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APPX HTML Client Features

This page provides an overview of the features in the latest HTML client

APPX HTML Client Features

The version number of the client can be determined by hovering the mouse over the 'Remote+' field in the lower right hand corner.

6.2.0.25071400 (Released with APPX Server Release 5.5.3) - July 14, 2025

Add the ability to act on the file 0AD WIDGET logic field INVIS when the widget is in a table/grid cell. (Task #652)
Add a informational popup to be displayed during a local connector drag n’ drop operation. (Task #653)
Update the html client message status bar/line to behave similar to the Java client (ADC) (Task #655)
On the client status line, display the progress of the file uploads when using the local connector for file uploads to the Appx engine. (Task #658)
appxConnector.js and appxMongoConnector.js - abstract / protect the configuration from upgrades (Task #660)
Provide a user selectable option to silence sounds played when an Appx informational, warning and or message is sent to the html client. (Task #661)
Add new toggle/slider switch widget(s) for logic fields (Task #668)
Update the appx and mongo connectors to use the new nodeJS mongodb promises API instead of the nodeJS mongodb callbacks API. (Task #669)
For best practice, delete a file that is stored in Mongo, without the local connector, once that file has been downloaded. (Task #671)
Screen Size is ignored when start the client with specific Process (#4085)
Actual 'In Progress' message not displayed, only standard text. (#4148)
Disabled mode button displays message when clicked (#4268)
Client hangs if SCAN set via ILF during GET FOCUS (#4398)
Rollover state for Named Resources doesn't work on buttons (#4701)
Option Help does not work for 3 digit Option numbers (#5035)
SLCTKEYS returns records from previous table (#5097)
Listbox does not allow 'Other Entries' (#5115)
Default Button not fully disabled (#5123)
APPX Data API note working on RHEL9, NodeJS20 with OpenSSL 3 (#5152)
.Client Upload File fails with (#5172)
An input process scrolling frame does not centering within the window when called from another input process as an automatic child. (#5177)
HTML Client support for MongoDB 8.x + (#5178)
URL Parameters Truncated After Ampersand in HTML Client (#5182)
Inconsistent Shell Command Execution between Java and HTML Clients (#5186)
Client toolbar items in different order on html client vs those on the Java client (#5196)

6.2.0.23102007 (Released with APPX Server Release 6.2.0) - October 31, 2023

multiple instances of appxconnector (Task #493)
HTML Table CSV extract (Task #523)
Clean up html client's appx-client-settings.js file (Task #580)
Add ability to get current client preference data (Task #587)
Implement the APPX Image editor and the APPX ILF editor (Task #634)
Clean Up Issues With Debugger In HTML Client (Task #636)
Support Windows ( ISS ) formatted SSL certificates on Windows (Task #642)
Shortcut not underlined if button text contains HTML (#3211)
Local Connector uninstall doesn't work (#3444)
Popup input screen is centered incorrectly (#3712)
Layering of lines different from ADC (#3869)
APPX Status bar covers the bottom of the screens (#4135)
Consider adding a Cut/Copy/Paste to the right click menu (#4156)
Right click menu missing icons/separators & in wrong order (#4159)
Windows aren't centered properly (#4178)
Issue with compare on &&& format field (#4194)
Alt and F keys sometime hijacked by browser (#4225)
Javascript Console should have warning message (#4264)
DLU on Tab Out blocks button click (#4311)
Cursor on field with Lose Focus cause button click to be ignored (#4313)
class= (#4365)
Resize Causes Toolbar to Disappear (#4397)
Title is duplicated (#4369)
Missing GUI Attributes Cause Problems (#4401)
CTRL+F1 hot key for Option Help is not working (#4414)
BG Job Options - default button (#4444)
Show Option Numbers button doesn't work (#4516)
Unable to connect to server - HTML client (#4570)
+ button zoom can cause problems displaying error messages (#4597)
MacOS refuses to open 'localConnector_osx' because the developer cannot be verified (#4638)
Client jumps over date field (#4663)
Help does not display prompt (#4689)
Ctrl+F1 invokes Help Item instead of Help Option (#4723)
HTML Editor widget shows despite invisible=Y. (#4733)
HTML Client ignores color specs on pulldown menu (#4831)
Pulldown sub menu using groups missing options on HTML Client (#4832)
File Chooser w/Drag & Drop - not work in html client (#4887)
node process should allow for updated SSL certs without restarting (#4913)
HTML Client Doesn't Load Html Editor's Config Resource (#4943)
$newsession Doesn't Apply Client Preferences (#4944)
Cannot enter value that is not in table (#4945)
Default setting for Transparent on Window Properties results in transparency (#4953)
Default button not always rendered with bold border (#4959)
Button on underlying screen not rendered (#4960)
Expanded Text Area widget not on top (#4969)
HTML Client - Calendar/clock doesn't retain/display selected value (#4970)
Cannot Select a Row on Scrolling Screen (#4971)
Client Download File Is Very Slow on HTML Client (#4975)
Html Client Idle Disconnects (#4976)
Tables With Scale Don't Position To Selected Rows Correctly (#4977)
Icons Not Showing on Popup Menu (#4990)
Auto GUI Doesn't Handle Screen Titles Correctly (#4995)
HTML Editor's Spell Check Dialog Stopped Working (#5001)
Font selection not honored (#5003)
Html Client Replaces Curly Quotations With Normal Quotations (#5004)
Drag and Drop Requires Installation of .NetFramework (#5006)
Some Rowtexts Are Missing (#5016)
Row Texts Disappear On Parent Process (#5018)
Local connector stuck in continuous 'Updating' status (#5020)
APPX HTML client stability problems (#5021)
Field auto skips next field (#5028)
HTML Client Toolbar Issue (#5037)
Large screen cuts off bottom row (#5042)
User names with spaces a problem for printed reports (#5050)
SLCTKEYS does not sequence selected records correctly (#5053)
html client cuts off bottom row (still) (#5057)
Browser Client does not honor border color for HTML Editor widget (#5061)
No beeps in non Chromium based browsers (#5068)
Client can't find license won't allow import of APPX license (#5076)
Token value with apostrophe does not display (#5083)
Editable field invisible (#5086)
Drag and Drop of 'Tree' fails for large number of files (#5087)
Popup input process does not disable fields on screen below popup (#5095)
NodeJS beyond 16 doesn't currently work (#5101)
APPX Licenses install via HTML client - errors (#5109)
.CLIENT UPLOAD FILE Locks Up (#5116)
appx-recommended-upload-size inside appx-client-settings.js (#5117)
The browser file chooser dialog will lock up the session during certain operations (#5121)
CLIENT UPLOAD FILE fails on Windows when IIS uses a reverse proxy (#5128)

6.0.0.21090800 (Released with APPX Server Release 6.1.0) - September 8, 2021

Drop down list is sometime blank (#4392)
Single column scan list forces selection (#4404)
Enter in Text Area widget adds two LF characters (#4512)
The color chooser icon isn't shown - missing icon (#4713)
Color chooser is sticky (#4714)
User changes to column width in table not saved (#4741)
Unable to edit textReverseEnterKey preference (#4752)
Table Case Sensitive sort doesn't work (#4756)
Widget specs from ILF ignored if table is user-sorted (#4757)
Footer bar options no longer appear on table widgets (#4759)
Single Column Scan Selects The First Record Automatically (#4770)
Color Chooser Widget Does not work (#4772)
Small' HTML Editor field cannot be edited with full editor (#4773)
Color Chooser Doesn't Get The Initial Focus If It Is The First Field (#4774)
HTML Client Doesn't Handle ? (Paragraph) Character Correctly (#4900)
Pictures With Client URL Location Type Cause Client Hang (#4902)
Changing The Source Of a Picture Widget Doesn't Change The Picture (#4903)
HTML Client 'Unable to connect to server' when NodeJS is updated (#4928)
AutoLogin Doesn't Work (#4931)

6.0.0.20072700 (Released with APPX Server Release 5.5.1) - July 27, 2020

Maximum call stack size exceeded (#4660)
Modifying table preferences breaks table (#4678)
Three State Check Box Doesn't Work Right (#4650)
Checkbox misbehavior in 5.5 browser client - freeze likely (#4690)
Check boxes are grayed out in tables (#4698)
SCAN does not select record (#4712)
Table Widget Enabled? Specification (Java vs HTML) (#4079)
Mongo needs a cleanup process (#4237)
HTML Editor Clears values of text areas on the input in html client (#4411)
Table Multiselect prevents data from loading (#4605)
Problem with colon in hyperlinks (behavior differs from java client) (#4608)
'WHAT IS THIS' Option does not work on toolbar button (#4693)
Html editor's data does not get transferred to popup editor (#4728)
Update CKEditor (#585)
Highlight search icon on the table if search is applied (#598)

6.0.0.20040817 (Released with APPX Server Release 5.5.0) - April 08, 2020

Table widget double click timing issue (#3628)
Popup input screen is centered incorrectly (#3712)
Input Process with table randomly crashes the client (#4183)
Labels off by 1 column on scrolling image (#4193)
Table Preferences not saved when using Safari (#4203)
There is no way to clear saved table layout (#4274)
Table widget 'Gear' icon appears more than once (#4275)
APPX should sanitize the incoming data (#4287)
Local Connector Security (#4331)
.Client Upload File subroutine Fails (#4344)
Table Search Issue (#4358)
Table search on logic fields doesn't work right (#4360)
Table Saved Preferences Issue (#4361)
Saved table prefs not retrieved by Firefox (#4362)
Table multi select issue (#4368)
HTML Editor messes up with CKEditor specs if text field size is too small (#4386)
Access Request Dialog has no options (#4393)
Data API connector crashes on timeout (#4403)
HTML Client appends nulls to alpha fields with accented characters (#4408)
Issues with multiple HTML Editor widgets on the same screen on html client (#4410)
Help button ? does work on fields (#4413) Query process display wrong image for checkbox (#4415)
Mouse pointer does not change for Help (#4418)
Option Help does not work if table on screen (#4419)
All buttons disabled for Help if popup has a BG colot (#4420)
WHAT IS THIS Option Does Not Work (#4421)
Table csv export fails to export large tables (#4422)
Widget Font Adjust Preference Missing (#4428)
Box Widget's micro adjust not honored (#4433)
Table Options Pop-Up remains when exist screen (#4434)
Drop down list is sometimes ??? (#4435)
Table widget with no action assigned to single click (#4436)
Pop-up Window's background buttons different colors (#4437)
Logic fields/check boxes - appear same in Inquiry and Change Mode (#4438)
Scroll Screen - right scroll bar overlays data (#4439)
Scroll screen - Some values truncated (#4440)
Scroll Screen - separate lines and alignment (#4441)
Scroll Screen - separator line for checkbox (#4442)
Using characters - text disapeprs (#4443)
Input Tab sequencing not reacting the same (#4445)
ERROR on Inputs - no sound (#4447)
Table Options - not save table preferences (#4448)
html client treats option null as USER-0 (#4452)
Separator line is missing from an item of row text (#4455)
File chooser returns pathname for home directory (#4457)
HTML Viewer widget has no border (#4460)
Work field with no widget does not display (#4461)
Invalid Pathname causes file upload to lock up html client (#4462)
Process with a Table sometimes ends too far for ecape key (#4463)
Required node module string has security CVE open vulnerability (#4467)
Download PDFs fail on Macbook w/Touchbar (#4476)
Browser client no longer recognizes shift-click to select multiple rows in a table (#4484)
HTML client and appxLoginMgr not playing together when SSLMode=required (#4488
Html client doesn't honor screen position specified on image widget (#4492)
Html client misscalculates the new position of the movable screen (#4493)
Tables lock up the client randomly (#4499)
sometimes table data is being truncated while using html client (#4504)
Table doesn't honor Font color and background color (#4509)
Table doens't honor Bold (#4510)
Adding caption to table changes the table height (#4513)
Table captions don't have the right size (#4514)
Sound played on error is corrupt and very annoying (#4521)
Html client sometimes incorrectly shows labels in bold (#4525)
Print Hard Copy on client doesn't honor the printer name (#4526)
Html client doesn't delete the print file after printing (#4527)
html clients on linux or mac fail to do client side printing (#4528)
Problem with colors on selected row(s) (#4529)
if you set 'appx-close-on-exit' parameter to true appx hangs on exit (#4530)
HTML Client has intermittent table selection issues (#4534)
Table input locks session (#4535) HTML Editor Size Issue (#4537)
HTML Editor doesn't parse html (#4538)
Html Editor Changes the data (#4539)
HTML editor doesn't honor 'Show Editor Decoration' gui attribute (#4540)
Html Editor popup screen doesn't diappear (#4541)
Html Editor popup button is missing in add mode (#4542)
Html Editor intercepts appx shortcut keys (#4543)
Set Item Attibute (Ctrl + F3) doesn't work on html client (#4545)
SET ENTRY ATTRIBUTES (Ctrl-F3) doesn't work at all on browser client (#4547)
Unable to select record from table -Probably duplicate bug (#4553)
Popup table input process sometimes crashes the html client (#4564)

6.0.0.19011401 (Released with APPX Server Release 5.4.7) - January 16, 2019

Review Preferences (#3073)
Tables don't keep selected records in visible view (#3819)
$play macro should use built in behaviour of browser (#3895)
Seq no (numeric) field not right justified on scrolling image (#3934)
--- DROPINFO WIDGET KEY not populated (#3961)
HTML client crashes if it tries to open an empty file (#4008)
GUI Attributes on Pull Down Menus (#4047)
Login box disappear when you resize your browser (#4053)
Icon repeats on a button (#4061)
Any text in the Prompt field for a Calendar/Clock widget obscures field data (HTML client) (#4064)
Scroll bar is not showing on appx lookup screen (#4099)
userData empty (#4100)
Folder chooser window opens up behind the browser (#4105)
Toggle button displays incorrectly (#4107)
2 digit options don't always work (#4111)
WIDGET MOVE CURSOR does not update ROW/COL (#4113)
CKEditor won't load stylesSet values from resource file (#4122)
ckEditor does not apply content stylesheet in inquire mode (#4124)
HTML editor stops on REFRESH statement (#4127)
Session disconnects if user hits Enter during processing (#4147)
Background color on toolbar icons ignored (#4149)
Color Choosers don't work properly. (#4151)
Can't right click to check spelling (#4160)
Table size in html client is larger than java client (#4164)
HTML editor with no Decoration Issue (#4165)
Tooltips appear behind the appx status bar (#4171)
Table widgets no longer honor TSFB and TSRN specs in ILF code (#4175)
Double-click on drop-down scan display locks engine (#4179)
Table preferences missing (#4181)
%USERPROFILE%\.appx\ folder (nor subdirectories) not created for client side printing (#4184)
Saving default table layout blocks future design changes (#4187)
Client locks up if keys pressed too fast (#4191)
Buttons are disabled on a scrolling display (#4200)
Scrolling screen labels and fields off 1 line in full frame scroller (#4208)
Tooltips off bottom of screen (#4214)
Table column changes revert too quickly (#4216)
Got Focus event blocks scan (#4218)
Date Chooser date and time not set (#4222)
Can't pick key path from popup (#4223)
Table view toggle stops working (#4224)
Time in HML Client footer does not update (#4226)
Buttons Sometimes Ignored (#4232)
Lose Focus prevents button click (#4241)
Calendar widget disrupts Lose Focus (#4242)
$beep: plays 'Uh Oh' instead of 'Beep' (#4245)
Sessions Login Option Broken (#4247)
.CLIENT UPLOAD FILE broken (#4248)
Tabbing quickly disrupts Lose Focus (#4249)
Lose Focus very slow (#4251)
Lose Focus Quits Working (#4254)
Data lookup broken in HTML client (#4255)
Setting Checkbox to null fires KEY PAUSE (#4257)
Data lookup listbox won't return selected record after #255 (#4259)
Date Time Picker Doesn't Work (#4261)
Selected record in table does not stay selected (#4265)
Field position and auto tab-out broken for date fields (#4266)
Unexpected values in listbox dropdown widgets (#4267)
Body tag modification (#4269)
Table Single Click not working (#4276)
Save Table option is now broken (#4292)
Table Status Bar is missing information (#4299)
Box labels not positioned properly (#4306)
Table Widget Sometimes Doesn't Highlight Selected Records (#4309)
Status bar does not clear Em build message (#4312)
New session broken (#4320)
csv export of table doesn't escape the data properly (#4341)
Table multi select issue (#4368)

5.4.6.18021501 (Released with APPX Server Release 5.4.6) - March 9, 2018

Scrolling screens missing column separators (#3187)
Find Records for date fields in Tables does not work (#3920)
File upload freezes if file name contains spaces (#3943)
Using -mapOptionKey does not work (#3953)
Text boxes can be resized, but fields below bleed through (#4001)
Table headings don't resize for larger font (#4012)
.CLIENT UPLOAD FILE hangs 2nd time (#4018)
Scan screen rendered incorrectly (#4014)
Unable to Upload Large Files (#4026)
Tltle Bar Background Color is Used on Entire Window (#4033)
Secure icon forces date/time display mostly off screen (#4037)
Sometimes page load gets stuck on Loading... (#4090)
HTML Client 2017121101 incompatible with NPM Module mongodb 3.0rc0 (#4094)

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