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Hello Everyone,

Here are the fixes and changes I made to latest view builder files,

1. Fixed issue with save file operations not saving changes made in the live editor
   without first clicking on the Code Editor Area.

2. Placed new file, open file, and save file buttons in a file drop down menu.

3. Placed html form elements under the Forms menu.

4. Placed table creation button under the new Data menu(added for future data features).... read more

Hello Everyone,

You can now find and replace code within the Code Editor area by selection only.  To use just make sure click on the selection only button in the Find and Replace toolbar.  Once you see the selection only button highlighted in yellow then you can select the text area you want to perform find and replace operations with.

-Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

Currently I am working on creating an option to find and replace the code in the code editor area by selection.  I believe it will be a handy feature to have if you don't want to replace the code in the entire document. I will let everyone as soon as I get it done.

-Thank You,
Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

I added the ability to insert check box and radio box buttons.  You just have to select the text you want to turn into a check box or radio box(while in the live edit area) and then hit either the check box or radio box button in the tool bar.

-Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

I added a find and replace feature to the tool bar in View Builder.  All you have to do is enter the text you want to replace in the find text box and enter text you want to replace it with in the replace text box and then hit the find and replace button and you changes will show up immediately in the Code Editor Area. Let me know what you think about this feature.

-Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

I added the ability to insert an html text area.  All you have to do is select the text you want to create a text area for within the Live Editor area and then click on the TextArea button in the tool bar.

-Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

I added the capability to insert superscripts and subscripts into your html. All you have to do is type the character into the live editor area that you want to subscript or superscript, highlight the character, then you click on the Superscript or Subscript buttons in the tool bar.  To insert a html DIV element you just have to place the cursor in the live editor where you want to insert it and hit the DIV button in the tool bar.... [read more](/p/viewbuilder/blog/2013/11/view-builder-update---superscript-subscript-and-div-tags/)

Hello Everyone,

I added the ability to visually insert HTML headings.  All you have to do is type in the Live Edit Area the text you would like to turn into a heading.  Then select the text you want to turn into a html heading.  After you have selected the text just click on the headings menu and select the html heading style you want.

Happy Holidays,
Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

I created a couple of new forums.  The first one is for any suggestions you may have for features to include in View Builder.  The second is for support.  I will try to answers you questions as soon as I can.

-Thank You,
Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

I added the ability to insert a horizontal rule(horizontal line) in view builder. All you have to do is just select the Live View Area and click on the hr button.  The horizontal rule will be inserted where the mouse cursor is placed.

-Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

Now you can select the text within the Live View Area that you want to create a button from and simply hit the Button Icon on the tool bar to create a button.  I also added some spacing to the Code View Area to make it easier to read.

-Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

I added a new menu named Lists. It now has drop down, ordered, and unordered list options.

Here are the following steps to create a list:

Step 1. Type each list item on a new line in the Live Editor.
Step 2. Select all the item you want to be part of the list.
Step 3. Click on the Lists menu and select the type of list you want.

-Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

I added the ability to add buttons to a web page and a html select element(drop down list).

To add a list type each word on a new line in the Live Editor and then select the lines you want to be part of the list and then just click on the Drop Down List button.

-Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

I updated the Form Builder to include more functionality. Now it includes a submit button by default. I also added the capability to set attributes for the form and its submit button.

-Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

I found a condition where an exception would be raised if you double clicked on the open file button. It would work fine if you just clicked it once. Now it will work if you single or double click it.  You may notice a button named "run test" in source I just uploaded for view builder. It will not show up if you build or create an installer package.  I put it there so I can set it to visible if I want to test code I am working on for the HTML Code formatting.  I also changed the HTML Code text box to a rich text control so I can add syntax highlighting in the future.... [read more](/p/viewbuilder/blog/2013/11/view-builder-updates/)

Hello Everyone,

Currently I am working on fixing the way the code is displayed from the web page in the Code Editor Area.  I am working on issues with line spacing and I will upload the updated files when I get the issue resolved.

-Thank You,
Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

I fixed the Code Editor and the CSS Editors so that when you click out of them they will automatically update the Live Preview. There is no more need to click on the Live Preview first before clicking on the Code Editor or the CSS Editor. I also updated the CSS menu so that when you insert a reference to an external CSS file the CSS is automatically applied to the Live Preview.

-Larry J Lane... read more

Hello Everyone,

I uploaded the ViewBuilderInstall.zip folder with all the necessary files install to your hard drive.  Click on the setup icon to install. I am working on a install package that will make it show up in the all programs folder in Windows.  As soon I get it configured correctly I will upload the update.

Thank You,
Larry J. Lane

Hello Everyone,

The lastest Version of View Builder is out now! I added support for CSS editing. You can apply CSS styling by linking it to the HTML document from file by clicking on the CSS button. To preview all of your changes made just click on the Live Preview Browser to see the changes you have made. Please give it a shot and let me know what you think. I am looking forward to your feedback and suggestions.... [read more](/p/viewbuilder/blog/2013/11/new-view-builder-release---now-with-css--support/)

Hello everyone

I am currently working on adding the capability of loading css when you open files and placing the a css link tag in the html code. I will keep you posted of any updates.

Hello Everyone,

Today I decided to clean up the way the coding was formatted in the html code view window.

It is now easier to read.

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday I added a feature to allow you to insert an image using the tool bar in View Builder.

Larry J. Lane