Test out the latest additions with iViewer Next v4.0 in the app store. This is a version for integrators and DIY guys only, in other words, do not use iViewer Next for client projects. It is to be considered a release candidate. There is another update for iViewer Next v4.0.1 awaiting approval by the App Store - Crestron users please wait for this release before attempting to use iViewer Next.

To see a screenshot on your device simply point your iViewer app at:
http://www.customcodecrafters.com/demos/xenon-demo-iphone.gui

For a closer look you can download a more extensive free demo .gui file from the C3 website

Here is a list of the changes since last version:

* Gesture support
* Advanced button actions
* Embedded web view support
* Sending a command and macro from single button press
* Added printf support for feedback transforms
* Added decimal precision adjustment for feedback transforms
* Subpage always on top option
* Send device ID on connection via serial join 10002
* Send commands from lists when scrolling or reaching end
* Send commands from input fields on text change and finishing text input
* Report list position via Control System protocol
* URL Schema support
* Updates the regex parsing library to version 4.0 ([1])

For a list of all changes and bug fixes, as well as lots more detailed information, see our wiki.

If you have a licensed iPad, download a copy of the ‘new features‘ GUI and edit it to use your license, then load it up to checkout some of the new functionality first hand.

guiDesigner 2.3.2.0 can be downloaded from our website downloads page.
Release Notes

Blackman Signature Designs has just released a brand new CommandFusion / iViewer template for the Apple iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch. The new templates include full pages for both portrait and landscape orientation and uses the same set of subpages for each source, which allows for faster programming and the ability to view an identical button layout regardless of how you are holding your device. They have also included a set of 100 updated activity icons in two sizes, favorite channel icons for cable / satellite & satellite radio, and new pages designed specifically for home theater control. Visit http://www.blackmancustoms.com/commandfusion.htm for details and pricing.

X-ray for iViewer has recently been released by C3 CustomCodeCrafters for the iPad. Taking full advantage of PNG translucency, X-ray allows the use of the background image of your choice or one of 8 optimised backgrounds provided. The subpage based layout allows full flexibility when setting out your project, including landscape and portrait versions of each, optimised to make full use of the screen real estate. Numerous subpages are included as standard, from lighting controls to video conferencing. The template comes with full palette pages for swift cutting and pasting, over 70 different icons and the option to choose between gesture controlled guiDesigner lists or standard static lists. The iPad version is shortly to be followed by the iPod Touch/iPhone version. Visit http://www.customcodecrafters.com/shop/section/12/1/iviewer_templates for further details and pricing along with details of their many other iViewer templates.

GuiLink.com also continues to offer graphical templates for guiDesigner, along with solutions targeting other touch panel hardware manufacturers.

If you are an integrator who has already taken advantage of our free developer license for your company for an iPhone or iPod Touch, we are offering a discounted license at $99 AUD for your iPad. Simply send us an email from your registered CommandFusion address requesting the discounted license and provide us with your company name and as much detail as possible about how your company uses our software.

Remember, you can use iViewer on any personal device for free, with subpages and page flips disabled. This does NOT include client’s devices. A license is required for any installations on your client’s devices.

If you already have license credits in your account, these can be used for any device including iPad.

The update also brings a new look, with the app icon and loading screens changed to reflect our new CommandFusion logo. The website hasn’t been updated to reflect the new logo yet, but a revamp is underway.

guiDesigner 2.2.0.0 supports iPad development already - just set your project properties to 1024×768 when creating a new project. guiDesigner 2.3.0.1 will be released in the next few days which adds support for some new features available in the latest iViewer update. More info on these new features will be posted once the guiDesigner update is available, and also posted in our wiki.

Leading up to the announcement of the new 9.7″ Apple tablet, we at CommandFusion were only thinking about the home automation possibilities and anticipating the finer details regarding getting our software on such a brilliant (and affordable!) home automation interface.

After digging through the information, we discovered that our current iPhone app (CF iViewer) will also work on the iPad (albeit in a ‘2x scaled’ mode at best). But rest assured, we are working on an update for iViewer that will work on the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad, utilizing the full screen real estate for whichever device it’s running on.

Our guiDesigner software is already capable of creating interfaces for any screen size, including the 1024×768 resolution of the iPad. So as soon as the iPad is available, our software won’t be far behind.

As a dedicated home automation interface, the $499 iPad (16GB + WiFi only) running our iViewer software makes for an excellent experience, at a price point never before possible.