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Freeway™ 3.0 Trial Version Now Available
By the time you receive this special Spring Internet World CD we will
have posted a 30-day fully working trial version of Freeway 3.0 on
our Web site at http://www.softpress.com. Check out the trial version
of Freeway 2 on this CD and if you like what you see, download the new
release and experience for yourself all the great new features in Freeway
3.
You can find more information in the Freeway™ 2.0 Read Me
in this folder.
Enjoy Freeway.
SoftPress Systems
March 14th 2000
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NEW FEATURES IN FREEWAY 3
Productivity Improvements - up to 10 times faster
Freeway's integrated approach to Web design has always offered major
productivity advantages over other Web programs. In Freeway 3, these
advantages have been boosted through speed enhancements and basic
scripting capabilities. The speed of opening and editing large
Freeway files has been increased in some cases by a factor of ten.
Freeway 3 also contains limited support for AppleScript, allowing
common tasks to be automated.
Multilingual Site Production
Freeway 3 offers new capabilities in multilingual Web-site
production. The new version supports Apple's WorldScript technology
and users can select from a wide range of language encodings for
individual pages in a site. Text can be rendered in HTML or as
bitmapped graphics for languages as diverse as Japanese, Swedish and
Russian. Japanese text can be displayed vertically as well as
horizontally.
Freeway Actions Extended with Built-In JavaScript Interpreter
SoftPress introduced the powerful Actions technology in Freeway 2 to
simplify the process of adding complex coding and scripting for such
applications as production of dynamic content, connecting Freeway
sites to databases and developing controls for content such as
QuickTime, Flash and Shockwave. The popularity of this technology has
resulted an ever-increasing range of Actions developed by Freeway
users and these are freely available from the SoftPress Web site. In
Freeway 3 the user interface for Actions has been improved, and
Actions can additionally now be written in JavaScript to facilitate
the development of complex and sophisticated scripts.
Graphics, QuickTime and Flash Content
Freeway 3 extends Freeway's powerful graphic and multimedia
capabilities. Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop files can be imported
directly into Freeway, where they are automatically converted into
Web-ready formats. Freeway can also use Photoshop plug-ins to import
(and export) a wide range of non-native graphic formats, while
Photoshop scanner plug-ins allow images to be scanned directly onto a
page. A new multimedia preview feature combined with an extended set
of behavior options for QuickTime and Flash content gives users
greater flexibility and control in incorporating multimedia in Web
pages.
Link Map and Link Checking
Freeway 3's new link map provides a complete overview of the
hyperlinks which connect each page in a site, making it easy for web
designers to develop good site navigation. Freeway 3 also has a
link-checking feature which can be used to check the validity of
external links.
Rollover Editing
Freeway 3 contains a rollover editor which allows JavaScript
rollovers to be created easily and intuitively. Rollovers are created
directly within a page, without the user having to prepare and import
separate images for each rollover state. As is the case with other
graphic elements within Freeway, rollovers can be created from text,
graphics, or combinations of text and graphics. As with all graphic
text made in Freeway, rollover text remains editable at all times.
FREEWAY 3-J
Freeway 3-J is the first localized version of Freeway for Japan. The
product was developed in partnership with Kato-Denki and includes
dual-language software complete with user documentation in Japanese.
Kato-Denki (http://www.kato-denki.com) is SoftPress Systems'
exclusive distribution partner for Japan.
PRICING AND UPGRADES
The recommended retail price of Freeway 3.0 is $299. A 50% discount
is available for qualifying customers in education and users of Adobe
GoLive, Macromedia Dreamweaver and NetObjects Fusion. All purchases
of Freeway 2 made after February 1st, 2000 will qualify for a free
upgrade to Freeway 3.
The upgrade to Freeway 3 with CD and printed manuals will be
available for $79 (education $65); an electronic version of the
upgrade will retail for $49 (education $39). Full details of
education discounts, pricing for multiple licenses, competitive
upgrades and other offers can be found on the SoftPress Web site
(http://www.softpress.com).