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.