Mirage 7.0.0

Enhancements:
- The path of the cached video thumbnail is shown in the settings (instead of a blank entry).
- Flowplayer is included, so you don't need to install it.

Bug Fix:
- Sometimes an index page footer was not shown (since 6).

Enhancement:
- The setting "Do not re-encode" is respected for variant videos.
- Names of thumbnail files that are created by Mirage are consistent with jAlbum thumbnail names.

Bug Fixes:
- Swiping left from the last page or right from the first page was wrong; it returned to the index page.
- Swiping support added mouse gestures. This caused unwanted behaviour, so mouse gestures have been disabled.
- Some settings were not shown for folders (since 5.10).
- Improved handling of Zoomify errors.
- A page containing a variant FLV video could cause a JavaScript error in IE8 (since 6).

Enhancements:
- Compatible with jAlbum 11. Because of internal changes in jAlbum, earlier versions of Mirage produce a Java exception.
- Compatible with jAlbum Video Support.
- Zoomify Full Screen Viewer is supported.

Bug Fixes:
- Zoomify images did not appear in IE8.
- In Opera, a video border was sometimes slightly misplaced, when playing in Windows Media Player (since 6).
- The setting "Variants - Show title" was ignored (since 6).
- A page containing a variant WMP video could cause another variant video not to play.

Bug Fixes:
- Some styles caused a JavaScript error on every page (since 6.2).
- If the first variant was a video, its thumbnail was not clickable (since 6.2).
- In Linux, black bands above and below videos have been removed. This was because Mplayer now has a smaller control bar.
- In Linux, SWF files don't loop.

Enhancement:
- For hidden album objects, hide the Mirage settings.

Bug Fixes:
- On mobile devices, the swiping direction has been reversed.
- In Internet Explorer, the error "Object doesn't support this property or method" sometimes appeared on each page.
- Files with a suffix .jpeg are supported.
- Keyboard navigation is more reliable.
- Navigation to a parent album is more reliable.
- On a BlackBerry PlayBook, scrolling did not work.
- A Zoomify image did not always display.
- Superimposed images were sometimes misplaced (since version 6).
- If the option "Link to originals" was chosen, and the album contained variants, a Java exception could occur (since version 5.11).
- If either of the "thumbnail dimension" settings was blank, a Java exception occurred (since version 6).
- A few JavaScript syntax errors have been fixed. Although no problems have been reported, these may have caused errors in some web browsers.

Enhancement:
- An image can be zoomed (using Zoomify).

Bug Fix:
- A YouTube video may not have played, because of recent changes to the format of YouTube links.

Major Enhancements:
- The Java code had evolved into an ugly mess; most of this has been rewritten. Consequently, album generation is much faster ("make changes" is typically 60% faster).
- Better standards compliance: Albums conform to "HTML 4.01 strict"; JavaScript makes better use of the DOM; CSS is used more extensively.
- Albums can be viewed more reliably on mobile devices, and you can navigate by swiping. Details are in Mirage.pdf, appendix 5.
- Compatible with jAlbum 10.3 - 10.8.

Minor Enhancements:
- Version 2 of the YouTube player has been deprecated, so this is replaced by version 3, which has an improved interface. Since version 3 does not provide borders, YouTube borders are now the same as the borders for other types of video.
- Scaling of videos is improved; a video is not magnified unless you enter its dimensions.
- 3gp videos are supported.
- The "new" and "for sale" labels are multi-lingual.
- An image can be marked as "Sold".
- Variant thumbnail borders are wider on a large monitor.
- Some of the HTML code is simplified.
- Various minor improvements.

Limitations:
- This is the last version of Mirage that is certified for Internet Explorer 6. If you report an IE6 compatibility problem within 30 days of publication, I will investigate it. Subsequently, there will be no support for IE6. However, I will not remove any IE6 customizations, so future versions of Mirage will probably be compatible with IE6 in the near future.

Bug fixes:
- Some settings were not shown for folders (since 5.10).
- A page containing a variant WMP video could cause another variant video not to play.

This version is compatible with jAlbum 9.6. It is not compatible with jAlbum 11.

This fixes a bug that was introduced in 5.18. For some styles, in some web browsers, a JavaScript error occurred on each page.

This is compatible with jAlbum 9.6.

This fixes a few bugs.
- Files with a suffix .jpeg are supported.
- If the option "Link to originals" was chosen, and the album contained variants, a Java exception could occur (since 5.11).
- Keyboard navigation is more reliable.
- Navigation to a parent album is more reliable.
- A few JavaScript syntax errors have been fixed. Although no problems have been reported, these may have caused errors in some web browsers.

This is the last version of Mirage that will be compatible with the free version of jAlbum (9.6) (unless a significant bug is reported).

Bug Fixes:
- A video that was supposed to play in QuickTime sometimes opened in a different player, and didn't play correctly.
- Generic thumbnail icons for links were not used.
- If a variant used the "pdf" icon as a thumbnail, some page elements were pushed out of position.
- Very minor formatting corrections.

Bug Fixes:
- In Firefox 7, Windows Media Player did not play videos.
- In Internet Explorer, QuickTime video variants did not have a control bar.

Enhancements:
- Compatible with jAlbum 9.6 (some thumbnail icons were wrong).
- jAlbum 9.6 supports Windows shortcuts, so you don't need to edit "filetypes.xml".

Bug Fix:
- Keyboard navigation sometimes didn't work on index pages.

Enhancement:
- When opening a project, warnings and errors are handled better.

Bug Fixes:
- YouTube videos were slightly shrunk.
- An older version of Java caused "UnsupportedClassVersionError" (since 5.6).

Documentation:
- Because of changes on the YouTube site, instructions for YouTube videos have been updated.

Bug Fix:

- If jAlbum is bundled with Java, a "class not found" error may occur when making an album.

Enhancements:
- Videos play in Linux (using MPlayer).
- Minor documentation improvements.

Bug Fixes:
- In Internet Explorer, a video's aspect ratio was sometimes wrong.
- The index page footer was sometimes pushed to the right.
- Line breaks in the index page footer were ignored.
- A multi-line slide page title caused the page numbers (e.g. "4 of 12") to shift down.
- Some minor formatting corrections.

Bug fix:
- In Internet Explorer, a thumbnail that linked to a web page or another album was not clickable (since 5.12).

Enhancements:
- PDF variants are embedded. Previously they opened in a separate tab or window.
- Variant thumbnails can be larger.

Bug fixes:
- There was an extra border around YouTube videos.
- In postcard mode, there was a gap inside the border around a PDF file, and the PDF file was not centred.

Enhancement:
- Compatible with Linux.

Bug fixes:
- When an album was generated on a Mac or Linux, image paths were sometimes absolute instead of relative. This caused images to not appear when the album was published.
- Thumbnail captions were not centred if the maximum thumbnail width was less than the folder icon width.
- A missing variant thumbnail image caused a Java exception.
- Variant images were sometimes too large (since 5.9).
- Filters were not applied to variant images.
- If you edited the settings of an unsupported file, a Java exception occurred.
- If slide pages were not requested, some unneeded files were sometimes copied to the output directory.
- The French manual could not be downloaded.
- The album generation time in the system console is more accurate. Previously, the clock continued to run while you were reviewing the error messages.

Limitations:
- Some videos do not play in Linux. This will be fixed in a future release.

Enhancements:
- Compatible with Opera.
- A new setting allows SWF files to loop.
- More informative error messages, if a video cannot play.

Bug fixes:
- On some computers, Windows Media Player could not play videos.
- An SWF, MOV or MP4 video on a different drive did not play.
- On a slide page containing a superimposed image and a video variant, the superimposed image may disappear.

Enhancements:
- Compatible with Google Chrome (previously, some types of video did not play).
- You can use the keyboard to navigate through an album.
- An image's caption may be populated from its IPTC title.
- Each album object's settings show the type of object (e.g. image, video) and its caption.
- A page of variants does not have to contain an image (it could just contain videos).
- FLV videos are played by FlowPlayer 3.1.5 or later. Previously, FlowPlayer 2.2.4 was required, but this version is no longer available.
- Superimposed images can be resized (you can specify the dimensions in the image settings).
- A new album setting suppresses the "for sale" icons on the index pages.
- 2 new styles (Sea Green, Willow). Improved email icons.

Bug fixes:
- A video did not always play, if it was linked or "link to originals" was chosen.
- A variant video did not play if its filename extension was in upper case.
- In the Jalbum window, arrow keys did not work.
- If right-clicking was enabled, a child album could not return to its master album.

Bug fix:
In Jalbum 8.9, if you add an image to an album, its thumbnail may not appear in the Jalbum window.

Enhancements:
- Each video variant is embedded in its slide page, instead of opening in a separate window.
- On index pages, you can change each button's label and its target URL. Previously, these were fixed (e.g. "Home", "Contact").
- Instead of index page buttons, a menu bar can be chosen.
- In the Mirage settings, the file chooser shows image thumbnails (if they are available). This makes it easier to choose a thumbnail or header image.
- A "new" icon can be attached to any index page thumbnail. Previously, this just worked for images.
- New styles (Charcoal Lilac, Charcoal Peach, Charcoal Rose, Chocolate, Olive, Orchid, Plum). New improved Canvas styles. Minor improvements to existing styles.
- Some styles have a white widget bar.
- Style file names no longer contain spaces. This may improve operating system compatibility.

Bug fixes:
- When viewing a local album, Firefox could not play embedded MOV or MP4 videos.
- Safari could not play a variant WMV video.
- For videos, the "new window" setting has been removed (this was not used).
- If an album contained a link to a YouTube shortcut (instead of the actual shortcut), this caused a Java error.

Enhancements:
- Compatible with Internet Explorer 8.
- An album can contain links to YouTube videos. These can easily be added, by dragging shortcuts from YouTube into the image directory. Each video is embedded in a slide page, and is streamed from YouTube. Details are in Mirage.pdf, section 7.6.
- New option: If an image has no title, either the file name or nothing can be shown. Variant labels such as "MyFile_3_" are never shown.
- Improved error handling when a project is opened.
- Unused output files are deleted.
- New style "Lilac Canvas", and minor improvements to existing styles.
- Drive identifiers longer than 1 character are supported.
- Prepared for online use.

Bug fixes:
- In Internet Explorer 8, slide pages contained thin vertical lines.
- If a folder thumbnail was a linked file, no thumbnail was shown.
- Comments were not shown for linked variants.
- If an album contained variants, "make album - changes" was slow.
- A shortcut's thumbnail was sometimes too far to the left.
- When a linked album was viewed across a network, the button that returned to the master album did not work.
- A Java error "Can't read input file" could occur, very infrequently.
- In the settings, both variant thumbnail dimensions had to be entered. Now you can enter one or both of these.
- In Firefox, there was a thin gap below QuickTime videos.

Translation:
- The documentation is available in French.