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- Web Design History - December 24, 1998
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- This is not complete but it will give you some hints.
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- READ THE GUIDE if you want access to the many helpful
- things Web Design can do for you.
-
- Version 2.0
-
- Fixed the startup so it won't say Web Design is
- running when it isn't.
-
- Made it easier to insert an image along with
- and http link or an email address etc.
-
- Added 16 basic color buttons to the text and
- background color selector making it easier
- to select these basic colors.
-
- If you want to be informed about updates to
- Web Design sign up for the Web Design mailing
- list. http://www.net-link.net/~lmcgahey/
-
- Version 2.0f
-
- Fixed the fonts in the prefs screen so the text
- won't appear where it shouldn't. This depends on
- the user having courier 11 font in the fonts directory.
- This problem occured because the labels for the
- text fields were using the screen text font which
- if it was bigger than courier 11 it didn't fit.
-
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- Version 2.0e
-
- Attempted to fix a bug that sometimes caused
- Web Design to quit if AWeb was loading a
- large document in the first preview in
- version 2.0d.
-
- Version 2.0d
-
- I have made it possible to use GoldEd or CygnusEd
- with Web Design allowing better cutting and pasting
- as well as clipboard support.
-
- Version 19.r
-
- Fixed the error message so you can say OK and continue
- rather than have Web Design quit.
-
- Although no one reported this error I have been having
- it. I click PREVIEW, view my changes and when I click
- back to Web Design it is gone. I think I have this fixed
- as it hasn't happened since I made some changes. It
- will probably happen again as soon as I upload this version.
-
- Fixed the rest of the places the </A> bug happens by
- adding a space, because I have not been able to really
- fix the problem. When I have more time.......
-
- Fixed the TABLE tag so it puts quotes around WIDTH
- that is a percentage.
-
- Added the choice of FONT SIZE="+1" or FONT SIZE="4" etc.
-
- Added a few other things and will get back to working on
- more improvements.
-
- To see what I spend my time doing when I would like to be
- working on Web Design go to ...
-
- http://www.oldworlddistributors.com/
- http://www.instantkarma.com/biz/wdp.html
-
- Version 19.q
-
- Fixed a bug that removed the </A> tag when inserting
- an inline image into a url. This would cause all following
- graphics to also act as a link to the url. oops
-
- Actually I am getting around the bug for now. The thing
- is that you shouldn't place the cursor on the < of </A>
- or it gets erased when you insert an image. Web Design
- now creates a space but if you place the cursor on the
- < of </A> the error will still occur. :(
-
- I am suprised no one complained about this because
- it sure bugged me.
-
- I made the Go Configure screen open centered rather
- than moving after appearing. I hope this will not
- only look better but also fix another thing that has
- been bugging me. The disappearing cursor when I am
- changing the directory path in the Go Configure screen.
-
- Started in on making it possible to select a different font
- for the editor and pulldown menus. (This is under construction)
- Changes can not be saved at this time.
- Some fonts don't work.
- To make the changes show in the menu you first need to iconify
- and return to Web Design. You would think that would be
- easy enough to fix that so it would just work.
- You would think.
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-
- Laura and I went to Toronto for IA98 and took a lot of pictures.
- You can see our slideshow of our trip at the following url:
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- http://www.geocities.com/~amooga/ia98.html
-
- While you are there you can sign up for my Web Design
- mailing list to be informed about Web Design updates.
- The only email you will receive will be from me.
-
-
-
- v1.9p
- Fixed the bug that caused Web Design to forget
- to replace the current document and path in the
- window title bar after using iconify.
-
- Fixed some other bugs.
-
- Added a couple of new things to the JavaScript
- menu. Not much.
-
- v1.9o
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- Fixed the new multi-document bug created when
- Iconify was added.
-
-
- v1.9o
-
- Fixed the new multi-document bug created when
- Iconify was added.
-
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- v1.9n
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- Fixed the multi-document bug.
-
- Replaced To Front button with Iconify.
-
-
- v1.9m
-
- Removed the molasses.
-
-
- v1.9L
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- Bug fixes etc.
-
-
- v1.9i
-
- Fixed the bug that caused Web Design to have a problem
- loading some text files causing it to quit before
- finishing. (thanks to Christian Effenberger for the fix)
-
- Re-did the interface moving some buttons to pulldown
- menus.
-
- Added insert from Clipboards.
-
- This allows you to cut from AWeb and Voyager and insert
- into Web Design. Ibrowse Edit menu lets you grab the URL.
-
- Added some support for JavaScript. More to come.
-
- Added strip html tags. You will need HTTX.lha from Aminet.
-
- Replaced the ToFront button with an auto function for
- getting rid of screens that may appear on the Web
- Design screen.
-
- v1.9k
-
- Fixed a bug with multiple documents and forced the buttons
- and menus to use courier 11.
-
-
- v1.9c
-
- Fixed several bugs including one in Go Configure that
- caused some people a problem with the Preview function.
-
- v1.9b
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- Speeded up the RETURN key.
-
- v1.9a
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- Fixed a bug with Copy and Paste.
-
- v1.9
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- Resizable buttons that use your System font.
- I had forced the editor screen to use courier 11
- and have found that some other fonts slow things
- down so I have set courier as my System font to
- get some speed back.
- In the future I will make it possible to select
- preferences like font, screen resolution and colors.
- If more people supported shareware it would be
- sooner than later.
-
- Removed a bug that caused MWB icons to have their
- color changed. Usually orange was changed to white.
-
- Removed the bugs that caused Web Design to
- look for files on my hard drive. I hope.
-
- Added the ability to save your own default
- template that can be loaded with the new
- My-Template button. The template is created with
- the new Make-My-Template in the project menu.
-
- Changed the Workbench button to To Front to make
- it easy to clear any windows that may appear on
- the Web Design screen after using the Preview function.
-
- Made the template background function work with the
- new buttons.
-
- Fixed the ImageMap so it will not just repeat the
- same code although it had been changed. This problem
- came close to driving me insane!
-
-
- v1.8a
-
- A bug fix for a problem with loading images.
-
- v1.8
-
- Web Design has a resizable screen that auto detects your
- Workbench prefs. Almost. I am still working on the resizable
- buttons. This has already helped some people that were
- having screen mode problems with gfx cards etc.
-
- I have added a DELETE in the misc pulldown that probably
- will end up in the project menu so the guide does not
- reflect this change. This allows you to get rid of files
- you do not want to keep while you are in Web Design.
- I was always forgetting to delete files and then Patrick
- suggested a delete function so there it is.
-
- See the Web Design.readme file for more info about the
- new changes. Christian Effenberger has released a CD
- with many new tricks for CanDo and if you use CanDo
- you need this now! Contact Christian at the address below.
-
- YouCan@A2.amclust.de
-
- v1.7j
-
- More work on ImageMap editor. JPG's don't work very well.
-
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- v1.7i
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- Improved ImageMap editor.
- More work on Save SaveAs OverWrite options.
-
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- v1.7h
-
- Fixed the Ibrowse LOAD bug that appeared in v17.g.
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- v1.7g
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- More bug fixes.
-
- v1.7e
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- Fixed the cirle bug in imagemap.
- Messes with safty features.
-
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- v1.7d
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- Added support for client side image maps. (READ THE GUIDE)
-
- v1.7c
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- Insert should now have a memory like Load already has.
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- Cut and Paste may be a little faster.
-
- v1.7b
-
- Fixed the crash that happened if you tried to type in the
- Document selection box.
-
-
- v1.7-v1.7a
-
- This version comes in two flavors one with the cando.library
- and one without. This way if you already have the library
- you can download the smaller file.
-
- Many bug fixes.
-
- v1.6z
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- I hope.
-
-
- v1.6yy
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- Why you...!!
-
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- v1.6y
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- What the...?
-
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- v1.6x
-
- More bug fixes and more work on the multidoc function.
- It actually was working until I compiled the program?
- But it wasn't totally set up anyway but you can look at
- the screen.
-
-
- v1.6w
-
- Fixed the big crash bug of 1.6u and 1.6v. What a dope!
-
- v1.6v
-
- Battle of the bugs continues but it seems as if we don't
- need to worry about the bad bugs byte for now. It seems.
-
- A new 'Project' menu function lets you select to return
- to the home directory that was selected in 'Go Configure'.
- I needed this while testing so I left it in just in case
- someone else might be able to use it.
-
- There are some file formats Web Design has a problem with
- and I send them to 'Ed' to reformat them. If you jump to
- 'Ed' just 'Save' the file in 'Ed' and 'Quit' 'Ed'. You
- can do this in 'Ed's' pulldown menu or just do this key
- combination:
-
- 1. Press Esc
- 2. Press x
- 3. Press RETURN
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- v1.6t
-
- Trying to recover from the "bug hell" the recent versions
- have created!
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- v1.6s
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- Fixed the bug in Load htm
-
- v1.6r
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- Made Web Design a bit smarter.
-
-
- v1.6M
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- Bug fixes.
-
- Added the ability to use background images in tables.
-
- Made the path configure look in the current directory
- instead of always going to Ram.
-
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- v1.6L
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- This fixes the cursor color problem caused by
- the great palette experiment.
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- v1.6k
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- This concludes the palette experiment
-
- v1.6j
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- Minor extention of fantasy fix.
-
- v1.6i
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- This version hopfully will fix a problem a few people
- have had with 1.6+ versions that caused an error at
- the "Go Configure" screen or when selecting the screen
- resolution from the "Go Configure" screen.
- Oh please please please let it be fixed as I can not
- get the error myself which makes it difficult to fix.
- This may even fix a problem a couple of people have had
- in the past that was similar.
-
- v1.6e
-
- Cleaned up a few things.
-
- If you are using Voyager or AWeb II for preview
- you may want to use the Load Preview Browser button
- on the Go Config screen to have them up and running
- and display your first preview.
-
- v1.6d
-
- With HappyDT installed you can have images sizes
- auto added to your docs.
- (Aminet util/cdity HappyDT.lha)
- Watch for the new version that is shareware with
- added features.
-
- WD now asks if you want to save changes after you
- have used preview.
-
- v1.6c
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- Fixed the Workbench button bug.
-
- v1.6b
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- Added width attribute for table header and data.
-
- Added hex read and edit to color selector.
-
- General house cleaning and bug fixes.
-
- v1.6
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- This version uses courier/11 and courier/13 font
- so you need to have this in your fonts directory.
- Unless you deleted this font it is already there
- and if you have just copy from your original
- disks.
-
- I fixed some more stuff.
-
- Bug fix v1.5e
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- Fixed miss marked buttons for screen sizes.
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- Bug fix: v1.5d
-
- Fixed a possible problem with screen sizes.
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- Bug fix: v1.5c
-
- Fixed several bugs in the Links.(Full and Local URL)
-
- Added the ability to include or insert a Target
- into the Full and Local URL links. This will be
- helpful when working with frames. This command already
- existed in the frames menu but had a bug.(see guide)
-
- Added a new Screen pull down menu for quick access
- to the Go Configure and Workbench screens.
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- Bug fix: v1.5b
-
- Fixed the new BGSound/EMBED bug I created in v1.5.
-
- Also added a requester for the Template button so
- unwanted templates aren't created when you miss the
- Preview button.
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- New in v1.5
-
- Replaces background images without the need to delete
- the previous image.
-
- Replace images without the need to delete the previous
- image manually.(see the guide for instuctions)
-
- When working with images/backgrounds it is now possible
- load an image from an outside directory and auto copy
- the gfx to the current directory.
-
- Add background colors to a complete table as well as
- individual colors for each header <TH> or data <TD>.
- (see guide for instructions)
-
- Insert mailto and http tags around existing text in a
- document. Choose whether to use the address as the
- hypertext or enter text.(see guide for instuctions)
-
- Fixed the text entry for colors so it works correctly.
-
- Fixed Insert, Inserthtml, Inserthtm so they don't cause
- Web Design to forget what file you are working with.
-
- Fixed path so it uses the information you enter on the
- GoConfig screen. (dah)
-
- Did some other stuff I can't remember right now.
-
- Please please please read the Key Commands info as well
- as all the other docs if you want to get the most out of
- Web Design. If you don't read the instruction some features
- will not work.
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- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Previously
-
- v1.4 allows the user to preview document changes
- by clicking the new preview button. The Go Configure
- screen allows the user to select the path for the
- browser or browsers that are used for previewing.
- The path to where docs and images etc is also set
- on this screen. Settings are saved if they are used.
-
- I have found Ibrowse 1.1 works best at this time for
- preview but AWeb and Voyager can also be used.
-
- I have found that AWeb works best if loaded at the
- Go Configure screen or it doesn't show your document
- the first time preview is used. After going back to
- Web Design and doing preview a second time AWeb loads
- the changes each time. I have tried many ways around
- this problem but haven't found the answer yet.
-
- Both Ibrowse and AWeb auto reload so the new changes
- are shown but I couldn't get Voyager to reload so you
- will need to click the Reload button in Voyager to see
- the new changes.
-
- F6 does the same thing the preview button does and
- F7 takes you back to the Web Design screen. Sometimes
- this doesn't work the first time the browser is loaded.
-
- I have Ibrowse and AWeb screens shrunk down so I can
- access the screens I have them on making it is easy to
- click between screens while Voyager works for me without
- doing this. If all else fails RIGHT and LEFT AMIGA keys
- plus m will get you back to Web Design.
-
- You are free to try new ideas without overwriting the
- current version of your document because the preview
- is a separate file and does not change the current version
- of your document until you actually Save the changes.
- This is the reason for the doc path config.
- I recommend using SaveAs because sometimes preview causes
- Web Design to forget what file you are working with but
- SaveAs keeps track of things.
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- It is now easier to make changes to font color and
- size. It is no longer necesary to delete previous
- settings. This also is true with BODY settings for
- text colors and background color.
-
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- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Watch for updates and helpful hints on my home page.
-
- http://www.net-link.net/~lmcgahey/
-
- I have docs in HTML format online as well as in
- AmigaGuide format for downloading.
-
- I have also made it possible now to press the HELP
- key for online help while using Web Design.
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-
- I would like to have your ideas and bug reports
- whether you have registered or not.
-
- If you use the program please leave the GENERATOR
- info in your docs like all those MS people do.
-
- Also if you use Web Design you might consider placing
- one of my "Created with Web Design" icons on your page
- and link to my site with the icon.
-
- URL: http://www.net-link.net/~lmcgahey/
-
- Email: lmcgahey@net-link.net
-
- irc: yooper #amiga
-
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- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- This program is shareware so if you use it please
- consider my time spent to save you time. Nothing is
- disabled so have fun.
-
- Suggested shareware amount is $25.00
-
- Thank you to the people who have registered.
-
- Larry McGahey
- 6092 N 8th Street
- Kalamazoo, MI 49009
- USA
-