GBC 4.01.18 new features and upgrade notes

A summary of new features and changes in functionality introduced with Genero Browser Client (GBC) 4.01.18. Note the changes you may need to make when moving to this version of the GBC.

Important:

This version of GBC is desupported, use a more recent version of the product.

Important:

This page covers only those new features introduced with the Genero Browser Client version specified in the page title. Check prior new features pages if you migrate from an earlier version.

For a detailed list of GBC 4.01.18 changes, please refer to the list of fixes on our issue tracker.

Previous new features page: GBC 4.01.17 new features and upgrade notes.

New Node.js® requirement

To stay on track with Node.js® release and GBC dependencies updates, the lastest LTS version is required; the minimum Node.js® version requirement is now Node.js® 20. Using older versions will raise the error message that the version is incompatible when using any gbc or npm command in the console.

To update Node.js®, use nvm:
nvm install 20
nvm use 20
rm -r node_modules  # clean old installed version of GBC dependencies
npm run install-gbc # install gbc build tool for this node version
npm install
gbc build # or any gbc command as before the upgrade

Ensure your environment settings are correct and use the appropriate node version. For more information, go to Set up your GBC build environment

Front call setTheme stores the theme in settings

The change implemented by the setTheme function to activate a given theme is now stored in settings, as is the case when a user selects a theme from the Settings icon in the chromebar.

For more details about theme front calls, go to theme.setTheme in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.