Deprecated & Obsolete items
This page lists items in Newlook that are deprecated (still available but planned for removal in the near future) and obsolete (no longer available for use).
DEPRECATED ITEMS | OBSOLETE ITEMS | ITEMS NOT YET IMPLEMENTED IN VERSION 11
Deprecated items
The following items are deprecated. They can still be used within your solution however they are likely to be removed in the near future. Use the Compatibility Report to identify any use of deprecated items within your solution and refer to the Recommended migration action column below, to determine how to update your solution.
Deprecated Objects/controls
| Object or Control | Recommended migration action | Deprecated in version |
| ScrollBar | Use the Compatibility Report to identify any use of this control within your solution and remove. From version 10.5 onwards, scroll bar controls will still display in the runtime client and Newlook Smartclient, but in Designer this control will be displayed with a "Deprecated" warning flag. It is not possible to add a new ScrollBar control to your solution from the control palette. | 10.5 |
Deprecated Properties
Tip: The following properties have only been deprecated for objects listed in the Deprecated in object column. They are still available for any relevant object not specified.
| Deprecation | Deprecated in object | Recommended migration action | Deprecated in version |
| LastColumnClicked property |
ListView |
This property has been replaced by the LastClickedColumn property. | 11.0 |
| LastItemClicked property |
ListView |
Will be replaced by the LastClickedItem property. | 11.0 |
Deprecated property values
| Property | Deprecated values | Deprecated in object/s | Recommended migration action | Deprecated in version |
| None. |
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Deprecated constants
| Constant group | Deprecated constants | Relates to | Recommended migration action | Deprecated in version |
| None. |
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Other deprecated items
| Item | Area | Recommended migration action | Deprecated in version |
| None. |
Obsolete items
These obsolete items have been entirely removed from Newlook as of the indicated version and can no longer be used.
Obsolete objects and controls
There are no current obsolete Newlook objects.
Obsolete properties
Tip: The following properties have only been made obsolete for the objects listed in the Obsolete in these objects only column. They are still available for any object/control not specified.
| Property | Obsolete in these objects only | Information | Obsolete from version |
| Arrange property |
ListView |
Use the compatibility report to identify and modify any overrides, macros or scripts which reference this property. Once obsolete, icons in the ListView will display as though this property was set to ArrangeNone. | 11.0 |
| BackColor property |
ImageList |
Setting this property in previous versions has no effect on the behavior of this control. | 11.0 |
| BackStyle property |
CommandButton Frame SmartNav Group |
SmartNav groups will always render with an opaque back style. Command buttons with a custom BackColor will render as a flat button of the specified color. If BackColor is not set, they will render with a gray 3-D button face. | 11.0 |
| BorderWidth property |
Frame |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, a 1px border will be applied to the frame when the BorderStyle is Simple. | 11.0 |
| CalculatorButtonForeColor property |
NumericCombo |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, calculator buttons will display in the default control colors. | 11.0 |
| CalculatorHighlightForeColor property |
NumericCombo |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, calculator buttons will display in the default control colors. | 11.0 |
| CalendarBackColor property |
DateCombo |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, calendar drop down will display with black text on white background. | 11.0 |
| CalendarCellBackColor property |
DateCombo |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, calendar drop down will display with black text on white background. | 11.0 |
| CalendarCellForeColor property |
DateCombo |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, calendar drop down will display with black text on white background. | 11.0 |
| CalendarSelectedBackColor property |
DateCombo |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, the selected date in the calendar drop down will display with the default back color, light blue. | 11.0 |
| CalendarTodayColor property |
DateCombo |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, the Today date in the calendar drop down will display as the default, white on gray. Any color set in this property will be ignored. | 11.0 |
| CalendarTrailingForeColor property |
DateCombo |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, the Trailing days in the calendar drop down will display with the default forecolor, gray. | 11.0 |
| Cell property |
DataGrid |
Use the compatibility report to identify any forms that contain a modified instance of this DataGrid property. This property should be replaced with the Cells property. | 9.0 |
| Enabled property |
ImageList |
Reset property to default. Resetting this property should have no affect on your solution as this property has never been applicable for the ImageList control. | 11.0 |
| FullRowSelect property |
ListView |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, FullRowSelect will always be True regardless of the value set in this property. | 11.0 |
| GridHeight property |
Form |
Use the compatibility report to identify any forms containing a modified instance of this property. This property is no longer used by Newlook. Click the Remove property button to permanently remove it from your solution. | 9.0 |
| Gridlines property |
ListView |
Use the compatibility report to identify and modify any macros or scripts which reference this property. Please contact Newlook support if you have functionality which depends upon this property. | 11.0 |
| GridWidth property |
Form |
Use the compatibility report to identify any forms containing a modified instance of this property. This property is no longer used by Newlook. Click the Remove property button to permanently remove it from your solution. | 9.0 |
| HideSelection property |
ListView TreeView |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, a users selection will never be hidden when the control loses focus. | 11.0 |
| hInstance property |
App |
Use the compatibility report to identify and modify any macros or scripts which reference this property. Please contact Newlook support if you have functionality which depends upon this property. | 11.0 |
| HotTrack property |
Tab |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, hot tracking will always be enabled. | 11.0 |
| hWnd property |
App |
Use the compatibility report to identify and modify any macros or scripts which reference this property. Please contact Newlook support if you have functionality which depends upon this property. | 11.0 |
| IntegralHeight property |
ComboBox ListBox |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, the control will always respect the position coordinates and will not resize to prevent partial display of list items. | 11.0 |
| LastItemClicked property |
TreeView |
Will be replaced by the LastClickedNode property | 11.0 |
| LineStyle property |
TreeView |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, lines will no longer be supported in the TreeView control. | 11.0 |
| MaskColor property |
CommandButton Form ImageList MenuButton PictureBox TabPage |
Reset property to default and replace any images using the MaskColor property with images that support transparency. | 11.0 |
| MultiLine property |
Tab |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, tabs will always display on a single line with scroll bars, regardless of the MultiLine property. | 11.0 |
| OnActivate property |
Form |
This property has been made obsolete for the Form object but added to the App object instead. | 11.0 |
| OnDeactivate property |
Form |
This property has been made obsolete for the Form object but added to the App object instead. | 11.0 |
| PictureColor property |
CommandButton Form Frame PictureBox TabPage |
Reset property to default and replace images used in those instances if necessary. | 11.0 |
| PictureQuality property |
CommandButton Form Frame PictureBox TabPage |
Reset property to default and replace images used in those instances if necessary. | 11.0 |
| PictureTile property |
CommandButton Form Frame PictureBox TabPage |
Reset property to default and replace tiled images in your solution with a single banner image. | 11.0 |
| SelectedIcon property |
TreeView Node |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, TreeView controls will not support an alternate icon for the selected state. | 11.0 |
| SizeMode property |
Tab |
Reset property to default. Once this property is obsolete, the width of each tab will be sized so that each row of tabs fills the entire width of the tab control. | 11.0 |
| StateIcons property |
ListView TreeView |
Reset property to default and use the Icons property to display images within the control. | 11.0 |
| Style property |
TreeView |
Reset property to default and review the display of any relevant TreeView controls in your solution. Once obsolete, if the Icons property is bound to an ImageList control then icons will display within the control, to the left of the node text. If the Icons property is not set, the control will render with text nodes only. | 11.0 |
| TakeFocusOnClick property |
Data control Tab control |
Reset property to default. Resetting this property should have no affect on your solution as this property has never been applicable for the Data and Tab controls. | 11.0 |
| UseMaskColor property |
CommandButton Form ImageList Menu Button PictureBox TabPage |
Reset property to default and replace any images using the MaskColor property with images that support transparency. | 11.0 |
| Variable property |
ListView Tab TreeView |
No action necessary. Resetting this property should have no affect on your solution as this property did not return anything in previous versions for the listed controls. | 11.0 |
| Visible property |
ImageList |
No action necessary. Resetting this property should have no affect on your solution as this property has never been supported in the ImageList control. | 11.0 |
Obsolete property values
| Property | Obsolete values | Obsolete in object/s | Information | Obsolete from version |
| BorderStyle |
Indent Raised RaisedDouble IndentDouble RaisedGradient IndentGradient |
CheckBox control Frame control Label control MenuButton control OptionButton control Panel control PictureBox control Tab page object |
Change this property to either None (a border will not be displayed) or Simple (a simple line border will be displayed). | 11.0 |
| BorderStyle |
Indent Raised IndentDouble RaisedGradient IndentGradient |
CommandButton control |
Change this property to either None (a border will not be displayed), Simple (a simple line border will be displayed) or RaisedDouble (display a rounded 3D gray border. | 11.0 |
| BorderStyle |
Edge3D FixedSingleEdge3D |
ListView control TreeView control |
Change this property to either None or FixedSingleEdge3D (display a raised 3D border). | 11.0 |
| TabStyle |
Buttons FlatButtons |
Tab control |
Change this property to either Normal or Custom. If left unchanged the tab buttons will display as Normal. | 11.0 |
Obsolete constants
| Constant group | Obsolete constants | Relates to | Information | Obsolete from version |
| MsgBox button |
MsgAbortRetryIgnore MsgRetryCancel |
Change the buttons parameter to one of the non-obsolete button styles (MsgOkOnly, MsgOkCancel, MsgYesNoCancel or MsgYesNo. | 11.0 | |
| MsgBox result |
MsgAbort MsgRetry MsgIgnore |
The MsgBox method or Action will not return any of these values as the buttons they relate to are also obsolete, therefore any logic that checks for these return values must be updated. | 11.0 |
Obsolete methods
| Method | Method of | Recommended action | Obsolete from version |
| NewLibrary | For solutions that contain obsolete FTP methods, a potential work-around is to call Quote with the host command that is the equivalent of the obsolete method. | 11.0 | |
| NewMember | For solutions that contain obsolete FTP methods, a potential work-around is to call Quote with the host command that is the equivalent of the obsolete method. | 11.0 | |
| NewPhysicalFile | For solutions that contain obsolete FTP methods, a potential work-around is to call Quote with the host command that is the equivalent of the obsolete method. | 11.0 | |
| RefreshForm | Use the Compatibility report to identify any instances of this method in your solution and remove this method as it is no longer necessary. | 11.0 | |
| Refresh | Use the Compatibility report to identify any instances of this method in your macros and scripts and remove this method as it is no longer necessary. | 11.0 | |
| WorkOffline | Use the Compatibility report to identify any instances of this method in your macros and scripts and remove this method as it is no longer supported. | 11.0 |
Obsolete macro actions
| Action | Action of | Recommended action | Obsolete from version |
| EndNewlook |
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Use the compatibility report to identify any instances of this action in your solution and remove it as it is no longer supported. | 11.0 |
| FTPNewLibrary | For solutions that contain obsolete FTP actions, a potential work-around is to call FTPQuote with the host command that is the equivalent of the obsolete action. For example, to create a library, you could send: FTPQuote ("CRTLIB MYLIBRARY TYPE(*TEST) TEXT('My library')") |
11.0 | |
| FTPNewMember | For solutions that contain obsolete FTP actions, a potential work-around is to call FTPQuote with the host command that is the equivalent of the obsolete action. For example, to create a library, you could send: FTPQuote ("CRTLIB MYLIBRARY TYPE(*TEST) TEXT('My library')") |
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| FTPNewPhysicalFile | For solutions that contain obsolete FTP actions, a potential work-around is to call FTPQuote with the host command that is the equivalent of the obsolete action. For example, to create a library, you could send: FTPQuote ("CRTLIB MYLIBRARY TYPE(*TEST) TEXT('My library')") |
11.0 | |
| RefreshForm | Use the compatibility report to identify any instances of this action in your solution and remove it as it is no longer necessary. | 11.0 | |
| StartNewlook |
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Use the compatibility report to identify any instances of this action in your solution and remove it as it is no longer supported. | 11.0 |
Other obsolete items
| Item | Area | Information | Obsolete from version |
| Background Picture Color | Display Settings | If you have a Picture specified as your global form background, be aware that once the Color option is obsolete, background pictures will render with a Color option of Automatic. | 11.0 |
| Background Picture Quality | Display Settings | If you have a Picture specified as your global form background, be aware that once the Quality option is obsolete, background pictures will render with a Quality option of Automatic. | 11.0 |
| Background Picture Tile | Display Settings | Review the tile setting for background pictures in your solution. Once obsolete, background pictures will render with a Tile option of Texture. | 11.0 |
| Background Picture Mask color | Display Settings | Review the mask color setting for your global background picture, if specified. Once obsolete, the specified mask color will not be masked. | 11.0 |
| Change Management tool | Designer | The change management tool is being phased out in version 11. Once obsolete, a form's change history will no longer appear as a tab in Designer. Please contact [email protected] if you require this feature. | 11.0 |
| Combo Box Auto-Complete | Preference Settings | This option is always turned on by default. The option to turn this off has not been implemented in version 11. Please contact [email protected] if you require this feature. | 11.0 |
| Enable Change History Management | General Rules | The change management tool is being phased out in version 11. Once obsolete, a form's change history will no longer appear as a tab in Designer. Please contact [email protected] if you require this feature. | 11.0 |
| Enable Sounds | Preference Settings | Support for sounds has not been implemented in version 11. Please contact [email protected] if you require this feature. | 11.0 |
| Menus Mask color | Menu Settings | Review the mask color setting for your global menu pictures, if specified. Once obsolete, the specified mask color will not be masked. | 11.0 |
| Multiple Sessions | Command Line Arguments | The following command line option is no longer supported: -m (number of sessions). The presence of this command line option in the shortcut will generate a runtime error in the client. | 11.0 |
| Number of Sessions | Connections | Specify the number of simultaneous display sessions to initiate when the connection is used. Once obsolete, only one session will be initiated per connection. | 11.0 |
| Test Recorder/Player | Runtime Client Tools | No action necessary. The test recorder and player will no longer be available in the runtime client and the Tests button will be removed from the Developer Bar. | 11.0 |
| Trace logging options | Command Line Arguments | The following logging options for the -d trace command line argument are no longer supported: -dc (Debug Crash), -dd (Debug Distribution List), -de (Debug Ehllapi) and -dn (Debug NoSimulate). The presence of these command line options will not cause any problems, however they will not generate anything in the resulting log file. | 11.0 |
| Use Windows themes and visual styles | General Rules | Review the display of command buttons in your solution. This option had the potential to impact the display of command buttons. If Use Windows themes and visual styles is turned on in your solution, then Command buttons with a BorderStyle property of BorderNone or BorderSimple will render as flat 2-D buttons in the client once this is obsolete. | 11.0 |
| User Access Policy - File operations | General Rules | The ability to disable the Save menu option in Newlook Smartclient is being deprecated. Once obsolete, the File operations option will no longer appear as a User Access Policy in General Rules and the Save menu option will always be enabled for Smartclient users. | 11.0 |
| User Access Policy - License wizard | General Rules | The License wizard option is no longer available as a User Access Policy in General Rules. | 11.0 |
| User Access Policy - Macro editor | General Rules | The limited macro editor for Newlook Smartclient users is no longer supported. Once obsolete, the Macro editor icon will no longer appear in the Newlook Smartclient toolbar. Note that the option to run macros will still be available to Smartclient users via the Macros menu item, it is only the ability to create user macros which is no longer supported. | 11.0 |
| User Access Policy - Print operations | General Rules | Print operations are being phased out in version 11. Once obsolete, the Print option will no longer appear in the Newlook Smartclient toolbar or as a User Access Policy in General Rules. Please contact [email protected] if you require this feature. | 11.0 |
| User Access Policy - Settings | General Rules | User settings are no longer supported in Newlook Smartclient. Once obsolete, the Settings icon and menu item will no longer appear in Newlook Smartclient or as a User Access Policy in General Rules. Please contact [email protected] if you require this feature. | 11.0 |
Items not yet implemented in version 11
The following items were supported in previous versions of Newlook but have not yet been implemented in version 11.
If any of these items are business critical to you, please contact us at [email protected], as this feedback will help us determine the priority of outstanding items.
Not yet implemented
| Item | Area | Information | Version |
| DDE macro actions | Macro Editor | The following macro actions are not currently supported: LinkInitiate, LinkExecute, LinkPoke, LinkRequest and LinkTerminate | 11 |
| FTP macro actions | Macro Editor | The following macro actions are not currently supported: FTPGet and FTPPut. | 11 |
| Hosting Newlook client as an ActiveX | Deployment | It is not possible to host the Newlook client as an Active X control in a 3rd party solution. The Embedded Newlook Control can be embedded within WPF and WinForms applications and provides access to the Newlook runtime environment. | 11 |
| HTTP macro actions | Macro Editor | The following macro actions are not currently supported: HTTPGet and HTTPPut. | 11 |
| Maximum number of simultaneous sessions | Rules | This option to limit the maximum number of simultaneous Smartclient host sessions a user can start has not yet been implemented. | 11 |
| Print Connections | Connections | Printer settings are used to specify parameters required by Newlook to start a printer session and allow the host application to send print files to your local or network printer. | 11 |
| User keyboard settings | Smartclient UI | The ability to modify user keyboard settings has not yet been implemented in Smartclient. Note that global keyboard schemes are supported, it is only user configured settings that are not currently supported. | 11 |
| WebDeclare macro action | Macro Editor | This macro action has not been implemented. | 11 |
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