See also: Second Site Version 2 Change Log
Version 3.0 Build 7
31 May 2009
Enhancements
- Added the Exhibits.Include Back-Links checkbox to control adding links from exhibit pages back to the person page associated with people linked to the exhibit
- Added the Page.ExhibitHRef() script function which makes it possible to create a stable link to an external exhibit page
- Added the Help > Check for a New Version command
- Added Danish translation files courtesy of Second Site user Michael Erichsen
Changes
- Changed the processing of the Filename property for the Custom Page User Item: it is now possible to create files with an extension that is different from the Second Site default by specifying the file extension in the Filename property. This is limited to certain recognized filetypes such as ".php"
This feature was added to allow people to create pages with extensions other than ".htm" without changing the filetype of all the files on the site.
Fixes
- Fixed two bugs where the Family History Hosting > Publish command would sometimes fail when attempting to upload files in subfolders of the Output (-o) folder
- Fixed a problem where latitude/longitude parameters were not created properly in Maps and Map Links for users in locales where a comma is used as the decimal point; this change replaces an earlier, partially-effective fix introduced in v2.2.6
Information for Theme and Format Authors
- Updated all the Image Page Content Scripts to include back-links
Version 3.0 Build 4
10 May 2009
Changes
- Added support for a ThemeGallery folder in the User Data Folder; see the Themes page for details
- Added three Page Scripts:
- No Header is a Header Script that suppresses the header content
- Extra at Top is a Content Script that places the Extra Content at the top rather than its usual place at the bottom of the page content
- Surname Index with Extra at Top is a variation of the script above that can be used on the Surname Index
- Added support for the EthnoAncestry 27-marker Y-DNA test
- Added the File > Preferences > Unregister... command for beta testing and to allow customers to re-register using updated credentials
Fixes
- Fixed an error where the Slideshow User Item was including hidden files in the HTML for the set of pictures
- Fixed a bug in the Family History Hosting > Publish command where attempting to upload to the main site would cause a folder not found error
- Fixed a bug where the Open Editor button in the toolbar did not work
- Replaced the CheckComp.exe program with a version that works with Second Site 3
- Fixed a bug in the DNA Overlay Chart where the Show Kit Numbers Only property was visible; the functionality associated with that property was removed during beta testing
- Removed the Add > Links > Main Page command; the command was no longer appropriate in Second Site 3 where the Main Page is a Custom Page, not a Link
Version 3.0 Build 0
5 May 2009
Enhancements
- Changed the Main Page from a Link User Item to a Custom Page; Second Site v3 converts Main Page Link User Items in v2 SDF files to Custom Pages
- Added the DNA Overlay Chart
- Added the DNA Grid User Item
- Added the Slideshow User Item
- Added the Publish Section and the Family History Hosting > Publish command for automated site updates
- Updated the People Section to allow more control over what information is shown or hidden for Living people
When Second Site 3 reads an SDF file written by Second Site 2, it converts the old settings to the new settings.
Due to some inconsistencies in how Second Site 2 interpreted its filters (Show Excluded Parents, etc.), and some new options in Second Site 3, you should review the People Section properties to make sure they are set properly for you.
- Added the Item Class property to the following chart types so they can be placed on their own page or placed on a Custom Page:
- Added the Format.FamilySectionNote property to designate an event type whose text will be used as a comment in the Family section and is intended to be similar to the function of the NarrativeChildren tag in the TMG Journal Report
- Merged the SubPage User Item and Custom Page User Item. Custom Pages can now do everything that the SubPage and Custom Pages did in prior versions. When Second Site 3 reads a Second Site 2 SDF file, it converts SubPages to Custom Pages
- Added an HTML Editor for text properties; the Edit > Open Editor... command will open a WYSIWYG HTML editor for all text properties that allow blocks of HTML content
- Added a Search by Name facility for specifying TMG ID numbers for all the text fields that accept TMG ID numbers; click the icon next to the field to open the Search by Name window
- Added the ability to copy User Items using the Copy and Paste commands; you can now copy User Items from one SDF file to another
- Added the User Item List preference
- Added a Make Site option: if you hold the shift key down when clicking the toolbar icon or when selecting Make Site from the File menu, Second Site will create the Custom Pages, Charts, and Custom Indexes only. This feature is intended to help people test those pages quickly and without creating all the person pages, etc.
- Added the Include Spouses option to the Relationship Chart
- Added the File > Preferences >Set Default Editor... command to allow users to disable the HTML Editor and always use the Text Editor for HTML properties
- Changed the Map Editor to allow HTML in the Text field of manually-created map items
- Added the Show in Item List property to Map Items added via the Map Editor; uncheck this item to prevent an item from being shown in the Map's Item List
Changes
- Removed the Chart List User Item: arrange your Chart User Items to create the menu items and lists that you desire
- Changed the Second Site user interface to honor the Windows Theme
- Changed the Calendar and Map User Items to honor event-specific names
- Added the "Is Empty" and "Is Not Empty" operators to the place filter in the Map Events window
- Second Site now ignores exclusion markers added to the principal IDs in an event shared by two principals; in past versions of Second Site, the event was not shown for one principal if the other principal's ID was single-excluded
- Second Site now saves and restores the position and size of the Text Editor window
- Changed the default value for Exhibits.Output Folder from "Same as output folder" to "Child of output folder"
- Changed the identifier that SS uses as part of linked exhibit page names from the exhibit record number to the exhibit ID; this will provide more stable page names across builds. The change does not apply to TMG v4 databases, only to TMG v5+ projects
- Changed possessive names that are links; the apostrophe-s is now part of the link
- When changing from one TMG project to another, Second Site will attempt to honor the current Include / Exclude flag filter, if any; if the flag label is not present in the new project, Second Site will generate an error message when you attempt to make the site
- When formatting citations and sources, Second Site will convert names to links if the source element uses the TMG capability of specifying someone in the project by TMG ID#; see the "Source Definition: General" topic in TMG's Help file for a description of entering a TMG ID# in place of a name
- Changed the defaults for new SDF files: the default Format is now Narration (rather than Narrative) and Format.Add Parent Sentence now defaults to unchecked rather than checked
- Renamed Stylesheets.System subsections that used the word "SubPage" to names that to not use that obsolete term; resequenced the Stylesheets.System subsections to make the progression a bit more logical
- Changed the processing of the Link HRef parameter of the Custom Index User Item; if you use the Group feature and you supply a URL, the link will now open in the right-hand frame of Side by Side sites. If you use the Group feature and you do not supply a URL, the link will open in the left-hand frame of Side by Side sites.
- Added the Add Target=Top parameter to Custom Index User Item Group feature
- Changed the sentence formatter to adjust spacing around literal text when multiple variables are included in a conditional reference; the change should make SS more compatible with TMG
- Changed tag list processing; the NarrativeChildren and FamilySectionNote tags are ignored by the Make Site process
- Changed the Indented Format to improve the HTML
- Made the Edit Heading and Edit Text windows resizable to facilitate reviewing and editing the text fields in those windows
Fixes
- Fixed the Title Message property in the Multimedia Exhibit Strings section of the German-Standard.sdf file
- Fixed the [CAP:] / [:CAP] printer code so that it works in sentences as well as in memos
- Fixed the [FCAP:] / [:FCAP] printer code; Second Site does not honor that code, but now it suppresses the codes from appearing in the output
- Fixed a sentence processing bug where a place preposition was omitted when the place data contained brackets
- Improved the sentence formatting code that detects periods at the end of sentences to avoid adding a period following an abbreviated suffix like "Jr." that is part of a linked name
- Added "+" (plus sign) as a URL character in Second Site's feature that detects URLs in sources
- Fixed a bug where the Dates.Spouse Lifespan Option was not set properly in certain cases
- Fixed a bug where citations were not shown for a tag when using a structured Format and the last column of output was empty because Detail Format was set to "Use Sentence" and the sentence produced no output
- Changed the "Standard" and "Mark of the Web" Head scripts to resequence some of the HEAD element tags and avoid an issue with the Random Quote facility
- Added "padding-top:1px" to the Sidebar and Extra sections for Layouts "1 Col LC Con Side-Xtra" and "1 Col LC Con Xtra-Side"; this fixes a problem where the Extra Section was not positioned properly when the Sidebar was empty
- Fixed a bug where Exhibit Captions and Descriptions were sometimes processed twice by the text formatter which caused some subtle errors related to carriage returns and other special characters
- Fixed a Picture User Item bug where images with uppercase characters in the filename would not appear properly when the site was published to a web host
- Fixed a bug where text that appeared to the left of a marker in a Timeline Chart did not appear properly in most browsers
- Fixed a bug where Group links did not work if the Custom Index flag was the last one in the list of flags
- Fixed a bug where the Map Caption did not display properly when the Map's Item List was floated right
- Fixed a bug where the Flag Filter for Maps and Calendars would include events incorrectly when P1 was set to zero and P2 was set to a valid TMG ID
Information for Theme and Format Authors
- Removed padding parameters from Stylesheets.System.Chart Frame
- Updated all Formats to support new FamilySectionNote processing
- Changed the Narrative Format to honor more Format Section properties:
- Added support for the Format.Family Section property; prior to this version, the Narrative Format was hard-wired to show families with children only
- Added support for the Format.Repeat Marriage Tags property; prior to this version, the Family Section of the Narrative Format was hard-wired not to include Marriage tags
- In order to be consistent with prior results, when Second Site 3 reads a Second Site 2 SDF file, and the site uses the Narrative Format, Second Site sets Format.Family Section to For Spouses with Children and Format.Repeat Marriage Tags to Never
Copyright © 2009 by John Cardinal
This page last changed on 30 May 2009.
This page last changed on 30 May 2009.
