PageFabric Changelog

What's new in PageFabric 2022.9.21.0

Sep 23, 2022
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that prevents the New static Website dialog to open.
  • Fixed a bug that prevents the Assets dialog to open.

New in PageFabric 2022.9.19.0 (Sep 19, 2022)

  • Added features:
  • You can now use the TagContainer Part.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a regression on connectors. You may have to rebind your Parts to the connectors to apply the fix.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • The Website content panel is now using Acrylic texture.

New in PageFabric 2022.8.15.0 (Aug 16, 2022)

  • Added features:
  • You can now collapse the ribbon default bar, to use less space, like in Microsoft Office. When you click a tab, the content will appear in a flyout and will disappear when you activate another control. Double-Click again on a ribbon tab to make it back to its full size.
  • Double-clicking the Custom Html Part on a page will open the editor dialog.
  • You can now toggle the global search bar visibility (in the application main window title bar), see the Application settings dialog.
  • You can now edit your custom dictionary words, see the Application settings dialog > Authoring experience.
  • You can now easily switch to another PageFabric instance using the View tab > Swap window button.
  • You can now wrap a Part in a Stack area using the Wrap Part button in the Home ribbon tab.
  • You can now press the Enter key to start editing text Parts on the page, instead of having to double-click these kind of parts.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a visual bug when applying the application color to the title bar, it was still visible when opening the Backstage view.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Ribbon selected tab indicator to disappear in some conditions.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an application crash when closing the main window.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause application crash when using the "beautify" button in the Custom Html Part editor.
  • Fixed a bug that could occur when building a website, when a target file already exists.
  • Fixed the "6 images gallery (2 rows of 3 images)" Part.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • The button to refresh the website explorer panel has been moved to the context menu.
  • Ticks have been added to the ribbon tools menus for better understanding of what options are activated.
  • Cards container style options "Layout", "Number of columns" now support live preview.
  • Added syntax coloration to Custom Html Part editor.
  • The editor night mode experimental feature has been removed and replaced by a new option in the View ribbon tab called Switch editor background which does the same thing.

New in PageFabric 2022.6.28.0 (Aug 14, 2022)

  • Added features:
  • You can now collapse the ribbon default bar, to use less space, like in Microsoft Office. When you click a tab, the content will appear in a flyout and will disappear when you activate another control. Double-Click again on a ribbon tab to make it back to its full size.
  • Double-clicking the Custom Html Part on a page will open the editor dialog.
  • You can now toggle the global search bar visibility (in the application main window title bar, see the Application settings dialog.
  • You can now edit your custom dictionary words, see the Application settings dialog > Authoring experience.
  • You can now easily switch to another PageFabric instance using the View tab > Swap window button.
  • You can now wrap a Part in a Stack area using the Wrap Part button in the Home ribbon tab.
  • You can now press the Enter key to start editing text Parts on the page, instead of having to double-click these kind of parts.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a visual bug when applying the application color to the title bar, it was still visible when opening the Backstage view.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Ribbon selected tab indicator to disappear in some conditions.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an application crash when closing the main window.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause application crash when using the "beautify" button in the Custom Html Part editor.
  • Fixed a bug that could occur when building a website, when a target file already exists.
  • Fixed the "6 images gallery (2 rows of 3 images" Part.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • The button to refresh the website explorer panel has been moved to the context menu.
  • Ticks have been added to the ribbon tools menus for better understanding of what options are activated.
  • Cards container style options "Layout", "Number of columns" now support live preview.
  • Added syntax coloration to Custom Html Part editor.
  • The editor night mode experimental feature has been removed and replaced by a new option in the View ribbon tab called Switch editor background which does the same thing.

New in PageFabric 2022.6.27.0 (Jul 1, 2022)

  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a visual bug that caused text to be unreadable in dark mode in some UI components.
  • Fixed a bug that caused spell checker to check technical labels that should not be checked.
  • Fixed an annoying bug that caused the Enter key not to work properly in some conditions while editing rich text.
  • Fixed a bug in the ribbon that prevented the overflow buttons of quick actions bar to work properly.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the parts to move correctly when they were sorted using the page explorer panel.
  • The option to disable animations had no effect on the ribbon animations, it's now fixed.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • Git features will be renamed History, to avoid confusion and reduce the technical approach of our implementation. The purpose of that is to have file history and shared files for working in teams. We do not plan to include full branches and other technical stuff. PageFabric is intended to be used by anyone with no particular technical skills.
  • The Text Translation feature has moved to a contextual popup (like the spell checker). Select text, then right click and select Translate to show the popup.
  • Modified some labels and translations for better consistency.

New in PageFabric 2022.6.12.0 (Jun 13, 2022)

  • Added features:
  • The editor zoom level is back and now correctly implemented, it's not applying the responsive layout, it's scaling the page to be more readable
  • You can now download a specific version of a Web Package from the application It's useful to rollback to an older version if necessary
  • Web Packages can now add suggestions for Parts Custom Attributes
  • new layout Parts are available (PageFabricFramework Web Package must be updated)
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Renaming a file did not change the Git sync status in the explorer, it's now fixed
  • Updating a Web package sometimes made styles or script suggestions appear twice, it's now fixed
  • Fixed a bug that caused SiteFunctions to be generated in the wrong order during website build
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Website settings dialog fail to save settings when activating the Git repository while not having selected a valid palette (a message is shown to select a palette before closing the dialog)
  • Changed behaviors:
  • The Export website feature did include the build temp folder in the generated archive file, which was not necessary This folder is now excluded from the archive file
  • Ribbon sub menus and popups now use Acrylic texture on Windows 11
  • The website publish view will refresh automatically after the website is built, you won't have to close and reopen the view to update it
  • The Meet Now button is no longer available
  • When the application window size is too small, the global search bar is now hidden
  • WordArts are now deprecated We're focusing on the original spirit of PageFabric, bringing consistency to your website
  • Text custom styles are now displayed using the quick preview thumbnail in the Text Styles ribbon button

New in PageFabric 2022.5.30.0 (May 31, 2022)

  • Added features:
  • You can now add words to the custom dictionary using the spell checker popup.
  • You can now use Peek to preview pages from hyperlinks.
  • New part: Anchor, helps you create hyperlinks to a specific place on a page.
  • You can now display paragraphs and text layout hidden symbols (Display > Paragraphs).
  • Web Packages can now embed script intellisense data.
  • Web Packages can now embed font references.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Custom style editor now shows correct styles in preview area.
  • Localization sometimes failed if you were using specific language (not "auto"). It's now fixed.
  • In the past, dropdown controls in the Ribbon sometimes broke the ribbon. It is now fixed.
  • The "tooltip visibility duration" bug is now fixed.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Text Style feature to remove the selected text in some conditions.
  • Fixed a bug in Web Packages extraction that was caused by antivirus file locks. The drawback may be a longer build time.
  • Fixed a bug that appeared when trying to use an online image for Open Graph illustration.
  • Fixed a bug that occured when switching tabs in Duo mode.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed you to drag and drop parent elements on their own children, resulting in a broken DOM operation and disappearing elements.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • It is no longer required to restart the application to switch UI theme.
  • The dark theme has been slightly modified.
  • Improved visual editor usability.
  • Code files now open in the main window, like pages.
  • Modified the insert Part popup position calculation.
  • Improved status bar buttons behavior.
  • Improved scrolling behavior for touch devices.
  • Full screen mode has been temporarily disabled. We are working on a better version for touch devices.

New in PageFabric 2022.5.7.0 (May 5, 2022)

  • Added features:
  • Downloads count is now visible in the Web Packages view.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed various bugs that caused AI features not to work correctly.
  • You can now download AI specific components.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • The website explorer panel has received some visual changes.
  • Some contextual operations have been disabled in the website explorer panel to prevent changes on reserved files.
  • Some translations have been improved/corrected.
  • Made some visual improvements in the Web Packages view.
  • Known bugs:
  • A bug was introduced by Microsoft resulting tooltips to disappear immediately. The bug is filled on Microsoft GitHub respository, waiting for a fix.

New in PageFabric 2022.4.30.0 (May 1, 2022)

  • Added features:
  • Added the possibility to customize parts styles.
  • Added a keyboard shortcut to save all pending modifications (Ctrl+Shift+S).
  • Added the possibility to auto save the modified documents when the application is inactive (experimental feature).
  • PageFabric can now be controlled by organizations using GPO and Registry keys.
  • You can now use Git as a file versioning system and a team collaboration tool.
  • Added a contextual menu in the Publish view, to help you open files quickly.
  • Introducing PageFabric Web Packages.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that could appear on some PCs at launch in some conditions.
  • Fixed a possible lag when typing fast in the visual editor.
  • Fixed a bug that caused formatted code Parts to be published without line breaks when using the Minify output html option in application settings.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Undo/Redo to fail after clearing a box background image.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Ribbon keyboard navigation to bring to front the wrong tab in some cases.
  • Fixed a bug that caused toggle buttons to behave strangely when added to the QAT.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • Added a check on website publication settings before you can actually use the Publication module.
  • Improved keyboard navigation in message boxes such as Save, Save all, Yes/No questions...
  • Added the possibility to enable/disable intelligent services, such as auto image alternative texts. See application settings.
  • Added shades to Mica background on Windows 11.
  • Context menus now support Acrylic texture on Windows 11.
  • Added some checks in the create website wizard to avoid the use of folders that already contain data.
  • You can now resize the Website settings dialog. Size will persist across sessions.
  • You can now resize the Application settings dialog. Size will persist across sessions.
  • You can now add dropdown controls to the Quick Access Toolbar.
  • Made some visual adjustments on various UI components.
  • Context menus sometimes opened with a small offset. This is now fixed on Windows 11. The problem remains on Windows 10.
  • The Store button has been replaced by the Publish button. The Store will be replaced by a new feature in the next versions.

New in PageFabric 2022.1.27.0 (Jan 28, 2022)

  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a blocking issue when using PageFabric for the first time on a PC: panels were hidden with no possibility to expand them correctly.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • When using PageFabric for the first time, the Restore session option is now turned off by default because it caused a problem when opening a website. We're investigating on this particular issue. You can turn on the feature and see if it works correctly on your PC. If you have any problem when opening a website, turn it off.

New in PageFabric 2022.1.22.0 (Jan 20, 2022)

  • Added features:
  • PageFabric is now available in Hungarian.
  • PageFabric is now available in Dutch.
  • The backstage screen (home screen + file menu) has been redesigned to match Windows 11 guidelines.
  • Online publication (using FTP) is now available.
  • Added the ability to customize the Quick Access Toolbar.
  • Added Custom attributes to all parts.
  • Added JSon language for formatted code Part.
  • You can now force the UI language (instead of letting Windows decide for you).
  • Website explorer now shows colors of opened tabs next to file names (useful for large websites and lot of tabs opened).
  • New grammar rules are added to spell checker (you can enable them in the application settings dialog).
  • You can now import/export your projects from a PC to another more easily.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that caused designer elements borders not to appear correctly.
  • Fixed a bug that caused paste operation to put content outside of container instead of inside.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Undo/Redo actions not to refresh correctly the panels and not to select the modified Part.
  • Fixed a bug that caused website publication to fail when using Labels with empty value.
  • Fixed a bug that caused scrollbars to appear when editing a table.
  • Fixed a bug that let you click buttons when no item is selected in the template selection dialog.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Insert bullet list to be enabled in wrong situations.
  • Fixed a visual bug that caused arrows in buttons to be not aligned correctly in Fabric and Fluent themes.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Run locally feature to fail when having several tabs opened in the editor but not actually modified.
  • Fixed a bug that could appear when closing many tabs very fast (using the mouse middle button for example).
  • Fixed the strange behavior of the maximize/restore button.
  • Fixed a bug that caused some commands to appear in the search results when they shouldn't.
  • Fixed a bug that caused output HTML to be not minified.
  • It was impossible to remove an image from an horizontal menu. It has been fixed.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • The application is now running on .NET 6.
  • Various performances improvements have been done.
  • In full screen mode, the chrome buttons (reduce, restore, close) are now hidden due to some problem it caused for some users. They will probably be back later. Use the little cross to stop the full screen mode.
  • Generated horizontal menus now have an ALT attribute on logo images (SEO rule).
  • Generated horizontal menus now have a rel="nofollow" attribute on the hamburger icon (SEO Rule).
  • Horizontal navigation menus have been redesigned to support new features.
  • Spell checking experience has been redefined.
  • Various visual changes and improvements.
  • The Save button is now always enabled.
  • Improved various things in HTML code generation.
  • Experimental Mica has been removed, Windows 10 show classical light gray style and Windows 11 uses native Mica texture.
  • Due to a bug in CEF (engine used by PageFabric visual editor), zoom feature has been disabled temporarily.

New in PageFabric 2021.11.12.0 (Nov 16, 2021)

  • Added features:
  • Added the possibility to set an ID for all parts.
  • PageFabric Code is a new module that helps you add your own scripts to your website.
  • You can now add your own javascript functions to your website.
  • You can now delete a specific language for any page. Use this feature if you don't want a specific page or group of pages to be generated for a given language.
  • You can now select a color for each opened page in the editor. You can select the default color for all new tabs in Application Settings > Workspace.
  • PageFabric is now available in Italian.
  • PageFabric is now available in Polish.
  • PageFabric is now available in Portuguese.
  • PageFabric is now available in Romanian.
  • PageFabric is now available in German.
  • You can now integrate Disqus on your pages.
  • You can now manage the Cookie Consent alert.
  • Added the possibility to add an image to horizontal nav menus.
  • Added the possibility to hide the icon image of horizontal menus on mobile devices.
  • We support an auto-redirect page for multilingual websites.
  • The ribbon has a new feature called Quick Access Toolbar, like Microsoft Office.
  • You can now select several video sources.
  • You can now tweak the video Part with more options.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • After publishing your website, vertical menus were always expanded. It has been fixed. Only the path to current page is expanded.
  • Fixed a memory leak in the visual editor.
  • Fixed a bug that caused application crash in some conditions while typing a lot of text.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Move Part shortcuts to scroll the page in some conditions.
  • Fixed a bug that caused page columns to be in the wrong order when seen on mobile devices.
  • Fixed a bug that made possible to move elements that were locked by template.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • The page language selector has been changed to be cleaner.
  • The ribbon tabs have been reordered: View is now before Help. Sorry for this habits changing but the previous version was not user friendly when we are used to use Word everyday.
  • The Development tools tab is now localized correctly.
  • The zoom commands are now in the View ribbon tab.
  • On Windows 11, the UI font is now Segoe UI Variable.
  • The Dev Tools ribbon tab is now always available and has no effect on the telemetry settings.
  • Mica texture is now by default on Windows 11.
  • Fixed the application title bar layout when resizing.
  • Webm files are now supported as video file format.
  • Jfif files are now supported as image file format.
  • Website publication options are now located in the Website settings dialog.
  • Improved website generation before running locally.
  • Parts that belong to the page template are now a bit shaded by default (you can turn off this feature in Application Settings > Editing experience)
  • For developers/designers:
  • New API for adding custom scripts to your pages.

New in PageFabric 2021.10.1.0 (Oct 1, 2021)

  • Added features:
  • You can now change the editor elements color in the Settings dialog > Authoring experience.
  • Added items spacing option for mosaic containers.
  • Added items border color option for mosaic containers.
  • Added device display option for mosaic containers.
  • Added the possibility to restore last session when you open a recent website. You can turn off this feature in the Application Settings dialog > Workspace.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Select parent block feature to work correctly.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Page Description meta and Page Keywords meta fields to be saved when you selected an other opened page in the editor.
  • Fixed a bug that caused ribbon overflow button not to appear in some conditions.
  • The Find text popup was not fully visible. It is now fixed.
  • Windows jumplists to quickly open a website didn't work properly. It is now fixed.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • Note: Visitors feedback feature will be removed soon. We may offer this service as an extension for PageFabric. Please stop using this Part on your websites.
  • The light theme is now a little darker to add more contrast.
  • An icon has been added next to items when you select a specific device type for display.
  • The tooltips for ribbon actions now show keyboard shortcuts.
  • Undo/Redo is now still enabled after saving a document.
  • On Windows 11, the maximize and restore buttons show the snap assist feature.
  • On Windows 11, the application main window now displays a blue border when it is active.

New in PageFabric 2021.9.8.0 (Sep 8, 2021)

  • Added features:
  • Added Forms Parts.
  • Added the possibility to move Parts by dragging them.
  • Added the possibility to duplicate Parts by dragging them and pressing Ctrl key.
  • Added Content Focus mode to hide all components on your page, except the main content area (View > Content focus mode).
  • Added dictionary for Czech language.
  • Added dictionary for Polish language.
  • Added dictionary for Romanian.
  • Added the possibility to resize table rows and cols.
  • The global search bar at the top of the application now lets you search text in all your website pages.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Hyperlink dialog to work correctly in some cases.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the application to crash when using parts with symbols.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the image alternative text to be lost after leaving the text field in the Image properties panel.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Insert screenshot feature to fail.
  • Fixed a bug that caused line returns to be removed in headings after saving a page.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Insert label feature to fail in some conditions.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • Note: Visitors feedback feature will be removed soon. We may offer this service as an extension for PageFabric. Please stop using this Part on your websites.
  • Several visual changes to match the next version of Windows and Office.
  • Improved Clear Type font rendering in the UI.
  • Improved auto scroll to Part after reordering elements on the page.
  • Major performances improvements for the designer on high dpi screens.
  • Improved website loading time.
  • Text styles (in General tab) is now lazy loading, you must click on it to dynamically load available styles. This is done to improve website opening sequence.
  • Parts boxes in design mode feature is now moved to the View tab, clicking the button will apply the setting to all opened pages, instead of just the current one.
  • The Ribbon bar is now responsive.

New in PageFabric 2021.6.7.0 (Jun 7, 2021)

  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Hyperlink dialog to work correctly in some cases.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the application to crash when using parts with symbols.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • Note: Advanced publishing will soon be removed because it requires an old set of components that blocks future evolution of the application.
  • The light theme is now light gray to limit light emission and eye strain.
  • Improved spell checking process.
  • Global performances improvements. Especially for Intel Graphics generic cards.
  • If you have performances issues, turn off application animations in the Application Settings dialog.
  • When you run your website locally, the temps folder is now generated in the %temp% folder. This new behavior will improve performance when your website is located on a network drive.
  • Quick text format toolbar appears near the mouse cursor when you select text (instead of the text position in the editor).
  • For developers/designers:
  • See API changes on Github.com

New in PageFabric 2021.5.11.0 (May 13, 2021)

  • Added features:
  • SEO Pack : Find all hyperlinks pointing to a page.
  • SEO Pack : SEO tips are now available in Page Properties panel .
  • Added Custom HTML Code part.
  • Added chart parts colors customization options with quick preview system.
  • Added Carousel parts .
  • Added background files modification check (if a file is modified outside of the app, a message box appears to reload the file).
  • Added more assistance by showing Insert here button when selection changes.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented application settings to load correctly.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented newly installed extensions to show up.
  • SEO Pack : Fixed a bug that caused Page Title Rule to show a misleading message.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Tab controls from working properly.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented spell check from working properly in tables.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Special paste > Above feature from working properly.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • Improved Accordion controls editing experience.
  • Designers and developers who want to create their own layouts can now activate the Designer toolbox from the Developer mode (see application settings > Dev mode).
  • For developers/designers:
  • See API changes on Github.com

New in PageFabric 2021.4.25.0 (Apr 26, 2021)

  • Added features:
  • Added more styling options for buttons, as well as the quick preview.
  • Added the option to wrap a Part in a box.
  • Added the option to split a rich text area that contains headings and paragraphs into several independent text areas.
  • Added Chart parts.
  • Added the possibility to create a chart from a table that contains labels and numeric values.
  • Added social buttons parts.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that allowed user to insert parts under structural components. They are now inserted inside.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • We've added more customization options for the buttons.
  • The process to insert a part on the page has been simplified.
  • The New website and Open website buttons are not available anymore in the application title bar.
  • The website creation wizard has been redesigned.

New in PageFabric 2021.4.14.0 (Apr 17, 2021)

  • Added features:
  • Added more styling options for buttons, as well as the quick preview.
  • Added the option to wrap a Part in a box.
  • Added the option to split a rich text area that contains headings and paragraphs into several independent text areas.
  • Added Chart parts.
  • Added the possibility to create a chart from a table that contains labels and numeric values.
  • Added social buttons parts.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that allowed user to insert parts under structural components. They are now inserted inside.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • We've added more customization options for the buttons.
  • The process to insert a part on the page has been simplified.
  • The New website and Open website buttons are not available anymore in the application title bar.
  • The website creation wizard has been redesigned.
  • For developers/designers:
  • See API changes on Github.com

New in PageFabric 2021.3.7.0 (Mar 8, 2021)

  • Added features:
  • Material Design is now available.
  • Page templates are now available.
  • Added sounds reacting to some actions in the UI, you can disable sounds in the application settings window.
  • Added an option to insert an extract from another page of the same website.
  • Added quick preview on various style options (background colors, table themes, page background), just move the mouse over the options to see the result before you apply the options (like Office).
  • You can now save multiple pages when you close the application.
  • Added a Skype Meet now button to collaborate when your create your website.
  • New feature in SEO Pack: Automatic hyperlink refactor after you rename a file from the website explorer panel.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that caused connectors editor dialog fail to retrieve connector fields because of SSL certificate validation error.
  • Fixed a bug that occurred when trying to uninstall an extension.
  • Fixed a bug that occurred after renaming a folder in the website explorer panel.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • Smooth scrolling has been disabled due to a performance issue on very high DPI screens. The option will be added back in a future release, it will be an opt in option.
  • The page keywords box has been changed in the Page Properties panel.
  • Improved application dark theme rendering on various screens.
  • For developers/designers:
  • See API changes on Github.com

New in PageFabric 2021.2.8.0 (Feb 10, 2021)

  • Added features:
  • You can now paste data from Excel. It will automatically create a table reusable in PageFabric.
  • You can new paste charts from PowerPoint. It will automatically convert it to an image and add it to your website assets.
  • You can now rotate images. Select an image on your page, open the Image tools ribbon tab and click on one of the Rotate buttons .
  • New button types, with symbol and text, stacked vertically or horizontally.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that caused ribbon buttons to have a wrong size after resizing the window in certain conditions.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the side panels not to open with keyboard shortcuts in certain conditions.
  • Fixed a bug that caused boxes background images not to show correctly in certain conditions.
  • Fixed a bug that caused undo command to reset wrong content after copy/paste operations in certain conditions.
  • Fixed a bug that caused files to be displayed twice in quick search results (F3).
  • Fixed a graphical bug in dark mode, some labels were still in black instead of white.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the page Feedback panel not to show correct messages.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • Polished the UI and fixed some inconsistencies.
  • The hyperlink popup is no longer available.
  • You can now undo translated text insert action.
  • New symbols choice window, with several collections of symbols : Fabric, Fluent, Material, FontAwesome, LineAwesome (the default one we used prior this update).
  • Changed the way editor tabs width is calculated.
  • Changed some texts when the application is in English.

New in PageFabric 2021.11.15.0 (Jan 15, 2021)

  • Added features:
  • Now you can easily open and edit a page from an hyperlink. Right click on a button or hyperlink > Open and edit the targeted page.
  • Added a button in the Website review screen results to open a page directly.
  • New Parts: Mosaic Container and Mosaic Tile.
  • You can change horizontal navigation content alignment.
  • You can now select animations for tabs Part.
  • Design Pack: Added Magic Fill feature for Cards.
  • You can now change the Hierarchy breadcrumb position.
  • You can now add an image as a Card background.
  • You can now define an overflow text for horizontal navigation menus.
  • Added Paste Special to control the position of paste operation.
  • SEO Pack: Added possibility to add Open Graph tags on pages when you publish your Website.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that caused designer elements borders were not showing correctly.
  • Fixed a bug that caused paste operation to put content outside of container instead of inside.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • Polished the UI and fixed some inconsistencies.
  • Vertical navigation now shows the menu title when collapsed on mobiles devices.
  • Vertical navigation now support items with button style.

New in PageFabric 2020.12.2.0 (Dec 3, 2020)

  • Added features:
  • Community hub to send comments and report bugs.
  • Added spellcheck support for various languages: NL, PT, DE, IT, EN-GB.
  • Added 6 columns layout option for cards container.
  • Added shortcut to switch active tab in workspace.
  • Added options to duplicate and move selected element more easily (Ribbon > Layout Tab).
  • Added demo website on the start screen.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that caused the website analysis to fail in certain conditions.
  • Fixed a bug that caused generated website to miss some Javascript resources.
  • Fixed a bug that caused duplicated connectors may not be saved.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Tabs Part to fail working correctly.
  • Local server didn't server pages where names contained accented characters.
  • Windows taskbar jumplist Open command was not correctly translated in English.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • Polished the UI and fixed some inconsistencies.
  • Added some error messages for file operations.
  • Added various messages in empty lists for better UX.
  • Updated Page Layout dialog.
  • Changed font for mobile devices on Fabric and Fluent.
  • Updated the background color picker for Boxes and Cards.
  • Telemetry and Privacy settings are now available.
  • Connectors are now listed by name in the Connectors list dialog.
  • Menus are now listed by name in the Menus list dialog.
  • Improved UI rendering on High DPI screens.
  • For developers/designers:
  • First version of JS API for extension creation.

New in PageFabric 2020.11.11.0 (Nov 14, 2020)

  • Added features:
  • Complete website publication workflow.
  • Added page zoom support (see the status bar, bottom right).
  • Added Connectors.
  • Added Translator.
  • Added selected text Web search.
  • Added Insert > Screenshot feature (like MS Word).
  • Added local Web server to see your site locally before you publish it.
  • Added Website generation options in the application settings dialog.
  • Some little features added... ;)
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that caused the website analysis to fail in certain conditions.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • Polished the UI and fixed some inconsistencies.

New in PageFabric 2020.10.10.0 (Nov 9, 2020)

  • Added features:
  • Added the possibility to copy a file path with the context menu on editor tab.
  • New button models.
  • New navigation menu bar models.
  • Horizontal navigation menus now support 1 level of sub menus.
  • You can now hide a navigation menu title. The option is in the Part Properties panel.
  • You can now set the Alt text of an image.
  • You can now set the text color for Inline text parts.
  • New Part : Stack panels (to stack items horizontally or vertically).
  • Website validation before publication.
  • New Website publication screen.
  • New global search and command bar.
  • Fixed bugs:
  • You can now combine Acrylic effect (on boxes and cards) and background color. The background color will be used as a tint color of the Acrylic surface.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Select parent element feature not to work correctly.
  • Changed behaviors:
  • Added various contextual help.
  • Bing image search is removed from context menu, you can find this feature in the ribbon > Image tools when you select an image on the page.
  • When you double click on a navigation menu that is not linked to a menu, the menu selector dialog will open, instead of the menu editor dialog.
  • The icon to expand an horizontal navigation bar in responsive mode is now a cross when the menu is opened. This helps the user understand how to close the menu.
  • Lot of CSS rework to make responsive websites cleaner.
  • Fixed some translation errors in the application for English language.