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Updates

Adventure updater

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I’ve made an update to the Adventure theme to improve on its display of the site title font. I had previously used the @font-face method of imbedding the font used for the title in the theme. It proved to not be a quick to load as we'd hoped. It also was not compatible with as many browsers. So I've updated Adventure to use the Cufon method of embedding a font in the theme. It is proving to be quicker, more reliable and more compatible across the board.

We're offering an updater application to automatically make the necessary internal changes.

Note: For more advanced RapidWeaver users who may or may not want to know, the following files that were modified internally are as follows: theme.plist, index.html, styles.css, cufon.js, ChunkFive_400.font.js, preview.png and preview_large.jpg

This update is suggested for all Adventure theme users.

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Factory Updater v1.2

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I've made a very minor update to the Factory theme to correct a small bug with it’s unordered lists and their display with the SiteMap plug-in. This updater will also install the v1.1 updates as well, which are listed below in addition to the v1.2 update.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct this little bug. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme. This update is free to all Factory theme customers and is recommended for all Factory theme users.

Version 1.2
• Fixes a minor formatting issue in which unordered lists for the SiteMap page style did not get indented correctly.

Version 1.1

• Fixes a bug which caused the built-in RapidWeaver footer to not display
• Adds support for changing the color of the built-in RapidWeaver footer's color via the color picker

Note:
For more advanced RapidWeaver users who may or may not want to know, the following files that were modified internally are as follows: theme.plist, index.html, colors.css and styles.css


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Preview thumbnails

So, I made a mistake. Probably the absolute, most minor mistake I could make. But, I made it.

I forgot to update the preview thumbnail images for the Flame theme before sending putting it up yesterday. I forgot to update it from the Bold theme’s thumbnails to the new Flame thumbnails. No big deal. This doesn’t affect the theme at all. But, here’s an update for anyone for whom it bothers.

You can grab the updater here.

This is only for those who purchased the theme before the date and time on this blog post, as the theme has been updated for everyone purchasing it after that date and time.

Dashing Updated v1.2

I’ve updated the Dashing theme to correct a bug found in the display of the tiling header in both IE8 and Firefox for the PC as well as on the iPad and iPhone mobile platforms.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct this bug. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme. This updater also applies the fixes that were included in the v1.1 updater. Read here for information on that update.

Download the updater here

After running the updater you'll need to quit and restart RapidWeaver. If you've published a site using Dashing you'll need to republish all your site's files to be certain that the update is published to your active site. You can see how to accomplish this by watching the following walk-thru video found on the Realmac Software site:

Watch the walk-thru

For our more advanced users

The internal files that are affected during the update are:

Theme.Plist
styles.css
index.html

Other files that are part of the v1.1 update are:
All of the files in the contents>css>menu folder

If you’re a power user and have modified any of these files internally within the theme, those changes will be overwritten by the installer. If you want to maintain your changes you’ll have to copy your changes and reapply them to the updated files afterwards. If you’re not a superdy-dooper power user there’s no need to worry about any of this mumbo-jumbo. Just run the installer and republish your site as directed above.

Note that we do not provide support for users who have modified their themes internally so maintaining your modified files are totally up to you, so be sure to make backups before running the updater.

This update is recommended for all Dashing theme owners.

Lime Updater v1.1

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I've made some very minor updates to the Lime theme to correct a small bug with it’s unordered list display in relation to the SiteMap 3rd-party plugin. The updater fixes a problem where unordered lists were not indented in the tree view of the SiteMap page style.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct this bug. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme. This update is free to all Lime theme customers.

Note:
For more advanced RapidWeaver users who may or may not want to know, the following files that were modified internally are as follows: theme.plist, index.html and styles.css.


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Pipe Dream Updater v1.1

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I've made a very minor update to the Pipe Dream theme to correct a small bug with the coloring of the visited menu links of the metal style menu bars.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct this little bug. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme. This update is free to all Pipe Dream theme customers and is recommended for all customers who are using this theme.

(Version 1.1 - Updated on March 23, 2010)
• Fixes a bug which caused the current menu items, which have been visited, to appear in black instead of white. This bug only affects the 1st level (parent) menu bars that use the metal style.

Note:
For more advanced RapidWeaver users who may or may not want to know, the following files that were modified internally are as follows: theme.plist, index.html, and css>menu>menu_metal.css, css>menu>menu_metal2.css and css>menu>menu_metal_goo.css


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Factory Updater v1.1

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I've made some very minor updates to the Factory theme to correct a small bug with it’s footer display.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct this little bug. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme. This update is free to all Factory theme customers and is recommended for all Factory theme users.

(Version 1.1 - Updated on March 1, 2010)
• Fixes a bug which caused the built-in RapidWeaver footer to not display
• Adds support for changing the color of the built-in RapidWeaver footer's color via the color picker

Note:
For more advanced RapidWeaver users who may or may not want to know, the following files that were modified internally are as follows: theme.plist, index.html, colors.css and styles.css


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Notebook Updater v1.2

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I've made some very minor updates to the Notebook theme to correct a small bug.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct this bug. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme. This update is free to all Notebook theme customers.

(Version 1.2 - Updated on January 27, 2010)
• Fixes a missing tag in the Index.html file.

This update also contains all of the fixes that were made in the Notebook v1.1 update as well.

For the expert level users, the internal theme files updated are. File that are bolded are from the 1.2 update. Others are from the 1.1 update:
index.html, theme.plist, colors.css.


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Float theme update v1.5

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I have made some updates to our Float theme to fix a few very minor bugs in the navigations font display. Here’s the outline of the fixes below:

(Version 1.5 - Updated on January 14, 2010)

• Fixes bug where the menu font defaults back to Lucida Grande for navigation links that have been visited. This update ensures that visited links do not change fonts.

This update is suggested for Float theme owners using other fonts aside from the default theme font in the navigation. This updater is not needed for users who purchase this theme after January 14, 2010.

This update also contains all of the fixes that were made in the Float v1.2 through v1.4 updates as well.

Internal theme files updated are:
index.hmtl, styles.css, theme.plist, colors.css, as well as these files in the css>fonts folder: menu_georgia.css, menu_helv.css, menu_lucida.css, menu_palatino.css

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Dashing theme update v1.1

I’ve updated the Dashing theme to correct a bug found in the horizontal menu.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct this bug. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme.

The updater fixes a bug in which the horizontal menu items that have been visited no longer show correct active menu graphic.

Download the updater here

After running the updater you'll need to quit and restart RapidWeaver. If you've published a site using Dashing you'll need to republish all your site's files to be certain that the update is published to your active site. You can see how to accomplish this by watching the following walk-thru video found on the Realmac Software site:

Watch the walk-thru

The internal files that are affected during the update are:

Theme.Plist
styles.css
index.html
and all of the files in the contents>css>menu folder

If you’re a power user and have modified any of these files internally within the theme, those changes will be overwritten by the installer. If you want to maintain your changes you’ll have to copy your changes and reapply them to the updated files afterwards. If you’re not a superdy-dooper power user there’s no need to worry about any of this mumbo-jumbo. Just run the installer and republish your site as directed above.

This update is recommended for all Dashing theme owners to fix the cosmetic problem with the horizontal menu.

Vanilla theme update v 1.2

I've made a very minor update to the Vanilla theme to correct a small bug. If this update affects you will receive an email sent to the address you used during your purchase of the theme.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct this found bug. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme. It not only adds patches for this update, but any past updates that have been made for Vanilla.

This update fixes a small html tag problem.

Download the updater here:
http://www.elixirgraphics.com/downloads/updaters/VanillaUpdater.dmg

After running the updater you'll need to quit and restart RapidWeaver. If you've published a site using Executive you'll want to republish all your site's files. You can see how to accomplish this by watching the following walk-thru video found on the Realmac Software site:

Watch the walk-thru:
http://support.realmacsoftware.com/faqs/rapidweaver-video-tutorials/republishing-your-rapidweaver-site

The internal files that are affected during the update are:

Theme.Plist
colors.css
index.html

If you’re a power user and have modified any of these files internally within the theme, those changes will be overwritten by the installer. If you want to maintain your changes you’ll have to copy your changes and reapply them to the updated files afterwards.

Executive theme update v 1.1

I've made a minor update to the Executive theme to correct a small some bug found since its initial release. If this update affects you will receive an email sent to the address you used during your purchase of the theme.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct this found bug. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme.

The updater fixes a problem with the default width of the background accents div container. The original theme’s background accent div wrapper was set too wide making it seem that the site was off-center when the browser window’s width was reduced too far.

Download the updater here:
http://www.elixirgraphics.com/downloads/updaters/ExecutiveUpdater.dmg

After running the updater you'll need to quit and restart RapidWeaver. If you've published a site using Executive you'll want to republish all your site's files. You can see how to accomplish this by watching the following walk-thru video found on the Realmac Software site:

Watch the walk-thru:
http://support.realmacsoftware.com/faqs/rapidweaver-video-tutorials/republishing-your-rapidweaver-site

The internal files that are affected during the update are:

Theme.Plist
styles.css
bkg_none.css
index.html

If you’re a power user and have modified any of these files internally within the theme, those changes will be overwritten by the installer. If you want to maintain your changes you’ll have to copy your changes and reapply them to the updated files afterwards.

Float theme update v1.4

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I have made some updates to our Float theme to fix a few very minor bugs. Here’s the outline of the fixes below:

(Version 1.4 - Updated on May 20, 2009)

• Fixes bug with site title where letters with descenders (ex: p, g, q, j, etc) were cut off on the bottom. This problem only showed up in Internet Explorer 6.

• Removes errant reference to an image file in the blockquote CSS styling.

• Removes errant reference to an image file in the navigation CSS.

This update is suggested for all Float theme owners. This updater is not needed for users who purchase this theme after May 20, 2009.

This update also contains all of the fixes that were made in the Float v1.2 and v1.3 updates.

Internal theme files updated are:
index.hmtl, styles.css, theme.plist, colors.css

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Notebook Updater v1.1

I've made some very minor updates to the Notebook theme to correct a bug found since its initial release.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct this bug. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme. This update is free to all Notebook theme customers.

• Updates color picker to fix menu item color. A bug prevented users from selecting the color of the menu text via the built-in color picker. This update corrects that problem.

You can download the updater here.

Save some dough
If you’re not a Notebook user this is your chance to purchase the theme and save a couple bucks in the process. Use the discount code below during checkout to save $2 on your purchase of the Notebook theme:

WRITEOFF

This discount expires on Friday May 8, 2008, so don’t wait too long to get your copy.

Aqua Update v1.2 [updated x2]

Update:
Some users have been asking if they will need to install the v.1.1 update for this one to work. The simple answer is no. But if you want to receive the benefits of the v.1.1 update you will need to run the v1.1. updater BEFORE running the v.1.2 updater. I recommend running both myself.

Update 2:
As one user points out, I accidentally overwrote the v.1.1 update, so to make things easier I’ve added in the colors.css file in the v.1.2 update, hence combining both the v.1.1 and 1.2 updates into this one package. This updater is your one stop Aqua update.


I've made some more updates to the Aqua theme to correct some bugs found since its last release. All Aqua theme owners should grab this updater. Users who purchased the Aqua theme after April 14, 2009 do not need to install the v1.2 updater.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct these found bugs in the theme. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme.

Version 1.2
• Updates IEPNGFIX. This javascript allows Internet Explorer 6 to properly display PNG images correctly. Both those used in the theme those added in the users content. Latest version of IEPNGFIX is quicker it seems as well.

• Updates menu tab coding to allow for proper display in FireFox 2.0. Previously the tabs only displayed fully in Safari, FireFox 3.0, IE6 and IE7. FireFox 2.0 Now has no problems with them either.

Download the updater here:
http://www.elixirgraphics.com/downloads/updaters/AquaUpdater.dmg

After running the updater you'll need to quit and restart RapidWeaver. If you've published a site using Aqua you'll have to republish all your site's files. You can see how to accomplish this by watching the following walk-thru video found on the Realmac Software site:

Watch the walk-thru:
http://www.realmacsoftware.com/support/video-tutorials/re-publish/index.php

The internal files that are affected during the update are:

Theme.Plist
index.html
styles.css
colors.css

Adds Scripts Folder to theme, too.

If you’re a power user and have modified any of these files internally within the theme, those changes will be overwritten by the installer. If you want to maintain your changes you’ll have to copy your changes and reapply them to the updated files afterwards.

Aqua Update v1.1

We've made some updates to the Aqua theme to correct some bugs found since its initial release. If this update affects you will receive an email sent to the address you used during your purchase of the theme.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct these found bugs in the theme. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme.

The updater fixes some errant tags in the colors.css file. It also updates index.html file to add conditional statements for Internet Explorer 6 which allow for better validation. This update is recommended for all users of the Aqua theme.

Download the updater here:
http://www.elixirgraphics.com/downloads/updaters/AquaUpdater.dmg

After running the updater you'll need to quit and restart RapidWeaver. If you've published a site using Aqua you'll want to republish all your site's files. You can see how to accomplish this by watching the following walk-thru video found on the Realmac Software site:

Watch the walk-thru:
http://www.realmacsoftware.com/support/video-tutorials/re-publish/index.php

The internal files that are affected during the update are:

Theme.Plist
colors.css
index.html

If you’re a power user and have modified any of these files internally within the theme, those changes will be overwritten by the installer. If you want to maintain your changes you’ll have to copy your changes and reapply them to the updated files afterwards.

Espresso Update v1.1

We've made a few minor updates to the Espresso theme to correct some bugs found since its release. If this update affects you will receive an email sent to the address you used during your purchase of the theme. It will not hurt anything to run the update and your theme is already up to date.

We're offering an updater application to automatically correct these found bugs in the theme. Simply download the updater below, and run it. The updater patches only the affected files within the theme.

Download the updater here:
http://www.elixirgraphics.com/downloads/updaters/EspressoUpdater.dmg

After running the updater you'll need to quit and restart RapidWeaver. If you've published a site using Espresso you'll want to republish all your site's files. You can see how to accomplish this by watching the following walk-thru video found on the Realmac Software site:

Watch the walk-thru:
http://www.realmacsoftware.com/support/video-tutorials/re-publish/index.php

The internal files that are affected during the update are:
Theme.Plist
colors.css
styles.css
index.html

If you’re a power user and have modified any of these files internally within the theme, those changes will be overwritten by the installer. If you want to maintain your changes you’ll have to copy your changes and reapply them to the updated files afterwards.

Float theme update v 1.3

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I have made some more updates to our Float theme to fix a few bugs. Here’s the outline of the fixes below:

(Version 1.3 - Updated on February 1, 2009)

• Fixes bug with header height in Internet Explorer 6. When Title and Slogan were disabled in the Site Setup, the header would collapse in IE 6. The height would remain the same in all other major browsers though. This has been fixed. For reference the Title and Slogan container 80 px tall.

• Fixes a small bug where the color of visited blog entry titles would revert to body link colors instead of the blog title color.

• Adds in several theme style presets. These are found at the bottom of the Page Inspector window in the button with the folder image on it.

The update is being done as an updater that run and fix only the affected files. You can download the updater here below. Simply run it and follow any on screen prompts.

This update is strongly suggested for all Float theme owners. This updater is not needed for users who purchase this theme after February 1, 2009.

This update also contains all of the fixes that were made in the Float v1.2 update. Details can be found here on that update.

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Float Updater v1.3

Float theme update v1.2

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I have made some updates to our Float theme to fix a few bugs. The bugs that are being fixed are outlined here:

• Closes the h2 tag around the site slogan. Mistakenly deleted this prior to the initial release. This update adds that closing tag back into the index.html file.

• Fixes a bug where when the title and / or slogan were toggled off in the Site Setup pane the menu bar would jump upwards. This obscured custom backgrounds and would cover any logo placed at the top of the site. This bug forces a header area at the top of the site so the title / slogan container no longer collapses.

• Fixes a bug that caused the RSS feeds on blog pages to get intermixed with the tag cloud. This update redefines the containers which house these two items to keep them from running together.

• Closes the html tag. Mistakenly deleted this prior to the initial release. This update adds that closing tag back into the index.html file.

The update is being done as an updater that run and fix only the affected files. You can download the updater here below. Simply run it and follow any on screen prompts.

This update is strongly suggested for all Float theme owners. This updater is not needed for users who purchase this theme after January 20, 2009.

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Float Updater v1.2

Candy theme update

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I have made some updates to our Candy theme to fix a couple of bugs. The bugs that are being fixed are outlined here:

• Fixes problem with site title and slogan display when placed inside the header with a logo. Title and slogan width were decreased to keep from interacting negatively with the logo and pushing down the page. This bug only showed up in Internet Explorer.

• Closes the main html tag. I mistakenly deleted this prior to the initial release. This update adds that closing tag back into the index.html file.

The update is being done as an updater that run and fix only the affected files. You can download the updater here below. Simply run it and follow any on screen prompts.

This update is strongly suggested for all Candy theme owners.

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Candy Updater v1.1

Vanilla bug fix

We've had a couple of reports of the top sidebar option in the Vanilla theme being broken. There was in fact a small bug which prevented the background of the top sidebar from appearing as well as the option to change the color of the sidebar background.

We've updated the theme to fix this bug. We're giving you the option of how to update your theme.

You can either download the full version of the theme and replace your current version (instructions are included in the README file that comes with the full download). Full versions have been sent out via e-junkie for all Vanilla owners.

The second option is to use the update installer found here.

The updater installs ONLY the one file that needs to be updated (colors.css). This allows for any modifications you've made to other files to remain intact. It also saves you the trouble of reconfiguring your site after re-installing the full theme. Using the updater is the reccomended process.

Please note that your Vanilla theme must be located in the default themes location for this updater to work. RapidWeaver, by default, installs all themes here and would only be elsewhere if you purposefully moved it. If this is the case, move it back to the default location before running the updater.

This brings our Vanilla theme up to version 1.5.

If you have questions, please let us know here.

RapidWeaver 4.0 is here!

It is here! And it is wonderful!

Realmac Software released RapidWeaver 4.0 today. The update is a free upgrade for RapidWeaver users and is a major release.

It has been a long time in the making. When I began beta testing the gem I was taken aback! Its new interface is clean, easy to use and intuitive. And not to mention beautiful.

For those not familiar with RapidWeaver
RapidWeaver is a revolutionary but friendly piece of web design software made exclusively for the Mac. Using easy drag and drop technology RapidWeaver lets you easily build a website tailored to your personal needs. Blogs, Photo albums, Movie pages, Styled text and more can be created at the click of a button and customised to make a site to be proud of. Once finished, you site is easily published to .Mac, FTP or SFTP accounts and RapidWeaver has built-in Smart Publishing that only uploads changed files, making future updates to your site fast and simple.


Sounds pretty easy, huh? It really is. Drop by the RMS site and download your copy today.

Also, we have upgrade our RW themes to be 4.0 compatible. While the theme upgrades are minor for this version, they're done and out of the way, nonetheless.

All updated and ready to go

Whew, we have finished our updates in preparing for RapidWeaver 4.0's immanent arrival.

All of our themes have been upgraded, adding in, and updating, the few files that will bring them up to date for RapidWeaver 4.0.

All of our latest themes have already been shipped with the files needed and the rest fixed today or a couple of weeks ago when we sent out other updates.

The themes updated today all got updaters, which make it easier to do the upgrades. The updater only replaces the following files within your theme(s):

Preview.Png
Preview_Large.jpg
Theme.Plist

All other files within the theme go untouched.

For the updater to work your themes must be located in the Library>Application Support>RapidWeaver folder located in your User folder. If you're unsure what this means, then you have probably not moved your themes or modified them. The updaters will only work with the theme installed. Without the theme it is useless.

Also, people have asked whether changes they have made themselves to their Theme.Plist file will get overwritten. Yes. This updater replaces that file. Be sure to back it up if necessary before running the updater.

Here are the updaters once again from today:

CloudDownload Updater
DarkDownload Updater
LightDownload Updater
OrganicDownload Updater
OrigamiDownload Updater
PaperDownload Updater
PlasticDownload Updater
RibbonDownload Updater
SproutDownload Updater
ToastDownload Updater

Again, all of our themes have been updated for 4.0 or shipped with the needed files at their release. So if your theme is not on this list, it is already ready for RW 4.0.

[Update]: Many have asked if the updated themes will work with RapidWeaver 3.6. Yes. The new and updated files provided by these updaters have no adverse affects on RapidWeaver 3.6.