1 Topic by Joe

(3 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Possibly of interest to a few categories in the forum, as a guy uses AI to produce open-source apps that aim to replace Photoshop, Premiere, and five other Adobe products

Specifics are in the link


https://www.techspot.com/news/114136-so … adobe.html

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2 Reply by Joe

(12 replies, posted in WebPlus)

tim333 wrote:
Joe wrote:

One other point if it's of interest

In Site Properties > Advanced > HTML Options  you can check the box to Hide 'Index.html' in internal hyperlinks.

Thanks Joe - I believe I've seen this setting in the past, but I've never tried it out.  When it says it hides the 'Index.html' in internal links, how does that work in practice, do you know?

Does it impact how visitors to the website see the URL in the browser bar, or is it just for working with web pages within the WebPlus programme itself?

Looking at a page in preview the filename (index.html ) is completely missing.
Just a mention of the 

rel=canonical

insert. This can be done by editing the navbar.

Double click the navbar > click Custom > Edit Link > Hyperlink  > Site Page > Advanced > Enter canonical (lower case only) in rel Attribute.

A quick look on the internet bought up two thoughts. The link should be in Page Head, and search engines may not like it because it duplicates a page.

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3 Reply by Joe

(12 replies, posted in WebPlus)

One other point if it's of interest

In Site Properties > Advanced > HTML Options  you can check the box to Hide 'Index.html' in internal hyperlinks.

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4 Reply by Joe

(12 replies, posted in WebPlus)

tim333 wrote:

Hello everyone,

I was hoping someone might know if this is possible.  My website, created and maintained with WebPlus X8, using the inbuilt upload tool, currently publishes each individual web page with an '.html' suffix.

Is it possible to change a setting somewhere to remove that suffix upon publishing?  (I have looked for such a setting, with no luck.)

Currently, my website pages are accessed by typing https://www.website.com/web-page.html

I would like the pages to be published by WebPlus so that they can be accessed by typing https://www.website.com/web-page

Any ideas much appreciated!

Add the attached .htaccess file to the root of a test site, upload it to the sever and see if it works for you. In webplus use
Tools > Site Manager > File Manager > Add File > highlight Root > browse for file.

You can open and view the file in notebook and change the content to other scripts that are online. The file name needs to be .htaccess dot htaccess (with no space)

To create your own file from scratch open a new page in notepad, enter your script and save as (change file type to All Files) .htaccess

Joe

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5 Reply by Joe

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Wolstan Dixie wrote:

Thanks for the help, appreciated - I think i tried that. The error log seems to be saying it can't find SerifIMG.dll, which is apparently a common Serif graphic display dll used in all its products. The file does appear to be on the PC.

I've attached a zip file containing your missing file copied from x8.

On my pc the dll files are located at This pc > C: >Program files > Serif > Webplus > X8 > Program.

You may be able to unzip the file, copy it and paste it in 'program ' location

Joe

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6 Reply by Joe

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This may be of help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a271-sE55bM

Also do a search of windows 7 0xc0000005 for more information.

Joe

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7 Reply by Joe

(8 replies, posted in WebPlus)

I don't find it slow on win10 in design mode. I don't use it to upload websites and like Ali, I moved to WYSIWYG Web Builder years ago.

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8 Reply by Joe

(14 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Didn't they do this to themselves by selling out/merging?

Serif Europe and Serif Group are still registered at Companies house with the same 4 (3 actual) directors.
Todd Carpenter - Secretary and Director
Duncan Clark - Director
Claire Watkins - Director

Serif Holdings has no officers

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9 Reply by Joe

(17 replies, posted in WebPlus)

I thought I had successfully popped-up grouped text & box in the past. But now I cant make it work.

Did you not download the file that I attached to my post above? It will help you.

Joe

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10 Reply by Joe

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APoster wrote:
Joe wrote:

As an alternative place your stuff to hide on a panel and then hide the panel in it's css properties > visibility tab.

I've never used Panels, but I'm try to make it work. I created a Panel slightly larger than the text box. Now I'm trying to figure out how to place the hidden text inside the panel. When I slide the hidden text box over the Panel it automatically pops up a dialog. But nothing I need for this purpose.

Next, I drew the Panel on top of the text box, and it seemed to automatically group them as "Panel 2". Then I tried to Edit Properties for the group. But the group edit does not allow CSS invisibility. . . .

Anyway, I now have a hidden panel with text box inside, labeled as Panel_2. And a "click here" button set to Action : Panel_2 show on click . hide when click elsewhere.  But in browser, when I click the button nothing happens.

I'm still missing something about setting actions in this situation.

If it helps I have attached




Here's an excerpt from the HTML code for the Panel and Text Box :

<script type="text/javascript">
            $(document).ready(function() {
            $("a.ActiveButton").bind({ mousedown:function(){if ( $(this).attr('disabled') === undefined ) $(this).addClass('Activated');}, mouseleave:function(){ if ( $(this).attr('disabled') === undefined ) $(this).removeClass('Activated');}, mouseup:function(){ if ( $(this).attr('disabled') === undefined ) $(this).removeClass('Activated');}});
            clickShowHide('txt_1603', 'txt_1583', 150);
            clickShowHide('panel_2', 'panel_2', 150);
            clickToggle('btn_44', 'panel_2', 150);

What does "('disabled') === undefined )" mean in this context? Did I do something wrong?


https://i.postimg.cc/8FH7rtdT/popup-panel-with-text-box.png

If it helps I have attached a file to this post which shows a panel styled with a border and rounded corners with a text frame on it, and a styled text frame with a similar border used as a button with click to show and click elsewhere to hide.

If they are of use, copy and paste them into your project and amend ID's and actions as required.

Joe

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11 Reply by Joe

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As an alternative place your stuff to hide on a panel and then hide the panel in it's css properties > visibility tab.

Using a styled button, in the Action tab choose something like  Panel_1 show on rollover hide on rollout.

Joe

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12 Reply by Joe

(6 replies, posted in WebPlus)

I first used it at version 16 then got 19 and then 20. Yes there is a learning curve just like Webplus or any other software but there are lots of help videos as well as the very active forum. For things like forms it has in-built php which when you check the box to use it will auto configure the form. You can also create master pages just like webplus ones. In all, lots of good features. You do not need to upgrade every year if your site and new ones you build are working OK.

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13 Reply by Joe

(28 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Ali wrote

It would be nice if the OP responded to all replies. There's not much point in taking time to write a reply if they cherry pick the posts they read and/or just move on to another query.

1. Exactly. Has the column issue been resolved?

2. Surely the simplest way on his particular text and image issue is to place the image top left on a panel. Small text frame next to the image with the Bothand. Text frame underneath the image for all the other text.

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14 Reply by Joe

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This is another example of the problem with HTML text and images. I used to automatically flow text around images but I've forgotten how to do that. And WP Help is no help. So, I try to do it manually.

1. Is the column issue now fixed and you've moved on to another issue?

2. With any software like webplus you need to work within it's capabilities, your own capabilities, and you need to think outside the box when you come across a problem. Within the program there are a number of ways to solve issues. You have panels, text frames, the ability to lock/combine images and text and panels. You need to look at all the available options. If doing it manually gets you the look you want then it's not an issue, it's a useful learning curve.

3. I view this forum as a two way discussion and it always flows better when the person requiring an answer let's others know what they have tried to do to solve an issue. What have you tried?

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15 Reply by Joe

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APoster wrote:

Many years ago, when I started using Serif PagePlus and WebPlus, a major attraction was the promise of WYSIWYG : what you see in the app is what you will see on the webpage. That was true to some extent, but I've always been disappointed to learn that HTML was designed for strings of text, not for traditional paragraphing. Hence, pages created on PagePlus typically looked good. But on WebPlus, the paragraphs are either ragged (left align), or forced-to-fit by adding space between words (justified). Consequently, when I export to a browser, what I get is not what I saw in the app. The bottom line is that the pages do not look neat & trim like printed pages. And the bottom line is often chopped-off by the text box. I assume this is not news to longtime users. So, they may just accept the raggedness as inevitable.

However, being a perfectionist, I have labored mightily to manually add & subtract word & paragraph spaces, or to replace longer words with alternatives just to make the paragraph look right, or to squeeze the text box just the right amount, in hopes of making the webpages look professional. (Note : I am not a professional) But I'm hoping that someone has discovered a less laborious method for producing pages comparable to magazine text. I'm not in a position to buy Affinity or WordPress or other alternatives. Does free Quill work with WebPlus? What's your cheap trick for making HTML look like WYSIWYG?

Hi,

There is a multi-column css function that auto split a page sized webplus text frame into two or more columns within the same frame.

Simple to use, as seen in the attached demo file (with instructions). Ref. W3 Schools https://www.w3schools.com/css/css3_multiple_columns.asp

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16 Reply by Joe

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I always thought that there was a way to flow text from one column to another but couldn't find anything on X8.

I did find this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtEpWMfnvOY which shows (begining at 1.08) how to simply change a large text frame into x number of columns, but for the life of me I can't find the frame count gadget on X8. Is it on other versions?

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17 Reply by Joe

(5 replies, posted in Affinity Studio)

Without mentioning the software AI responds with:

The behavior where placing an image in a picture frame causes it to drop a level in the layers stack when you change the frame's settings is characteristic of a specific bug or non-intuitive interaction within the Affinity suite of design software, particularly Affinity Publisher. This is not a standard feature across all design software but a known issue in that particular application's layer panel logic.

The issue stems from the way the software handles drag-and-drop operations within the layers panel, sometimes interpreting a reordering action as an instruction to nest the object incorrectly within another frame. The expected behavior is for the frame's stacking order to change, not for the contained image to be repositioned in the hierarchy.

Workarounds for this behavior in Affinity software

Users experiencing this issue can employ the following workarounds:

    Use the Arrange Commands: Instead of dragging and dropping layers in the Layers panel, use the application menu's arrange commands (Layer > Arrange and their respective keyboard shortcuts, such as Bring Forward or Send Backward). These commands are generally immune to this specific bug.

    Adjust settings before adding content: Create the picture frame, adjust all its desired settings, and only then drag the photo into the frame.

    Use the content thumbnail: Drag the image layer onto the content thumbnail of the frame layer in the Layers panel, ensuring it is correctly adopted as the frame's content and not just nested below it.

    Detach and re-place: If an image is already in the frame and causing issues, detach the current image, bring the empty frame to the desired layer position, then drag the photo back in.

Understanding the distinction between selecting the frame (using the Selection tool) and the image content inside the frame (using the Content Grabber or Direct Selection tool) is crucial to managing image placement and transformations correctly within these applications.

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18 Reply by Joe

(7 replies, posted in WebPlus)

For future popups you might want to consider placing text and images on a panel. By doing so it automatically becomes a group because everything is within the panel div. Individual items can be amended without ungrouping/regrouping and events applied to the panel remain the same. If you hide the panel everything on it is also hidden.

[Edited by Alfred]

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19 Reply by Joe

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In your post you show grp1239 and grp 1239.

Do you have the same typo in your events?

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20 Reply by Joe

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jfg17 wrote:

Whoops, too much going on elsewhere & I am not concentrating.
I mean WebPlus X8.

Read my post above https://punster.me/serif/viewtopic.php? … ext=9,-Joe

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21 Reply by Joe

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jfg17 wrote:

I will stick with WordPlus for now

However, I do have one more question.
Is it possible to create a horizontal navigation bar with drop down options?

Do you mean Webplus or Wordpress?

If you mean Webplus it has a number of horizontal navbars with dropdown options.

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22 Reply by Joe

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You will find changes in javascript, and many changes in jquery. I think that when launched, Webplus used jquery at around version 1.1. Since then there have been 23 updates released to get to the current v4. On websites http is now https. The youtube app in webplus will in a number of instances, error out. Google maps is also a casualty for a number of reasons. There are ways to get round the issues which sometimes require coding. Webplus also uses inline css which even back then was not preferred and the compilation could at times present issues if you wanted to change the style of a particular item.

In my X8 project folder, file explorer tells me I have 1453 projects. A handful of them are websites. The rest are tests and demo's of how to get webplus to do other stuff and also help other forum users, which as Alfred and others on here would testify was a daily requirement when we had hundreds of users on the old forums. Those information exchanges were exciting times and a great learning curve.

For a simple website webplus may be ok. For anything else you will run into problems.

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23 Reply by Joe

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OzDesigner99 wrote:

There seems to be a strong sentiment in this post and also in your comment on my post about the mobile sites that it’s no longer suitable to use web plus X8 or any of the web plus software in the modern environment. Would that be correct?

I'm also a user of WYSIWYG web builder and although there is a learning curve as with any new program, it has a feature that you can preview your design in any mode from the smallest phone screen to PC monitor. By doing this you can tweek images, texts etc. until you are satified with the results. One design and that's it.

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24 Reply by Joe

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Ali wrote:

When I was using WebPlus, I used Forms To Go and found it brilliant.

https://formstogo.en.softonic.com/

I have now switched to WYSIWYG Web Builder 20, which has forms built in, but I am thinking of integrating Forms To Go again.

Hi Ali,

Why would you use' forms to go' when WYSIWYG Web Builder has php built into the forms, if you want to use it.

Joe

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25 Reply by Joe

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Alfred wrote:
Joe wrote:

It looks like the Energy 4 is Verdana and the ideas 4 is Arial.

Thanks for your observation, Joe. I think you’re right, and that difference explains the issue which the OP has been struggling with. If I place the cursor in a block of text set in 36pt Arial and choose the ’Paragraph…’ option on the Text menu, the default line spacing is shown as 42.750 pt; if I do the same with a block of text set in 36pt Verdana, the default line spacing is shown as 44.250 pt. Changing the line spacing from ‘Single’ to ‘Exactly’ allows me to set the value to 42.750 pt, and the lines close up accordingly.

Hi Alfred, I didn't look at the line spacing on the tests I did at 12pt but is was noticable that the the Arial superscripts were smaller than the Verdana when inserted into a Verdana paragraph, and did not increase the line spacing.

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