Scribbler program is one of the first (and maybe the first at all)
specialized application designed for creating DHTML scripts in
JavaScript and VBScript, which are used on WWW pages.
Beside rich possibilities of editing scripts (e.g. full JavaScript,
VBScript and HTML syntax highlighting in one document, bookmarks,
code navigator, code templates, form builders, HTML code assistants,
etc) and the built-in preview, the program offers script managing
mechanisms, allowing to store user scripts in a library easily.
One of the most important features is a unique library containing
over 60 ready-to-use scripts.
The program is designed for beginning and advanced WWW page creators.
Beginners will find invaluable source of attractive and ready-to-use
special effects there and will be able to place them on a page easily.
Professionals, however, have at last the first specialized tool
allowing them to create and test DHTML scripts.
Scribbler is sold as a shareware program. It means that the program
can be launched only for limited number of times (37 times). After
the limit is reached you should buy the license or uninstall the
program from your computer.
Rafal Platek
Cream Software
creams@creamsoft.com
http://www.creamsoft.com
Distributed by:
Hyperionics
http://www.hyperionics.com
Release history:
April 11, 2000 - ver 1.9.2 multilingual
1. Added German translation of Scribbler and its documentation.
2. Added Portuguese (Brasilian) translation of Scribbler and its documentation.
3. Support for dragging menu items.
4. Added function for printing selected area of script text.
5. Corrected Y2K bugs in some scripts built-in Scribbler. They works correctly for browsers that return correct date for getYear() function.
6. Corrected script "E-mail with address verification". It displays messages in correct language now.
7. Current line marker deleted.
8. Corrected menu icons.
9. Added script "Maximize window" that maximizes browser window if it is not displayed in maximized state.
10. Added script "Test for JavaScript support" that tests browser for JavaScript support.
11. Added script "Blinking text on status bar".
12. Added script "Send URL to your friend" - if a user clicks on a link displayed by this script, an email with address of page that cointains this script will be sent at given email address.
13. Added script "Set starting page" - allows a user to set the page that contains this script as his/her starting page. Warning! This script works only for MSIE.
December 14, 1999 - ver 1.9.1 multilingal
1. Corrected problem with untranslated texts in Settings dialog.
2. Added new scripts
* Christmas Snow
* Vertical Scroll
* Mark like on GeoCities
* Realtime Clock
3. Added a feature for highlighting current line in editor.
4. Other small fixes.
November 14, 1999 - ver 1.9.0 multilingual
1. The most important novelty is user interface modification.
Now it is multilingual and allows a user to change language
at run-time. There are also special features that cause that
adding a new language is simple and quick. Thanks to this,
new releases of Scribbler in particular languages will be
available without delay.
2. Added new feature: colors palette instead of color button
known from previous Scribbler versions.
3. User interface enhancements - new controls that are
"mouse sensitive"
4. New animated menu with icons and selectable animation effect
(also an option for turning this off).
5. New feature for checking for new version availability. See
help menu. Thanks to this, you can check whether a new
version is available directly from Scribbler without our
web site checking. Just click and read the message.
June 8, 1999 - ver. 1.8
1. Corrected "Save as" function. Saving a script to an external file
preserves BODY section settings and does not add any additional
HTML tags to it.
2. Line numbers are available in the editor portion of the window
(default setting for line numbers = on). Line numbering can be
turned off using the program settings dialog (F8 key). In order
for this feature to work correctly, we changed the default
gutter size.
3. "Charset" of editor font can be changed now in the editor settings
("Highlighting" tab). Thanks to this, national character sets under
Windows NT 4 should be displayed properly.
4. Changed Scribbler scripts file format. BODY section settings are
saved inside HTML comment tag. Thanks to this, opening Scribbler
script in other program doesn't cause syntax errors.
5. The panel with the big buttons on the right side of the Scribbler
main window can be hidden. See menu "View/Big buttons".
6. Scribbler remembers last opened files and allows a user to reopen
them. See menu "File/Reopen...".
7. Corrected multiline selected text embracing with tags. Now selected
text start position and length are calculated properly.
8. Scribbler shows script name or script file name on main window
caption/title bar.
9. Scribbler refreshes "Script navigator" when a script is opened from
disk and not only when the tab is changed.
10. "Script navigator" detects duplicate function declarations. Thanks
to this, you can avoid common bugs.
11. Added checkbox that defines action that takes place when a script
in a user library or built-in library is double-clicked. Now you
can preview a script on double-click (default action) or edit it
(load it into editor windows) when this checkbox is checked.
12. When setting a bookmark, the bookmarks menu is updated and
a checkmark shows what bookmarks are already set.
13. A new function was added for deleting a selected bookmark or all
bookmarks at once.
14. And one more facility relative to bookmarks. Using the hotkey
CTRL+K, you can set the next free bookmark.
15. From this version you can insert scripts not only at the end of
the current script (as default), but also at the start and at
the cursor position. See context menu for "Insert script"
buttons. You can UNDO this command. Warning! If HEAD editor has
the focus (is active), this function inserts only in HEAD
segment, if BODY editor is active, it will insert in BODY.
16. Corrected <FORM> and <SCRIPT> tags recognition when inserting
elements that should be placed between them.
17. Added switch in SCRIPT menu. Thanks to it, you can set what kind
of script (JavaScript or VBScript) should be default when creating
a new one.
18. If you save a script, Scribbler completes script file name if you
forgot to add file extension (*.js as default).
19. If possible, Scribbler display proper path and file name in the
"Save as" dialog box.
20. Changed button picture and hotkey for saving scripts in user
library. Now it is CTRL+ALT+S
21. Added feature for saving scripts immediately. If a script is
opened from hard disk or saved previous on hard disk, Scribbler
saves changes immediately without any additional questions.
22. Added switch in SCRIPT menu. Thanks to this switch you can force
Scribbler to not save BODY settings (colors, events) inside
script file. Warning! If you turn this off, BODY settings won't be
remembered.
23. Script navigator displays also variables declarations (e.g. var
max=5;) and dialog boxes calls (e.g. alert('Hello world!');)
24. Added new scripts:
* "Bookmark this site" - allows adding bookmarks (favourite URLs)
to the MSIE or NN favourites/bookmarks list with one click of a
button that is displayed on the page with the script.
* "Switch to fullscreen mode" - a button, that allows changing
browser window mode to fullscreen.
* "Show HTML source" - a button, that shows HTML source of the
page with the script.
* "Print this page" - a button, that allows printing the page
directly from it. Just click and print. Warning! This script
works only with new browsers !
* "Screen resolution detector" - tests screen resolution and
display a warning if the screen resolution is different than
the resolution of page design.
* "Email with address verification" - allows a user to send email.
Before sending email, address correctness is verified.
* "Clock on a position" - displays a clock on a selected position.
* "Frame warning" - displays a warning if the file is displayed
in main browser window instead of in a frame as designed. The
script allows also to define a URL to main page.
* "Mail form" - allows a user to post an email message to
a recipient choosed from a list. Message subject and body can
be specified.
version number 1.7.0 - 8 April 1999
* added BODY settings area
* added context help button for Scribbler main form
* Scribbler is more intelligent now - it can recognize scripting
language and protect against inserting scripting code in improper
places
* code templates buttons insert code in scripting language defined
in <SCRIPT> header
* <SCRIPT>..</SCRIPT> and <NOSCRIPT> tags cannot be inserted inside
other <SCRIPT>..</SCRIPT> tags
* new tool on HTML toolbar - HTML comments
* corrected script headers - now they contain language type definition
* scripting language elements from "Elements" tab can be used only
for scripts with the same language definined in script header
* some of HTML tags from HTML toolbar are now converted into scripting
code if inserted between <SCRIPT>..</SCRIPT> tags
* corrected HTML forms recognition - form elements can be inserted
only between <FORM>..</FORM> tags
* in the "Other form elements" tool you can now define more HTML form
elements at one time
* Scribbler reinstallation does not cancel number of runs
version number 1.6.0 - 4 September 1998
* added Code Templates Editor (see program settings)
* added Auto-correct tool (as above)
* added Open a file option to File menu
* corrected bug with "Jump to line ..." tool
* corrected scroll panel on "Preview" tab - now edit field is hiden
properly
version number 1.5.0 - 20 August 1998
* rebuilding of Scribbler interface
* added "Resource tabs"
* added VBScript language elements to the tab "Languages"
* added list of events to the tab "Languages"
* added possibility of choosing browser for preview (IE or NN)
* user library can be divided into categories
* inserting script places it at the end of the current script
* list of declared functions changed into "Functions" tab
* "Functions" tab also shows loops, conditions, etc.
* added HTML toolbar
* added HTML tags for text formatting
* added Form builder and form elements builders
* added templates for script codes (while, with, switch, docwrite)
* added "Script header" tool
* added "<NOSCRIPT> tag" editor
* added "Comments" editor
* added gutter popup menu for easy setting of bookmarks
* 'Animated Button' script corrected
* added script "Headliner" - thanks to Jan Pijnacker
* menu rebuilding
* you can now select what you want to copy to the clipboard
* and a few more ...
version number 1.1.4 - 20 June 1998
Two small fixes:
* Menu hints (displayed in the bottom status line) were not working
correctly.
* Double click twice in a row into the JavaScript items window would
switch focus from top to bottom edition window.
version number 1.1.3 - 15 June 1998
* Corrected script "Animated Button"
* Scribbler will not hang anymore on systems with large font screen
settings
version number 1.1.2 - 4 June 1998
* Complete fix for the problem of Scribbler hanging at startup at
some screen resolutions or window sizes.
version number 1.1.1 - 28 May 1998
* Scribbler didn't work on some machines - now it should
* floating libraries removed
* full window editor now turns off the JavaScript tree
* Bannermania script corrected
* minor bugs have been fixed
version number 1.1 - 23 May 1998
* Intellimouse support added, supports wheel scroll and panning
* floating libraries - libraries can be moved and docked around the
main form
* corrected and speeded up menus
* new script (free) - "How many days left to..."
* numerous minor bugs have been fixed and memory/resource leaks fixed
