Blocks 3.1.4

01/06/08 11:53 Filed in: Plugin Release | Blocks
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Bug Squashing

This version of Blocks fixes one nasty bug and also optimizes a change that was introduced a couple releases ago. It's recommended for everyone, especially folks that are using RapidWeaver 4, but this release works just fine with RapidWeaver 3 too.

What's fixed?

There are no new features in this version of Blocks. It's just the bug fixes:
  • RW4 Only: Page Blocks imported from Styled Text pages no longer hang RW on export.
  • RW3+: Changing the folder name of a Blocks page no longer causes page blocks to import poorly.
  • RW3+: JPEG images no longer call the PNG fix script on mouseover events.

What isn't fixed?

There is still a known bug when importing Photo Albums in a Page Block. This bug is near and dear to me and affects the publishing of this very website -- so my motivation to fix this bug is even more keen than usual. However, after a few days of research I've come to the conclusion that this is likely a race condition that exists in Photo Album page publishing. Blocks exacerbates that Race Condition making it fail much of the time.
It's quite possible there is a change to Blocks that could correct this problem, however we need to spend more time working with the RapidWeaver developers before we can mutually make changes to correct the problem.
Usually we would not publish Blocks with any known bugs -- especially ones that were as serious as this one. However there are three mitigating factors that force the decision:
1) The bug that was fixed was critical and needed to be fixed ASAP to get people back on track.
2) The photo album bug may take time to fix and may not result in any changes to Blocks.
3) The RapidWeaver devs have their hands full with lots of support issues, it may be a few days before this issue gets the time it needs to be resolved.
If you are experiencing this error, which is likely (although not guaranteed) if you are importing a photo album in a Page Block, then I would recommend temporarily removing that page block or pointing it to a static image until this is resolved.
On my site both my photo album alone and my page block importing the photo album generated a hang while exporting. The only workaround was to (hopefully temporarily) remove both.
I expect that this bug should be resolved sometime this week, check back soon for more info.

How much?

Like most updates from YourHead Software this update is free.

How do I install it?

The easiest way to install it is to:
  1. Open RapidWeaver
  2. Close any open documents.
  3. Download Blocks.
  4. Double click on the Blocks plugin in the disk image window.
  5. Quit and restart RapidWeaver
You'll need to republish pages before the new content (like the new Javascripts) gets to your server, but otherwise there should be no changes required.

How do I get it?

The most recent versions of Blocks are always available (with release dates and build numbers) on our Downloads page. Or you can just click right here: Blocks v3.1.4
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