XIDED 00.03.00 Released
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XIDED 00.03.00 is now available for download. The plan was to add support for views and folders in this release, but instead the new supported element categories are file, image and stylesheet resources.
I know that being able to edit views and folders would be more useful, but for me this new release is pivotal because it allows me to use XIDED almost exclusively to further develop XIDED. The markup for the application is pretty much done by now, and the CSS hasn't needed any updates in a while. The bulk of the changes now are to a JavaScript file resource and the occasional tweak to an agent. So with rare exceptions, I don't actually need Designer to code XIDED now.
A couple minor touches also included in this release:
XIDED 00.03.00 is now available for download. The plan was to add support for views and folders in this release, but instead the new supported element categories are file, image and stylesheet resources.
I know that being able to edit views and folders would be more useful, but for me this new release is pivotal because it allows me to use XIDED almost exclusively to further develop XIDED. The markup for the application is pretty much done by now, and the CSS hasn't needed any updates in a while. The bulk of the changes now are to a JavaScript file resource and the occasional tweak to an agent. So with rare exceptions, I don't actually need Designer to code XIDED now.
A couple minor touches also included in this release:
- The application now sends a ping every five minutes to keep the Domino session alive in case you're editing the same design element for extended periods of time. Of course, if you're saving your changes every few minutes, the session will stay active anyway.
- Page-weight is now down to 253 KB (including CSS, JS, and images)... ordinarily it's unusual for software to get smaller as it learns to do new things, but being a web application, the smaller the better, right?
- The JavaScript is now hosted on XIDED.com as a gzip file. This has several advantages: it keeps the download small without requiring configuration changes to each server running XIDED, and - in the case of upgrades where only the JavaScript has changed - allows me to add features and bug fixes without requiring everyone to download a fresh copy.
Comments
Here's an idea for you regarding the keep-alive ping - instead of just a ping, why not make it an auto-save (backup) on open elements. You wouldn't save to the actual design element (say, the Memo form) but rather to something like xidedtmp~Memo. When the user actively saves, you then remove the temp file. If they were to crash, or lose connectivity or whatever, when they return and try to edit Memo, you check for the tmp name and ask if they would like to resume editing the timed backup if one is found. Of course, you probably want to make this feature a preference (including the minutes between save).
Posted by Jerry Glover At 09:27:42 On 03/16/2007 | - Website - |
Posted by Tim Tripcony At 10:04:19 On 03/16/2007 | - Website - |