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All the actionscafé software listed at Adobe Exchange was mistakenly changed by Adobe from commercial to freeware during the Exchange facelift.
This software is commercial. The prices cover the time and effort needed to keep these Actions up to date and working properly, and are very reasonable considering the small market. You'll appreciate the updating if you run a business website. Customers also get fast and free support when they need it. Not a bad deal eh?
help solve a conundrum
Over the years I seem to have attracted a lot of hostile feelings from GoLive users because my software is commercial, and I'm trying to understand why.
For example... About eight years ago I authored several pop-up menu Actions. A few years later another programmer authored a pop-up menu Extension. We both sold our work. Many users were outraged that the Actions weren't free, but gladly payed for the Extension.
Now that the Adobe GoLive experience is nearing an end, would someone finally tell me what the ethical difference is between selling these two types of software? I'd really like to know.
wb
Buy Scrollmenu or MenuMaster and get both menu design Actions for one low price. The MenuMaster page has a demo of a menu being built. See how easy it is.
GoLive Actions do NOT work with Dreamweaver. DW uses their own plug-ins called Behaviors.
If you ordered Actions by mistake, you can avoid the no-return policy by cancelling your order before the software is shipped. Email your PayPal order confirmation to walt2@actionscafe.com with the words "Cancel this order" in the Subject. Better hurry, once it's shipped it's yours.
There are no plans to re-engineer actionscafé software for use in DW. The limited support for commercially developed Actions and Behaviors makes that impractical.
The question has been raised by some customers whether Adobe intends to build compatibility for Actions in a future release of DM.
The gesture would certainly be appreciated by designers who have made Actions an intricate part of their customer's websites. See what Adobe has to say about it.
For now, customers who have made the switch to DW, or are thinking of it, will have to search for Behaviors to replace their existing Actions. Some Actions should be easy to replace, others will be a challenge.
If you can't find a replacement, it might be possible to use a mix of GoLive and DW pages on your site. I'm sure Adobe will try to discourage this, but check the Adobe Exchange Forums for comments and suggestions on mixing pages.
If you purchased an Action within one year of a newer versions release date you are entitled to a free upgrade. Send in your request to info1@actionscafe.com. Please include a copy of your PayPal or Kagi purchase receipt to ensure faster service.
Check this page or the shopping cart pages for newer versions of your software.
GoLive CS2 will not display attached Actions in some of the demo files that are included with actioncafé software.
If you have this problem, select the link that the Action is attached to, then select Type > Clear styles... from the GoLive menu.
Rebuilding and flattening the CSScriptLib.js file from the Site > Settings ignored the Actions I used in a Component. This problem might also extend to Templates and Stationary.
If you use Actions in Components, check the CSScriptLib.js file after flattening to see if the script has been included.
VerifyForm 4.0 - released May 6, 2008
Update
This premier Form checker is now easier to set up.
VerifyForm is now attached to the Submit button in all version of GoLive. Source code editing is no longer needed!
The new VFInitializeForm Action now takes care of the "onsubmit = return false" problem in GoLive 5 and up. You no longer have to edit the source code in GL 5 or edit the Javascript Markup in GL 8+. This Action is also used to repopulate the Form from the VF cookie.
You don'tneed to create a second Form on your page when sending a Delimited Data Record to a URL address. The hidden field VFDataField which was the sole component of the second Form is now placed anywhere in your main Form.
When the submit button is clicked, VerifyForm combines all the Form fields into a Delimited Data Record, then stores that string in the hidden field. All the Form's elements are then disabled with the exception of the hidden field, then the Form is submitted. All the fields are re-enabled after the Form is sent.
CyberGallery 2.2.2 - released April 29, 2008
Name change
CopyrightGuard has been renamed CyberGallery. The new name reflects the new functionality and purpose of this Action.
This version fixes a problem with the caption layer that set the layer's height to the depth of the first thumbnail caption, instead of leaving it as "auto".
Fixed a bug with IE 5.2 Mac that created an error when CG was searching for the HTML document. Also fixed a bug that caused the caption layer to continually grow in height with every thumbnail click.
Set the layer range in CyberGallerySetup to 100 - 102 instead of 0 - 2 so users could use layers in their design.
ShrinkWrapper 2.0 - released April 2, 2008
Update
This popular Action runs much smoother now.
This version has been re-engineered for smoother operation when it creates a new window. The difference is quite noticable.
The percent opacity of the watermark image can be set in the Action's options window. Watermark opacity can now be tailored to suit each image.
You can also set the opacity of the main browser window when a thumbnail is clicked so your display images pop right off the screen. The opacity returns to normal when the main browser window is clicked.
Also see CyberGallery for another image display solution.
Demo
(Jumpiness is caused by QuickTime screen capture)
BusinessCard 1.3 - released March 27, 2008
Update
Adjustments were made so business cards print closer to the standard
3 1/2" X 2" in all the newer browsers.
A "Print this card" link has been added to the cards.
DisableFormObjects 1.1.2 - released March 14, 2008
Bug fix
This version fixes a bug with single-selection and multi-selection lists.
If you used a DFO Action for each item in a pop-up list, the browser would run every DFO in the list, no matter which item was selected, and only the last Action would take affect. This has been fixed.
Selecting one or more items in a multi-selection list now triggers DFO to alter the states of the Form objects entered in DFO, and deselecting all the items returns the objects to their original states.
Submit buttons can now be enabled or disabled as well.
CopyrightGuard 2.2 - released March 9, 2008
New features for this popular Action
This Action (fomerly CopyrightGuard) has been simplified and is much easier to set up. All the necessary GoLive layers are now automatically generated by CG.
There's a background opacity option that dims the page contents so your display images jump right off the page. Images can be centered or positioned at Left Top coordinates.
Captions for the display images can now be taken from the thumbnail's Alt text as well as from the CGCaptions.js file
Select the color and style for the image border and caption text right from the Action's option window. No need to use GoLive's CSS editor.
Adding links to your display images no longer needs the special CopyrightGuardLnks Action. It's all handled in CG.
CyberGallery is still the number one choice of many graphics professionals who want to display and protect their proprietary work.
It really makes your stuff look good.
Single image display demo
Slide show demo
(Jumpiness is caused by QuickTime screen capture)
CopyrightYear 2.0 - released January 22, 2008
Bug fix
This version fixes a problem with Netscape class browsers like Firefox.
Replacing the placeholder text inside a Layer or Layout text box with the new Copyright or Date string would cause a Javascript error in these browsers. This is now fixed.
There was also a problem displaying the present Date. Browsers format Dates in various ways. Some include the time, others abbreviate the month, and some leave out the comma between the day and year.
CopyrightYear now strips out the time but leaves the rest of the date format as is.
Formatter 1.4 - released January12, 2008
New feature
This great time saving Action can now perform simple arithmetic using the values in numeric Form fields. The final result can be formatted for display purposes.
Formatter can submit your Form to an Email address or to a URL as a delimited data record, or it can be used in tandem with a Form checker like VerifyForm to perform arithmetic.
StyleDirect 2.0.1 - released March 19, 2007
Updated
This version has been updated to work with the Opera browser.
CopyrightYear 1.0
New Action.
The CopyrightYear Action is used to automatically update the year in your copyright notice. It can also be used to display the current local date.
If you have many copyright notices throughout your site, CopyrightYear can be a great time saver and help you prevent overlooked copyright text updating.
Contact info@actionscafe.com for more details.
PopulateSelectList 1.0
New Action.
A professional tool for building cascading, popup Selection Lists inside Forms.
PopulateSelectList can populate up to 3 popup selection lists within a Form. Making a selection in the first popup, populates the second with related contents. You can set both the Text and Value fields of the selections. You can also set the Default selection.
This is the same type of function used in search engines and other category selection menus.
Use a companion Action like Formatter or VerifyForm to get around the problem of sending Form data to an E-mail address.
Transparency 1.0
New Action.
This Action can set the opacity level of Layers and Images from 0% to 100%. You can also fade Layers and Images into or out of view.
