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Sothink DHTML Menu Changelog

What's new in Sothink DHTML Menu 9.80 Build 945

Jul 17, 2012
  • New Features:
  • Update the Digital Signature.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 9.70 Build 943 (Apr 7, 2011)

  • Functions Enhanced:
  • Upgrade Dreamweaver extension to 3.3.3, FrontPage add-in to 3.4 and Expression Web add-in to 1.9.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fix some bugs.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 9.60 Build 940 (Oct 14, 2010)

  • Functions Enhanced:
  • Support Microsoft IE9 Beta.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 9.50 Build 938 (Sep 1, 2010)

  • Functions Enhanced:
  • Add 19 new built-in templates.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 9.4 Build 938 (Aug 31, 2010)

  • Added 19 new built-in templates.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 9.4 Build 936 (Jun 18, 2010)

  • Functions Enhanced:
  • Support Safari 5 on Windows & Mac OS X.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Upgrade Dreamweaver extension to V3.3.2 to fix shortcut conflicts.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 9.4 Build 935 (Jun 14, 2010)

  • Upgrade Dreamweaver extension to V3.3.1 to support DW CS4 and CS5.
  • 18 new built-in templates are available for designing JavaScript menu.
  • Save the background color of preview window in PGT file convenient for editing next time.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 9.3 Build 932 (Jun 14, 2010)

  • Added 15 new built-in templates.
  • Auto-check the latest version: the program will prompt you if a newer version is available, and after confirming upgrade, you can enter corresponding web page and download the new program.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 9.2 Build 90326 (Mar 27, 2009)

  • Functions Enhanced:
  • Support Internet Explorer 8
  • Fixed bugs:
  • The Slip effect is invalid in transitional or strict DTD pages because the JS explanation in IE 8 is inconsistent with previous versions.
  • The sub items did not inherit the path of the main item when using site navigation structure generator, which caused path lost and invalid links.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 9.10 Build 90218 (Feb 20, 2009)

  • Functions Enhanced:
  • Support Internet Explorer 8 RC1.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 9.0 Build 81111 (Nov 12, 2008)

  • Function Enhanced:
  • Support Google Chrome.
  • Support a new menu type: Tab menu, which displays main menu items as tabs. The sub menu items are displayed on a line below when moving the mouse over or clicking a main menu item.
  • Optimize the setting of "Item > Background" and support setting background with rounded corner. Users can custom the background images as they like.
  • Simplify the surround function by dividing "Popup Menu > Surround" into normal panel and advanced panel. Users can adjust the color, tint & brightness to edit the surround image or choose corners and edges separately. The surround image can be added to the surround image list before being applied it to the menu item.
  • Add 5 new built-in templates and re-design 8 built-in ones.
  • Optimize the style function. Sort the styles by the frequency and support modifing the present styles.
  • Add an option in dialog "Options > General" to sort the styles in Menu Item > Style panel and images in Image Library and Background Library by the frequency.
  • The files will be display as thumbnails when clicking the folder buttons in several panels of the program to browse and choose files in the computer:
  • Move the option setting in "Global > Menu Type" to "Global > General."
  • "Auto -scroll" is checked automatically in option setting of "Global > General" when choosing "Float" as menu type.
  • Simplify the operating procedures in image library and sort the images by the frequency .
  • Optimize the preview window in "Popup Menu > Effect".
  • Modifying the tip text of several buttons on the main toolbar.
  • Delete 2 buttons on the toolbar of menu tree panel and adjust the order of other buttons.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • When inputting invalid character as width value in "Global > General" with the option "Stretch whole menu width" checked, the program fails to react.
  • When preview a web page that including a 2-level menu in Netscape browser, the character "#" will be added to the URL address of this web page automatically after clicking different menu items for several times.
  • Flash movie or other ActiveX Object fails to be shown correctly in some browsers under MAC platforms when checking "Flash movie or other ActiveX Object" as the element(s) that be hided automatically in "Global > Advanced",

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 8.6 Build 80707 (Jul 9, 2008)

  • Edit image and save as custom resources freely in image library.
  • Keyboard Navigation function enables user to control the menu by using the keyboard. Press Alt F2 to enter.
  • Disable certain items and separators function can hide certain items or separators due to your own needs.
  • Multi-column Menu can arrange long pop up menu items in a table in group; and the multi-row menu can also be reached
  • Copy and Paste function duplicates menu items quickly and keep their properties in the same or different program windows
  • Supports switching to drop-down menu from tree-like menu by importing the authoring file (*.stm) of Sothink Tree Menu
  • Adds new special effect � Rectangle, which is supported by all compatible browsers
  • Tips of the Day provides tips & tricks about using the program
  • Encoding can encode menu in the proper language
  • Supports W3C Valid XHTML 1.0

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 8.4 Build 80226 (Mar 5, 2008)

  • Functions Enhanced:
  • Add the function to edit image in image library.
  • Add 5 new built-in templates, 3 Calendar templates included.
  • Upgrade plug-in from 3.1 to 3.2 for Dreamweaver, from 3.1 to
  • 3.2 for FrontPage, from 1.6 to 1.7 for Expression Web and from 2.0 to 2.1 for Golive.
  • Set "menu Item > General" panel as the task panel displayed by default when launching the program for the first time.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • When a scroller is published to a web page containing a DHTML Menu with special effect, the special effect of the menu will disappear.
  • In menu creating process, the chosen image can't be shown in the preview window when there is ' character in its path on computer.
  • When you create a horizontal menu with edit mode selected, the added appended sub item will pop up in wrong direction if the width value of its parent item is set larger than the default width value.
  • A dialog will pop up by mistake when opening a *.stm file with DHTML Menu.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 8.3 Build 71210 (Dec 11, 2007)

  • Modify the saving path of image library, template and item style on non-Win98 systems.
  • The surround has displayed with mistakes sometimes when web page are using strict dtd.
  • Border with dotted lines has occured sometimes when using Keyboard Navigation function.
  • Sometimes when pressing Ctrl l to add a new item in preview window with edit mode selected, the select border of item disappeared.
  • Special effect Rectangle did not work sometimes when hiding menu.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 8.2 Build 71113 (Nov 14, 2007)

  • Support Keyboard Navigation function, which enables user to control the menu by using the keyboard.
  • Add advanced function to both Menu Item Setting and Separator Setting. It appends the option "Disable" to hide certain items or separators.
  • Add 4 new built-in templates.
  • Upgrade plug-in from 3.0 to 3.1 for Dreamweaver.
  • Optimize the Right to left function.
  • Add several buttons on the toolbar of menu tree panel.
  • Failed to pop up the "Save As" dialog when an imported *.stm file was saved under WIN98.
  • When working with Dreamweaver Library, the menu code
  • has some errors.
  • The border of item disappear when finishing inputting content in the item in preview window with edit mode selected.
  • Displayed menu with confused structure in Konqueror.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 8.0 Build 70827 (Aug 28, 2007)

  • Add Web path setting in Resource Folder panel to set the path for resource files.
  • Add an option in dialog "Options > General" to save *.pgt file without copying resources.
  • Upgrade plug-ins from 3.0 to 3.1 for FrontPage and from 1.5 to 1.6 for Expression Web.
  • Encode incorrectly in the paths of Site Root and JavaScript files when the option "Encode special character" was unchecked in Global > Advanced > Encode.
  • When previewing in IE browser, the height of the separator in horizontal menu changed if the menu was inserted within a table.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 8.0 Build 70807 (Aug 8, 2007)

  • The Attractive User Interface - Optimized the interface to make it more visual and easy-using.
  • Edit and preview the menu directly in preview window when full edit mode is checked.
  • In Global panel, optimize directory settings for the resource files in Resource Folder instead of the previous Web Path.
  • Exactly display the same menu within multi-page no matter where the pages are; preview the menu locally or on the web .
  • Make "Global - Link Prefix" into new property panel.
  • Simplify Publish Wizard into the button "Publish"; and all the options are visible. Condense step-by-step operation into one dialog; and make sure the resource files used in the menu be copied into the resource path which is defined by Resource Folder or your settings.
  • Upgrade plug-ins from 2.7 to 3.0 for FrontPage, from 1.0 to 1.5 for Expression Web, from 2.6 to 3.0for Dreamweaver and from 1.6 to 2.0 for Golive.
  • Divide "Blank Menu" from "File > New" into "Horizontal Menu" and "Vertical Menu".
  • Multi-Column function in "Popup Menu" enables long pop up menu items in a table in group.
  • Import the tree menu (*.stm) in DHTML Menu, which switches to drop-down menu from tree-like menu.
  • Copy and Paste *.pgt files in two different program windows.
  • Add the option "Encoding" in "Global > General" to choose proper language used in the menu and make itdisplay correctly.
  • Tips of the Day helps to use the program better, which shows at the start of the program.
  • Add the option "Display Direction" into the dialog "Append Sub Item".
  • Delete the option "User default context menu of Internet Explorer" in dialog "Options > Preview".
  • Add an option to correct the links begin with "file:///" if Site Root is set as the same directoryin dialog "Options > General".
  • New special effect "Rectangle" is added into the program.
  • Add new templates, modify the present style in thebuilt-in templates and re-arrange the existing templates.
  • Support setting the property "transparent" in Firefox.
  • Add the useful shortcuts to create the menu quickly.
  • Support setting the property "transparent" in Firefox.
  • Add the useful shortcuts to create the menu quickly.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 7.3 Build 70329 (Mar 30, 2007)

  • Supply a new add-in program that supports Microsoft Expression Web.
  • Add 19 new templates and a new type "Clone" in built-in templates.
  • "Stretch whole menu width" function is optimized. With the option checked, the default width of each menu item of the top level will be auto adjusted evenly according to the Item Width value you set.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 7.2 Build 70212 (Mar 15, 2007)

  • Support Windows Vista.
  • Upgrade plug-ins from 2.4 to 2.5 for Dreamweaver, from 2.5 to 2.6 for FrontPage, and from 1.4 to 1.5 for Golive.
  • Add "Quicker Tour" in template startup window to guide the process of creating menu.
  • Diversify clicking methods to show sub menu in Global Settings > General.
  • Add shortcut key "Ctrl J" for "Fast Publish JS", and set option to cancel the prompt window in Advanced > Options.
  • Add a template for Valentine's Day.
  • Fix: Support Outlook agreement.
  • Fix: The cross-frame popup menus lost background images and surround when they show in target frame.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 7.1 Build 61128 (Jan 31, 2007)

  • Functions Enhanced: Add two templates.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • When editing menu, if you have set the status text for an item with link, the status text can not show correctly.
  • The nested multiple iframes will affect the auto-highlight function of menu.
  • When you replace an image in Image Library, preview window does not refresh to show the new image.
  • If you input incorrect value in dialog "Append Multi
  • Sub Item" and click "Cancel", a prompt message will show instead of closing the dialog.
  • If you only change the setting of option "Show this window at start" in Startup dialog, the button "OK" is gray out.
  • In the "Pop Settings>Effect", the effect preview is always be refreshed when switching between this panel and others.

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 7.1 (Nov 30, 2006)

  • When editing menu, if you have set the status text for an item with link, the status text can not show correctly.
  • The nested multiple iframes will affect the auto-highlight function of menu.
  • When you replace an image in Image Library, preview window does not refresh to show the new image.
  • If you input incorrect value in dialog "Append Multi Sub Item" and click "Cancel", a prompt message will show instead of . closing the dialog.
  • If you only change the setting of option "Show this window at start" in Startup dialog, the button "OK" is gray out. . In the "Pop Settings>Effect", the effect preview is always be refreshed when switching between this panel and others. .

New in Sothink DHTML Menu 6.4 Build 60227 (Mar 2, 2006)

  • Optimize the converting wizard, which can upgrade the menu code in the web pages to latest version. The old menu code is generated by version 4.0 to 6.0.
  • Choosing "auto highlight current item", the function "Clear highlighted item�s link" works incorrectly.
  • The icon�s width of one item affects on the other icons� at the same level for the horizontal menu.
  • On the MAC, the popup menu may not appear in IE.