Xway includes a detailed reference manual, which you can access by choosing “Xway User Guide” from the Help menu. This also includes an appendix with a list of new features and cross-references to documentation in the user guide - this is a good place to start if you’re upgrading from b1. If you’re new to Xway, a good place to start is the introduction to the user guide, and the Xway tutorial (see below).
There is also a step-by-step tutorial and two sample documents, which are available from our web site (click on “Xway Resources” in the Help menu). We revised the tutorial for b2.
New features in Xway b2:
• Resources view
• Graphics can be pasted into Xway
• Graphics in non-web format (TIFF etc.) can be imported
• External resources
• Insert Resource dialog
• Content section of Box Inspector displays information about resources
• Resources can be replaced, detached, or located
• Modified resources are automatically updated
• Plays Inline attribute for videos
• Iframes (YouTube videos, Vimeo videos, Google maps etc.)
• Inflow boxes can be moved or duplicated by dragging
• Language can be specified for pages and documents
• Meta tags
• Generic markup
• Extended page attributes can be added to html and head (as well as body)
• Default extended page attributes can be added in the Document Inspector
• Clearing or resetting the Name/ID field of a resource box will generate a default ID based on the name of the resource
• You can reset the IDs of multiple boxes by typing a space in the Name/ID field
• Fixed background images are drawn with fixed attachment
• Clicking anywhere in the title bar of an Inspector section will hide or show that section
• Pressing Command-Return switches from the Site panel and starts editing if a container box is selected
• Improved Dark Mode support
• Markup and Extended sections in the Inspector panel grow in height (as well as width) when the Inspector is widened
Xway includes a detailed reference manual, which you can access by choosing “Xway User Guide” from the Help menu. This also includes an appendix with a list of new features and cross-references to documentation in the user guide - this is a good place to start if you’re upgrading from b1. If you’re new to Xway, a good place to start is the introduction to the user guide, and the Xway tutorial (see below).
There is also a step-by-step tutorial and two sample documents, which are available from our web site (click on “Xway Resources” in the Help menu). We revised the tutorial for b2.
New features in Xway b2:
• Resources view
• Graphics can be pasted into Xway
• Graphics in non-web format (TIFF etc.) can be imported
• External resources
• Insert Resource dialog
• Content section of Box Inspector displays information about resources
• Resources can be replaced, detached, or located
• Modified resources are automatically updated
• Plays Inline attribute for videos
• Iframes (YouTube videos, Vimeo videos, Google maps etc.)
• Inflow boxes can be moved or duplicated by dragging
• Language can be specified for pages and documents
• Meta tags
• Generic markup
• Extended page attributes can be added to html and head (as well as body)
• Default extended page attributes can be added in the Document Inspector
• Clearing or resetting the Name/ID field of a resource box will generate a default ID based on the name of the resource
• You can reset the IDs of multiple boxes by typing a space in the Name/ID field
• Fixed background images are drawn with fixed attachment
• Clicking anywhere in the title bar of an Inspector section will hide or show that section
• Pressing Command-Return switches from the Site panel and starts editing if a container box is selected
• Improved Dark Mode support
• Markup and Extended sections in the Inspector panel grow in height (as well as width) when the Inspector is widened
The zipped sample documents (Ambient, Ambient Light) don’t seem to be viable for me.
The media links to jeremy’s document folder for example.
Something I’m doing wrong?
CraigS
On May 19, 2020, at 10:56 AM, Jeremy Hughes <email@hidden> wrote:
We have just released Xway b2, the latest version of our next-generation program for visual web design.
Xway includes a detailed reference manual, which you can access by choosing “Xway User Guide” from the Help menu. This also includes an appendix with a list of new features and cross-references to documentation in the user guide - this is a good place to start if you’re upgrading from b1. If you’re new to Xway, a good place to start is the introduction to the user guide, and the Xway tutorial (see below).
There is also a step-by-step tutorial and two sample documents, which are available from our web site (click on “Xway Resources” in the Help menu). We revised the tutorial for b2.
New features in Xway b2:
• Resources view
• Graphics can be pasted into Xway
• Graphics in non-web format (TIFF etc.) can be imported
• External resources
• Insert Resource dialog
• Content section of Box Inspector displays information about resources
• Resources can be replaced, detached, or located
• Modified resources are automatically updated
• Plays Inline attribute for videos
• Iframes (YouTube videos, Vimeo videos, Google maps etc.)
• Inflow boxes can be moved or duplicated by dragging
• Language can be specified for pages and documents
• Meta tags
• Generic markup
• Extended page attributes can be added to html and head (as well as body)
• Default extended page attributes can be added in the Document Inspector
• Clearing or resetting the Name/ID field of a resource box will generate a default ID based on the name of the resource
• You can reset the IDs of multiple boxes by typing a space in the Name/ID field
• Fixed background images are drawn with fixed attachment
• Clicking anywhere in the title bar of an Inspector section will hide or show that section
• Pressing Command-Return switches from the Site panel and starts editing if a container box is selected
• Improved Dark Mode support
• Markup and Extended sections in the Inspector panel grow in height (as well as width) when the Inspector is widened
Great stuff. Well done to all. However, when I try to download the tutorial, Firefox gives me the message:
This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.
Error> AccessDenied
Access Denied
3D9C43C35438EDE4
We’ve fixed the permissions problem, and we’re looking into the certificate issue.
Jeremy
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On 20 May 2020, at 09:03, Geoff Mullett email@hidden wrote:
Great stuff. Well done to all. However, when I try to download the tutorial, Firefox gives me the message:
This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.
Error> AccessDenied
Access Denied
3D9C43C35438EDE4
It’s up to you really. One advantage of deleting it is that macOS won’t try to open documents in the old version, when you double-click on them. If you want to hang on to the old version “just in case”, you could compress it into a zip file (choose Compress from the File menu in the Finder) before deleting the app.
Xway b2 will open b1 documents, but you can’t open b2 documents in b1.
On May 20, 2020, at 8:52 AM, Jeremy Hughes <email@hidden> wrote:
Hi Carla,
should I delete the original Xway beta/?
It’s up to you really. One advantage of deleting it is that macOS won’t try to open documents in the old version, when you double-click on them. If you want to hang on to the old version “just in case”, you could compress it into a zip file (choose Compress from the File menu in the Finder) before deleting the app.
Xway b2 will open b1 documents, but you can’t open b2 documents in b1.
Is it possible to copy elements from one page to another? I have a navbar on the home page and when I edit it in b2 and copy it the links don’t seem to stick (unless I’m doing something wrong).
Master Pages: any idea when?
Same for responsive menus (hamburger menus) that appear at certain breakpoints.
Copy/paste is incomplete in Xway. You can copy plain text (User Guide, page 29), but you can’t copy links and styles along with it. This is high on our to-do list.
Master pages: Xway supports master styles (that’s what the Document Inspector deals with), but master content is a major task, and we want to do a better job than Freeway. Freeway didn’t support master content or styles for inflow boxes until version 6. We know this is a core feature.
Responsive menus: we’re thinking about how to do this. We know it’s important.
Jeremy
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On 1 Jun 2020, at 21:52, Richard Cacciato email@hidden wrote:
[Edited Message Follows]
Hi Jeremy, a few questions.
Is it possible to copy elements from one page to another? I have a navbar on the home page and when I edit it in b2 and copy it the links don’t seem to stick (unless I’m doing something wrong).
Master Pages: any idea when?
Same for responsive menus (hamburger menus) that appear at certain breakpoints.
OK thanks so much. I know it’s a lot of work. Thanks for keeping at it!
Richard.
On Jun 1, 2020, at 5:19 PM, Jeremy Hughes email@hidden wrote:
Hi Richard,
Copy/paste is incomplete in Xway. You can copy plain text (User Guide, page 29), but you can’t copy links and styles along with it. This is high on our to-do list.
Master pages: Xway supports master styles (that’s what the Document Inspector deals with), but master content is a major task, and we want to do a better job than Freeway. Freeway didn’t support master content or styles for inflow boxes until version 6. We know this is a core feature.
Responsive menus: we’re thinking about how to do this. We know it’s important.
Jeremy
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On 1 Jun 2020, at 21:52, Richard Cacciato email@hidden wrote:
[Edited Message Follows]
Hi Jeremy, a few questions.
Is it possible to copy elements from one page to another? I have a navbar on the home page and when I edit it in b2 and copy it the links don’t seem to stick (unless I’m doing something wrong).
Master Pages: any idea when?
Same for responsive menus (hamburger menus) that appear at certain breakpoints.