What's New - IntraWeb 7.1

This is a overview of the major features that are new to IntraWeb 7.1. IntraWeb 7.1 is a minor update to IntraWeb 7.0.

IntraWeb 7.1 is a free upgrade for subscribers who are current at release date of each release. It is not a free upgrade to users of the Delphi 7 bundled version. If you are upgrading from a version prior to IntraWeb 7.0, please see what was new in IntraWeb 7.0.

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New Components

• TimeEdit - TimeEdit is a component for entering times such as 1.5h, 1d, 2w, 3h, 4m, etc. All such entries will be converted to a property specified in minutes.
• DynamicImageFile - (.NET only) DynamicImageFile allows dynamic images to be created and modified without requiring a whole image to be downloaded. This eliminates flickering and reduces bandwidth. This is accomplished by creating a transparent GIF overlay with the changed parts.
• OrderedListbox - OrderedListbox allows sorting a listbox's elements on the client side. When the page is submitted only sorted reference keys are sent to the server. This allows the user to easily sort the list items without any delays caused by the communication with the server.

Core Changes

• Indy 10 - All editions now use Indy 10. Previously the VCL edition used Indy 9 while the .NET editions used Indy 10.
• Internal String Buffering - Internal string buffering has been optimized for .NET. Prior mechanisms were adequate in VCL, but were not efficient in .NET. New mechanisms now perform well under .NET, and have provided efficiency improvements in VCL as well.
• Cache Directory Mechanism - The cache directory is no longer created in a subdirectory of the application. This will reduce deployment issues regarding security settings. All cache files are now served from the system temporary directory.
• Improved Session Security - Sessions are now locked to a specific process instance. If a process is terminated and restarted a session will be automatically rejected on this basis alone. Existing security checks were sufficient in most cases, but this limits hijacking of sessions if control of the server has been compromised. This feature is also useful during debugging, and system upgrades.
• Shortened Session ID Encoding - Session IDs are now encoded using a new algorithm with a higher bit rate. This provides shorter URLs and session ID's.
• Authentication - Password in AuthList are now case sensitive. For case insensitive passwords use OnAuthRequest.
• Error Templates - Errors now have a friendly and nicer looking default template.
• Session Time Out Message - When a session times out end users are presented with more information and given the option to restart the session.
• Page Transitions - Pages by can now fade transition. This can be controlled using the server controller property PageTransitions.
• Security - Sessions are now locked to their subnets and invalid IP's are rejected.
• OnFileAccess Event - Control can now be exerted over acces to files in the files directory.

Component Changes

• Listbox DoubleClick - Listbox now supports a DoubleClick event.
• Checkbox and Radio Button Text - Users can now click on the text associated with checkboxes or radio buttons to toggle the values.
• Grid Cell Tag - Grid cells now have a Tag property of type object.
• URL and Link Alignment - Links and URLs now support an alignment property.
• ImageFile and ImageFile32 - New Cacheable property for better control.
• DB Navigator - Now uses buttons so that clicking visually reacts.