Software....: w.bloggar - Universal XML-RPC Weblog Interface
File........: wbloggar.exe
Document....: Log of changes and improvements
*** Release v3.03.0165 *** 16/12/2003 ***
ADDED....: A Preview menu option to make clear to the user the [F12] shortcut;
ADDED....: A More Text menu option to make easy to add the special tags to the
extended text field on blogs that support it, the shortcut is [F4];
ADDED....: Three new supported tools: pMachine, TypePad and YACS;
CHANGED..: Updated the Blog-City settings to the current API Server location.
CORRECTED: Now the text between the More Text special tags is also converted
when the "Auto-Convert Extended Characters" option is marked at
settings window avoiding xml parser errors;
CORRECTED: Updated the special characters and symbols conversion table
to avoid errors on blog tools xml parser;
CORRECTED: Now w.bloggar handles correctly the Category array on posts
using metaWeblog API.
CORRECTED: Problem with Windows XP that was not opening a .post
file at w.bloggar editor when it was already running.
CORRECTED: Some settings were not being correctly saved/restored
to/from the Windows Registry.
*** Release v3.02.0158 *** 12/07/2003 ***
CHANGED..: Call a .post file using Explorer (or Shell Execute) when
w.bloggar is already running now activate it and also
opens the file on Editor.
CHANGED..: Category list is now sorted.
CHANGED..: The Blogger GetPostsMethod at CMS.INI now uses API 2.0 to
avoid encoding problems.
CORRECTED: Title was not being retrieved when "Get Last Post" was
selected on Blogger Pro accounts.
CORRECTED: Problems with Tab order on main window.
*** Release v3.02.0154 *** 23/06/2003 *** Version 3.02
ADDED....: Support to Title field on Blogger PRO accounts (thru Blogger API 2.0).
ADDED....: Now is possible to use a Proxy Server with User authentication.
ADDED....: The [Ctrl+Tab] keys was configured as the shortcut to toggle Preview
the same way as [F12] key;
ADDED....: Four new types of Blog Tools/Services are now supported: Blojsom,
RollerWeblogger, LiveJournal and Lotus Domino (with blog API)
CHANGED..: Optimized the post process to MovableType blogs, to avoid
publishing twice (internally) new posts with category.
CHANGED..: Now is possible to clear the "Extended Entry" field on
MovableType blogs just leaving empty the special tags.
CHANGED..: Now is possible to clear a Custom Tag entry, to do that just
erase all fields.
CHANGED..: Links and Images on Media String with relative paths
now shows correctly on Preview.
CHANGED..: More descriptive messages for FTP and HTTP errors.
CORRECTED: Some strings were not being translated, now they are.
CORRECTED: The cursor position during Undo was wrong, now it's not.
CORRECTED: The URL list on Add Link windows was being saved duplicating
the two URL prefixes (http:// and mailto:).
CORRECTED: In some cases the category was not being selected on combo box
when the user edits a post.
CORRECTED: All B2 method entries on CMS.ini now changed to B2 API.
CORRECTED: Blogalia GetPostsMethod entry on CMS.ini now changed to
metaWeblog API to get title correctly on post edit.
CORRECTED: Some minor bugs and interface enhancements.
*** Release v3.01.0150 *** 21/04/2003 *** Version 3.01
ADDED....: Option to open the Web Pages using the Default Browser
ADDED....: Option at Preview tab on Settings window to allow user disable
the conversion of line-breaks into HTML tag
ADDED....: A field to configure a CSS file to better format the Preview
ADDED....: The F12 key was configured as the shortcut to toggle Preview
ADDED....: Support to the Windows Media Player 9 Series Blogging Plug-in
ADDED....: New Media tab on Settings window with options to configure
how w.blogar will insert on posts the information about the
music or video being played
ADDED....: Icon on Status Bar indicating if there is a music playing on
Windows Media Player and a click on this icon or pressing F11
key will insert the Media Information on the post body
ADDED....: Support to the "Extended Entry" field on MovableType blogs
thru the special tags
ADDED....: New Custom tags to be accessed from Ctrl+F9 to Ctrl+F12 hotkeys
ADDED....: An empty alt parameter now is was added to the tag
that is inserted by image Upload
CHANGED..: Now the last blog used on an account is recorded and automatically
selected the next time that a login is made on that account
CHANGED..: Now both the Title and Category fields are resized proportionally
when the main windows is resized, not only the title
CHANGED..: Enhanced the Preview engine to better convert the server-root-relative
image url's when the blog is hosted on a sub-folder
CHANGED..: Added new symbols to the special characters conversion table
CHANGED..: When the user is on Preview mode and opens the Setting window
after closing it the Preview panel is refreshed to reflect
possible changes made
CHANGED..: At the Insert Link window the first two URL options now always are the
prefixes "http://" and "mailto:"
CORRECTED: New verifications were added to the ParseValue routine to avoid the error
"91 - Object Variable or Width Block Variable Not Set", when one of the
XML-RPC parameters is returned empty by the server
CORRECTED: Some minor bugs and interface enhancements
*** Release v3.00.0139 *** 17/11/2002 ***
ADDED....: Support for translation to other languages;
CHANGED..: The AboutBox button "System Info" now shows the Windows Locale ID
and the w.bloggar Locale ID
CORRECTED: The "Insert text file" and "Save As" options now supports
title and category fields
*** Release v3.00.0134 *** 07/11/2002 ***
CORRECTED: The SpellCheck options were not enabled at first startup
when the user LocaleID wasn't english-usa
CORRECTED: The Draft Post was allways erased at program startup
CORRECTED: This file and the License file were not being installed
*** Release v3.00.0132 *** 02/11/2002 *** Version 3.00
ADDED....: Title and Category fields on blogs that supports these features
ADDED....: Spell Checking
ADDED....: File and Image upload
ADDED....: Custom Tags menu with ShortCut keys
ADDED....: Support to MetaWeblog API, MovableType API and b2 API
ADDED....: Toolbar Icons Skin Configuration
ADDED....: Font Color Button
ADDED....: Option to disable MessageBox on successfull posting (Silent Post)
ADDED....: Option to Delete several posts on Recent Posts window
ADDED....: Options to rename and delete accounts on Login Window
ADDED....: Support to the Windows XP appearance and controls
ADDED....: Two new Help menu options, a link to the FAQ and another to donations;
ADDED....: New field on Add Link window to type the text that will be placed
between the tags and
ADDED....: New field on Add Image window to set the border width;
ADDED....: Option to set the post width on Preview
ADDED....: When the user clicks to open a Template will get an alert box if there
are any non-saved changes on the current editing text;
ADDED....: Treatment to the Tab key during post edit, and a new option on Settings
window to set how many spaces the key will add;
ADDED....: The file extension .post is associated with w.bloggar;
ADDED....: Is possible to choose the file that saves the draft post;
ADDED....: Is possible to choose the file with a default post;
ADDED....: An option to uninstall all settings saved on windows registry.
To activate just pass the command line parameter "-uninstall".
This option is auto-runned on w.bloggar uninstallation;
ADDED....: Implemented the Save & Publish template button to Blogger.com accounts;
ADDED....: Created a button/menu option to insert the "Blockquote" tag with the
shortcut key set to [Ctrl+J];
CHANGED..: The Auto conversion of special chars into HTML entities
now is made in background, no more conversion as you type
CHANGED..: The Account configuration now has a list of supported
blog tools/services to make the setup easier
CHANGED..: The context menu on Editor now has formatting options
CHANGED..: The "Reload Blog List" and "Ping Weblogs" options were moved from
"Settings" window to the new "Account Properties" window
CHANGED..: Implemented a test to avoid several instances of w.bloggar
loaded on memory
CHANGED..: The blog list now is reloaded every time you change the
current account
CHANGED..: The "System Info" button on About Box now shows the OS, IE and
XML parser versions
CHANGED..: Now the Account alias and icon is shown on Status bar instead of
User Name. The click on this panel loads "Account Properties" window
CHANGED..: The proxy server configuration now has 3 options, no proxy, use Internet
Explorer proxy settings or custom proxy settings
CHANGED..: The toolbars now can be moved to the bottom of the main window and the
HTML toolbar can also float and can be docked on both sides;
CHANGED..: All toolbar changes made by the user are saved on exit and restored the next
time w.bloggar is used;
CORRECTED: Undo was sometimes uncolorizing the code
CORRECTED: The behavior that was aligning to the right the text currently being edited
when the user pressed [Ctrl+R] and there was nothing on "Redo" stack;
CORRECTED: Some minor bugs and interface enhancements
*** Release v2.03.0086 *** 21/05/2002 *** Version 2.03
CHANGED..: The w.bloggar site URL changed to http://wbloggar.com
on all windows and menu options
CHANGED..: The template preview now shows the images refereed by
relative paths, converting to full URL's
CHANGED..: The link's to relative paths are also converted to
full URL's on post and template preview
CHANGED..: Increased the width of Settings and Connection windows
to better fit the texts and labels on translated versions
CHANGED..: Now, after select the option New Post is possible to undo
CORRECTED: The translation of some words was not being done on
Account Connection window
CORRECTED: Some minor bugs and inteface enhancements
*** Release v2.02.0080 *** 01/05/2002 *** Version 2.02
ADDED....: Option to automatically convert symbols and extended
letter to the correspondent HTML code;
ADDED....: Support to a file name passed on command line. The file
is opened on Code Editor
CHANGED..: On Links inclusion window the text "http://" now appears
selected when the window opens, making easy the
URL copy/paste operation
CHANGED..: Now the most used ComboBox itens (Links, Images,
Classes...) are always moved to the top of the options
list, avoiding their exclusion
CORRECTED: The way the PostID is handled on this release is totally
compatible with the API definition and now accepts unique
non-numeric values
CORRECTED: The handling of boolean return when editing posts and
templates, that was generating errors in some cases
CORRECTED: Some minor bugs and inteface enhancements
*** Release v2.01.0065 *** 08/04/2002 *** Version 2.01
CORRECTED: Implemented a workaround to the java.lang.nullPointerException
error caused by Blogger.com server on some users validation.
CORRECTED: Some minor bugs and inteface enhancements
*** Release v2.00.0063 *** 29/03/2002 *** Version 2.00
ADDED....: Credits to the translator on AboutBox
CHANGED..: Now the first startup is much faster
CHANGED..: All URL's now opens on a new IE window
CHANGED..: Some common HTML error messages can be translated now
CORRECTED: Encoding problems with XML parser
CORRECTED: Some minor bugs and inteface enhancements
*** Release v2.00.0058 *** 19/03/2002 *** Beta 2
ADDED....: Ping to Weblogs.Com
CHANGED..: Improved the connection error handling
CORRECTED: Some minor bugs and inteface enhancements
CORRECTED: Run-time error '5' (Invalid procedure call or argument)
on first start up.
*** Release v2.00.0053 *** 11/03/2002 *** Beta 1
ADDED....: Multi accounts support
ADDED....: Post preview
ADDED....: HTML code colorize option
ADDED....: Code editor font face change
ADDED....: Drag and Drop text support
ADDED....: Proxy Support
ADDED....: HTTP Timeout configuration
ADDED....: Restore Blogger Settings button
ADDED....: Font Format option
ADDED....: Strike tag button
ADDED....: HTML tags menu and toolbar
ADDED....: Find/Replace option
ADDED....: Minimize on Start option
ADDED....: Option to request any number of recent posts
ADDED....: Option to fast retrieve last post
ADDED....: Option Repeat Last Tag
ADDED....: Option Post to Many Blogs
ADDED....: Support to Blogger.com shortcut keys
CHANGED..: Undo/Redo improved
CHANGED..: Connection settings now has separated window
CHANGED..: Only Blog Admin users can access Template button
CHANGED..: The post author name now appears on Recent Posts window
CHANGED..: Post info trasfered from StatusBar to a big label above editor
CHANGED..: Doubleclick on a post in Recent Posts window open it
CHANGED..: Using now Ghost Setup a freeware smaller and better
CORRECTED: Option to open w.bloggar page on help menu now opens correctly
*** Release v1.20.0019 *** 04/01/2002 *** Version 1.20
- First stable version.