somiO

somiO

There is an Easter Egg that has been hidden in 4th Dimension for many years, since 4D 6.0 and probably before. Here’s how to make it appear:

  1. Single-click somewhere in the application. (I use an unused part of the menu bar for this.)
  2. Carefully type “somiO”, with a Shift-O for the last character.
  3. Continue to hold down the Shift key.

You will see a small window open in the center of your screen. It contains a picture of Asmae Benkirane, who must be a very special person to have her picture embedded inside 4D!

Be careful not to hold down the shift key for too long — all, and I mean ALL, event processing stops during this time. As soon as you release the Shift key, the window disappears and things return to normal.

2 Responses to “somiO”


  1. 1 Dave Batton

    [i]It contains a picture of Asmae Benkirane, who must be a very special person to have her picture embedded inside 4D![/i]

    Special indeed. Asmae is Laurent’s wife.

  2. 2 Bryan Green

    Well that explains it!

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