QB64 Phoenix Edition v3.8.0 Released!

[RhoSigma]

QB64 Phoenix Edition v3.8.0!

https://github.com/QB64-Phoenix-Edition/...tag/v3.8.0

Enhancements

• #338 - C/C++ compiler update. - @a740g
  • Updates the MinGW toolchain to v12.2.0 r2.
    
• #339 - Improvements on the various dialog functions. - @a740g
  • Many mandatory dialog parameters are now optional.
    
  • Parsable option string arguments are case-insensitive now (required lower case before).
    
• #341 - Adds _UCHARPOS() to the _U* functions family. - @a740g
  • Ideally, this should have been added in v3.7.0 but was not due to an oversight. This function calculates the pixel distance of every character in a string from the origin and is especially helpful for variable width fonts.
    
• #347 - Audio enhancements. - @a740g
  • Updates miniaudio to v0.11.17, which adds support for Apple AIFF and AIFC audio formats. So, we get those too.
    
  • PLAY has been extended to:
    • Select waveforms @n (square = 1, sawtooth = 2, triangle = 3 (default), sine = 4, noise = 5).
      
    • Adjust volume ramping Qn (0ms to 100ms).
      
  • SOUND has been extended to use the following syntax:
    • SOUND frequency#, duration#[, volume#][, panning#][, waveform&]
      
• #346 - Improves the IDE code export abilities. - @RhoSigma-QB64
  • Added ability to export into a [ q b = e x p o r t ] Forum codebox.
    • Thanks to @grymmjack for implementing all these new codeboxes: https://qb64phoenix.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1740
      
  • The Forum/Wiki exports now go to the clipboard instead of a file and can directly be pasted into the Forum post or Wiki page.
    
  • Progress of export is shown in the status line and you'll get a message upon export completion.
    

Bug Fixes

• #341 - Fixing the cut-off on certain letters in conjunction with _LOADFONT and PRINT. - @a740g
  • Issue was reported here: https://qb64phoenix.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1691
    
• #347 - Fixing issues with PLAY statement. - @a740g
  • PLAY is now feature complete supporting "X" + VARPTR$()
    

Full Changelog: v3.7.0...v3.8.0