Sencha Architect 4.2.3 is Now Generally Available

We’re excited to announce that Sencha Architect 4.2.3 is now generally available, providing support for Ext JS 6.5.3 and Sencha Cmd 6.5.3. With Architect 4.2.3, you can drag and drop new components from Ext JS 6.5.3, develop using ES6, and import themes from Themer 1.3.1 – enabling you to quickly build business-critical web applications.

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• Ext JS Pro and Premium customers: Download Architect from the Support portal
• Download a 30-day free trial of Architect
• Learn more by reading the What’s New in Architect 4.2.3 guide

What’s New in Architect 4.2.3

Visually build using Ext JS 6.5.3 Framework

Architect 4.2.3 supports the latest Ext JS 6.5.3 framework. You can use Architect to drag and drop new SplitButton and Displayfield Components, easily edit the new Clipboard plugin for Modern Grid and add exporter in Tree Grid. You get access to Overflow Enhancements including support for the toolbar overflow, tab panel with overflow scrolling support, and automatic tooltips for grid cell text overflows. Architect 4.2.3 supports pivot grid Enhancements with support for more Excel-like features, including the option to handle large data sets.

Shown: Using displayfield component in Architect

Easily import Premium Add-Ons in Architect

Architect 4.x supports all Sencha premium packages, so that you can use D3, Calendar, Pivot Grid, and Exporter in either modern and classic toolkit based applications. With Architect 4.2.3, you can easily import premium add-ons into the Architect project as shown in the example below.

Shown: Importing premium add-ons in Architect

Import Themes from Themer 1.3.1

Themer 1.3.1 incorporates multiple customer enhancement requests including support for local fonts, CSS export, and improved support for existing applications and workspaces. With Architect 4.2.3, you can easily import themes created using Themer 1.3.1, as shown in example below.

Shown: Importing Themes from Themer

Updated Examples

Architect 4.2.3 has updated examples such as Grid with exporter plugins. You will be able to find those as you create new projects and select the modern premium template. The modern project will be shown in Architect as below:

Shown: Modern Grid Template Example with Exporter Plugin

More Features and Performance Improvements

Architect 4.2.3 has an updated Electron packager (version 1.6.2), which delivers performance improvements and stability. There are a number of other enhancements such as viewing packages used in the Architect project, the ability to import an offline license, and an improved upgrade path from Modern 6.2 to 6.5 with warnings about deprecated events. For more details, please read the What’s New in Architect 4.2 guide.

Try It and Share Your Feedback

Download Architect 4.2.3 today and share your feedback in the forum. We look forward to reading your comments.