What's new in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.2 Build 272

Jun 2, 2014
  • New "Example 21" example added.
  • Fixed the "Background Image" behavior when it is set to "none".
  • The "Do not reopen on same user" feature is now applied for any page of the website.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.2 Build 270 (Jan 21, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue with an error on likno-modal-lib.js.
  • Corrected some parts on Help.
  • Fixed some other minor bugs.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.2 Build 268 (Dec 6, 2013)

  • Added Floating Arrows feature for Multi-Sheet modal windows
  • jquery modal windows floating arrows
  • jquery modal window with floating arrows
  • Fixed an issue with jQuery in latest Chrome and Firefox
  • Fixed an issue with z-index value
  • Fixed some other minor bugs

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.2 Build 266 (Nov 6, 2013)

  • Added full support for the new Internet Explorer 11.
  • Fixed an issue with positioning on mobile browsers.
  • Edited the Example 16 (video) according to the new embed code for a Youtube video.
  • Bug Fixes.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.2 Build 264 (Aug 1, 2013)

  • The "auto" feature is now fully supported for the modal window width, height or both.
  • New attribute parameters available for setting different width, height, header or footer for each sheet:
  • data-lwmw-width
  • data-lwmw-height
  • data-lwmw-header
  • data-lwmw-footer
  • Fixed various issues when no DOCTYPE exists.
  • Fixed a bug in IE10 where closing the window would scroll to the end of the document!
  • Fixed a bug that stopped the modal window from opening when "multisheet" & "HTML file" was used.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.2 Build 262 (Jul 13, 2013)

  • The "link_bydivs" feature when used with images does not stretch them anymore. It now just centers them within the modal window.
  • New "Example 01b (bootstrap)" example added, with a "bootstrap-like" design.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.2 Build 260 (Apr 29, 2013)

  • Added a user-friendly WYSIWYG CSS Editor for all CSS-related properties, making the software much easier to use.
  • Added support for jQuery 1.8 and above.
  • Fixed an issue with autoplay when opening the modal window in the last sheet.
  • Fixed a case where using "External URL" would cause extra scrollbars to appear in the modal window.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.1 Build 252 (Oct 8, 2012)

  • Added the API functions to the application's "Help" file (documentation).
  • Improved the support for the "navigationBarSheetSpacer" CSS class of the Navigation Bar.
  • Increased the minimum modal window margin to 15px when the modal window is larger than the screen size.
  • The modal window no longer hides the parent window scrollbar by default. Instead there is a new Project Property to choose your desired behavior: the "Hide scrollbar" property in the "Project Properties -> Under the Hood" section.
  • Fixed an issue that occurred when a "#" existed in one of the folder names in the Root Folder path.
  • Fixed an issue related to hiding the scrollbar in frame-only pages.
  • Fixed a "jump" when hiding the scrollbar and the modal window had a closing effect.
  • Minor interface improvements (e.g.: when pressing "Enter" on the Preview's Navigation Bar "Offset" fields then the detached Preview is automatically refreshed).

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.1 Build 250 (Aug 14, 2012)

  • Added more "Positioning Options" and "Positioning Offsets" to the Navigation Bar, so that you can achieve a desired distance from the selected corner (or side) when the Navigation Bar is placed inside the "Body".
  • Fixed an issue where the Header/Footer were not being measured correctly when the height has not been set in their CSS property.
  • Fixed an issue where the closing effect did not properly work when it was different to the opening effect (affects "Slide up" & "Glide out" effects).
  • Updated the Navigation Bar so that the text/pages/bullets are always centered vertically.
  • Updated the library to also work with jQuery 1.4.2 (it previously had some code that required jQuery 1.7 or above).
  • Updated the "CSS Reference" link in the CSS editor.
  • Updated the Navigation Bar XML files to have properly structured CSS values.
  • Updated the Navigation Bar values of the Examples.
  • Fixed a rare case where files were deleted when trying to link to them.
  • Fixed an issue where the Preview did not refresh when browsing through the different Examples.
  • Minor interface improvements.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.1 Build 248 (Jul 5, 2012)

  • Added the "Modal Window appears relative to" group of properties in "Style Editor", which lets you position the appearing modal window anywhere you like! Lots of options, such as positioning the modal window relative to "the Browser Window (default)", "a page Element" or "an Image"... and at any corner or side of that chosen "Target".
  • Added 58 new Navigation Bars to choose from!
  • Enhanced the Navigation Bar functionality to include "Bullets" (as "sheet numbers"), Opacity on Normal or Mouse Over states, etc.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.1 Build 246 (Mar 2, 2012)

  • New feature: "Make certain forms show their results in a specified Modal Window". It is used so that the user views the results of a form (i.e. the content after the form's "submit" button is pressed) into a modal window opening above the page.
  • Fixed an issue with the "Do not re-open on same user" option when the "Opens on Page Load" was selected: it caused the "Do not re-open" to be active when it should not.
  • Made some interface improvements.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.1 Build 244 (Feb 9, 2012)

  • 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.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.1 Build 242 (Jan 14, 2012)

  • 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.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.1 Build 240 (Jan 14, 2012)

  • 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.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.1 Build 238 (Jan 14, 2012)

  • 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.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.1 Build 236 (Jan 14, 2012)

  • 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.).

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.1 Build 234 (Jan 14, 2012)

  • 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.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.1 Build 232 (Jul 22, 2011)

  • The core library uses the new jQuery v1.6.2 library.
  • Added keyboard navigation for multi-sheet windows.
  • New loading method, uses existing jQuery in the page when available.
  • Added more name-checks to avoid jQuery conflicts.
  • Fixed a case where loading modals from different folders could lose the images.
  • Fixed a problem with external URLs

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.0 Build 216 (Jun 20, 2011)

  • 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.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.0 Build 214 (May 5, 2011)

  • 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.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.0 Build 206 (Feb 8, 2011)

  • Added the ability to open any modal window on Page Load with 2 new methods:
  • By adding a javascript variable somewhere in page:
  • var modalwindowname_open=1;
  • 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.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.0 Build 204 (Dec 8, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue where cookies for the "Open on Page Load" feature were removed when closing the browser.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.0 Build 202 (Dec 8, 2010)

  • 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.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 2.0 Build 200 (Dec 8, 2010)

  • 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:
  • Info on Product 1
  • 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".

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 1.1 Build 142 (Jun 11, 2010)

  • Added "Example 17", which demonstrates how to add a Form inside a modal window.
  • Added some minor interface improvements.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 1.1 Build 140 (May 14, 2010)

  • Added the "Auto Popup Window" Add-in (free).
  • Added "Example 16", which demonstrates how to show a Youtube video (or any other movie type) inside a modal window.
  • Bug Fixes.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 1.1 Build 138 (May 6, 2010)

  • Added the ability to detach the preview pane.
  • Merged both Style tabs into one to make a simpler & intuitive interface.
  • Added 2 new examples, that show thematic modal windows created with frames from our Photo Frame Show service.
  • Bug Fixes.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 1.1 Build 136 (Apr 9, 2010)

  • Merged both Style tabs into one to make a simpler & intuitive interface.
  • Added 2 new examples, that show thematic modal windows created with frames from our Photo Frame Show service.
  • Added a right-click context menu at the "Open Projects" listbox, for save, close, etc.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 1.1 Build 134 (Mar 17, 2010)

  • Interface Optimization.
  • Added preloading for the Modal Window CSS background-image.
  • Added relative offsets feature when positioning to the center of the browser.
  • Bug Fixes.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 1.1 Build 132 (Mar 5, 2010)

  • Interface Optimization.
  • Fixed 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.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 1.1 Build 130 (Feb 24, 2010)

  • 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.
  • Bug Fixes.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 1.1 Build 128 (Feb 2, 2010)

  • Optimized interface.
  • Added a Color Picker interface to the color properties.
  • Enhanced the Copy/Paste feature.
  • Added check to prevent the project name and the modal window names to start with a number.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 1.1 Build 126 (Jan 28, 2010)

  • Optimized interface.
  • 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.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Likno Web Modal Windows Builder 1.1 Build 124 (Dec 22, 2009)

  • Customization of Navigation Bar appearance in jQuery Modal Windows.
  • Set modal window to open automatically when page loads.
  • When a modal window does not fit on the browser, it can now be shrinked to fit the browser.
  • When user performs an action with "autoplay" on, the autoplay can now be stopped.