Authorware Release Notes

Authorware 7.01 Release Notes

This release of Authorware corrects several known issues. Read the Authorware 7.0 Release Notes for more information.

• XML Export/Import and PowerPoint Converter
• User Interface
• Open Properties and Target Functions
• Miscellaneous Issues

XML Export/Import and PowerPoint Converter

• XML Export/Import now properly handles the Preserve System Colors setting.
• Braces in display and interaction icons are now correctly reproduced in XML Import/Export.
• Button Responses now include Labels and are Active when imported through XML.
• The list separator on non-US systems no longer causes XML Import/Export and PPT to fail on building display icons.
• XML Import now properly loads external functions from U32s. (The U32s need to be present and in the path of the file to be able to load a function.)
• XML Import now can set paths to external media even if the media is not present.
• There is now improved error handling.
• Icons with missing internal media now properly result in a red icon and an import error message in the icon title.

User Interface

• Tooltips now appear on the Tools Palette.
• Speech.x32 descriptions have been corrected.
• Previously, the Paste button in the Functions and Variables panel was active when library linked icons were opened from the flowline, causing a crash. This has been fixed.
• The Options button no longer opens multiple Xtra Options dialogs from the Property inspector.
• Panel docking behavior has been improved.
• Changes to a response's icon in the Property panel were not saved if the same response was double-clicked on in the presentation window before taking any other action.
• The Property inspector now updates the coordinates of responses when they are moved on screen.
• The Navigation Icon Property panel no longer shows Entire File twice in the Framework list.
• Clicking on the icon title of a newly pasted icon now changes the Property inspector focus.
• Large system font settings no longer cause the Property inspector controls to be cut off.
• The Button Editor now accepts pasted images when opened from the Property inspector.
• The Property inspector now updates the size and location of a button when editing buttons in the presentation window.
• Save and Compact can no longer affect Navigation icon settings made through drag and drop.
• Save and Compact can no longer affect Erase Icon settings changed through the Property inspector.
• Variables greater than 32K now display in the Variables panel without causing a crash.
• The Property inspector no longer interferes with the operation of commands and/or wizards.
• The Property inspector and other panels now properly re-open in their last known position.
• Panels restored in a closed state have the indicator properly showing closed.
• The activation of the Property panel has been fixed. If the Property panel is showing icon properties and a user selects file properties, the panel switches contents rather than closing.
• The Variables, Functions, and Knowledge Objects property panel activation has been fixed and now operates as expected.
• The Movie icon now correctly shows empty state in all cases.

Open Properties and Target Functions

• GetVariableList() now returns the correct #type for system variables.
• GetIconContents and BuildDisplay now correctly format the data for fills, lines, and colors. The data returned from GetIconContents can now be used with BuildDisplay to recreate the icon.
• ImportMedia and BuildDisplay functions now properly handle external files based on expressions.
• The #which property for #awEraseList now works for all response types, instead of just Buttons.
• The properties for the Text Tab in the Text Field Properties dialog now work with get and set.
• RTF Export and Import now properly format embedded variables in text.

• The following text entry properties are now retained on export/import:

  awEntryTextFont	awEntryTextBold
  awEntryTextItalics	awEntryTextUnderline
  awEntryTextMode	awEntryTextSize
  awEntryTextForeColor	awEntryTextBackColor

• The following file properties now are now retained on export/import:

  awFontmapTitles	awFontmapCalcs
  awFontmapKeywords	awFileButtonWait
  awReturnTransition

• The following File Navigation Setup options are now retained on export /import:

  awNavMaxPages

  awNavHilightColor

• The SetIconProperty now correctly sets the initial position for movie icons.
• All items returned from GetIconContents now correctly include the #Attributes property.
• Changing #awMovieMode with SetIconProperty now correctly builds the matte for the movie.

Miscellaneous Issues

• Previously, external content file paths could not exceed 127 characters. The limit is now 255 characters.
• The file converter is no longer needed to convert Authorware 5.x and 6.x files to Authorware 7.01.
• On Microsoft Windows 98 machines, serialization is only needed once when using upgrade serial numbers.
• The JavaScript engine now properly halts all scripts when the presentation is paused or restarted in Authoring mode.
• Entering an empty expression field value in the Batch change dialog no longer causes a crash.
• Previously, setting the system to Croatian could cause an error on loading certain files. This has been fixed.
• Save In Model no longer causes a crash under some conditions.
• RepeatString now correctly uses the new, longer variable lengths.
• The problem in the range check for the DVDFreeze property has been fixed.