News Archive 03
What's in Rel. 1.14?
08 Dec 2003
4 pm est
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New release of Nested DIVs theme: Rel. 1.14
23 Nov 2003
6 pm est
A jump in release number to match that of uPortal 2.14. There are a series of updates and fixes in this release, I'll try to have a complete write up posted sometime next week. The demo site has be updated to use uPortal 2.14 and Nested DIVs 1.14 releases.
Please see the JA-SIG Clearinghouse for download information. Also, please see the Changelog.
I want to thank everyone who helped test, submitted suggestions/bugs, or just sent comments. Thank You.
uPortal 2.1.4 + Nested DIVs
30 Oct 2003
6 pm est
Turns out that the 1.03- release of Nested DIVs theme will not work with uPortal 2.14. This is due to the fix of bug 1401 not being accounted for in nested-divs.xsl. A explaination and fix has been posted to the uPortal listserv. There may be other potential problems with uPortal 2.14 but require more verification and testing.
A 1.04 is planned with accessibility updates, fixes to work in uPortal 2.14, fixes missed in 1.03 release, and finally a solution to the overflow problem. I will probably wait a week or two so that any other potential problems can be caught.
uPortal 2.1.4 Released
27 Oct 2003
7 pm est
New release of uPortal is available. This release consists of mainly bug fixes. I have not tested the Nested DIVs theme against it yet, but there should be no problems with the two.
1.03 Release
07 Oct 2003
6 pm est
New release available. This fixes an issue I've been meaning to address: a select box that has the size attribute set. It was a two fold problem, first all empty OPTION elements were being outputted in XHTML shorthand. Second, form sizes are explicitly set in the CSS files. An undated HTMLserializer.java is included, as are updated skins. If you have custom skins, then you will need to add the following:
select[size].uportal-input-text {
height: 95px;
max-height: 133px
}
Most of the default forms within uPortal that use a select box where the size attribute is set have an value of five.
<select size="5" class="uportal-input-text"> <option>example text</option> </select>
Therefore, since the average text box has a height of 19px (set within the CSS), 95px will give ~five lines of text. Please adjust the height value as needed. Forms in channels should use inline CSS to change this value as need.
I've updated the separately available skins also.
1.02 Release
26 September 2003
1 pm est
New release available. Fixes some incorrect file paths, missing files, and un-needed files.
Paper grid skin available. Screenshot.
More screenshots
16 September 2003
7 pm est
One new screenshot for a skin currently in development. Another skin modeled after the Apple Quicktime interface is in development. Will post screenshot when more time is available.
New Skin added
28 August 2003
7 pm est
A new skin entitled "Simple Box" has been added to the download section (Screenshot). It is a v0.5 at the moment until some Mac IE 5.x issues are worked out.
Minor Documentation updates
20 August 2003
4 pm est
A few spelling corrections and additions to the documentation. I've added a user-agent list to help with browser mappings. There are plans to show how to add better browser checks to the mapping file.
Is it a stable release?
08 August 2003
4 pm est
It's been a while since any updates have been made. Things are pretty much in maintenance mode. I haven't received any questions or feedback lately and I'm not sure if that's a good thing. If your school is trying the theme and/or is planning to use the theme, please drop me a line and let me know.
New channel previews and working demo
18 July 2003
3 pm est
I've changed the channel window previews so that all other browsers can view them without the use of a stylesheet switcher.
A working demo is now available. The machine it's running on is a lowly PII 500mhz, so please be gentle with the demo. I will try to restore the DB approximately every week, this is so any user modifications are wiped out.
Try running the demo through W3C's HTML validator and CSS Validator. Please note there are a substantial amount of (default) channels that have yet to be converted to a tableless layout and/or valid markup. Maybe one day....
Make sure to visit the preferences panel, try changing the skin color or even the skin itself.
