P4A

P4A is a PHP framework, a software containing libraries, modules and widgets used to build applications that will be used with a web browser connected to the net.

With P4A you'll be able to develop web applications writing code as you would do with the most evolved rapid development tools. The result will be an application that the user will use with the same feeling that he would have with a classical client application.

You won't have to worry about creating the graphic interface for your projects because P4A has a nice and client graphic theme.

Features:

• Written in the PHP programming language
• Compatible with PHP 4.3.x, Apache 1.3.x or 2.0.x web server on Linux/Windows operating systems
• Integration with PEAR libraries
• Easy integration with the database servers supported by PEAR::DB library (dBase, FrontBase, InterBase, Informix, Mini SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle 7/8/9, ODBC, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Sybase)
• Automatic database data type identification and consequent functionalities for automatic formatting and unformatting (integers, decimals, floats, date and time formats, booleans) coherent with the national locale settings
• Many user interface elements (widgets) such as single line or multiple lines text fields with advanced rich WYSIWYG text editing support, checkboxes, single/multiple selection fields, tables, buttons etc...
• 3 ways to anchor widgets on masks (grid, absolute positioning canvas, sequential relative positioning frame)
• Extended usage of UTF-8 encoding. Anyway you can change the codepage to reflect your code/data
• Many locales supported (cs_CZ, de_CH, de_DE, du_NL, en_GB, en_US, es_ES, et_EE, fr_CH, fr_FR, it_CH, it_IT, pt_BR, ro_RO, ru_RU)
• Logic/design separation realized with templates (Smarty template engine)

What is new in this release:

• Zend Framework was updated to 1.8.4
• jQuery was updated to 1.3.2
• jQuery UI was updated to 1.7.2
• P4A_Tab_Pane was converted to jQuery UI
• P4A_Fieldset and P4A_Tab_Pane now have rounder borders
• a note about handling dates with Oracle was added to the README file
• outline CSS property was removed
• If magic_quotes_gpc are enebled P4A strips out all slashes from $_POST, $_GET, $_COOKIE and $_REQUEST
• P4A_Dir_Navigator widget was added
• P4A_Widget::composeStringActions() method now uses P4A_Quote_Javascript_String()
• a bug with P4A_Dir_Source and hidden files was solved
• P4A_Dir_Source::getNumRows() method was added
• P4A_I18N::format() support for "filesize" data type was added
• P4A_Dir_Source now supports file size and last modification time
• P4A_Dir_Source's cache was removed due to refactoring
• P4A_Simple_Edit_Mask now supports empty $source constructor param (default is the mask name)
• P4A_Progress_Bar widget was added
• P4A footer was moved to allow better centering when sidebars are visible
• when uploading a file, it will have a temporary file until the corresponding record won't be saved a bug with P4A_Strip_Double_Backslashes global function was fixed (thanks to bobkoure)
• a bug with Zend_Framework and Oracle was fixed (stripped zend_db_rownum column)
• P4A_DB_Navigator now can work also without recursor (flat list is shown)
• P4A_Mask::displayText() method was marked as deprecated, you can now use P4A_Mask::display() that now has no hardcoded object reference
• P4A_Data_Source::isFirstRow() and isLastRow() methods were added
• a bug with P4A_Message and IE7 was solved
• Oracle's LOBs are now supported
• P4A_Object's ID generation algorithm was changed (thanks to pbond81 and Mario Spada)
• P4A_Table thumbnail generation speed was improved (bug #2220506) (thanks to pbond81)
• P4A_Box's ul/ol is now rendered (bug #2634061) (thanks to bes_sf)
• a note about aliases on P4A_DB_Source's PK was added to the README file
• P4A_DB_Source now automatically detects Oracle's NUMBER data type
• P4A_Tab_Pane's height honoring bug was fixed (bug #2815814)
• P4A_Widget::composeStringActions() now handles parameters with backslashes inside
• a bug with P4A_I18N::format() of boolean data was fixed
• a bug with multicheckbox's CSS on some browsers was fixed
• a bug with P4A_DB_Source::saveRow and multiple primary keys was solved

What is new in version 3.2.2:

• P4A_Table's image cols are now centered horizontally
• P4A_Button::setTooltip() and getTooltip() methods were added
• afterupload event typo was fixed
• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator::renderToFile() method was added
• P4A_Mask::getSource() method was added
• Zend Framework was updated to 1.7.7
• a bug with P4A_Fieldset theme was fixed (thanks to Mario Spada)
• P4A_DB::singleton() DB type verification is now case insensitive (bug #2643785) (thanks to BES)
• a few modifications were done on screen.css file for a better theme result (thanks to pbond81)
• The way we managed P4A_Validate translations was rewritten to fit the new rules by Zend Framework (we need your help translating the new messages now http://tinyurl.com/au5bvb)
• a bug with P4A_DB_Source::setWhere() method was fixed
• translations were synchronized
• auto file inclusion system was updated to avoid reading Mac hidden files
• a bug with P4A_DB_Source::addGroup() method was solved (internal syntax change due to a Zend Framework change)
• p4a_load_js() javascript function was updated to avoid errors if no callback function is passed

What is new in version 3.2.1:

• Zend Framework was updated to 1.7.4
• PEAR::Net_Useragent_Detect was updated to 2.5.0
• jQuery::form was updated to 2.19
• P4A_DB_Source::setQuery() now strips out final semicolon from the passed SQL query (if present) (bug #2557215)
• P4A_DB_Source::setWhere() now calls a firstRow() if the DB_Source isn't in the "new row" state (bug #2316271)
• P4A_Filename2File() now uses the fileinfo module if no mime type is detected otherways (bug #2121565)
• a bug with P4A_Field::getAsDate() and Internet Explorer was fixed (thanks to Mario Spada)
• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator::setWidth() now resets the max_width to avoid conflicts
• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator::setHeight() now resets the max_height to avoid conflicts
• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator::setMaxWidth() now resets the width to avoid conflicts
• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator::setMaxHeight() now resets the height to avoid conflicts
• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator::processFile() height/width calculation was rewritten in order to fix bug #2270922

What is new in version 3.2.0:

• P4A is now released under LGPL 3
• P4A_APPLICATION_SOURCE_DOWNLOAD_URL constant was removed (along with the "download source" link in the footer)
• P4A_Grid widget was added
• P4A_Simple_Edit_Mask was added to quickly create a simple mask to edit a database table
• P4A_Mask_constructSimpleEdit() helper was added to manage the initialization of the P4A_Simple_Edit_Mask and to allow you to use that shortcut also when not inheriting from P4A_Simple_Edit_Mask
• P4A_Table::showRowIndicator() and hideRowIndicator() methods were added
• P4A_DB_Source::delete() method now supports schemas
• P4A_Sheet's error messages were beautified
• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator now supports transparent GIF/PNG
• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator now outputs a PNG cache file if a PNG original file was provided
• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator now outputs a GIF cache file if a GIF original file was provided
• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator now resamples JPG/PNG instead of just resizing them
• a rendering bug with P4A_Field (when set as label) was fixed
• translations were updated
• white-space: nowrap was added to P4A_Field's CSS for a better webkit/safari/chrome rendering
• P4A_Frame::getChildrenAsString() protected method was added to avoid code replication between P4A_Frame and all classes inheriting from it
• P4A_Frame::anchorCenter() method' second parameter was removed because it was unused and unuseful
• P4A_Frame::anchorCenter() was reworked with some javascript code and now correctly supports P4A_Field many other widgets
• some XHTML validation errors were fixed
• default mask/popup templates were changed a bit, fixing a typo on #p4a_sidebar_right div and adding #p4a_main div wrapping the main zone
• FCKEditor was disabled on Opera because of a bug (user would get 2 editors instead of one)
• P4A_Base_Mask::frame does not have a default width anymore
• IE6 PNG Fix is not bound to window's onload event but in our DOMready function
• a bug with IE6 and popup template's title was solved
• a bug with WebKit/Safari/Chrome about javascript evaluation after an AJAX call was solved
• P4A_Frame and P4A_Fieldset can now be anchored with "center" alignment
• P4A_Frame and P4A_Fieldset do no need a default with anymore, width is calculated automatically using some javascript code
• when displaying a P4A_Frame o P4A_Fieldset in the "main" region of the mask's template you'll get it automatically centered also if you did not set its width
• P4A_Error_Mask and P4A_Login_Mask do not have default widths anymore
• Zend Framework was updated to 1.6.2
• P4A_I18N::normalize() now has a new parameter "num_of_decimals"
• P4A_Field::normalize() support for num_of_decimals was added
• a bug with P4A_DB_Source ordering on calculated fields with alias was solved
• a bug with jQuery::UI::datepicker not throwing the onchange event was fixed
• a popup mask can now open another popup mask without closing itself
• P4A_Preview_Mask now generates width/height for images
• P4A_I18N::format() method can now handle datetime
• cache support was added to P4A_Thumbnail_Generator::outputThumbnail() method
• a bug with image thumbnails cache was solved (thanks to pbond81)
• schema support for multivalue fields was added
• schema support for P4A_DB::nextSequenceId() was added
• sequences are now created in the same schema where the table is stored
• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator getThumbnailWidth(), getThumbnailHeight(), getOriginalWidth() and getOriginalHeight() methods were added
• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator::setFileName() method now resets previously detected (or computed) widths and heights (thanks to pbond81)
• a bug with setFocus and AJAX calls was fixed
• a bug with P4A_DB_Navigator::setStyleProperty was fixed (Thanks to Mario Spada)
• P4A_Navigator's default CSS now allowss scrolling (Thanks to Mario Spada)
• case insensitive check was added when downloading an attachment with P4A installed on a windows server
• P4A::getCssConstants() method was added, it's needed when you need some params to pass to a dyndamic PHP/CSS you're creating
• Every kind of cache was hopefully completely disabled
• jquery::maskedInput plugin was updated to 1.2
• FCKEditor now has ForcePasteAsPlainText as default configuration

What is new in version 3.0.3:

• P4A_Thumbnail_Generator now supports ie's pjpeg extension
• a bug with P4A_I18N::_format() method was solved (YYYY was changed to yyyy)
• P4A_Field::setYearRange() method was added to be able to manage the year range in the datepicker
• 10px top padding was added to P4A_Fieldset
• jQuery::maskedinput 1.1.4 plugin was added
• P4A_Field::setInputMask() and getInputMask() methods were added, check the code reference for usage
• popup template support for "top" zone was added
• P4A_Table's caption (label) is now automatically traslated at run time
• P4A now triggers the "ontranslate" event, you can intercept it (getting string/translation/istranslated parameters) to track translations while developing your application
• a bug with P4A_Table's label with IE6 was fixed
• P4A_Table's navigation bar's "go to page" label's CSS was changed so now it will remain on a single line
• a typo in P4A_DB_Source documentation was fixed
• a PHP warning was fixed in P4A_DB_Navigator
• more info were added in products_catalogue's index.php file
• P4A_Mask::setRequiredField() and unsetRequiredField() methods now check if the field exists before calling the addValidator() otherwise show an error message