What's New

12/Aug/2005

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.10.001 is released
    • This is a maintenance release.
    • ort for the CollapsibleMenus AddIn to specify which toolbar should be converted into a collapsible menu.
  • Engine 2.5.001
    • Fixed bug that caused javascript errors with some submenu alignments.
    • Fixed bug that caused the menus to fail to work properly under Netscape 4.
    • Improved support for the new Free Flow positioning method which resolves some issues with Internet Explorer.

27/Jun/2005

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.10.000 is released
    • Fixed bugs that affected some old browsers such as Safari 1.0 and 1.1 and Internet Explorer 5.0.
    • Fixed bug that, with certain projects, caused the program to crash when accessing the Toolbars Editor dialog.
    • Added support to position the menus relatively so they take space and flow along with the rest of the HTML contents in the page (see the new "Free Flow" alignment option in the Tools->Toolbars Editor->Positioning dialog).
      A new tutorial has also been included to provide further information about this new positioning technique. Click Help->Tutorials->Positioning the menus to access it.
    • Improved the stability and performance of the CollapsibleMenus and pShowMenu AddIns.
    • Added support for the CollapsibleMenus AddIn to specify which toolbar should be converted into a collapsible menu.
  • Engine 2.5.000
    • Several minor bugs have been corrected in the DynAPI (developers' edition only).
    • The code used to generate the toolbars has been considerably enhanced so it is now smaller and faster.

23/May/2005

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.018 is released
    • Fixed bug that could case the status bar to display the incorrect information about the selected item.
    • Fixed some minor bugs in the CollapsibleMenus AddIn.
    • Added support to exclude menu items (commands, separators, groups and toolbars) from being compiled.
    • Added a "Compile" button in the Tools->Toolbars Editor dialog.
      Items excluded from the compilation will appear in a different color and the color can be customized through the Edit->Preferences->Display dialog.
  • Engine 2.4.018
    • The DynAPI has been enhanced so it now runs even faster. Preliminary support for images has been added; further information, samples and detailed documentation about the image-related functions will be made available on the next release.
    • Several tests have been performed to ensure full compatibility with the new Netscape 8.0 browser and the latest release of Safari (included in Mac OS X 10.4/Tiger)

12/Apr/2005
(never publicly released)

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.017 is released
    • This is a maintenance release.
  • Engine 2.4.017
    • This is a maintenance release.

1/Apr/2005

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.016 is released
    • Fixed several problems with he "Install Menus" dialog:
      • The splitters will no longer cause the contents of the different panes to get cut (no clipping).
      • The list of files can now be properly sorted by date and size.
      • The headers for the files list pane are now properly displayed (no clipping).
    • Fixed bug with the Menus Report tool as it wasn't properly calculating the time required to download the menus.
    • The HelpViewer application will now order search results correctly.
    • The "Selection Delay" parameter will now work on toolbar items as well allowing the mouse to pass above both toolbar items and commands without changing the selection.
    • Added support to compress the generated .js files using GZIP. This can reduce the .js files by up to a third of their original size.
    • Included three new AddIns:
      • RollerEffect2: This is a new version of the RollerEffect which implements a smoother animation.
      • HideOnClick: Projects compiled with this AddIn will only hide the menus when clicking on the document.
      • HideOnMouseOut: This AddIn will hide the menus when the mouse is moved away from them. This is the standard behavior of the menus but this AddIn will allow the menus to maintain this behavior even when the mouse pointer position is unknown; a common situation is when the menus appear over an iframe.
  • Engine 2.4.016
    • Fixed javascript error that occurred under Netscape 4 when a menu was about to be hidden.
    • Projects that use AddIns that implement substitution of complete functions (such as the CollapsibleMenus AddIn) will now produce much smaller javascript files.

16/Feb/2005

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.015 is released
    • Fixed problem with the File->Project Properties->Global Settings->Extended Features dialog that could cause the "Properties" button for the "In-Global Scrolling" option to disappear.
    • Fixed problem that could cause older projects to be incorrectly upgraded.
    • Fixed bug that could cause some colors to become corrupted due to a mathematical miscalculation.
    • The DynAPI for the developers' edition was been updated to version 1.0f which implements two new technologies, buffering and rendering on demand. This provides a huge performance boost allowing the DynAPI to run up to 55% faster.
    • The CollapsibleMenus AddIn has been updated again to fix some minor issues.
  • Engine 2.4.015
    • Fixed some problems that affected the developers' edition.
    • Fixed problem with the Transparency support for FireFox that affected DHTML Menu Builder when running under an operating system where the decimal separator is a "," instead of a "."

27/Jan/2005

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.014 is released
    • Fixed some minor issues.
    • Added four new tutorials that explain how to position the menus under several scenarios. These tutorials can be accessed by clicking Help->Tutorials->Positioning the menus
    • The CollapsibleMenus AddIn has also been updated.
  • Engine 2.4.014
    • Fixed some minor issues.

6/Jan/2005

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.013 is released
    • Fixed a problem with the CollapsibleMenus AddIn while running under Internet Explorer 5 for Mac.
    • The validation and registration mechanism has been enhanced to provide a more reliable and problem-free process.
  • Engine 2.4.013
    • Fixed a bug that affected the menus running under Internet Explorer 4.
    • Fixed some issues with the Item Highlighting functionality when running on frames.

28/Dec/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.012 is released
    • Removed the fading effects on the nag screen and the About dialog to avoid compatibility issues with some video chipsets.
    • Added support to specify a "Selection Delay". This delay will allow the pass of the mouse over menu items without changing the current selection. This is very useful so users don't have to be too careful when moving the mouse and allows a certain amount of error when selecting menu items.
    • The CollapsibleMenus AddIn has also been updated. This version fixes several bugs and provides a great improvement in the menus usability.
  • Engine 2.4.012
    • Fixed several issues that affected the <developers' edition> version.

26/Nov/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.011 is released
    • Added support to allow a reference image (an image used to attach a toolbar) to be automatically resized so its size (width and height) matches the size of the toolbar.
      This will allow the toolbar to appear to occupy space in the HTML content and will let the content on the page to appear as if it was flowing around the toolbar.
      (See the Positioning the Toolbar section for further information)
    • Added support to delete a toolbar by simply right clicking it and selecting "Remove Toolbar" from the context menu.
    • The so popular CollapsibleMenus AddIn has been updated with lots of bug fixes and several new features.
      (Visit the CollapsibleMenus AddIn official section for more information)
  • Engine 2.4.010
    • Fixed a problem caused by Internet Explorer 6SP2 that could cause javascript errors under some web sites using frames support.
    • Improved the "max" compression algorithm resulting in the generation of even smaller .js files.

9/Nov/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.010 is released
    • Fixed several minor bugs reported by users.
  • Engine 2.4.010
    • Fixed several minor bugs reported by users.

25/Oct/2004

  • Engine 2.4.009
    • Fixed bug that caused projects using frames, configured as "remote" and using tooltips to cause javascript errors.
    • The code generated by the engine has been considerably improved requiring less HTML to render a single menu item thus producing smaller .js files and faster (more responsive) menus.
      Projects using lots of images and special effects will be the most benefited from this improvement.
    • The code introduced in 2.4.008 to prevent popup blockers from preventing the menus from opening new windows has been improved.

24/Sep/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.008 is released
    • Fixed bug that cause the Blinking Speed to decrease every time the Project Properties dialog was opened.
    • Fixed bug that caused the Shadow Size slider for the toolbars to allow only 5 possible values instead of 10.
    • Fixed bug that caused the Item Highlighting Wizard not to display files with the CFM extension.
    • Fixed bug that could cause, under some very specific scenarios, the "Select Reference Image" and "Target Frame" dialogs to display invalid images and frames names.
    • Fixed bug that could cause DHTML Menu Builder to save a new project with the wrong file extension or no extension at all.
    • Added support to specify a new cursor type: "SizeAll" (known as "move" under the CSS specifications), which displays the system cursor for the "Size All" action.
    • Added two new types of Selection Effects and Borders: "dashed" and "dotted".
    • Added support to specify that new windows opened using the "Open URL in new Window" action type appear centered on the screen.
    • DHTML Menu Builder will now display the version type on the Nag and About screens so its easier to differentiate between the "Standard", "<developers' edition>" and "LITE" versions.
  • Engine 2.4.008
    • Fixed bug that caused the Follow Scrolling settings to fail under some circumstances.
    • Fixed bug with the Blinking effect that could cause javascript errors when using Frames support.
    • Fixed bug that caused (under some circumstances) the javascript compression engine to corrupt the caption and the code from the "Visibility Condition".
    • Added a special piece of code that solves an issue caused by a bug in Internet Explorer: when opening a document using the javascript location.href property, Internet Explorer will not send the referrer value in its headers.
      This new code will force Internet Explorer to send the referrer information.
    • Added a special piece of code that should prevent some poorly designed popup blockers from corrupting the javascript code.

12/Aug/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.007 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the Item Highlighting feature to fail with menu items containing special characters on their caption.
    • Fixed bug that caused DHTML Menu Builder to display incorrectly, under some Windows XP skins, when maximized.
    • Fixed bug that caused the menu item to scroll too fast when using the In-Group scrolling feature.
    • Added a tool to specify the reference image when using the "Attached To" feature to position toolbars.
    • Added support to specify Selection Effects (borders) for the scrolling buttons displayed when using the in-group scrolling feature.
    • Added a new feature called "Global In-Group Scrolling" under the File->Project Properties->Global Settings->Extended Features section, which will allow all the menus to enable the in-group scrolling feature when required.
  • Engine 2.4.007
    • This is a maintenance release.

21/Jul/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.006 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the program to start running slower after having performed changes to a very large project.
    • The interface has been enhanced to run smoothly, consume less resources and respond faster.
  • Engine 2.4.006
    • Fixed a bug that caused the engine to calculate the height of a toolbar when the toolbar items contained both background images and left/right images.
    • Added support to display the transparency effects under Mozilla.
    • The compilation time has been considerably enhanced.
  • Wizard 2.1.004
    • Fixed more bugs related to the use of Presets in the Wizard.

15/Jul/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.005 is released
    • This version includes an updated Wizard, an updated Project Compiler and an Updated version of the RollerEffects AddIn.
  • Wizard 2.1.000
    • Fixed bug that could cause javascript errors if the project was modified after applying a preset.
    • Fixed bug that caused Presets with images in their borders to be rendered improperly.
    • Fixed bug that caused the images in the menus not to be saved in the project file.
    • The project will now be saved after quitting the Wizard.

29/Jun/2004

  • Engine 2.4.005
    • Fixed several bugs that caused the new blinking effect to stop working when using frames.

16/Jun/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.004 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the "Options" button on the File->Project Properties->Configurations dialog to become inoperable if the dialog was accessed through the new shortcuts on the toolbar.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the program to crash when selecting the "Timers" tab under the File->Project Properties->Global Settings dialog.
  • Engine 2.4.004
    • Fixed bug that caused multiple javascript errors when a non HTML document was displayed inside the menus' frames.

13/Jun/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.003 is released
    • Fixed bug that could caused the program to crash when clicking the small arrow next to the Preview toolbar button.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the "Remove Menus" option from the "Install Menus" tool to fail.
    • Added a button to the new "Custom Offsets" dialog so the project can be recompiled every time a new custom offset is created or edited allowing for easier testing of the custom offsets.

1/Jun/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.002 is released
    • Minor improvements have been made to the following sections of the application:
      • The ColorPicker now uses the new xFX Slider.
      • The main toolbar now adds a small arrow besides the Toolbar Properties and Project Properties buttons for easier access to their respective areas.
      • Added a small Help icon to all the style dialogs for easier access to the documentation.
      • The Help->Tutorials menu now has direct links to the two tutorials included in the documentation.
      • The Global Settings section has been completely redesigned so its easier to use.
    • Added support to enable a blink/flashing effect when menu items are clicked. This option is now available as part of the effects that can be applied to the menus under the Global Settings dialog.
    • The overall performance of the application has been considerably enhanced to reduce load and compilation times.
    • The Live Preview component has been improved to provide a more realistic preview of menus using Bevel selection effect.
  • Engine 2.4.002
    • Fixed some minor issues that affected Internet Explorer 5 for the Mac.
    • Fixed bug that caused custom cursors not to be extracted from the project file.

6/May/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.001 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the in-group scrolling support to generate javascript errors when used on secondary projects.
    • Fixed bug that caused the in-group scrolling controls in the Special Effects dialog not to function correctly.
    • Fixed bug with the Color Picker where some times could cause the whole application to crash.
    • The AddIn Editor has been improved to provide easier creation and editing of AddIns.
    • DHTML Menu Builder, the HelpViewer, the Wizard and the Project Compiler applications will now inherit most of the styles provided by the current them under Windows XP.
  • Engine 2.4.001
    • Fixed bug with the way the scrollbar position was calculated under Safari and Konqueror causing the menus to close unexpectedly.

20/Apr/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.000 is released
    • Several minor bugs have been fixed.
    • Added support to specify the selection effects (previously known as command highlighting effects) to each menu item individually.
      In previous versions the selection effects settings were located in the Special Effects dialog. These controls have now been moved to the Selection Effects dialog which can be accessed from the Menu->Selection Effects option.
      Now, both groups and commands support this setting and a different set of effects can be applied to each menu item in the project.
      The documentation has also been updated to reflect this major change in the program.
    • The way DHTML Menu Builder rearranges menu items when using the up/down arrows on the toolbar has been considerably enhanced to provide a much smoother display and to avoid flickering.
      The collapsed and expanded status of the menu items will now be preserved when rearranging menu items using the up/down arrows.
  • Engine 2.4.000 is released
    • Several minor bugs have been fixed.
  • Wizard 2.0.000 is released
    • Added support to apply styles from Presets
      The "Apply Style from Preset" option is available on the last step of the Wizard.

02/Apr/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.8.003 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the tree-like menus generated by the "Export As HTML" feature to generate errors when using the "Expand All/Collapse All" options under Mozilla and KHTML based browsers.
    • Fixed bug that caused javascript errors in the preview window when previewing a tree-like menu and the "Show Project Information in the Preview window" option was disabled.
    • Added an option to ignore any internet connection errors when checking for updates with the Help->Check for Updates option
    • Improved the submenus creation:
      • When adding a submenu a new command will be added to the subgroup automatically.
      • The names of the subgroups will now be much shorter.

16/Mar/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.8.002 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused DHTML Menu Builder to crash when some presets (such as the 'Bubbles Menus') were selected in the Presets dialog.
    • Added two new language packs.
  • Engine 2.3.001 is released
    • Improved support for frames when displaying non HTML documents.

10/Mar/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.8.001 is released
    • This is a maintenance release.

5/Feb/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.8.000 is released
    • Fixed problem that caused the "Export As HTML" dialog to loose the settings of the "Group Class" and "Commands Class" parameters.
    • Added support for displaying tooltips for each menu item.
    • The support for the Status Text parameter has been considerably enhanced:
      • You can now use the Edit->Copy and Edit->Paste features to propagate the status text of one item to all the other items in the project
      • The Status Text text field now supports two variables: %c and %u which will be substituted (at compilation time) for the menu item's caption and URL respectively.
    • Added support to specify highly customizable offsets for toolbars, root level menus and submenus through the new "Advanced Offsets Configurations" tool.
    • The alignment controls on the main dialog have been moved to appear inside the event tabs section to make it clear that this parameters works in conjunction with the "Display Submenu" action.
    • The width and height settings of the "Image" dialogs will now remain disabled until an image has been assigned.
    • The toolbar items shown in the Map View are now displayed using a new icon to help differentiate them from the standard groups.
  • Engine 2.3.000 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused a javascript error when the menus where being navigated using the keyboard and the ENTER key was pressed on a toolbar item with no submenus displayed.
    • Fixed bug that caused javascript errors when using the Dreamweaver or ImageReady Rollovers support and the Code Optimization was set to "max".
    • Fixed bug that caused the "Item Highlight" functionality to leave items highlighted when frames support was being used.
  • Wizard 1.2.000 is released
    • Minor improvements have been made to enhance the usability of the Wizard.
  • HelpViewer 1.0.110 is release
    • Improved display of tooltips for the dialogs section of the documentation.

27/Jan/2004

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.7.002 is released
    • Fixed several problems that occurred when dragging menu items from one project to another.
    • Fixed problem that could cause the application to crash if it wasn't able to save a project.
    • Fixed problem with the Highlighting functionality when the feature was used on a framed web site.
    • Improved Live Preview component:
      • Fixed problem that could cause menu items to render improperly when using images on the groups' borders.
      • Slightly improved rendering performance.
    • Improved Map View:
      • When performing operations such as copy/paste over menu items over the Map View the tree will no longer scroll maintaining the original view and layout of the tree structure.
    • Highly enhanced Search and Highlighting feature in the Help Viewer application.
    • Added new option on the Edit->Preferences dialog called "Show Project Information in the Preview window".
      Disabling this option will remove all messages and information from the preview window leaving an empty document with just the menus.
  • Engine 2.2.002 is released
    • Fixed flickering problem that occurred on the browser's status bar when the "Item Highlight" feature was activated.

12/Dec/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.7.001 is released
    • Fixed bug that could crash DHTML Menu Builder if a corrupted language package was used.
    • The "Item Highlight Wizard" will now prevent the display of documents that belong to FrontPage subwebs.
    • Most of the new features introduced since version 4.6.010 are now localizable. At this moment, only the "Spanish" package has been fully updated.
  • Engine 2.2.001 is released
    • Fixed problem with the follow browsers' scrollbars function which could cause a browser to scroll eternally.
    • Fixed bug that caused the browsers' status bar to flicker and prevented any status text to be displayed when the "Item Highlight" feature was being used.

05/Dec/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.7.000 is released
    • Fixed multiple problems with the Item Highlight Wizard
    • Minor improvements have been made to the "Secondary Projects" support.
    • Added support to navigate the menus using the keyboard. To enable this feature turn on the "Keyboard Navigation Support" under the File->Project Properties->Global Settings->Extended Features section.
  • Engine 2.2.000 is released
    • Fixed multiple bugs that effected the performance and reliability of the menus under some very specific circumstances.

14/Nov/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.6.001 is released
    • Fixed several bugs that affected the new "Item Highlighting" functionality and the frames support.

11/Nov/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.6.000 is released
    • Fixed problem that prevented DHTML Menu Builder from loading projects when a .dmb project was doubled clicked from FrontPage 2003
    • Added a new tool called the "Item Highlight Wizard" which allows the easy implementation of automatically highlighting an item, or sets of items, based on the section in which the visitor is inside the web site.
      This new tool completely substitutes the AutoSel AddIn by providing a user interface to implement and remove the code required to highlight an item.
  • Engine 2.1.000 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the Map view to report links as broken when the local configuration used shares in the form of \\machinename\

24/Oct/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.5.010 is released
  • Engine 2.0.009 is released
    • Fixed a problem with the "Follow Scrollbars" feature which would prevent a toolbar from being properly displayed if the toolbar didn't fit inside the visible area of a browser window.
    • Fixed bug that caused the rollover effects on the toolbar items to stop working if a project used toolbars and image-based hotspots to display the menus.

16/Oct/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.5.009 is released
    • This is a maintenance release that fixes a compatibility problem between the links in the menus and ZoneAlarm's popup blocker.
    • Several minor bugs have been fixed.
02/Oct/2003
  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.5.008 is released
  • Engine 2.0.008 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused javascript errors under Navigator 4 when some alignment settings other than Bottom/Left were being used.
    • Improved rendering engine so menu items with borders do not appear to "jump several pixels" when the mouse is moved over them.
    • Highly improved the rendering of borders so 3D effects are now more notable and cleaner.

23/Sep/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.5.007 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the program to freeze when using the "Background Color" option from the Preview dialog under Windows 95, 98 and Me.
    • Fixed bug that caused the program to run progressively slower after using it for some time.
    • Improved online connection testing. DHTML Menu Builder should now properly detect if the host computer is connected to the internet.
    • Improved frames parser to discover the frames on a frameset document.
  • Engine 2.0.007 is released
    • Fixed bug that affected the "follow scrollbars" feature.
    • Fixed bug that affected some projects with frames support.
    • Fixed bug that affected the frames support under Internet Explorer 5 for the Mac.

08/Sep/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.5.006 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the new Save function in the "Images" dialog to save the selected image as an empty file.
    • Added support to define how the different menu items should be displayed in the Map Mode.
      The display options are located in the Edit->Preferences->Display dialog.
      This feature also provides the ability to flag items with broken links by changing their color.
    • Added a Broken Links Report system available through the Tools->Reports->Broken Links Report menu.
    • Add support to specify automatic links verification when loading, saving and/or compiling a project through the Edit->Preferences->Links Verification dialog.
    • Changed the way DHTML Menu Builder detects if the host computer is connected to the Internet.
      Now DHTML Menu Builder should be able to detect the online status even if the computer is behind a firewall and/or proxy server.
    • The Tools->Install Menus dialog has been considerably enhanced to make the implementation of secondary projects easier and more intuitive:
      • The name of the projects to be installed is now displayed on the title bar of the dialog
      • When a file is selected, the name of projects that have been installed into the file will be displayed on the status bar
  • Engine 2.0.006 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause javascript errors when toolbar items are set to display a submenu when clicked.
    • Fixed bug that could cause a browser to freeze if an HTML document that contained one or more secondary menus was scrolled up and down several times.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the toolbar items to flicker under some types of projects.
    • Fixed bug that that caused an error under Mozilla-based browsers when the _blank target frame was specified.
    • Fixed bug that could cause some rollovers created with ImageReady to stop working when the "ImageReady Rollover Support" was enabled.

19/Aug/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.5.005 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the application to crash when using the Edit->Copy tool on a separator.
  • Engine 2.0.005 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused javascript errors when using the "ImageReady Rollovers" support (again).
    • Fixed bug with the ActiveText feature used in text-based hotspots that would cause the menus to disappear immediately after being displayed.
    • Fixed bug that caused JavaScript errors in Internet Explorer 4.

09/Aug/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.5.004 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the "Directory Scanner" tool to fail to detect files from custom file type definitions.
    • The "Export As HTML" feature has been enhanced so the tree-like menus can be collapsed/expanded all at once.
  • Engine 2.0.004 is released
    • Fixed bug with the compression algorithm that caused it to generate corrupted javascript files when more than one menu items in the project being compiled used the "Open in new Window" action type.
    • Fixed bug that caused javascript errors when using the "ImageReady Rollovers" support.
    • The compiler has been enhanced so very large projects will be compiled much faster and will produce smaller .js files.

31/Jul/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.5.003 is released
    • This is a maintenance release which fixes several minor bugs.
  • Engine 2.0.003 is released
    • This is a maintenance release which fixes several minor bugs.

    All users of DHTML Menu Builder 4.5.000, 4.5.001 and 4.5.002 are urged to upgrade immediately to ensure the proper functionality of the program.

24/Jul/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.5.002 is released
    • Fixed typo on the File->Export As HTML dialog.
    • Added support to specify complex sets of items to receive style changes.
      This feature can be accessed through each style dialog by clicking on the new scope control and selecting the "Advanced" option. This advanced feature can also be selected from the Edit->Paste dialog by clicking on the "Advanced" button.
    • Now when generating an HTML version of the menus using the File->Export As HTML feature, DHTML Menu Builder will not add rollover effects to those groups and commands that are not linked.
    • Enhanced the way DHTML Menu Builder detects an internet connection. This will avoid potential problems with the validation system and the connection to the Online Catalog.
    • Minor cosmetic changes have been applied to some sections of the program.
  • Engine 2.0.002 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the menus to continuously reset the status text of the browser.
    • Fixed bug that caused some menus to close immediately after moving the mouse over them. This often occurred with menus displayed from hotspots where the first command in the group displayed a subgroup.

17/Jul/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.5.001 is released
    • Fixed a small bug with the Preview feature of groups not belonging to any toolbar.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the File->From Directory Structure option to crash under some circumstances.
    • Increased the overall performance of the application. This will be more notable on projects using many images.
    • Added support to hold up to 8 recently used documents from the File->Open Recent menu; also, DHTML Menu Builder will now automatically remove from the recent files menu any projects that no longer exist.
    • Added support to specify the default charset encoding for the preview window. This option is accessible through the Edit->Preferences dialog as well as from the Preview window.
    • Added support to change the style of several menu items all at once from each style dialog.
    • Enhanced keyboard-based navigation of the DHTML Menu Builder interface using the TAB key.
    • The tree-like menus generated by the File->Export As HTML feature are now fully compatible with Opera 7 and Safari 1.0
  • Engine 2.0.001 is released
    • Fixed bug in the generated code that could cause a toolbar item that does not display a menu to flicker when the mouse was moved above it.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the menus to generate a javascript error when using non-standard alignment settings for submenus.
    • Fixed bug that caused one of the images in the loader code to have two extensions: 'dmb_m.gif.gif'
    • Enhanced compression algorithm will now generate slightly smaller JavaScript files.

25/Jun/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.5.000 is released
    • This version has been released to accommodate the enhancements in the 1.2 version of the DHTML Menu Builder Engine.
    • Added support to generate menus that are compatible with Lotus Domino web server.
    • Added support to display the subwebs of a FrontPage web under the Install Menus dialog.
    • Changed the way nodes in the Edit->Copy dialog are automatically selected so the "URL/Script" and "Target Menu" options are never auto-selected.
      This will solve the problem of ending with all menu items displaying the same group when moused over or linking to the same page when clicked.
    • Support for the "Opera Helper Functions" has been removed.
  • Engine 2.0.000 is released
    • The new engine is now capable of producing smaller, faster and more compatible menus.
      The new code generated by the 1.2 version of the DHTML Menu Builder Engine generates code that is fully compatible with the following browsers:
      • PC/Windows Platform:
        • Internet Explorer 4, 5, 5.5 and 6 and all browsers based on Internet Explorer 4 and above.
        • Netscape Navigator 4
        • Opera 6.0 and above (see *note below regarding support for Opera 6)
        • All Mozilla based browsers including Navigator 6 and 7 and FireBird
      • Macintosh Platform
        • Internet Explorer 5 for MacOS 9 and X and all browsers based on Internet Explorer 4 and above.
        • All Mozilla based browsers including Navigator 6 and 7
        • Safari 1.0
        • Opera 6.0 and above (see *note below regarding support for Opera 6)
      • UNIX Platforms (including Linux)
        • Netscape Navigator 4
        • All Mozilla based browsers including Navigator 6 and 7 and FireBird

      The following list of browsers have been removed from the supported list:

      • Opera 5 and 6
        *NOTE: The menus will work perfectly fine under Opera 6 as long as no special effects, such as DropShadows, are used.
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