We're currently busy introducing paid plans to Calcapp, which
explains why the blog has been more quiet than usual. Our post has
more details on what we're currently working on.
Superscripts and subscripts appear above and below the baseline of
the text, respectively, and are useful when writing mathematical
formulas. Use them today in Calcapp Creator by copying and pasting
the characters in this post.
You can now change your password using a new account settings box. If
you have a system-generated password, you will be asked to change it
the next time you sign in. Finally, you can now reset your password.
Editing and running very large apps is now a much smoother
experience. Our server now processes changes to such apps much more
efficiently. Also, navigating to a new panel in a very large app
should now be instantaneous for most apps.
This sample app is concerned with mortgages. The user enters the
value of the mortgage, the down payment, the tenure and the annual
interest rate. The app then calculates the amount due each month.
How do you convert a simple spreadsheet calculating a commission to
an app? There's more than one way to do it and what you choose
depends on your preferences. Our new sample app demonstrates three
strategies.
CB reported experiencing issues with running apps offline on the
public beta version of iOS 12. We couldn't reproduce the issue, but
our co-founder David wrote a lengthy reply discussing Calcapp's
offline feature.
Add your own images to text boxes and use a selection of 26 fonts to
make your apps look better. Use new text formatting options, like
centered and underlined text. Finally, make your brand truly come
through by using a custom logo that appears on your users' home
screens.
You can now insert your own images in text boxes. They can either be
centered or float to the right or to the left of the text. A slider
lets you adjust the image width. Images work offline and are
responsive, meaning that they work well on any screen.