FutureBASIC for Mac
Compile Intel Mac applications.
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FutureBASIC overview
FutureBasic 7 builds macOS 64-bit applications for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. The FutureBasic 7 IDE consists of a syntax-aware editor, and a translator which seamlessly builds using the system compilers.
Beginners can use a simplified run-time to write programs while not having to worry about things such as a graphical user interface (GUI) or printing. Experts can combine FB source, C and Objective-C within an application.
What’s new in version 7.0.26
Headers
- New optional include, fenv.incl header, supplies constants to control rounding for many of the rounding-related functions within match.incl
Editor
- Snippets panel - there's now no need to first select a row to enable contextual menu items
- Resolved - Clean Build Folder would sometimes fail to delete the previously built app
CocoaUI
- Resolved - Using a zero tag value in the window statement would create an invisible, inaccessible window
- Resolved - Calling the window function with a positive selector value of 6 or higher would return the app's key window. With this release, calling the window function with a selector value that's out of range (i.e. greater than 6) throws up an alert.
- Resolved - StringEnumerateSubstringsInRange options parameter was incorrectly assigned a CFStringRef type (should be NSUInteger). This made it impossible to stack options.
- With this release, calling nibwindow with the same nib name as used in a previous nibwindow statement now removes the previous nib from CocoaUI's internal nib list.
- The rect statement now has an optional cornerRadius parameter
- The rect or oval statements, with no parameters, now reset all graphics attributes to default values
Full list of changes available here
FutureBASIC for Mac
Free
In English
Version 7.0.26
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Sep 6 2023
Version: 7.0.21
Have just stared using it again after along absence.
As it currently stands the software is virtually worthless. Tutorials assume a working familiarity with BASIC and are not geared toward newcomers. Training materials for FNG's is totally non-existent. I can't even get a basic Input command to return anything but a null result. Looking through the documentation once again it assumes you already know what the format terms means and explains nothing and I have used every trick in the book to no avail. Far different from the old STAZ or Zedcor productions.
The support is via e-mail and so disorganized that I had to simply send them to the junk files. My e-mail box was completely flooded by nothing but gazillions of threads by experienced users. No support forums where you could at least have some questions by newbies. all I see e-mails are entirely dominated by experienced users whose threads are totally worthless to newbies. Given the poor level of support (1 out of 10) I really can not recommend this package.
Jan 29 2020
Version: 6.0.6
Can’t run it, my laptop OS is 10.11.6 not 10.13
Feb 14 2016
Version: 5.7.41
I have FutureBasic 1.0.3 from years ago when it was developed by Zedcore, and ran on 68k macs . I've tried futurebasic 5 but it feels so different. does any of the same environment from years ago still exist in the new version of it ?
Feb 12 2016
Version: 5.7.40
"Could not get read/write access to preferences..." I deleted the directory the popup suggested deleting, still same error all the time.
OS X 10.11.4
