This page presents the various features and fixes added to new releases, in chronological order.
January
31, 2012 new! download
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.1 Build #244 released
- New feature: the "Do not reopen on same user"
action can now be triggered by the user too, through a
special checkbox that you add to the modal window.
- Added "Example 20 (no reopen)", which demonstrates this
new feature.
- Made the "Opens on Mouse Out of Page (top side only)
visible in the preview.
- Fixed an issue in framed websites, where the closing
animation did not work properly due to a jQuery bug.
- Fixed an issue where custom animation effects were
combined with the project-wide effects.
January 12, 2012
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.1 Build #242 released
- Improved the image preloading.
- Minor fixes in the examples (improved identation in multi-row fields etc).
- Improved behavior in "Open on Page Load" & "Close automatically after" properties.
- Fixed an issue in copy-pasting the Style values where the z-index value was not copied over.
November 4, 2011
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.1 Build #240 released
- Added preloading for the images that exist in the Modal Window content.
- The "Link Compiled Project to Web Page(s)" now remembers the last selected file type (.php, .html, .asp, etc.) as default whenever it is used.
- Fixed some interface issues when using multiple monitors.
October 6, 2011
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.1 Build #238 released
- Added the ability to open a modal window on
Mouse Out of Page, i.e. when the user drags the
mouse outside the page from its top side (does not apply to
the three other sides). This happens only once while the
page remains open, unless the page is refreshed.
- Improved the support for rounded corners in browsers
that do not properly support it (Opera, Chrome, Safari).
- Fixed a specific case where the code
"parent.likno_modal_window.close()" did not work.
September 7, 2011
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.1 Build #236 released
- Added support for opening specific sheets (with "Sheet Names") of multi-sheet modal windows when using the "Opens on Page Load"
functionality, either through a "variable in page" or a specific "URL anchor". Read more about this technique
- Added support for custom "Modal Window Z-index" per window.
- When multiple modal windows are open concurrently, the z-index of each new window is increased so that it always appears on top of the others.
- Minor interface fixes for proper highlighting of properties.
- Interface enhancements on the "Modal Window Shadow" property (remembers unused values, etc.).
August 22, 2011
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.1 Build #234 released
- Added new property: Modal Window Rounded Corners. In browsers that properly support CSS3, the corners of the modal window can be rounded (supported in IE9+, Opera 10.50+, Firefox 3.5+, Safari/Webkit 522+, Chrome and others). You can adjust the roundness of each corner all together or even separately!
- Added new property: Modal Window Shadow. Available in browsers that properly support CSS3 (IE9+, Opera 10.50+, Firefox 3.5+, Safari/Webkit 522+, Chrome and others). See first image above.
- Improved the “close” behavior in IE6 and iPhone/iPad.
- Improved the interface speed.
- Fixed an issue with properly saving the custom “After Close” javascript code (if enabled).
- Fixed an issue with the “ESC” key that did not work in some cases.
- Fixed the issue with the background scroll blocking which was omitted in the last releases.
- Fixed a case where setting a custom "glide"
effect did not work.
- Fixed an issue with a javascript error when the compile name contained slashes.
July 21, 2011
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.1 Build #232 released
- The core library uses the new jQuery v1.6.2 library.
- Added keyboard navigation for multi-sheet windows (slideshows). The visitor can now use the arrow keys to navigate through sheets (slides) and the "P" key to "play/pause" the modal slideshow.
- New jQuery loading method: If a jQuery instance already runs on your page (because you load it independently from Likno) then the Likno library does not load its own jQuery instance but uses the existing one.
- Added more name checks to avoid jQuery conflicts.
- Fixed a case where the loading of modal windows from different folders could make their images to not appear.
- Fixed a problem with external URLs.
June 21, 2011
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.1 Build #230 released
- The core library uses the new jQuery v1.6.1 library.
- While the modal is open the scrolling of the page in the background is now blocked.
- Fixed a case where passing the starting page as a parameter (through the API) was not working.
- Fixed a case where the modal did not properly break out of frames in Opera.
- Fixed a conflict with MooTools where modals in IE9 always appeared full-screen.
May 26, 2011
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.0 Build #216 released
- Improved the error-checking of the "duplicate" button to disallow invalid names.
- Added the ability to change the Start Menu group during the installation.
- Added the "After Close" feature so that you can refresh the parent page or run custom JavaScript code after the modal window closes.
May 04, 2011
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.0 Build #214 released
- Fixed a case with the "Page Links" population option, where clicking within a modal that opened with "_single" would cause the default multi-sheet modal to appear on top.
- Fixed a case where iframes defined in an "embed" content would always take the full size of the modal window.
- Fixed a case with auto-open/close were values over 32 seconds did not work.
April 07, 2011
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.0 Build #212 released
- Added support for specifying the Modal Window width/height as a percentage of the screen size (as well as in pixels).
- Fixed a compatibility issue with the prototype library.
- Now supports Opera 11.
March 14, 2011
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.0 Build #210 released
- The Official Internet Explorer 9 has been released and AllWebMenus fully supports it.
- Improved the mouse scrolling in the interface, when this is done through the mouse wheel.
- The interface now uses the new "Microsoft Sans Serif" font, in place of the old "MS Sans Serif" font. With this improvement, no "font replacements" and visual inconsistencies occur anymore (in certain configurations).
February 18, 2011
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.0 Build #208 released
- Added new "Glide in/out" effects to the "Open/Close" feature.
- Improved the loading times of the Likno javascript engine. Also resolved known compatibility issues with other engines (mootools, etc.).
- Added support for "touch-screen" devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod etc.).
- Minor interface changes (UI fonts, positioning, etc.).
- Fixed an issue that could produce an error if multiple modal windows were applied through a single project (the same one).
January 14, 2011
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.0 Build #206 released
- Added the ability to open any modal window on Page Load with 2 new methods:
1. By adding a javascript variable somewhere in page:
<script>var modalwindowname_open=1;</script>
OR
2. By using a special "anchor" in the URL when calling the page:
http://www.mysite.com/mypage.html#modalwindowname_1
Note that with these 2 new methods you can open any modal window on Page Load, even if the related option is not checked in their projects:
You can also select a different starting sheet, by changing the value "1" to any other numeric value (sheet order).
- Improved the IE9 support.
- Improved the "Image Preloading" feature.
- Fixed an issue when a very large text was used for the content of the modal window.
- Fixed an issue where the cookies for the "Open on Page Load" feature did not work correctly.
December 1, 2010
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.0 Build #204 released
- Fixed an issue where cookies for the "Open on Page Load" feature were removed when closing the browser.
November 9, 2010
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.0 Build #202 released
- Added the "Auto Resize" feature that automatically resizes the modal window as the browser window gets resized.
- Added a "change" button for the "Site Root folder" in the "post-compile" screen.
- Added the "positioning: fixed;" feature to the "Overlay" and "Container". In IE quirks mode it falls back to "absolute" (depending on the page doctype being used).
- Added the automatic "break out" of frames feature for links opening modal windows from within frames or iframes.
- Fixed an issue were Opera could load a modal window multiple times, when particular conditions were met.
- Fixed an issue where the "Page Links" feature was functional only if the default project name was used.
- Fixed an issue with the activation process when requesting for admin rights.
October 11, 2010
Web Modal Windows Builder version 2.0 Build #200 released
- Added an easy method to open modal windows from regular links (A tags): "Make links of your page behave as modal windows".
When using this option, the behavior of specified links (A tags) in your page changes: instead of opening in browser window (when clicked) they open in the selected modal window.
Example:
<a href="http://www.likno.com/product1_info.html" target="Modal_Window_1_single">Info on Product 1</a>
- Added "Example 18", which demonstrates how to trigger a modal window from "imagemap"
hotspots.
- Added many of the User Interface enhancements introduced in Likno Web Tabs Builder, such as:
- Added the HTML Editor panel, which offers more editing options like the "Revert to" feature.
- Added the CSS Editor panel, which offers more editing options like the "Revert to" or "Colors detected in this CSS" feature.
- Added the "Revert to" feature in HTML Editor and CSS Editor, which allows you to go back to previous values when editing.
- Added the "Colors detected in this CSS" feature in CSS Editor, which makes it easier to change a color when editing CSS values.
- Added the "Gallery Folder" option on image properties so that gallery graphics do not have to be added to the "assets" folder when selected.
- Added the "Preview Panel Settings" in Project Properties, where you specify folders for the Preview Panel to look for "relative-path" images and show them properly in local Preview.
- Added the "File -> Export Project (to ZIP file)" command, which lets you "package" a project into a single file (both its .lwmw file and its "assets" folder) for transfer.
- Added the ability to pass "background: none;" and "overflow: hidden;" values to the "Body CSS" property.
- Fixed an IE8-only issue with "width".
- Fixed an issue with "margin" in the "Body CSS".
May 28, 2010
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #142 released
- Added "Example 17", which demonstrates how to add a Form inside a modal window.
- Added some minor interface improvements.
May 12, 2010
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #140 released
- Added the "Auto Popup Window" Add-in (free), which supports many interesting options for modal windows on page load, such as:
- Opening a popup window with a delay of some seconds.
- Closing the popup window automatically after some seconds.
- Not showing the popup window to the same user twice (through cookies).
- Added "Example 16", which demonstrates how to show a YouTube video (or any other movie type) inside a modal window.
April 28, 2010
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #138 released
- Added the ability to detach the Preview Pane, so that you edit properties without changing your view.
April 8, 2010
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #136 released
- Merged the two Style tabs into one to make a much simpler and intuitive interface.
- Added 2 new examples, that show thematic modal windows created with frames from our Photo Frame Show service (www.frameshow.com).
view examples
- Added a right-click context menu at the "Open Projects" listbox, for save, close, etc.
March 16, 2010
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #134 released
- Added preloading for the Modal Window CSS background-image.
- Added relative offsets feature when positioning to the center of the browser.
- Fixed a minor issue in the modal window centering when the Modal Window CSS had padding.
March 5, 2010
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #132 released
- Fixed an issue where the application would open a new file when an existing project was double-clicked from within Dreamweaver.
- Fixed an issue where the image preloader tried to load navigation bar images on a single-sheet modal window.
- Added some minor interface improvements.
February 23, 2010
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #130 released
- Added support for jQuery 1.4.1.
- Added several minor interface improvements.
- Added support for numeric IPs and subdomains.
- Added the image preloading feature that allows the modal windows to appear faster.
February 1, 2010
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #128 released
- Added a check to prevent the project name and the modal window names to start with a number.
- Added a Color Picker interface to the color properties.
- Enhanced the Copy/Paste feature.
- Fixed an issue where using the "Show on page load" option on a modal window would cause it to always show in the Preview.
January 14, 2010
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #126 released
- Added a check to prevent the project name and the modal window names to be the same OR be javascript-reserved words.
- Fixed an error in IE6 where the overlay did not cover the whole window when some DOCTYPES were used on page.
- Added a few small improvements to the interface.
- Fixed an issue where the navigation bar could appear wider or narrower than it should (in some cases only).
December 7, 2009
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #124 released
- Enhanced behavior: when the modal window does not fit on the browser, it is
shrunk to fit the browser while leaving some little space around.
- Enhanced behavior: when "autoplay" is on and the user performs an action (clicks on a sheet number for example), the autoplay now stops.
- Fixed an issue with hidden forms.
- Fixed an
issue in IE6, where the dark overlay did not cover the whole window when certain DOCTYPES were used.
- Fixed an issue in IE8, if extra spaces were used in a CSS field.
- Fixed an issue with the padding outside the scrollbar.
October 27, 2009
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #122 released
- Introduced the SlideShow Add-in. Through the properties enabled by the SlideShow Add-in (free inclusion to the main application), you can turn your modal windows into powerful, cross-browser jQuery slideshows.
October 20, 2009
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #120 released
- Added a separate tab for Customized Style per modal window within a project.
- Added full customization for the Navigation Bar, both project-wide and per modal window.
Through dedicated properties and CSS classes, you can now fully customize the appearance of "First", "Previous", "Next", "Last" buttons, the text label, the sheet numbers, the background of the bar, the mouse over effects and more!
- Added the "Opens on Page Load" option in the "Opens When" section. The modal window can now also open automatically when the page loads.
- Fixed an issue related to loading external URLs with transparent background.
- Fixed an issue related to compiling for multiple domains.
September 08, 2009
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #118 released
- Added several new opening/closing effects, along with the ability to set the effect duration:
- Opening effects (all):
Show instantly, Fade in, Slide down: linear, Slide down: easeInQuad, Slide down: easeOutQuad, Slide down: easeInOutQuad, Slide down: easeInCubic, Slide down: easeOutCubic, Slide down: easeInOutCubic, Slide down: easeInQuart, Slide down: easeOutQuart, Slide down: easeInOutQuart, Slide down: easeInQuint, Slide down: easeOutQuint, Slide down: easeInOutQuint, Slide down: easeInSine, Slide down: easeOutSine, Slide down: easeInOutSine, Slide down: easeInExpo, Slide down: easeOutExpo, Slide down: easeInOutExpo, Slide down: easeInCirc, Slide down: easeOutCirc, Slide down: easeInOutCirc, Slide down: easeOutElastic, Slide down: easeOutBack, Slide down: easeInBounce, Slide down: easeOutBounce, Slide down: easeInOutBounce
- Closing effects (all):
Hide instantly, Fade out, Slide up: linear, Slide up: easeInQuad, Slide up: easeOutQuad, Slide up: easeInOutQuad, Slide up: easeInCubic, Slide up: easeOutCubic, Slide up: easeInOutCubic, Slide up: easeInQuart, Slide up: easeOutQuart, Slide up: easeInOutQuart, Slide up: easeInQuint, Slide up: easeOutQuint, Slide up: easeInOutQuint, Slide up: easeInSine, Slide up: easeOutSine, Slide up: easeInOutSine, Slide up: easeInExpo, Slide up: easeOutExpo, Slide up: easeInOutExpo, Slide up: easeInCirc, Slide up: easeOutCirc, Slide up: easeInOutCirc, Slide up: easeInElastic, Slide up: easeInBack, Slide up: easeInBounce, Slide up: easeOutBounce, Slide up: easeInOutBounce
- Added the "gallery" shortcut button to all image-related attributes.
- Fixed an issue related to external URLs in certain DOCTYPES.
September 01, 2009
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.1 Build #116 released
- Extensive changes in the engine which allow support for more advanced features and increase both speed and stability.
- New programming API allows customizations of the Modal Windows from within your page.
- Added the Close CSS property to separate content from styling in the Close box.
- Added the Body area where the Modal Content now appears. Also added the Body CSS property to be able to customize the style of the BODY area, as opposed to the style of the WINDOW area (“Modal Window CSS” property).
- A Modal Window now includes consists of 4 areas: the Header, Footer, Navigation Bar and Body areas; in contrast to previous versions, the window height now includes all areas.
- The new engine also fixes various bugs including:
- the Modal Footer was detached from the Modal Window.
- the Modal Window height did not include the height of the Modal Header/Footer.
- the Modal Window was not centered correctly.
- the Modal Window appeared without styling in online pages.
Important Note: You may need to change some values in your existing projects! If you created modal windows with Build 114 or below, please read here what changes need to be made for migrating those projects.
July 23, 2009
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.0 Build #114 released
- Added the "Customize Project Style for Window" toggle button to show the customized style properties at exactly the same position as in the "Project Style" tab.
- The "Modal Windows Closes - When" property can now be customized per modal window, as far as the "Close" Image/HTML is concerned.
July 21, 2009
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.0 Build #112 released
- Added the "Project Notes" property to keep notes for the loaded project.
- Added Presets on the "HTML" option of the "Closed - When" property. The "Customized Positioning" preset allows for different positioning of the Close section.
- Fixed an issue where a modal window didn't appear if the "HTML" option of the "Closes - When" property was blank. Now it properly shows the CLOSE_IMAGE.
July 20, 2009
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.0 Build #110 released
- Fixed an issue where the footer was misplaced when a close image existed (IE6
browser only).
July 17, 2009
Web Modal Windows Builder version 1.0 Build #108 released
- Initial version of the application.
