Version History

Highlights of new features introduced with recent releases of Revolution. For complete details, please review the What's New and ChangeLog files within the Revolution program folder.

Revolution 2.9

All-New Linux Support
Optimized for Mac OS X Leopard
Major Update to Documentation
Enhanced Ability to Work with Database Query Builder
Extended Print Management and Printer Configuration
Clipboard Overhaul
Drag-and-Drop Overhaul
Active Scripting Host Support under Windows
Windows Remote Desktop Support
New Commands: begins with, ends with, wrap, is an array, and others
Increased Stability: More than 500 bug fixes relative to 2.8.1

Revolution 2.8.1

Windows Vista support
Embedded Browser Object
SQLite Support
New Commands: Split by Row & Column; columndelimiter, rowdelimiter keywords, and more
Embeddable Fonts at Runtime
Private Handlers
Improved documentation
Improved installer
Increased Stability: More than 250 bug fixes relative to 2.7.4

Revolution 2.7 Series

Graphics Enhancements:

Graphics architecture overhaul
Object-level opacity and blend modes
proportional resizing
anti-aliased vector graphics
improved visual effects with deep masks and blendlevel
improved import/export snapshot

Programming Enhancements:

hovericon property
multiline tooltips
revInsertXMLNode
revAddXMLNode
revZipCancel
ReLaunch support
raiseWindows
Repeat for each key in arrays
qtIdleRate
Universal Binary support
Support for .ZIP files
Improved documentation UI
U3 Support
Enhanced Printing
Enhanced Multimedia Player
Multiple monitor support
Status tray and dock support for icons and menus