Beta Version of Advanced Users Guide Available For Download

[cdicken]

Hi all - the beta version of the Advanced Users Giuide ofr v8 is finally available for download. This includes re-written versions of lots of the v6/v7 tips, together with lots of great new tips and tricks with v8.

Click here for the file

It hasn't been thoroughly tested by lots of people yet (only be me) so if you do come accross any problems, please let me know by emailing cdicken at actinic.co.uk or else just posting here.

[jont]

Where is it available from Chris? The Actinic site does not show any v8 guides on there at the moment

[cdicken]

Bit keen there - I posted my message before the file had finished uploading. Check my inital message now.

[jont]

Bit keen there

That's me no point loitering

[fleetwood]

That's me no point loitering

Have you read the AUG, corrected any errors, and rewritten the code for version 9 yet Jont?

Well what are you waiting for.....

[wjcampbe]

Thanks Chris - just nabbed my copy.

BTW the link to Actinic Support Home page from the Actinic Knowledgebase is broken. I saw the knowledgebase content on V8 earlier today and had that open when I saw your post - tried to go straight to Support | Downloads...

Also a belated thanks for a very well conducted session last Thursday, with yourself, Darren and Josh in the room we were especially favoured with a tremendous amount of in-depth programme knowledge. Like Jo, I found the hands-on stuff really valuable - it is one thing to read how to do, and yet another to actually do! I find myself wishing v7 would die - I want to do v8

[Bruce]

Bill,

Thanks for pointing out the broken link. I have made the change and it should now work .. once it uploads

Kind regards,

[jont]

Nice work Chris.

... and just in time for this weeks design course

[wjcampbe]

@ Bruce - thanks, fella - sorry we did not meet.

@ Jont - pass the salt

[NormanRouxel]

AUG error in Only Displaying the First Ten Words...

On page 16 the line

$sOriginal = "<actinic:variable encoding="perl" name="ProductDescription" selectable="false" />";

should use single quotes. I.e.

$sOriginal = '<actinic:variable encoding="perl" name="ProductDescription" selectable="false" />';

The original line will work most of the time but will throw an error message if there's a double quote in the product description.

Another suggestion for the AUG. Put code snippets into very small text. This way there will be less chance of them being inadvertantly truncated, especially in PDF versions.

[cdicken]

Another suggestion for the AUG. Put code snippets into very small text. This way there will be less chance of them being inadvertantly truncated, especially in PDF versions.

Good idea. You'll be pleased to know that we aren't doing PDF versions of the v8 AUG - to try and cut down on the problems.

Most of the code is already in 9pt. I'll experiment with some different font sizes next time I update the guide.