Genero Mobile 1.3 new features

This topic lists features added for the 1.3 release of Genero Mobile

Important: This page covers only those new features introduced with the Genero Mobile version specified in the page title. Check prior new features pages if you migrate from an earlier version. Make sure to also read the upgrade guide corresponding to this version.
Note: For a complete picture of new features, read also the What's new pages in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide and the Genero Studio User Guide.

Corresponding upgrade guide: Upgrade Guides for Genero Mobile

Table 1. Genero BDL: Mobile apps (GMA 1.30 and GMI 1.30)
Overview Reference
Stretchable SCROLLGRID lists are supported on mobile front-ends. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
Predefined actions enterbackground and s enterforeground to detect app state change. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
The GMIDIR environment variable allows you to install the GMI archive in a different directory than FGLDIR. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
GMI build tool option --extensions-libs, to specify the libraries to be used to build your iOS app. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
GMA build tool options --build-status-icon-* allow you to define the status notification bar icon. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
GMA build tool option --accept-licenses allows you to silently accept Androidâ„¢ SDK licenses during updates of Android SDK. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
GMA supports now the alignment style attribute for IMAGE. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
GMI and GMA include generic Cordova/PhoneGap plugin frontcalls to make use of the Cordova plugins. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
GMI build tool options --install-plugins and --list-plugins, to manage Cordova plugins. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
GMI build tool option --install provides a method for installing without the need to snoop with instruments for the actual device name. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
GMA build tool option --build-cordova, to embed one or more Cordova plugins. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
The style attribute reduceFilter controls the display of the the listview reduce filter on GMA clients. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
GMA build tool option --build-force-scaffold-update, to re-create the app project directory from a fresh GMA scaffold directory. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
GMA build tool option --build-quietly, to force yes for any answer asked during the build process. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
GMA build tool command scaffold, to manage scaffold archives. This new command comes with the --list-plugins and --install-plugins options to handle plugins in the scaffold archive. See the corresponding entry in the 3.10 New Features page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
Table 2. Genero Studio
Overview Reference
Cordova plug-in support added for Android packaging. See Package and Directory nodes and properties in the Genero Studio User Guide.
Deploy apps using the Google Play Developer Console See Tools Menu in the Genero Studio User Guide.
Mobile packages can be deployed from the Files view (File Browser) See Deploy packages from File Browser in the Genero Studio User Guide.