Photo above shows HotDog
Pro 6.0 Beta 4 running on Windows 2000 Pro in Rover Mode on the
main-page of @Macarlo, Inc. web site In Affiliation
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by @Macarlo
Windows 2000 Professional Beta
Tester
(Screenshots by Namo Capture)
Hi All
I just tested here at this Friday February 18 on Windows 2000 Professional the
new release beta from Sausage Software, Hot Dog Professional 6.0.
For a beta this version (Beta 4) is running very
fine and I installed it quickly and starting it immediately updating several
web pages of my site at the same time with insignificant CPU usage! In the photo
below you can see the install screen of HD 6.0 B4 on my Win 2000:
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Introduction
HotDog Professional is a Text Based Web Authoring tool primarily used by High End Web Professionals or what we at Sausage refer to as "Gun Coders". With this in mind the simple mission of HotDog Pro 6 was to create "The Gun Coders tool of choice". Top 6 Design Themes...
What's new in HotDog 6 Public Beta 2?
What's new in HotDog 6 Public Beta 3?
What's new in HotDog 6 Public Beta 4?
Number one priority for HotDog Pro 6 was to make it the optimal productivity tool for Gun Web Coders
Lower Resource Usage.
HotDog 6 uses approximately 12% - 18% (max) of system resources compared to HotDog 5.5, which used a minimum of 35% and potentially up to 100%.
Faster Loading Time.
HotDog 6 loading times range between 3 ? 8 seconds, depending on system configuration, which is on average 4 times faster than HotDog 5.5.
Faster Document opening time.
HotDog 6 average document loading time is under one second, which is approximately 5 to 10 times faster than HotDog 5.5.
SDI (Single Document Interface).
The new HotDog 6 Document Interface allows you to open hundreds of documents with negligible use of resources.
Photo above shows HotDog 6.0 Dynamic HTML Animation Option
Gun Web Coders don?t just use HTML these days. As such, HotDog Pro 6 provides native text editing support for the most popularly used languages in modern Web Design.
Syntax Highlighting for HTML, CSS, ASP, VBScript, JavaScript.
Ability to create separate Syntax coloring schemes for individual language types.
Property Sheet Support for HTML, CSS.
Edit embedded Cascading Style Sheet properties just like HTML using the new Property Sheet.
Code Completion Support for HTML, CSS, ASP, VBScript, JavaScript.
Full Code Completion for all supported languages.
On the fly Syntax Validation for HTML, CSS, ASP, VBScript, JavaScript.
Full error checking for all supported languages during editing.
High-end HTML documents often contain thousands of lines of code. Gun Coders need ways to quickly open large text documents and quickly locate the code they want to edit.
New HTML Navigation View Resource Panel.
The HTML Navigation View distills a HTML file into a structured tree view, which can be filtered to show all tags, specific tag types or just major HTML objects.
Synchronized Tree/Document Tag navigation.
Navigation of tree view is tracked on the fly in the current document (and vice versa), selecting an item in the tree view will place the cursor in the corresponding tag in the current document.
Select/Collapse and Edit Tag in Document.
Right clicking any tree item will offer options to select or collapse the current tag in the Document. Double clicking an item in the tree view will open its corresponding dialog (if one is available) populated with the current attributes ready for quick editing.
Cascading Style Sheets are now used extensively in High End Web Sites to provide complete control over look and feel from one single point.
New CSS Resource Panel.
To house all your CSS style sheets there is a new Resource panel, complete with a few of our own. This Resource panel is the focal point for all new CSS functionality.
New Create Style Sheet and Create Style functions.
HotDog Pro 6 has a completely revamped set of interfaces for Importing, Creating and Editing CSS style sheets and then applying them to your Web pages. All CSS functionality is available through an intuitive and easy to use set of Wizards and point and click dialogs.
Apply inline styles to individual Font and Paragraph Tags using new easy to use point and click dialogs.
Scripting is another area widely used in High End Web Sites. HotDog Pro 6 provides an easy to use interface to add scripting functionality to elements in your Web pages.
The Scripting Resource Panel provides an interface to Add, Edit and Delete HotDog "ScriptBits" to the currently selected element in your HTML document.
Use HotDog "ScriptBits" to easily add scripting functionality to objects in your Web pages.
HotDog "ScriptBits" are pre-configured Java Script functions that can be manipulated, combined and configured via an easy to use point and click interface.
The recently released W3C Accessibility guidelines outline a set of recommendations on how to make Web pages more accessible to people who are physically or mentally impaired. HotDog Pro 6 contains a number of new functions to help you quickly and easily make your new and existing Web Pages more accessible.
New accessibility dialog to list/edit all Accessibility errors in current document.
New "Accessibility Check" dialog will check your current HTML page and provide a list of Accessibility errors. Double clicking any error will open the appropriate HotDog dialog to allow you to quickly and easily add accessibility options to the selected HTML element.
On the fly Accessibility checking in HTML Navigation View.
All Accessibility errors are displayed at a glance in the HTML Navigation view. Double clicking any item in the tree view will open the appropriate HotDog dialog to add accessibility options.
All relevant Dialogs have Accessibility options.
Every relevant HotDog dialog now contains an Accessibility button, toggling this option will open an extra set of Accessibility fields for easy editing.
HTML design method Tutorials on creating accessible pages.
Split Document View mode.
Document Drop Down list of all open files.
New syntax filtering options.
Gutter resizable with mouse.
Hidden Fields shows Spaces.
Dim hidden Fields option.
Intellimouse/mousewheel support.
New Calculate Image Dimensions for document function.
New Right Click Re-Calculate selected image function.
Convert Selection to "title case" function.
Can use mouse with Code Completion.
Code Completion highlights likely closing tag.
Select and Collapse HTML elements function.
Uploading a directory to the Internet Files panel no longer creates an extra blank directory in the panel.
Problems uploading to servers that specify that new directories don't exist have been fixed.
Opening and Closing Web Site files same speed as normal files operation.
Collapsible ranges remembered for all Web Site files between sessions.
Specify a Backup directory for a Web Site.
New Backup Web Site function on Web Site panel.
Uploading Multiple Web Site files uses the one connection, can specify "yes to all" when replacing files.
Web Site Wide Find and Replace Fix.
Web Site uploading progress bar does not sit in front of other applications.
Web Site external resource collection fixes.
HotDog preview file ~HDprev.htm will not be uploaded if it is in a Web Site that is being uploaded.
Add Macro from Font Dialog fixes - creates macro panel properly - inserts into proper position.
Deleting/Renaming macros fix.
Can Add/Edit/Delete Extended Characters.
Extended Character case sensitivity bug fixed.
Improved Netscape bookmarks reading.
Local Files panel has directory drop down box.
Can sort files in the Internet Files panel by the date modified.
Running multiple instances of HotDog doesn't cause crash dialog to appear.
Added parameter to stop HotDog reopening files on startup - /nf.
New multiple instances checking code.
OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) Drag from resource panels.
OLE Drag and Drop for Multi-Line Clipboard.
Removed incorrect List Heading tag from Bulleted lists.
Resource panel drop down list of all open panels on that side.
Selected Resource Panel tabs stored between sessions.
Registered Company removed from publishing, email address added.
Publish function converts auto fields even if the file isn't open.
Spell checker checks selected text without checking tags.
Link Wizard inserts </a> tag.
New Tag Coloring options in Preference dialog.
New Syntax Filtering rules in Preferences dialog.
New Specify a Backup Directory in Preferences dialog.
New separate Syntax Coloring options for all different syntax in Preferences dialog.
Drop Down template menu for New Document toolbar button.
Checks if a file is read only when trying to save.
Document Tabs have save icons.
Right Click popup menu for document tabs.
Document Tabs show full file path as hint.
New "View" Toolbar - Resource Panel, Rover and Rover Ruler Buttons.
New buttons in "File" Toolbar - Import Text document, Close, Close All.
Added File Form Element.
Added Push Button Form Element.
Right click edit option for form elements.
Can specify which syntax manager to use for particular file extensions by default e.g. Use ASP highlighting for ASP files.
File Dialogs have an "Open File As" combo box, to specify syntax to use, e.g. ASP.
Can preview externally and locally through a local web server
Web browser search includes Opera
Preview uses file extension of current document, not .htm
Can insert tabs as spaces
Fixed in Public Beta 1
Dynamic HTML Animation fixed
Can use arrow keys in form wizard
Can use arrow keys with file preview dialogs
Document automatically scrolls to top when text deleted to less than a page length
Can paste from Microsoft Word
Toolbar images don't go transparent after being customized
Internet Files mouse click problems fixed, including mistakenly moving up a directory when loading a site
Increase loading speed for subdirectories in internet files panel
Right Docked Resource panels will not overlap left docked resource panels
Find and Replace in Web Sites will do entire Web Site when no directory/file selected
Web Site Browse Tab button enabling fixes
WebSafe Palette problems fixed
Shift + Delete cuts text to clipboard
Control + Insert copies text to clipboard
Shift + Insert pastes text from clipboard
Frame target inserted into document correctly when inserting a link
Extended Characters conversion doesn't incorrectly convert characters at the start of a file
Document information dialog contains new options for deleting or removing blank fields from documents
Code completion doesn't close on enter or space
"Class Webhelp not found" error fixed
Print margin can be turned off
Selecting document appearance in preferences does not change the saved state of the current document
FTP errors with directory creation/detection fixed
Local Files panel remembers view style
Faster document loading, typing and switching
Web Sites will not reopen a closed Web Site when restore last session on startup is selected
Can turn property sheet help on and off - will not yet jump to topics though
Updated Syntax Files
More accurate code completion
Improved syntax highlighting for scripting
Scripting panel no longer inserts layer tags
AutoIndent Implemented
Ctrl + Space when code completion is already visible, changes the case of the code to be inserted
Export Style Sheet Wizard fixed
Can right click in an empty document
Improved split screen editing
Increased stability when using multiple documents
Insert mode implemented.
Unsaved files not closing when save as file dialog is cancelled.
Image Wizard inserts files with correct path syntax.
ROVER automatically updates when switching documents.
Convert Tags to Uppercase/Lowercase icons corrected.
Can drag and drop to Resource Panels after they have been docked to opposite side.
Code completion still appears after preferences changed.
Code completion will not appear if HotDog does not have focus.
Can open files by dragging them onto the main HotDog form.
Local server previews includes the subdirectories of specified local drives.
Can view hexadecimal values in code completion.
Fixed in Public Beta 4
Document Properties will not freeze on CSS files.
Property Sheet, MultiLine Clipboard and Code Completion resource usage fixes.
Color picker and frameset toolbar buttons can be customized.
Macro Shortcut keys fix.
CONTACT AUTHOR
Sausage Software
http://www.sausage.com
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