Subject: CM WebClient July Newsletter

July 2022
Fresh Perspective
Sometimes it's time to take a fresh look at an old problem.

When we create applications, we often approach the design mobile-first. It may be time to re-think it in some cases.

Look for more on that, and some links to articles about UI design secrets, tech documentaries, random arrays in javascript, plus lot's more way down below.

See you on the outside...
Heads Up
Mobile-First CSS: Is It Time for a Rethink?
The mobile-first design pattern is a great way to distill user goals down to the most important objectives. It’s also popular, and matured enough to provide tools and best practices to help front-end coders get the job done.

A quick Google Trends search shows “mobile first css” first appearing fifteen years ago, peaking in 2015, and slowly dropping back to earth to today.

Is it time to think twice about developing CSS mobile first in your project?

The More You Know
Announcement for Plex Windows 11 Certification
Broadcom has announced that Plex has been officially certified against Windows 11. For links and the latest updated compatibility matrix, click the link below.

Tutorials
Hands-on With CM WebClient
Our catalog of hands-on WebClient tutorials to help you build real things. Visit our support site for even more.
CM WebClient Managed Messaging with Andrew Leggett

CM First's Andrew Leggett demonstrates CM WebClient Messaging – a Twilio integration to send and receive text and email through APIs.

iSeries Spool File and Operations Menu with WebClient

Learn how to create an iSeries Spool File and Operations Menu with WebClient. Full instructions and files included.

Multifactor Authentication and SSO

Now is a great time to look into SSO and Multi-factor Authentication. Lily Taharudin's hands-on tutorial demonstrates how to integrate WebClient with Keycloak openID connect protocol authentication.

Sending Mail with WebClient

With WebClient, sending email is simple and customizable.

Our latest tutorial provides an easy-to-follow example that you can use as the basis for your own project. Just modify the source code and function as needed.

Follow along with the full tutorial.

Dynamic Tree Menu Implementation with CM WebClient

Save critical screen space, and provide a better overall user interface by building a dynamic tree menu in WebClient with easy maintainability.

Implementing a Web-based Rich Text Editor with WebClient

Implementation a JavaScript-based Rich Text Editor component that can be used in CA Plex WebClient applications.

Create An Outlook-Style Events Calendar

Calendar views are a must-have for many web-based applications. Normally, coding them into your app becomes a real challenge when your users are on the go and have a need for mobile-based viewing.

Create Rich Tooltips and Popups

In many Plex applications, basic screens show only “need to know” information, with a link to more detail. With CM WebClient, create handy tooltips that provide a better user experience.

Knowing When Enough is Enough in Mobile Design

As programmers have learned since the beginning of coding, it can be difficult to feel your program is ‘done.’ There’s always more tweaking you can do, but are you really making it better?

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Better Display of Static Content

Content sourced from a database table can be concise but confusing and less than helpful.

Improve the display of your data with custom html and provide a much better experience for your users.

Follow along with the full tutorial
CM WebClient Latest Version
CM WebClient 1.8.7 is now available (with nightly builds). Click here for the download and release notes.

This latest version includes support for Java 11 and many other enhancements, and bug fixes.

We upgrade CM WebClient customers to the newest versions each year. If you have any questions just send us a note to info@cmfirstgroup.com, or click the button below to contact an office or request a demo.
Other CM First Releases
CM evolveIT 11.3
CM Matchpoint ALM 7.0 build 004. For detailed info, go here.
CM M3 2022 Edition
CA Plex 7.2.1 , last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2022)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
CA 2E 8.7 , last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2022)
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