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- 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 40 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:
-
- 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
-
- version number 1.0 - 15 May 1998
- * first release
-
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