DHTML Menu Builder History
16/Jun/2003
  • Engine 1.07.007 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused background images on some menu items not to appear under Netscape Navigator 4.

11/Jun/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.3.009 is released
    • Added support to preview the sitemap generated through the File->Export As HTML option.

06/Jun/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.3.008 is released
    • Fixed bug that could corrupt non-HTML documents if the "Remove Menus" option was used while the "Hide Unsupported Documents" option was not selected.
  • Engine 1.07.006 is released
    • This is a maintenance release.

22/May/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.3.006 is released
    • Fixed bug introduced in version 4.3.005 that caused the ImageReady and Dreamweaver Rollover Support to stop working.
      When enabling any of these extra features the Root Menus Delay will be ignored in order to ensure that the rollover support is properly implemented.
    • Greatly improved the speed at which styles are applied through the Tools->Apply Style from Preset option.
    • The Menus Offsets will now be applied from the select Preset when using the Tools->Apply Style from Preset option.

19/May/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.3.005 is released
    • Fixed bug that could crash the program if a user tried to delete an Online preset from the Presets Manager.
    • Added support to specify a delay to show root level menus.
    • Added a new AddIn, AutoSel, which will allow you to select a menu item programmatically.
      Click here for more information.
  • Engine 1.07.005 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the DropShadow effect not to work on toolbars with transparent backgrounds.
    • The context menus will now be shown instantly regardless of any delay.
  • Installer
    • The installer has been enhanced to properly install all files and perform a successful upgrade when installing DHTML Menu Builder over a previous version.

13/May/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.3.004 is released
    • Fixed minor bugs that affected the way the menus in the program work.
    • Fixed bug that caused the program not to update the interface when a menu item was being selected and required the item to be selected twice.
    • Fixed bug that caused the "Live Preview" to incorrectly render some menu items when using custom toolbar sizes.
    • Added support to browse the Presets on the Online Catalog directly from the Presets Manager window.
  • Engine 1.07.004 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused links on toolbar items to generate a javascript error or to stop working when the target frame contained a document from a different domain.
  • DHTML Menu Builder Wizard 1.1.004 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the font alignment setting to be ignored.

06/May/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.3.003 is released
    • Fixed several bugs that affected the Secondary Projects support.
  • Engine 1.07.003 is released
    • This is maintenance release.

29/Apr/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.3.002 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the HelpViewer window to always appear behind the main DHTML Menu Builder window.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the Preview window to appear modal when activated from the main DHTML Menu Builder window.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the "Menu" menu to appear empty.
    • Fixed bug that caused the "Live Preview" to incorrectly render caption-less toolbar items.
    • Fixed several bugs with the "Secondary Projects" support that could cause the application to crash or to incorrectly report incompatible projects.
  • Engine 1.07.002 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the menus to behave unexpectedly under Navigator 4 when using frames support.
    • Fixed bug that affected the way the engine calculates the size of caption-less toolbar items.

25/Apr/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.3.001 is released
    • The menu system used in the program has been changed from scratch in order to fix the following problems:
      • The "File" menu does not work.
      • The program crashes under Windows 95 when the SHIFT, CTRL or ALT keys are pressed.
    • Added support to trigger the groups' scrolling feature when the mouse is over the scrolling buttons.
    • Added support to create new projects from a directory structure or by following the links on the documents of a web site.
    • Added support to access the File->New menu from the main toolbar.
    • Added support to recursively delete menu items by holding the SHIFT key while selecting the Edit->Delete option.
    • Added support to submit Presets online to the Presets Online catalog by using the new File->Submit Preset option.
    • Minor enhancements have been made to the "Secondary Projects" support.
  • Engine 1.07.001 is released
    • Fixed bug that, under some circumstances, caused the size of the toolbars to be miscalculated.
    • Fixed bug that caused some Advanced Unfolding Effects to stop functioning due to a corrupted style description.
    • Enhanced how the menus are positioned on the visible area of the browser when they don't properly fit in it.
  • Installer
    • The installer has been redesigned to make it smaller and faster.

02/Apr/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.3.000 is released
    • Fixed bug that affected the way new menu commands are added to a project when their parent groups have crosslinked assignments (that is, groups that display other group's commands).
    • Enhanced support to drag and drop items while in the Map view. DHTML Menu Builder will now properly copy groups being dragged and dropped, specially groups with submenus and complex structures.
    • Added support to specify background images in the toolbar items. The Images dialog for the groups have been redesigned to accommodate this new feature.
    • Added support to display the context menu of any menu item using the context menu key on the keyboard.
  • Engine 1.07.000 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause javascript errors if the "Support for ImageReady Rollovers" feature was enabled.
    • Fixed bug that caused separators on horizontally aligned groups to appear corrupted or not to appear at all.
    • Minor enhancements have been made to the generated code to make it cleaner and more compatible/compliant to the standards.
    • Several javascript functions have been revised to provide better support for Opera 7 and KHTML-based browsers.

24/Mar/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.2.003 is released
    • Minor bug fixes related to the Map view will prevent unexpected results when performing operations such as drag&drop, pasting and deleting menu items.
  • Engine 1.06.005 is released
    • Enhanced rendering engine so the font information does not affect the size of caption-less menu items.

20/Mar/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.2.002 is released
    • Minor enhancements have been made to ensure that DHTML Menu Builder's interface is properly rendered under Windows XP in skinned mode.
  • Engine 1.06.004 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the "Optimize Paths" option of a configuration of type remote to generate invalid absolute paths.
    • Fixed bug in the compression engine which could corrupt the code used to pre-load the images in a menu when using a configuration of type remote.
    • Enhanced code generation on projects using image-only menu items.
    • Added a new function to overcome a bug in Internet Explorer 5 for Mac that could cause a misalignment on groups and/or toolbars attached to images.

19/Mar/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.2.001 is released
    • Fixed multiple bugs regarding the new Map view functionality.

17/Mar/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.2.000 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the Preview window to fail to assign the background color and become modal.
    • Fixed bug that prevented the drag&drop operation to copy groups from one toolbar to another.
    • Added support to set the size and color of the drop shadow. Consequently the DropShadow PRO AddIn is no longer required.
    • Added "Single Select" support to the Tree mode in the Export As HTML function.
    • The drop shadow and transparency effects are now rendered in such a way that the drop shadow will not be visible through the groups due to the transparency setting.
    • Added support to specify drop shadow and transparency effects for the toolbars.
    • The application has been enhanced to consume about 10% less system resources on Windows 95, 98 and Me.
    • The Map view mode has been dramatically enhanced for performance. Large projects with 500 or more menu items are now rendered almost instantly with minor notable delays.
  • Engine 1.06.003 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused a javascript error when using the groups' scrolling support on projects with frames support.
    • Fixed bug that caused the menus to render improperly on documents running with XHTML compatible DOCTYPE.
    • Fixed several problems with Navigator 4 and the Toolbar's "Attached To" feature.
    • Highly improved support and compatibility for Opera 7.
    • The code will now reset itself whenever the menus' frame is reloaded to avoid possible crashes on some versions of Internet Explorer. This applies to projects with frames support.
    • Some parts of the code have been tweaked to properly support the upcoming final version of Mozilla 1.3

06/Mar/2003

  • Engine 1.06.002 is released
    • Fixed bug that could crash the program when using separators on menus wider than 300 pixels.
    • Minor enhancements to the compression algorithm should provide smaller compiled files on large projects.
    • The compiled menus should now be more responsive under Internet Explorer 5 for the Mac as well as all Mozilla based browsers.

03/Mar/2003

  • Project Compiler 1.1.123 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause some projects using separators to be compiled incorrectly.
  • Engine 1.06.001 is released
    • Fixed bug that could crash DHTML Menu Builder when starting multiple instances
    • Fixed bug that caused javascript errors when the group scrolling feature was activated on projects using configurations of type remote.

26/Feb/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.1.000 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the Map view to improperly render the menu's structure after changing the action type.
    • Fixed bug that caused the Map view to improperly render the menu's structure after moving a toolbar using the Up/Down arrow controls.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the use of the Install Menus option to corrupt some non-HTML documents.
    • Fixed several bugs that affected the functionality of the ColorPicker.
    • Fixed bug that caused DHTML Menu Builder to crash if a new toolbar was created and then a menu item was moved up or down.
    • The Map view has been improved so the state of the expanded and collapse items is maintained.
    • The Integrated Preview has been enhanced so you can now easily change the background color of the preview document and you can also preview the menus directly over the Target Document, as specified on the default configuration.
    • New subgroups and new commands created under a subgroup will now inherit the styles from their parent elements.
    • Added support to show and hide toolbars programmatically through the new "Visibility Condition" property.
    • Added support to combine projects into the same document.
    • Added support to see all the documents on the web site through the Install Menus tool.
    • Added support to specify the border type of groups (Menu->Color dialog) and Toolbars (Tools->Toolbars Editor->Appearance dialog).
    • Added support to create scrollable menus. This is specially useful for menus that are too long to fit in a standard browser window; with this feature users will be able to scroll up and down the contents of the menus.
    • The presets are now compressed to save space.
    • The Used Colors menu from the ColorPicker dialog will now display a small red rectangle on the currently selected color.
    • The documentation has been updated to reflect all the new features.
  • Export As HTML fixes and enhancements
    • The links on the tree-like menu items will now have the correct relative path when using configurations of type relative.
    • The links on the tree-like menu items will now include the target frame information so the menu can be included in a frame.
  • AddIn Editor 1.5 has been released
    • This new version of the AddIn Editor is able to properly upgrade AddIns to the current version of the default code template. By simply opening an AddIn with the AddIn Editor and saving it is enough to update all the non-modified functions.
  • Engine 1.06.000 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused a javascript error when the support for "ImageReady Rollovers" support was enabled.
    • Fixed bug that caused javascript errors under Internet Explorer 5 for the Mac.
    • Fixed bug that caused menu items with no submenus to remain highlighted after moving the mouse away from them under all Mozilla-based browsers.
    • Fixed bug that caused corruption on some menu items' links when the links where manually entered (not using the browse button).
    • Fixed bug that could case incompatibility problems with third-party scripts.
    • The loader code from relative configurations now fully complies with the W3C standards by adding the width, height, border and alt parameters to the <img> tags.
    • The menus will now acquire their z-index value programmatically based on the z-index value of their parent toolbar allowing them to always be placed above every other menu object in the document. This fixes bug where a menu could be appearing behind other toolbars from the same project.
    • The overall performance of the menus has been increased resulting in more responsive rollover effects for the commands.

30/Jan/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.0.002 is released
    • This is a maintenance release.
  • Engine 1.5.003 is released
    • This is a maintenance release.

24/Jan/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.0.001 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused menu items to get deleted when the DEL key was pressed to delete something from the Caption, URL/Script or Status text boxes.
    • Fixed bug that under some circumstances caused the wrong item name/caption to appear on the Paste dialog.
    • Fixed bug that caused the Map view not to refresh after doing a Paste operation.
    • Fixed bug that caused new projects created from a Preset to have a corrupted default configuration.
    • Some minor bugs have been resolved with the Find/Replace feature.
    • The "Export as HTML" feature has been enhanced to properly support projects with no toolbars and disabled items.
    • The documentation for the Advanced section of the Project Properties dialog has been updated to reflect the new Code Optimization setting.
    • The Map mode has been enhanced so you can now move (rearrange) groups and toolbars up and down using Up and Down arrows on the toolbar.
  • Engine 1.5.002 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused JavaScript errors when enabling the support for Dreamweaver and/or ImageReady rollovers.
    • Fixed bug that caused the AUE to stop working on groups using the DropShadow and/or Transparency effect.
    • Fixed bug that could crash the program if a project contained a toolbar with no groups.
    • The DropShadow effect  will now be displayed in-synch with the AUE effects.
    • Fixed bug that caused the menus to be incorrectly rendered under IE when documents followed the XHTML specification.
    • Fixed bug that caused a javascript error if the mouse was hovered over a menu being closed with an slow AUE effect.
    • Fixed bug that caused a document to stop loading if a toolbar item was selected before the document had finished loading.
    • Improved how the toolbar sizing is handled under Navigator 4 and Mozilla.
    • Added new functionality to the Toolbars' size parameters: When specifying a manual width or height setting, the engine will optimize the size of each one of the toolbar items instead of justifying them (making them all the same size). However, you may still force them to have the same size by enabling the Justify option.
    • The frames support has been considerably improved by providing a method of locating frames when the specified target frame does not exist. This is useful when the menus are run from a web site which uses a redirector or when the menus are being viewed from inside another frameset.
  • DHTML Menu Builder Wizard 1.1.003 is released
    • This is a maintenance release to keep the code generated by the Wizard compatible and up-to-date with the latest changes in the application.

10/Jan/2003

  • DHTML Menu Builder 4.0 is released
11/Jul/2002
  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.6 public beta 1 is released
    • Several interface enhancements
    • Add support to create multiple toolbars
    • Added new Loader Code Manager
  • Engine 1.5 is released
    • Enhanced compression
    • Fix several bugs related to the way some URLs are handled

28/Jun/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.5.003 is released
    • This is a maintenance release that fixes several bugs introduced since the official release of version 3.5
  • Engine 1.3.003 is released
    • This is a maintenance release that fixes several bugs introduced since the official release of version 1.3

21/Jun/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.5.002 is released
    • Improved the load time of the application.
    • Added support to choose a default browser for previewing from the main window.
    • Add the "Add Links" button to the Install Frames Loader Code dialog.
    • The browse for folder dialog will now appear properly centered to the parent calling dialog.
    • Added support to specify any of the four standard target frames: _self, _top, _blank and _parent.
  • Engine 1.3.002 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the JavaScript error 'location is undefined' when importing projects created with older versions.
    • Fixed a minor bug that was preventing the hide timer used to hide the menus from properly working.
    • Better handling of HTML tags in the caption now results in more accurate calculations of the width and height of the menu items.
  • Wizard 1.1 is released
    • Added support to create submenus.
  • Fixed bug that could cause the HelpViewer application to crash when performing a search operation.
  • The documentation has been revised to make sure the content matches all the new features and changes.

16/Jun/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.5.001 is released
    • Fixed some bugs with the Install/Remove Loader Code dialogs.
    • Improved some minor cosmetic issues with the Install/Remove Loader Code dialogs.
    • The Wizard is now part of the standard setup and its accessible through the Tools menu.
  • Engine 1.3.001 is released
    • Minor improvements to the compression engine results in smaller compiled code.

10/Jun/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.5 is released
    • Added support for a new configuration type: Relative. Click here for more information.
    • Added support to set transparent colors.
    • Added support to set the background color of separators.
    • Added support to set the alignment of submenus.
    • Added support for the toolbar items to display the Highlight Effects assigned to the groups.
    • Added support for pre-loading all the images used on the project. Older version would just pre-load some images.
    • Added support for customizing the width and height of the toolbar.
    • Added support to use Macromedia Flash animations as the background of any menu item.
    • Added preliminary support for the Konqueror browser.
    • Added support to type in a custom font size on the Font Dialog even if the font size is not displayed on the list.
    • Added support to control the unfolding effect speed, the time the menus will remain open before auto-hiding and the time the pointer must be on a command before the submenu is displayed.
    • Added support to enable Opera to display rollovers.
    • Added support to keep rollover effects created with ImageReady in synch with the menus.
    • Image-based hotspots now can be placed inside layers (or divs) and still preserve the proper alignment of the menus under Navigator 4.
    • The Frames Support has been highly enhanced making it simpler to set up the project in order to support frames. Also, the new support offers the ability to place the menus on any subframe that can be nested inside any number of parent frames. Finally, this new enhanced code will let you change the names of the frames without having to reconfigure or recompiling your project.
    • Several enhancements have been made to the registration system to avoid downtimes.
    • The LivePreview control has been considerably enhanced to reflect all the new features in this release.
    • Fixed bug that could cause DHTML Menu Builder to enter an infinite loop if a browser, previously configured on the Available Browsers dialog, was deleted from the system.
    • Fixed bug that caused the Live Preview component to appear when DHTML Menu Builder started even if the Live Preview option was disabled.
    • Fixed bug that caused the list of recently used colors menu on the Color Picker dialog didn't display the complete list of all the colors on the project.
    • The DEMO version of DHTML Menu Builder now supports all the features of the final release. Its only limitation is that the generate menus will not contain any links so when clicked will do nothing.
    • The AddIns "Dreamweaver Rollover Over Support" and "Navigator 4 Clip Bug" are now integrated into the program.
    • All the sound support options have been removed. The options will be re-enabled as soon as this feature is considered safe and stable.
    • The FTP/Publishing feature has been completely removed from the program.
  • Engine 1.3 is released
    • The generated code for Navigator 4 has been highly enhanced resulting in smaller, faster and more stable menus.
    • Fixed bug that caused URLs containing single quotes to be improperly parsed.

Click here for information on how to properly upgrade your project.

24/Mar/2002

  • Engine 1.2.008 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the preloading of images to fail when compiling a project using the FINAL optimization mode.
      This is a serious bug that caused numerous error entries on the web server's log files, slowed down the menus and under some circumstances caused an annoying flickering under Navigator 4. (Thanks to Tim)

21/Mar/2002

17/Mar/2002

  • Engine 1.2.005 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the loader code from a CD-ROM configuration to cause problems if used on .asp documents.
    • Fixed another bug that caused the Upgrade function to improperly represent the date format under non-US systems. (Thanks to Jason)
    • Fixed bug that caused the toolbar items to render incorrect colors when using CD-ROM configurations. (Thanks to Wayne)
    • All the AddIns have been updated to reflect the latest changes in the code, introduced in the March 9th release.

09/Mar/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.3.003 is released
    • This version accumulates the fixes that were released on the 6th and 7th of March:
      • Fixed bug introduced in 06/Mar release that caused the menus to appear improperly aligned on the preview.
      • Fixed a bug with the Transparent Toolbar Items AddIn that caused JavaScript errors.
      • Fixed a bug with the latest version of the code generated by Engine 1.2.004 that could cause a JavaScript error under very old releases of Navigator 4.
      • Fixed bug that caused DHTML Menu Builder to display an incorrect release date for the latest version available when using the Help->Upgrade feature.
      • Fixed bug that caused URLs containing a comma to be corrupted in the compilation process.
      • Fixed bug that caused the Preview to hang or raise an error if a group contained customized trigger code.
    • Here's the list of the new fixes introduced in this release:
      • Fixed bug that caused the cached list of documents used on the Install Loader Code dialogs to be improperly restored
      • Added a new button "Add Links" on the Install Loader Code dialog to load all the documents linked from the menus. This is particularly useful when using a CD-ROM configuration and you want to install the loader code on all the documents linked from the items on your project. This button is not available on the Install Frames Loader Code dialog because this function is automatically executed when the dialog is loaded. This means that, by default, when you launch the Install Frames Loader Code dialog, all the files linked from the menu items are automatically added to the list.
      • All the Loader Code related dialogs display status information while they are working. On large projects it looked like DMB would have frozen. Now, with the status information you can see the progress of what DMB is doing.
      • Fixed bug that could cause the Upgrade feature to improperly represent the date information under systems not using the US time and date format.
  • Fixed several bugs on some functions required by the CD-ROM configuration. These bugs caused the links on the commands to generate invalid relative paths.

28/Feb/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.3.002 is released
    • Now the Up and Down arrow keys can be used to navigate the menu items.
    • Now the Del key can be used to delete the selected item.
    • The ColorPicker dialog initialization code has been dramatically enhanced reducing the loading time of the dialog to just a fraction of a second.
    • Added support to drag groups and commands between projects. Just open two instances of DMB and load two different projects on each instance. Then simply drag and drop a command or a group from one instance to the other.
    • Enhanced Upgrade dialog now shows the "What's New" information about the latest version.
    • The tutorial for creating projects using the toolbar option has been finally included in the documentation.
  • Engine 1.2.004 is released
    • Fixed a serious bug that caused shared projects compiled with the FINAL optimization method to generate JavaScript errors.
    • Fixed several bugs that caused hotspots using the onclick event to display the menus to work inconsistently. Because of the changes required to fix this issue it is highly recommended that you re-run the HotSpots Editor to update the code on your hotspots.
    • The compression algorithm has been enhanced again providing better compression for projects using many images on the toolbar items.

21/Feb/2002

  • Engine 1.2.003 is released
    • Fixed bug introduced in version 1.2.002 that could cause some projects to improperly render all the commands at the top of the group.
    • Implemented the new technique to align commands to the toolbar items.
    • Fixed several bugs on the "Dynamic Caption Change" and "Dynamic Enable-Disable" AddIns.

19/Feb/2002

  • Engine 1.2.002 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause a JavaScript error when compiling a project using a CD-ROM configuration.
    • Fixed bug that caused the caption of a command to loose the spaces after a "," when compiling the project using the FINAL optimization.
    • Improved alignment support for the caption of the menu items.
    • Enhanced compression algorithm.

18/Feb/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.3.001 is released
    • Fixed bug with the group width setting as it would reset to Auto every time the Group Size tab was selected.
    • Fixed bug that caused DMB to crash if trying to resize the Images dialog when no images were loaded.
    • Fixed bug that caused DMB to crash if the Color Picker dialog was cancelled from the Extract Icon tool.
    • Enhancement to the User Interface continue:
      • Expanded the visible area for the tree view of the menus by making all the controls flat.
      • Added the Menu's Style Properties back to the Context Menu.
      • The Map view now supports context menus.
      • Slightly increased the viewable are of the Live Preview.
    • Added the support back for typing the underscore character on the Window Name parameter of the New Window Parameters dialog.
    • Some code cleaning has been done resulting in a slighter smaller EXE and faster interface.
  • Engine 1.2.001 is released
    • Fixed bug with the way Actions were being parsed.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the font size of the menus to increase every time a new page was loaded under Navigator 4 for the Macintosh when using frames support.
    • Fixed bug that caused the menus to generate a JavaScript error when running under Internet Explorer 5 for the Macintosh on documents with the strict HTML 4.0 doctype declaration.
  • Added a new AddIn, called AutoFrames, which should provide a great improvement in the way frames support is handled by DMB. Click here for more information.

12/Feb/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.3 is released
    • User Interface Enhancements and Changes:
      • The main window has been slightly redesigned to support splitting and appear clearer and less cluttered.
      • You can now rename an item by selecting it and then clicking it again, just like in Explorer.
      • The context menu for the menu items has been simplified.
      • When a color button has  the same color as the dialog's background a rectangle is drawn around it so it remains visible.
      • When saving a project using the File->Save As command, the project's name will be changed to match the file name.
      • The title bar of the application now shows the name of the project followed by the name of the application to comply with the document-oriented applications specification.
    • You can now enter percentage values on the New Window Parameters dialog to set the position and size of the new window.
    • Opera 5 appears to have a bug that affected the way toolbars are positioned. This version implements a fix that will make the toolbars appear perfectly aligned under this browser.
    • When attaching groups to images using the HotSpots Editor and no name is given to the images, the HotSpots Editor will automatically assign an image name for you.
    • Another cool feature is that you can now extract icons from applications (or libraries such as ICLs and DLLs) and save them as GIF images. To use this feature, which is not yet covered anywhere on the documentation, go the Menu->Images dialog, select to change any image and then click on the Extract Icon button.
    • Added support for IFRAMEs. Click here for more information.
  • Engine 1.2 is released
    • When using fully qualified URLs, these will be properly parsed even when using a configuration of type local as the default one.
    • The function that hides the form elements so the menus can be displayed has been enhanced to handle both single and multiple select lists (thanks to Dayna).
    • The menus are now positioned (z-index'ed) at a much higher level that in previous versions to avoid conflicts with other positioned DHTML elements.
  • The setup for DHTML Menu Builder now contains all the files it requires so there's no need to download any dependencies from the Internet. This should fix many problems some users were having but unfortunately it has increased the setup file about 2MB.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Live Preview control to render background images incorrectly. (Thanks to Alexander S.)

 

05/Feb/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.027 is released
    • Finally!!! Fixed the bug with the FTP Publishing feature. Now it will properly publish both the images and the .js files.
    • Fixed bug with the Project Compiler. In versions .025 and .026 the Project Compiler wasn't starting when launched from the Explorer context menu.
    • Fixed bug that caused the icons of the menu items not be updated when using the Copy/Paste feature to change the Actions of a group of items.
  • Engine 1.1.030 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the paths of the links not to be properly generated when disabling the new Optimize Paths option.
    • Some enhancements have been made to the engine in order to reduce the compilation time.
  • The Project Compiler application has been enhanced to support command line arguments and perform silent/background compilations on demand. For more information double-click the dmbc.exe program and a list of the supported command line arguments will be displayed.

28/Jan/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.026 is released
    • Fixed bug with the recent used colors menu on the Color Picker dialog. The color preview on the menu should now be properly displayed.
    • Fixed bug with the Enable-Disable AddIn.
    • Removed check for the read-only attribute on the documents when selecting a link using the browse button.
    • Fixed some minor user interface problems.
    • The frame names will now be checked to make sure there're no reserved names being used.
  • Engine 1.1.029 is released
    • This is a maintenance release.
  • Fixed some small bugs in the documentation.
  • Fixed and enhanced the Dynamic Enable-Disable AddIn.

18/Jan/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.025 is released
    • Fixed some minor bugs in the way the HotSpots Editor attaches the hotspots' trigger code.
    • Fixed a bug that could cause a project running on frames to generate JavaScript errors when the frameset is loaded for the first time.
    • Added support to monitor the available free resources and warn the user when Windows is running dangerously low. This system has no effect under Windows NT, 2000 or XP.

08/Jan/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.024 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the toolbar's follow scrolling feature to fail under Navigator 6 and Mozilla.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the menus with frames support turned on to generate a JavaScript error under Opera 6 when a link was selected.
  • Engine 1.1.028 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused a command to do nothing when it was assigned to display a submenu when clicked. The bug affected Navigator 4 only.

04/Jan/2002

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.023 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause DHTML Menu Builder to crash if the the Active text option was chosen on a document with no hotspots.
    • When creating a new remote configuration using a local configuration as a template, the associated local configuration will point to the template local instead of the first local.
    • Added "Optimize Paths" option to configurations of type remote. For more information on this feature click here and click on the Options button.
    • The Window Name parameter on the New Window dialog will only accept letters for the names of the windows avoiding potential JavaScript errors.

30/Dec/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.022 is released
    • Fixed bug with the ColorPicker component which could crash DHTML Menu Builder if manually entering incorrect values.
    • Added support to warn the user if the system is running out of system resources.

12/Dec/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.021 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the icons on the menus of DHTML Menu Builder to appear empty under Windows XP.
  • Engine 1.1.027 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the program to crash when trying to preview a project with an incorrect remote configuration setup.
    • Fixed several bugs that caused problems when using Shared Projects. The documentation about sharing projects has also been updated.
  • Fixed several bugs with the Delayed Submenus AddIn.

11/Dec/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.020 is released
    • Improved the New Window Parameters dialog.
    • Fixed some minor cosmetic issues when running DHTML Menu Builder under Windows XP.
    • Enhanced support for importing AllWebMenus projects. (Looks like everyday we have more and more users switching to DMB ;)
    • Added the .jsp file extension to most of the Open dialogs.
    • Minor enhancements have been made to the HotSpots Editor to avoid conflicts with the names of the images assigned through the Image Name parameter.
  • Engine 1.1.026 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused toolbars under Navigator to appear randomly on the screen and the reposition at the designated point. The toolbar will not appear at the designated point with "jumping around" on the page while it loads.
    • Fixed bug that caused menus to briefly appear at the (0, 0) position and then reposition to the expected position under Navigator 6.
  • A new AddIn is available (Navigator 4 CLIP bug) which fixes a bug in Navigator 4 that causes the menus to disappear after rapidly moving the mouse over the menus.

05/Dec/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.017 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the HotSpots Editor to improperly update the ShowMenu function parameters when using frames.
  • Engine 1.1.025 is released
    • Fix bug that caused the cursors on the toolbar items to appear as an I-beam cursor when using Navigator 6 or Mozilla.
    • The size of the compiled code has been considerably reduced on projects using a toolbar.

02/Dec/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.016 is released
    • Improved Registration process:
      • Users behind a firewall or proxy will now be able to ignore any errors produced during the two first steps of the registration process.
      • Under some situations you will be able to register without having to validate. This will become quite useful when upgrading your copy of DMB so by just selecting Register->Enter Registration Information will be enough to convert the DEMO into the FULL version.
  • Engine 1.1.024 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the compression engine to damage the path for some images when using the FINAL optimization method.

29/Nov/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.015 is released
    • Improved Registration process.
  • Engine 1.1.022 is released
    • Fixed bug that affected projects compiled with the "This is a shared project" flag.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the toolbars to appear improperly aligned when using DOCTYPE declarations under Netscape Navigator 6
  • A new Installer is now being used to distribute DHTML Menu Builder. Among other features this installer is about 1.5MB smaller.

20/Nov/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.014 is released
    • Fixed several bugs in the HotSpots Editor. It should now be able to properly implement the code on highly formatted pages.
  • Engine 1.1.021 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause the menus to not disappear under Navigator 6 when using toolbars created by DMB.

09/Nov/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.013 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause any group's "Open URL / Execute Script" action to become corrupted after running the HotSpots Editor more than once on projects using Frames Support.
    • Fixed several bugs that could cause the HotSpots Editor to corrupt the event code attached to the hotspots.
  • Added some more sample projects and images.

2/Nov/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.012 is released
    • Fixed bug with the Install Loader Code dialogs. The cached list of files should now be properly generated.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the HotSpots Editor to crash DHTML Menu Builder when loading some types of documents.
    • Added support to import hierMenus 4 projects (arrays).
  • Engine 1.1.021 is released
    • Fixed bug with the way some style parameters were being initialized.
    • Fixed bug that caused the engine to generate extra closing double quotes on some entries when using toolbars.

28/Oct/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.011 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause DHTML Menu Builder to fail to retrieve the complete frameset structure from a manually coded HTML document.

24/Oct/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.010 is released
    • This is a maintenance release that fixes many known problems with Windows XP:
      • Fixed problem with the icons displayed in the following dialogs:
        • Main menu tree
        • Copy/Paste dialogs
        • Default Browser dialog
        • Images Browser dialog
        • Validation dialog
      • Fixed problem with the size of some of dialogs. Dialogs should now be properly displayed without clipping any controls. This fix should also solve the problems caused by having the Large Font setting in the Display control panel.
      • Known bugs that still need to be fixed:
        • The icons that should be displayed the menus options such as File->Open, Tools->Compile, etc, are displayed as an empty box.
        • The icons that should be displayed in the Used Colors menu from the Color Picker dialog are displayed as empty boxes.
  • Engine 1.1.020 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused some elements to render larger that they should. Thanks to Bill Lanides from Intrasphere for giving us the solution!
    • Added support to display the hand cursor under Navigator 6.
  • Fixed bug in the Dreamweaver Rollover Support AddIn that could cause a JavaScript error if a hotspot with no group attached was selected.
  • Fixed bug that could cause DHTML Menu Builder to crash when attempting to change a property of a command-less group.

23/Oct/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.009 is released
    • Fixed bug with the HotSpots Editor's new Active Text feature that could cause unpredictable results when the group name was exactly the same as the text in the link.
    • Added option to launch the Help Viewer in search mode (Help->Search)
  • Engine 1.1.018 is released
    • Fixed bug in the toolbar code that caused toolbar items with images to generate a JavaScript error.
  • Added feature to the HelpViewer to highlight the words from a search query.

18/Oct/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.008 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause an incorrect parsing of the paths in a local configuration.
    • Fixed bug that could cause the Publishing feature to crash DHTML Menu Builder if the FTP information was invalid.
    • Fixed bug that caused that error in the Install Loader Dialog is the paths to the files was in the form of \\compname\
    • Fixed bug in that caused Active Text hotspots to display a white line beside the hotspots.
    • The browse button in besides the Action text box to select links will be unavailable (appeared dimmed) until some valid information is available in the local configuration.
    • Added option to remove the loader code from any file or set of files. This option is available under the Tools menu.
    • A new tips system has been implemented which will provide you very helpful information while you work on DHTML Menu Builder.
  • Engine 1.1.017 is released
    • The toolbar generated by DHTML Menu Builder now specifies a z-index position in order to ensure that is positioned above any element in the page.
  • Fixed bug in the DropShadow PRO AddIn that could cause the menus to remain hidden and only the shadow could become visible.

17/Oct/2001

  • Engine 1.1.016 is released
    • Fixed bug with several event handlers. Triggering actions to display submenus for the onclick and ondoubleclick events should work now.

16/Oct/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.007 is released
    • This is a maintenance release that improves the way complex framesets and nameless frames are parsed.

15/Oct/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.006 is released
    • This is a maintenance release that improves the new HotSpots Editor's Active Text feature so it works properly on HTML documents created with Microsoft Word ort that contain special formatting tags.

14/Oct/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.005 is released
    • Changed some of the messages displayed in the status bar while DHTML Menu Builder is compiling to better reflect what is the program doing.
    • The HotSpots Editor has been upgraded providing these new features:
      • The icon for the hotspots reflects the type of hotspot: text-based, image-based or active text
      • You can now implement what we call "Active Text". The Active Text features converts a simple text-based hotspot into an active element which makes it support auto-relative positioning just as the image-based hotspots do.
  • Engine 1.1.015 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the menus to disappear if the mouse was moved over the hotspot that displayed the currently active menu.

12/Oct/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.004 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause DHTML Menu Builder to report a file invalid because it wasn't found, when the file actually existed.
    • Fixed bug in the new HotSpots Editor that could cause a hotspot not to be installed/attached if the contents of the event handlers where empty, such as OnClick=""
    • Fixed bug in the new HotSpots Editor that could cause a hotspot to loose any none-DMB code.
    • Fixed bug with the sound preview button. The preview should work fine now and the selected audio file will be played when the play button is clicked.
    • Fixed some minor cosmetic problems when using non English language packs.
    • The cursor now changes into the hourglass cursor when the program is busy compiling.
    • Changed some of the messages displayed in the status bar while DHTML Menu Builder is compiling to better reflect what is the program doing.
  • Engine 1.1.014 is released
    • Fixed bug calculating the height of the commands when groups use the horizontal layout.
    • Fixed bug that avoided the background of the toolbar to be smaller than 21 pixels.

11/Oct/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.003 is released
    • Fixed bug that could cause DHTML Menu Builder to report a file invalid because it wasn't found, when the file actually existed.
    • Fixed bug with the sound preview button. The preview should work fine now and the selected audio file will be played when the play button is clicked.
    • Fixed some minor cosmetic problems when using non English language packs.
    • The cursor now changes into the hourglass cursor when the program is busy compiling.
    • Changed some of the messages displayed in the status bar while DHTML Menu Builder is compiling to better reflect what is the program doing.
  • Engine 1.1.013 is released
    • Fixed bug in the way the browser version was being calculated. This could affect the way some AddIns worked.
    • The compression of the compiled .js files has been enhanced providing smaller files, specially under Navigator 4.

09/Oct/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.002 is released
    • Fixed bug in the FTP configuration tab. Selecting the account information will now be properly saved.
    • Fixed bug with the options Tools->Install Frames Loader Code. Under some circumstances the option would appear not to work.
    • Added support to specify the type of menubar (horizontal or vertical) in the new HotSpots Editor when using frames. This new option will become available automatically when implementing the menus on a framed environment and after clicking the Install button in the HotSpots Editor.
  • Engine 1.1.009 is released
    • Captions using special characters such as "<" or "|" should now be properly parsed to avoid crashing Navigator 4.
  • Different parts of the documentation have been updated to reflect the latest changes in the program's interface.

08/Oct/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2.001 is released
    • Fixed bug in the Project Properties dialog that could cause unpredictable results if while browsing for a folder the browse button on the main dialog was clicked again.
    • Fixed bug that caused the Install button to become unavailable when trying to upgrade through the Help->Upgrade command.
    • Fixed some minor bugs in the Live Preview Component
    • A new HotSpots Editor has been implemented. This new version of the HotSpots Editor is easier to use, faster, consumes less resources and fixes many bugs found on the older version of the tool.
      See HotSpots Editor for more information.
      Another important improvement is that the original code of the file being modified by the HotSpots Editor will be preserved intact: no modification to the code, not relevant to the hotspots will be modified in anyway.
      Finally, this version also incorporates a couple of new features such as:
      • The ability to set the position of the menus manually (when using text-based hotspots)
      • Change the name of the images (when using image-based hotspots)
      • Attach the same group to different hotspots
      • And the highly requested feature of de-attaching groups.
    • The Final HTML Document parameter has been removed from the configurations as it is no longer required by the new HotSpots Editor.
    • A new frameset parser is now available which does not require Internet Explorer to work, making it faster and allowing you to use any kind of file as the "Frames Document".
    • The size of the "Open Recent" option under the "File" menu has been increased to allow easier reading of the entries.
    • DHTML Menu Builder will not allow you to install the Frames Loader Code into the file specified by the Document Containing the HotSpots. This should avoid the common 'out of stack' error.
    • The documentation on how to set up shared projects has been updated.
    • Added new Map View. In this mode DHTML Menu Builder will present the menus in a tree-like display to let you examine your project's menus structure.
    • The password for the FTP account is no longer saved in the project file. Every time a publish operation is started you will be asked for the account's password.
    • A .log file will be created when Publishing the menus to an FTP site.
    • When creating a new project, DHTML Menu Builder will display the Project Properties dialog. You can disable this feature in the Preferences dialog.
    • The ColorPicker component has been updated to allow an easier setup of the RGB parameters.
    • In the status bar you can now see the selected default configuration.
  • Engine 1.1.008 is released
    • Fixed bug in the new CD-ROM configuration type that could cause incorrect paths is the menus where loaded from within a complex subdirectory structure through a web server. This configuration type is still considered to be under development.
    • Fixed bug in the way toolbar items where being rendered when using right aligned text and an image at the right of the caption.
    • Fixed bug that cause JavaScript errors when using Shared Projects compiled with the FINAL optimization mode.
    • The size of the optimized code when using the Toolbar support has been considerably reduced.
  • The HelpViewer application now supports sorting the search results.

25/Sep/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.2 is released
    • Fixed bug in the ColorPicker dialog where the blue text box wouldn't auto select its contents when selected.
    • Fixed bug in the ColorPicker dialog that could cause the selection cursor to jump around under some circumstances.
    • Fixed bug in the ColorPiclker component that could cause DHTML Menu Builder to crash when run under Windows Me.
    • Fixed bug with the Install Loader Code and Frames Loader Code functions. Complex directory structures should be properly retrieved now.
    • Fixed bug with the Upgrade feature. Under some Windows languages this feature could generate an error and fail to obtain the required information.
    • Fixed bug with the height parameter of the Group Size setting as it wouldn't accept manual settings.
    • Added support to add images to the borders of the groups. See the groups' Image dialog for more information.
    • Added support to update the location of images. See the Images Browser dialog for more information.
    • Added support to specify font substitutions. See the Advanced section of the Project Properties dialog.
    • Added support to change the value of the "DoFormsTweak" variable from the user interface. See the Advanced section of the Project Properties dialog.
    • Added a new configuration type: CD-ROM. This type of configuration will create relative paths instead of absolute paths so the menus can be used on scenarios where the root location can change.
    • The list of files included into the Loader Code and Frames Loader Code dialogs is now saved and automatically retrieved every time the dialogs are re-used.
    • Minor revision of the HotSpots Editor should make it more stable and use less system resources.
    • Fixed bug that could case the HotSpots Editor to freeze when closing it.
    • DHTML Menu Builder now requires about 4MB less of RAM memory to run.
    • The Compile & Update HotSpots option has been removed.
    • Projects with no commands, only groups, can now be previewed and compiled.
    • A warning will be displayed if trying to use a non-HTML file in the "Final HTML Document" or "Frames Document" parameters.
  • Engine 1.1.005 is released
    • Fixed bug when parsing URL's containing login information (user name and password).
    • Fixed bug that could cause the fonts to appear excessively larger under Navigator 4 for the Macintosh.
    • Fixed bug that caused the menus to align improperly when using the new vertical setting for the Commands Layout option.
    • The size of the code generated for Navigator 4 when using toolbars has been considerably reduced.
    • Font names with spaces are now enclosed in double quotes preventing problems under Navigator 4 and 6.
  • Fixed bug in the documentation. The Remote configuration dialog wasn't being displayed.
  • Fixed bug in the documentation. The information for the Font Selection dialog was incorrect.
  • Minor compatibility fixes have been applied to the generated code to improve backwards compatibility with Internet Explorer 4 for Windows.
  • The speed (responsiveness) of the menus has been considerably increased resulting in a better experience when using slow browsers such as Navigator 6 and Internet Explorer 5 for the Macintosh.
  • The Dreamweaver Rollover Support AddIn has been updated to support version 4.0 of Macromedia® Dreamweaver and Fireworks.
  • The Dropshadow PRO AddIn has been updated so the dropshadow is displayed at the same time as the menu fixing a cosmetic problem in previous versions.
  • Two new AddIns have been added:
    • Dynamic Enable-Disable: This AddIn allows you programmatically change the enabled state of any command.
    • Dynamic Caption Change: This AddIn allows you to programmatically change the caption of any command or toolbar item.
  • The Samples have been updated with more features. Some new samples have been also included.

29/Aug/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.1.001 is released
    • The Upgrade feature has been enhanced so it also compares the release date with the date of dmb.exe file on the system. This will allow you to know if an update is available even if the program hasn't changed.
    • Fixed bug with the menus offset parameters not being reset when creating a new project.
  • Engine 1.1.001 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused toolbars to generate an error under Internet Explorer 5.0 for Macintosh when using frames.
    • Fixed bug that caused the menus to generate JavaScript errors when using the UTF-8 charset encoding.
  • Fixed bug in the new DropShadow PRO AddIn that caused the shadow to appear at the incorrect position if the menus changed position.
  • Fixed bug in the HelpViewer application that could cause an Overflow error when using the search function.
  • Added support to change the color and size (distance) of the shadow in the DropShadow PRO AddIn
  • Added description for the Advanced Project Properties and Menus Offset dialogs.

24/Aug/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.1 is released
    • Several cosmetic enhancements have been made to the following dialogs:
    • Added support to change the color of the four corners of each group independently.
    • Added Support for creating horizontally aligned menus.
    • Added support for two new border styles applicable to the Commands' Highlight Effects: double and bevel.
    • The Selective Copy/Paste dialogs are now resizable.
    • The shortcut to Preview is now F12.
    • The shortcut to Compile is now F9.
    • Startup speed has been increased considerably.
    • The option "Use Colored Borders" allows you to customize the base color for the selected Commands' Highlight Effect. In previous versions, the custom color was applied only when the effects were set to (none).
    • The Color Picker Dialog has been enhanced to provide easier color selection.
    • Fixed bug that was damaging the link information on items pointing to external sites while using a configuration of type local.
    • Fixed bug with the Groups Color dialog. The background color should now be properly applied.
    • Fixed bug while importing projects created with an older version.
    • Fixed bug that could cause DHTML Menu Builder to crash reporting an error on the xfxdll.dll file.
  • Engine 1.1 is released
    • Fixed bug that was causing some problems with Internet Explorer 5 for the Macintosh.
    • Fixed bug that was causing the menus to stop working after a long period of use under Navigator 4.
    • Fixed bug with the Leading parameter not being applied to the spacing over separators.
    • Fixed bug with the use of images in the toolbar. Under Navigator the image for the over event wasn't being displayed.
    • The generated code now supports the Navigator 4 resize bug. The fix was taken from the excellent code created by the JavaScript gurus at DHTML Lab.
    • The engine has been enhanced to produce more accurate results based on the different parameters that affect the size of the menus.
    • Compilation time and memory usage have been slightly reduced.
    • The menus responsiveness to mouse actions has been considerably increased for Internet Explorer and Navigator 6.
    • The overall look & feel of the menus is much better across all the supported browsers.
  • The documentation for each dialog has been updated with important crossbrowser and crossplatform compatibility notes.
  • Several new sections have been added to the documentation:
  • Enhanced Live Preview now produces more accurate results, almost identical to the Internet Explorer browser output.
  • A new AddIn is now available. The DropShadow PRO AddIn will create gradient and semi-transparent shadows for Internet Explorer 5.5 and above.

14/Aug/2001

  • Engine 1.0.404 is released
    • Fixed bug with the Spanning setting of the toolbars.

13/Aug/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.0.658
    • Maintenance Release
  • Engine 1.0.403 is released
    • The menus should work fine under explicit DOCTYPE declarations. A few known issues still exist that may cause unpredictable results.
  • Improved the Live Preview to display open accents, commonly used in French and fixed a bug that was producing incorrect alignment results of the selected item's caption.

09/Aug/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.0.657
    • Fixed a problem importing projects created with older versions of DHTML Menu Builder.
    • Updated the validation system which should hopefully provide a more stable connection to our validation servers.
    • Fixed bug with the Color Picker Dialog. Minor enhancements have also been made to avoid the input of invalid color codes.

08/Aug/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.0.656
    • Fixed a problem with project handling routines. Under some circumstances a project could not be loaded after setting up the FTP support.

07/Aug/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.0.655
    • Fixed bug in the Validation process
    • The Help Viewer is now a separate application. Now you can view the Help while working on DHTML Menu Builder. This will also reduce the resources required to run DHTML Menu Builder.
  • Engine 1.0.401 is released
    • Maintenance Release

02/Aug/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.0.650
    • Added new options to the Compiler Options dialog:
      • Enable/Disable the compilation of code for recent browsers (IE4, 5, 5.5 and 6, NS6/SM and OP5)
      • Enable/Disable the compilation of code for Navigator 4
      • Enable/Disable the creation of the hRef.txt file
      • Support for Shared Projects. Enabling this option will allow you to use several projects on the same page.
    • Fixed bug that caused the program to crash when you tried to change the color of a group item when this group was the only item in the project. (The fix in version 3.0.627 didn't completely fix the problem)
  • Engine 1.0.400 is released
    • Fixed a bug that affected the position of context menus when an offset setting for root-level groups was being used.
  • Fixed compatibility issue with Internet Explorer 4.0. The fix applies to the template code and all the AddIns distributed with DHTML Menu Builder.
  • Updated some of the sample projects.

29/Jul/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.0.632 is released
    • Fixed a problem with the HotSpots Editor as it was not attaching any onclick actions to the hotspots.

27/Jul/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.0.631 is released
    • Fixed several problems with the HotSpots Editor
      • The HotSpots Editor should no longer freeze when closing it.
      • Fixed a bug that caused an error when implementing the code into a non-standard HTML file.
    • Fixed problem validating orders placed via RegNOW!

26/Jul/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.0.630 is released
    • Fixed several problems with the way the Project Properties was handling the Configurations administration:
      • Working on any configuration after a configuration deletion no longer generates an error.
      • Changing the associated remote configuration in the FTP support tab, is now reflected without having to close the Project Properties dialog.
    • Tooltips on the main dialog are now properly localized.
  • Engine 1.0.395 is released
    • Fixed bug in the way the engine was encoding URLs.
    • Minor enhancements have been made to the compression algorithm resulting in smaller .js files.
  • Minor changes have been made to this documentation.
  • The template code (and the AddIns distributed with DHTML Menu Builder 3.0) have been updated to overcome a compatibility issue with very old versions of Navigator 4.

24/Jul/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.0.628 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused DMB to crash while loading the frames information from a file located in a non existing shared resource.
    • Fixed a memory access bug that could cause DMB to crash after setting the paths information of a local configuration.

20/Jul/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.0.627 is released
    • Fixed bug that caused the program to crash when you tried to change the color of a group item when this group was the only item in the project.
  • Engine 1.0.392 is released
    • A serious bug is fixed: Toolbar items that perform some sort of action when clicked are not correctly compressed and generate an error under Navigator 4.
  • The setup now uses lower quality images to save space in the final installer executable.

19/Jul/2001

  • DHTML Menu Builder 3.0.626 is released
    • Fixed display problems under IE/SM/OP when using background images in the commands.
    • Fixed bug in validation process as it would not process companies with a "," in their name.
  • Engine 1.0.391 is released
    • Fixed bug in parsing URLs with an underscore.
  • Updated all the AddIns that are distributed with DHTML Menu Builder with the latest code.
  • Updated several language packs.
  • Fixed bug that left some items un-translated when switching languages packs.
  • Fixed bug that left some resources un-translated.
  • Added a Help button in the Registration dialog. Clicking on this button will provide assistance on the registration process.
  • Enhanced the returned information when the Validation process fails.
  • Fixed compatibility problem between the toolbar code and very old versions of Navigator 4.

16/Jul/2001

  • Official DHTML Menu Builder 3.0 Release (3.0.625)
  • Official Engine 1.0 Release (1.0.390)

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.14

  • Maintenance release.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.12

  • Maintenance release.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.11

  • Fixed bug that caused all the commands to have a one pixel separation even when setting the Leading value to its minimum.
  • Added more optional values to the Border Size of the commands highlight effects, including the (none) parameter which will allow you to create menus that have commands stacked with no visible separation between them.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.10

  • Maintenance release.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.9

  • Enhanced the way the leading setting affects the separation of each command.
  • Enhanced the positioning of submenus. Now submenus appear perfectly aligned to their parent commands.
  • Fix bug with the menus under Navigator 4 that could cause a JavaScript error.
  • Improved the way DMB asks for folders preventing you from selecting files or folder from outside your root web.
  • Enhanced groups' background image previewing.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.8

  • Fixed bug when calculating the relative path of the JS files, images and links.
  • DMB will now check for valid names when crating or renaming a group or command item.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.7

  • Maintenance release.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.6

  • Fixed problem where DMB would try to save a menu's project as an HTML file.
  • Fixed bug in the ContextMenu AddIns (Thanks to NJ for making us aware of this issue).
  • Fixed error when opening a project Can't Find DLL entry point GetLongPathName in kernel32.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.5

  • Maintenance release.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.4

  • Fixed JavaScript error 'OpenMenus[...].SelCommand' is not an object.
  • Fixed bug that prevented DMB from correctly parsing Actions using the "mailto:" protocol.
  • When calculating the width of the commands, the "&nbsp;" parameter is no longer taken into consideration, fixing a problem where the menus should result too wide compare to their contents.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.3

  • Fixed bug that was causing cascading commands to loose their target group when a group was deleted from the project.
  • Cosmetic improvement for file handling... no more "~" characters on the Recent File list nor the Project Properties dialog.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.2

  • Fixed several bugs with the way DMB calculated the positioning and size of the different elements that compose the menu's elements.
  • Improved performance of the compiler resulting in a 7% speed increase.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8.1

  • Fixed bug when launching the HotSpot Editor and using an URL instead of a direct link to a file in the Final HTML Document setting of the Project Properties.
  • Several enhancements to the HotSpot Editor will fix a problem where you didn't get any errors but the trigger code got never inserted.
  • Several minor internal enhancements.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.8

  • Minor internal enhancements to the HotSpot Editor.
  • Enhanced engine:
    • When compiling commands with no caption, no code specifying text attributes will be generated, minimizing the size the of the scripts.
    • Commands are now properly vertically aligned when the height of the command is taller than the contents it self. This fix only applies to Internet Explorer, Navigator 6 and Opera 5
    • Better support for Opera 5.01
  • Minor corrections to this help file

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.7.8

  • Minor maintenance release.
  • Improved detection code to detect the presence and version of Internet Explorer.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.7.7

  • Minor maintenance release.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.7.6

  • The HotSpot Editor will no longer add the <tbody> and </tbody> tags to the HTML documents.
  • Enhanced support for cascading menus under Navigator 6.
  • Enhanced code generation for Internet Explorer and Navigator 6 which produces smaller JS files.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.7.5

  • Even more safety checks. This will prevent DMB from crashing when the Root Web or the Folder to Store Compiled paths contain invalid entries.
  • Small enhancements to the scripts.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.7.4

  • Fixes the timeout problem with the frames detection dialog.
  • Fixes a bug introduced by the new safety checks incorporated into the HotSpot Editor by the 2.7.3 version.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.7.3

  • Added more safety checks to the HotSpot Editor to avoid potential problems.
  • Fixed sever problem with the Undo/Redo feature.
  • Fixed potential problems while importing projects created with very old versions of DMB.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.7.2

  • Changed the way the browser version is calculated.
  • Better support for Navigator 6 (which still isn't working 100% yet).
  • Added some debugging code to the HotSpot Editor to better troubleshoot some of the most common problems.
  • Minimized the problem that causes Navigator to issue, under some circumstances, a JavaScript error message about "OpenMenus[nOM]". This is still being investigated.
  • Enhanced detection code for the automatic retrieval of frames information.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.7.1

  • Fixed bug that was causing the scripts to fail under Navigator when some scripts from DreamWeaver were being used on the same page.
  • Fixed bug that was causing the commands to appear slightly misplaced, with the wrong width and height under Navigator.
  • Fixed bug that when using the DropShadow effect, was causing the last command on the groups to appear larger. 
  • Fixed bug that was causing problems with the scripts when using very old versions of Navigator.
  • Minor enhancements to the Navigator scripts. This makes it possible to decrease the size of the Navigator portion of the code.
  • Minor enhancements have been made to the internal JavaScript compressor engine, delivering about 2% smaller JavaScript files.
  • The Command Highlight Effects setting is still not functional under Navigator, but you can use it to make your commands look wider and taller (similar to a margin setting). This now works under Navigator too.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.7

  • Major improvements in the rendering engine.
    • Menus under Internet Explorer and Navigator 6 are no longer rendered using tables, providing a better looking menus with better crossbrowser/crossplatform compatibility.
    • Separators are now rendered much better than in version 2.6.
    • Submenus now appear perfectly aligned to their calling commands under Internet Explorer and Navigator 6.
  • Support for Navigator 6 is almost complete. Some problems still exists with submenus though.
  • Navigator now displays a one-color border based on the Light Corners color.
  • Fixed compatibility problems with Navigator for Linux (and other UNIX flavors probably).
  • Many scripts enhancements in order to keep the compiled scripts as small as possible.
  • Preliminary support for the Opera 4.02 browser when configured as "Mozilla 5.0".
  • Fixed bug that caused DHTML Menu Builder to crash when no printer was available.

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.6.5

  • Fixes compatibility problems with Internet Explorer 5 for the Macintosh
  • Menus are automatically hidden, after a period of time, when the mouse moves away from the hotspot
  • Implements better menus behavior based on numerous users requests

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.6

  • Adds support for infinite cascading levels (submenus)
  • Fixes a bug in the copy/paste code
  • Increased support for frames
  • New Cursor property for each group (supported only under Internet Explorer for Windows)
  • The unfolding effects are now working for Navigator again
  • Even smaller JavaScript code generation
  • Many improvements and bug fixes have been made to the AddIn Editor. Now is easier to upgrade your custom AddIns
  • To install an AddIn just double-click its icon and it will be copied to the AddIns folder automatically
  • Huge user interface enhancements
  • Support for images in the commands has been enhanced allowing the use of two separate images, one to the left and the other to the right of the command's caption
  • Unlimited Undo/Redo capability. With this new feature you're no longer required to save your project when previewing or compiling
  • Added a list of all the used colors in the current project when working on the new Color Picker
  • Removed the Absolute Path setting in the Project Properties... it was too confusing for some users. Now, DHTML Menu Builder will automatically generate the correct absolute path to the JS files, the images used in the menus and the links
  • Added a browse button to select the target files when setting the action of a command
  • Added a new option in the Project Properties, Use Full Paths. use this option to select whether your menus will be viewed from a local folder or from a web server
  • Fixed a bug that caused that deleted, renamed or moved items will still preview and compile just as if they were never deleted, renamed or removed
  • The menus are now automatically repositioned so they don't disappear outside the browser's client area
  • By request, removed the CTRL+X shortcut to close the program
  • You can also use the F12 shortcut key to to start the Preview
  • You can now choose to preview to an external browser
  • Major updates have been made to the HotSpot Editor.
    It should now detect a hyperlink no matter how deep it is placed inside nested tables or other similar tags (such as span's, div's, etc...)
    Support for imagemaps has been removed due to the numerous problems this was causing.
  • The JavaScript template that DHTML Menu Builder uses has been rewritten almost completely, fixing bugs and adding new features
  • The Preview template has been completely modified
  • The DEMO version is now capable of saving all the different parameters so you can preview. This way you will get a much better idea of what DHTML Menu Builder is capable of.
    The only disabled features in the DEMO version are: Compiling, the HotSpot Editor and the option to preview to an external browser

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.5.103

  • Frames support is finally available!
  • AddIns support and integrated AddIn Editor to expand the capabilities of the program
  • The setup will install two AddIns that show some of the potential the new feature adds to the program
  • The URL property has been renamed into Action. Also, this Action can be disabled so the command does not respond to any mouse actions... ideal to mimic disabled menu items!
  • The text is now properly aligned on the commands for Navigator
  • Better cascade menu alignment for Internet Explorer
  • The Java Script part of DHTML Menu Builder has been rewritten almost entirely
  • Lines, or command separators, now support coloring
  • The Project Properties dialog has been enhanced to show the project file location, support for frames and support to select an AddIn.
  • The two optimization options have been renamed to better reflect what they actually do and what are they for
  • The Preview, Compile and HotSpot Editor menu options have been moved from the File menu to a new menu called Tools
  • New Color Picker will let you use the common Windows Dialog to choose colors, enter your colors manually in Hex format or use a color picker to choose from any color on the screen
  • When using the optimization method, the compiled JS files are now even smaller!
    Even when the program now produces more lines of code (and much larger lines due to the new features that have been added) the JS files can be up to 10% smaller than those compiled with version 2.4!
  • This documentation has been updated to reflect all the new features of this version
  • Builds 112, 115, 121, 125 and 126 are maintenance releases to improve the frames support and Macintosh compatibility

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.4

  • New Effects:
    • Raised/Sunken effect for the commands of a group
    • Transparency effect for a group
    • Drop shadow effect for a group
  • Enhanced Upgrade function. Now you can see the download progress and the amount of bytes downloaded. You can also stop the operation at any time.
  • Several bug fixes for the new HotSpot Editor
  • The compilation time has been reduced dramatically!
  • Several bug fixes for the compilation engine
  • Cascading menus no longer overlap their parents

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.3

  • The Position Agent tool is no longer available because it has been merged with the HotSpot Editor
  • The HotSpot Editor has been improved
    • Now is a graphical / WYSIWYG tool
    • It attaches the code to the hotspots, sets the position of the menus and also implements the loader code... no more manual (copy/paste) editing is need it!!!!
  • Improved compatibility for Internet Explorer 5.0 for the Macintosh
  • The JS files, when compiled with the "for Size & Speed" setting, are now about 30% smaller.
  • Images are correctly displayed and aligned on the commands
  • A new option, Help->Upgrade, is available for easier upgrading of the program
  • The commands are correctly spaced, vertically, under Navigator
  • The documentation has been updated to reflect the changes in this new version
  • The Windows's Common Color Dialog is now correctly updated with the currently selected color
  • The background image property of the groups is now functional when the menus are viewed with Navigator
  • Several cosmetic enhancements
  • And as always... several bug fixes

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.2

  • The Leading property is now functional when the menus are viewed with Navigator
  • The Frame border size property is now functional when the menus are viewed with Navigator
  • The menus, when viewed under Navigator, are rendered much better, resulting in a much better cross-browser compatibility
  • Under Navigator, the flickering of the commands when moving the mouse pointer is now no longer perceptible
  • The width and height values of the menus is now calculated in much better way, resulting in more accurate results
  • When a cascade menu is displayed, the parent menu is closed properly
  • This documentation has been updated according to the changes in the program
  • The "Size & Speed" optimization method can now be used on ASP pages

This is a list of what's new in version: 2.0

  • Main Window is now resizable
  • Both, the main window and the preview window remember last position/size
  • Added support for random unfolding effect
  • Minor UI enhancements
  • Added support for background image in menu groups
  • Now, when adding a command is inserted it after the selected one, instead of putting it at the end of the list
  • New Auto function on the Color Properties dialog sets an appropriate combination of colors for the Mouse Over event
  • All the properties dialogs reflect all the other properties on the sample label
  • New property has been added to support per command alignment
  • Enhanced Copy / Paste dialog, now gives even more flexibility
  • Hot Spot Editor lets you select where to place the "trigger" code on the target HTML document
  • Option to change the generated code optimization for either:
    • Easier implementation (same as v1.5)
    • Smaller file size (up to 60% decrease!)
  • Faster loading and compilation times
  • Enhanced compilation code:
    • Fonts size under Navigator should look better
  • The Project property Relative Path has been changed to Absolute Path
  • The help documentation has been revised and updated with all the new features
  • Context sensitive help has been implemented on almost every displayed dialog

This is a list of what's new in version: 1.5 (final release)

  • Frames support has been removed. Anyway, we're currently working to release an update which will have full support for frames. There's no release date, yet. Check our web site for more information.
  • Fixed problem that was causing, on some configuration, to show two menus at the same time.
  • Fixed the annoying runtime error 5! Thanks Matthew!!!
  • The shareware version is no longer shareware, but a demo.
    The limitations are:
    • You can not customize the font properties of the commands
    • You can not customize the color properties of the commands
    • You can not customize the image properties of the commands

    You can, however, set the default font and color properties of every command using the Color and Font properties settings of its parent group. Click here to know how to do this.

    I'm really sorry for this, but its the only way I had to fight piracy. Version 1.5.80 (which was beta 3/4) was being pirated, and there were two cracks from two different groups available all over the Internet!
    I just don't think is fair to crack a US$25.00 program! (1.0 and 1.5 beta versions were available at US$25.00)
    So don't blame me... and blame it on Syndicate and LASH.p

  • Fixed the problem with the disabled OK button in the Browse For Folder dialog, when DHTML Menu Builder was being run under a non-English Windows version.

  • The documentation has been revised and updated with all the information that covers the new functions and options of version 1.5. I've also included a couple of sample pages to illustrate the implementation of the menus.
  • Many bug fixes! As usual.
  • The price has increased.
    Why? Well, because the engine was upgraded to support Navigator.
    Ok, Navigator may be a great browser, but its worst than a nightmare to the developers due to the huge limitations and the poor implementations of DHTML and CSS standards plus the limited document object model flexibilities.
    It took me about 2 weeks to code version 1.0... and it took me near three months to crate an acceptable engine that was capable of generating Navigator compatible code... go figure!

This is a list of what's new in version: 1.5 (beta 3, 4 and RC1)

  • Preliminary frames support!
    This feature has been added for testing purposes only, but will probably be removed by the final release, since there's no time to finish the necessary modifications to make it work with Navigator
  • Fixed problem with the menus unexpectedly stop working under Navigator when using unfolding effects
  • Better height calculation of the menu groups under Navigator
  • Fixed a problem that was causing DMB to generate invalid code when using URLs with parameters, such as
    http://domain.com/page.asp?type=user
  • The documentation is almost finished...
  • The Copy Color command, when used against groups, now copies the frame settings too
  • Fixed? Problem with the hyperlinks in the About dialog
  • Fixed some problems with the image handling code

This is a list of what's new in version: 1.5 (beta 2 second release)

  • Support for Netscape is about 95% complete
  • New Leading option lets you set the spacing between each menu command
  • Image support for the menu commands is finished
  • New project property, Relative Path added
  • Now, DMBuilder will check for invalid groups and commands names
  • It will also check for invalid characters in the URL and Status fields
  • The help document has been slightly updated
  • A couple of bugs have been fixed
  • A couple of UI enhancements

This is a list of what's new in version: 1.5 (beta 1)

  • Preliminary support for Netscape browser
  • The new Position Agent, lets you position your menus in a WYSIWYG interface
  • Support for one level cascading menus
  • Recent projects list to access your projects faster
  • Preliminary support to add images in the menu commands
  • New toolbar lets you access more options faster
  • Some shortcut keys have been changed
  • Unfolding pulldown menus effects lets you add fancy effects to your menus when they are shown, a-la-Office!
  • New help system, using the compiled HTML Help System, which is now common to many Windows applications
  • A couple of bugs have been fixed
  • A couple of UI enhancements

This is a list of what's new in version: 1.0

  • First release of DHTML Menu Builder, never made public.
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