Blocks 2.3 Availabe Now

Blocks 2.3 is here.

Go get your download: Blocks 2.3

Blocks 2.3 has a truely astounding number of new features. That number is zero! That's right. There are absolutely no new features in Blocks 2.3.

But you're definitely going to want it.

We've put aside aspirations of adding all those glamorous features to bring you a release that polishes the GUI, fixes the bugs, and perfects the generated HTML. We've listened hard to all those emails and forum posts and tried to clean up just about every last little blemish that we could find. The list started small, but after month of cleanup the change list has really grown. Check it out:

Javascript

• The font resizing when text overflows the bounds has been rewritten from the ground up. This is a BIG DEAL. It may seem almost unnoticeable, but it is a really major overhaul.

Interface

• New flexible Block Info window (like Carousel)
• Blocks now highlight in their own color
• Blocks highlight more noticably when selected
• You can now "extend" the selection with shift or cmd key modifiers
• Shift - Arrow now nudges by 10 px - Arrow alone still nudges by 1 px
• The main edit pane aligns according to the page alignment
• Option drag (to duplicate) now works correctly on more than one item.

Block Info Window

• Text field formatters are used to so fields show "200px" instead of having "px" on the outside of fields.
• Many controls are conditionally enabled more intelligently
• The "Advanced" settings have been distributed to their appropriate places and a popup warning is used instead of the old static warning.

Images

• Import of hi-res images (not 72 dpi) is now seamless.

Page blocks

• Can now use RapidBlog
• Can now use Contact Form
• Can now choose to grab the sidebar content instead of the main page content.

Code generation

• Code is now xHTML/CSS strict.
• Theme styles should be eliminated around images. No really. I mean it. This time for sure.
• The blocks wrapper is extended to 100% but is reduced to 95% just in IE.