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Sneak Peek at geolocation feature in ToolBook 10.5

We are really excited about the geolocation feature being added to ToolBook 10.5.

In order to give you a peek at what it can do, take a look at this utility (created with ToolBook 10.5) which will be freely accessible to all, to help you determine your current location.
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New articles in my ToolBook blog

I have written a few articles in my blog which will help fix the most common problems. It’s called “Guide to fixing ToolBook problems” and you can start here:
http://www.toolbookconsulting.com/blog/entryid/26.aspx

Most notably I have put together an article on dealing with ToolBook corruption, here is a direct link:
http://www.toolbookconsulting.com/blog/entryid/29.aspx

Hope they are useful to you.

ToolBook 10.5 Beta 2 is ready for public download

If you are interested in getting your hands on beta 2 (aka preview release) of ToolBook 10.5, it is now available.

New features of ToolBook 10.5 include the following:

  • Updated Quick Start tab on the Startup Dialog to be Simpler and More Useful
  • Support for Apple iPad and Windows mobile devices
  • Geolocation support for mobile content
  • iPhone support for drag and drop:
  • Smoother Resizing of Graphics
  • Exit Buttons Functionality and Appearance Improved
  • Paste Unformatted Text Menu Item
  • Checkbox added to Publish to Web Wizard to Enable Diagnostics
  • Prompt to Resize Page When Changing Styles
  • Advancements in support for Section 508 content creation
  • Reduction in learning curve with changes to startup user interface components
  • Improved clipboard support for Microsoft Office products

Further details are given below along with a link to the download site.

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ToolBook 10.5 Beta is ready for public download

If you are interested in getting your hands on the beta (aka preview) of ToolBook 10.5, it is now available.

As with any beta release, it is not yet feature complete – and as we continue to develop ToolBook 10.5, you are welcome to take a look at what we have implemented so far and send us comments via the beta web site.

Visit this site for information and download instructions:

http://www.toolbook.com/preview

JavaScript PowerPac now includes Flash player controls

I’ve just completed a significant update to the JavaScript PowerPac for ToolBook that now includes FLASH PLAYER CONTROLS for play, pause, rewind and progress. The controls can be colorized to match the page layout and movie. Each Flash movie can have its own controls and color styles. The player controls are dynamically loaded and unloaded with the new function *pgLoadFlashControls()*.

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How to automate text being typed into a field

I’ve created a new mini-lesson on how to use the Actions Editor to automate text being typed into a field:

See: http://www.toolbook.com/kb/P23617

ToolBook 10 Patch 2 is released

Patch 2 for ToolBook 10 is now available.

You will find the details about it (which will go into a KB article very soon) below.

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EnterPage 13-01 Newsletter Available

Our quarterly EnterPage newsletters has just been emailed to many of you. Here are the article titles:

  • Training Studio 2 Adds Great New Features and Moves to Flex/Flash Builder
  • Sign Up Now for the 2010 e-Learning Authoring Conference
  • Denny Dedmore, Dan Carr, Joe Ganci, Tom Hall, and Jeff Rhodes Among Featured TBCON Faculty
  • Dan Carr, Tom Hall, Bill Hurley, Jeff Rhodes, and Dane Williams Offer Preconference Training
  • Free Shipping on Programming for e-Learning Developers
  • Needed: Programming for e-Learning Developers Reviews
  • Expert Information from the Learning & Mastering ToolBook Series
  • OpenScript Tip from the Learning & Mastering ToolBook Series
  • Web Hint from the Learning & Mastering ToolBook Series
  • ActionScript Tip
  • VBTrain.Net Nugget

If you want to read it in your browser, go to:

http://www.plattecanyon.com/ep/ep13-01.htm

ToolBook 10 Patch 1 is released

We’ve just released Patch 1 for ToolBook 10. This Patch addresses these issues:

  • Opening previous version TBK in version 10 not displaying warning dialog
  • Unable to force a Fill In The Blank question object to be in focus
  • Unable to create a new catalog
  • Unable to export a catalog category
  • Image Object appears out of position by 1 pixel in DHTML
  • Images within Recordfields missing in DHTML

More information can be found at:
http://www.toolbook.com/kb/P23608

Use Flash External Interface With ToolBook

We are pleased to announce that the Flash External Interface is NOW FULLY COMPATIBLE with all versions of ToolBook from v8.9 to 10.0 via a new function in the JavaScript PowerPac for ToolBook called pgFlash_ExternalInterface().
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