objects to the
Custom
Object palette, as well as extend the GLG Builder by adding new
palettes
of prebuilt objects, creating customized OEM versions of the
Builder.
Process Control Widget Set
A new process control widget set with over 140
pre-built
process control symbols is now included in the sets of GLG widgets. It
can
be used to build process control drawings and diagrams by simply
selecting
objects from the process control palettes. The process control objects
have
dynamic properties which can be used to define their appearance and
update
them with real-time data in a program.
File Reference Objects (SubDrawings)
The reference object available in release 2.3 is
now
extended to allow the referencing of files (subdrawings). If the
referenced
file is changed, all instances of it in other drawings will
automatically
pick up the change. This feature is available in the Enterprise Edition
of
the Toolkit and may be used to simplify graphics maintenance in the
case of
large numbers of drawings and objects.
Custom Properties, Alias Objects and Logical
Resource
Naming
A user interface for adding and editing Custom
Properties
has been added to the Enterprise Edition of the Builder to allow
attaching
custom data and properties to objects.
The new alias object adds logical naming
capabilities,
allowing the attachment of logical name tags to arbitrary resource
hierarchies.
This simplifies resource management in the case of huge drawings with
complex
resource hierarchies.
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here
to see a complete list of features.
GLG Toolkit receives Java
Developer's
Journal 1999 Editor's Choice Award for the Best Java Bean
New York, NY (December 8, 1999) - Java Developer's
Journal
(JDJ), the premier print publication targeting Java development
professionals,
today recognized the industry-leading products that provide business
solutions
with Java. JDJ presented its Editor's
Choice
Awards during a ceremony held at the Java Business Conference. The
awards
were given to the winners before a crowd gathered at the JDJ booth
during
the first day of the show.
Winners and finalists in 10 award categories were
acknowledged
for the contributions they made in developing Java-based solutions that
respond
to and meet the increasing demands of technology.
"Products that advance the age of Java technology
are introduced
every day," said Sean Rhody, editor-in-chief of Java Developer's
Journal.
"The tremendous amount of product nominations we received created a
great
challenge in choosing the winners of the Editor's Choice Awards. After
a
close review of all the nominations, products that offer significant
advances
in application development, database management and other related
technologies
were chosen as winners of the Editor's Choice Awards."
Best Java Bean award was shared by:
- JFC Suite 2 (ProtoView Corporation),
- GLG Toolkit (Generic Logic Inc.) and
- JClass Enterprise Suite (KL Group).
GLG Toolkit receives the IBM Cool Tool Award for the best Java Tool at the
1999 IBM
Solutions Showcase
The IBM Solutions Showcase award recognizes
outstanding
commercial members of the IBM Solution Developer Program. Each year,
IBM
selects promising developers that have gone the extra mile to create
innovative
e-business solutions using IBM hardware, software, and technologies in
nine
categories such as Best Web Site, New on the Horizon, Self-Service
Application
and Cross-Industry Solution. Winners are selected by a panel of judges
including
IBM technology experts, industry press representatives, consultants and
analysts.
The 1999 Solutions Showcase winners were announced
at Solutions
'99, the technical developer conference presented by IBM, Lotus, and
Tivoli.
The GLG Toolkit for Java was pronounced a winner in the Java Tools
category
and received IBM's Cool Tool Award for the best Java tool of the year.
