Change Log

Version 3.2 Build 2

Enhancements

• [v3.2.1] Added the Resize Embedded Images option and enabled the lightbox capability for embedded image exhibits that are resized

Changes

• [v3.2.2] Adjusted the lightbox component to honor image maps that are associated with full-size images
• [v3.2.1] Adjusted the processing of image captions when used as the title= parameter; BR elements and newline characters are converted to a space and newline for good results across browser types

Fixes

• [v3.2.2] Fixed a problem in slideshows where the second and subsequent images were not visible

Version 3.2 Build 0

Enhancements

• Added the Image Gallery User Item
• The Picture, Exhibit Gallery and Image Gallery User Items include a lightbox feature where the user can review full-size images without leaving the gallery page
• Added an Accent feature to the Descendant, Pedigree, and DNA Overlay Charts
• Added a Color Picker to edit color values; click on a color property and then use the Edit > Open Editor command or F7 to open the Color Picker
• Increased the User Styles capacity by adding multiple selectors and parameters for each User Style section in the range User Style 6 to User Style 20; there are now 10 times as many User Styles available compared to previous versions
• Added new Exhibit Codes you can use to control whether a specific exhibit is ignored, embedded, or linked
• Added an Include On-Chart Links option to the Pedigree Charts to make it more convenient to scroll to distant boxes on the same chart
• Changed the processing associated with the Add CD Autorun Files option; for the convenience of people browsing the CD from a computer that does not support the MS Windows Autorun feature, the new method makes it easier for someone to find the main page of the site
• Added the Media.Use Shared Libraries property to enable the use of shared Javascript libraries and improve page loading time
• Optimized the processing of tags with many Roles; the Make Site command should be much faster than previous versions when processing TMG projects with extensive use of roles

Changes

• Added the Exhibits.Use Special Instructions as Alt Text property, and adjusted various images to include ALT= attribute when Alt text is present
• Adjusted various graphic icons to make them more consistent; this affected the pages for Charts, Slideshows, Exhibit Galleries, and Image Galleries
• Changed Google Maps to use newer zoom, pan, and scale controls
• Changed the HTML and CSS used to produce chart legends; the size of the legend boxes should be more consistent now
• Changed the error handling process when Second Site attempts to delete the Output folder at the start of the Make Site process; this version will recover automatically from more types of errors
• Changed the implementation of the Sort option of the Exhibit Gallery; sorting is now case insensitive
• Changed the implementation of the Exhibit Gallery; the dimensions of the image container and thumbnail image are now specified in the User Item rather than in the Stylesheets.System.Gallery section, and you can now specify different dimensions for different Exhibit Galleries
• Expanded the value redirection capability so that Theme property values can now refer to other Theme properties; see Reference Values in the Stylesheets section
• Changed the User Interface so that the textbox of a color property will show the correct background color even when the property value is a reference value
• Changed the Dutch.ini file to convert "Vader-bio" to "Vader", etc.

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where Second Site would not load the proper source template under specific circumstances
• Fixed a bug where using the enter key in the Place Comment field under the Master Place List caused broken Maps
• Fixed a bug where thumbnail images did not retain the aspect ratio of the full-size image in all cases
• Fixed a bug in the Slideshow User Item where some effects, such as zoom, did not animate properly
• Fixed a bug where the [Shift-F7] keystroke combination did not always open the HTML Editor when the default editor was set to the Text Editor; added the File > Open Alternate Editor... command to expose the alternate editor functionality
• Fixed a bug in the 2 Col LC Side+Xtra Con+Ftr layout
• Fixed a bug where events with irregular sort dates didn't sort as expected in some cases
• Fixed the tab order in the Edit Relationship Chart window

Information for Theme and Format Authors

• All Themes supplied with Second Site include the following new properties:
  • Charts.control-color and Charts.control-hover-color; these colors are used for icon controls that appear on charts
  • Slideshows.control-hover-color; this color is used for icon controls that appear on slideshows

  If a custom Theme does not define one of the properties above, Second Site will use a default value. For best results, add the properties above to your custom Theme.

• All Themes supplied with Second Site now use the following graphic files. These graphic files replace files used in previous versions of Second Site. If you did not create a custom version of one of the following files, you can ignore this section. If you did create a custom version of one of these files, you may want to create a custom version of the new file.

  File	Description
  icons.png	This image file includes multiple graphic images. It replaces multiple image files from previous versions of Second Site: control_close.gif control_more.gif divminus.png divplus.png sls_control_next.gif sls_control_pause.gif sls_control_play.gif sls_control_prev.gif sls_control_stop.gif Read the Icon Controls help page for technical details about how Second Site uses the icons.png file.
  arrows.png	This image file includes multiple graphic images. It replaces multiple image files from previous versions of Second Site: arrowleft.gif arrowleft-light.gif arrowright.gif arrowright-light.gif

Version 3.1 Build 1

Fixes

• Fixed a problem with the new Show Place Comment option of the Map Events dialog

Version 3.1 Build 0

Enhancements

• Map-related enhancements
  • Added numbered markers (1 to 30) and colored markers to the Map Editor and Map Events dialog
  • Added drag/drop functionality to resequence items in the Map Editor item list
  • Added arrow buttons to resequence items in the Map User Item's list of events
  • Added the Show Place Comment option to the Map Events dialog
• Added a Sort option to the Exhibit Gallery that allows the items to be sorted by the Exhibit Topic
• Added a Comment option to DNA Grid User Item that controls the display of the Comment field associated with DNA test results
• Added a new Theme, Carla's Old Ships
• Added an "Ignore" choice to the Person Entry Chart List pull-down menu in the Format section

Changes

• Adjusted the processing of the Y-DNA Detail event memo to support TMG printer codes and variables
• Changed the Exhibits.Include Back-Links feature to include source exhibits
• Changed the default line color for Maps from "#f00" to "#fd645c" to match the base color for the red icon
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• Added four new date formats ("Aaaa d.m.yyy", "Aaaa dd.mm.yyyy", "Aaa d.m.yyy", "Aaa dd.mm.yyyy") in respone to a request from a Finnish user
• Added the Page Strings.Pedigree Close property so that the [Close] button on the Pop-up Pedigree window can be translated to the appropriate language
• Changed the Google Maps configuration for the Place Index Map Links feature to avoid a problem introduced by a change to the Google Maps service
• Changed the Place Index Map Links feature to refer to Bing Maps, the new name of Microsoft's Virtual Earth-based mapping service; the Map User Item mapping service option for Bing Maps remains "Virtual Earth", as that is the API Second Site uses and the mapping service name is not visible to people browsing the generated site
• As part of implementing custom markers for Bing Maps, the user interface has been changed: with previous Virtual Earth maps, hovering over a marker would open the information window. Starting with this version, the user must click the icon to open the information window. This is more consistent with the other mapping services but was implemented due to limitations associated with the custom icon facility in the Virtual Earth mapping API
• Adjusted the HTML Editor so it will retain empty DIV elements
• Updated JavaScript to use new versions of jQuery (v1.3.2) and related libraries
• Added special scripts for frameset pages; this avoids issues with scripting subcomponents that aren't designed for frameset pages

Fixes

• Changed the HTML for the Exhibit Gallery to avoid an issue in Firefox where the caption was not always formatted properly
• Fixed a bug where the Item Class property was not converted properly for charts originally created in Second Site 2
• Fixed a bug where the Exhibits.Text Is Preformatted didn't work for linked text exhibits
• Fixed a bug where the conditional form of the RPAR:rolename variable did not work properly
• Fixed a bug where the DNA signature derivation logic in the DNA Overlay Chart did not merge signatures properly in the ancestor-to-descendant direction to enforce maximum parsimony
• Fixed a bug in the DNA Grid User Item where the group title/description row did not display properly in Internet Explorer
• Fixed a bug in the List based on person's events option of the Custom Index User Item: when the target person is excluded, Second Site did not treat the person as if included

Information for Theme and Format Authors

• Updated all the Header Scripts to use a new method to detect the Main Page and include or omit the site's SubTitle
• Updated all Formats to use the translation for the [Close] button on the pop-up pedigree window
• Updated all Formats to add CSS classes to lists that appear in the person page entry; see Person Page Entry Lists

Version 3.0 Build 7

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

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

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:
  • Descendant Chart
  • DNA Overlay Chart
  • Pedigree Chart (Compressed)
  • Pedigree Chart (Wide)
  • Relationship Chart
  • VCF Chart
• 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