GBC 5.00.05 new features and upgrade notes

A summary of new features and changes in functionality introduced with Genero Browser Client (GBC) 5.00.05. 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 5.00.05 changes, please refer to the list of fixes on our issue tracker.

Previous new features page: GBC 5.00.04 new features and upgrade notes.

New method for setting theme variables in gICAPI webcomponent

The new gICAPI.UseGbcThemeVariables method allows you to adapt the rendering of webcomponents to settings used in the GBC and defined in your theme.scss.json file. For more information, refer to the gICAPI.UseGbcThemeVariables() page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide

Changes to the Clipboard service

Starting from GBC version 5.00.05, the GBC now uses only the Clipboard API supported by the browser to handle clipboard interactions. For more information on Clipboard API, refer to Clipboard API (external link).

The Clipboard API is only available in secure context, that is when the application is delivered over an authenticated and encrypted channel such as https. For more information on secure context, refer to Secure Context and W3C (external links).

Be sure to use a recent browser that supports Clipboard API.

Settings displayed in debug mode

Starting from GBC version 5.00.05, the GBC Settings dialog displays information about the FGL, GAS, and the platform the application is running on. The following information is available only when running the GBC in debug mode:

  • GBC version
  • Build number
  • GAS version (if available)
  • FGL version for the current displayed application
  • Platform: native container flavor and version (browser, GDC, GMA, or GMI)

For more information about the Settings dialog, go to Application page for GBC.

New gbc.info JavaScript function

A new JavaScript function, gbc.info(), gives you information about the FGL, GAS, and the platform the application is running on. You can call the function from the Web developer Tools console of the browser, or you can call it in your JavaScript files when customizing the GBC.

Theme color variables

One new color variable is available:
theme-primary-emphasis-color Use for text you want to accentuate.
For more information about theme variables, go to Theme colors.