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- Welcome to NetObjects Fusion (tm)
- Version 2.0 for Macintosh
-
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-
-
- NetObjects Fusion is the first smart website application that helps you visualize,
- create, and maintain design-rich websites. NetObjects Fusion combines automatic
- site building, professional-quality design, and data publishing features. NetObjects
- Fusion 2.0 includes more than 100 new customer requested features and enhancements.
-
- Please read the release notes below before using this software. These notes include
- specific information about the installation and migrating your sites from NetObjects
- Fusion 1.0 to 2.0.
-
- While you are experimenting with the software, try using the built in Apple Guide feature
- to answer any questions.
-
- We hope that you like the new features and improvements that we've added in this
- version of NetObjects Fusion.
-
- Thanks from all of us at NetObjects!!
-
- **********************************************************************
-
- For the most current information on NetObjects Fusion 2.0 for Macintosh, please refer
- to the NetObjects website at:
-
- http://www.netobjects.com.
-
- Our website has the latest product updates, frequently asked questions, usage notes,
- newsgroups, and support information. You can send us feedback about the product or
- questions about how to make the most of a NetObjects Fusion site via our newsgroups
- by pointing your newsreader to www.netobjects.com. You can also send email to
- support@netobjects.com.
-
-
- Table of Contents
- ================
-
- A) System Requirements
- B) Installing NetObjects Fusion 2.0 for Macintosh
- C) Upgrading a NetObjects Fusion 1.0 Site to 2.0
- D) Putting Certain JavaScripts in your Layouts
- E) Usage Suggestions
- F) Known Conflicts
- G) Accessing Support
-
-
- A) System Requirements
- ======================
-
- - Power Macintosh or 100% compatible (Power Macintosh 8100 or faster
- recommended)
- - MacOS 7.1.2 or greater (System 7.5 or greater recommended)
- - 30 MB available hard-disk space (93 MB recommended)
- - 24 MB of actual RAM (32 MB recommended to run NetObjects Fusion 2.0 with
- an HTML 3.X compatible browser) with 15 MB available for NetObjects Fusion
- - Minimum video display of 800 X 600 pixels at 256-colors or more
- - TCP/IP connection for publishing
- - CD-ROM Drive
-
- You will also need a Web browser installed on your machine. NetObjects Fusion 2.0 is
- optimized for:
-
- a) Netscape Navigator 2.0 and higher
- b) Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 and higher
- c) Other HTML 3.x compatible browsers
-
- If you are using an internet service provider to host your site, please consult
- with them for specific support and documentation before publishing your site.
-
- B) Installing NetObjects Fusion 2.0 for Macintosh
- ============================================
-
- Download the software from our web site to a temporary folder on your hard drive
- outside of the folder where you wish to install NetObjects Fusion. Double click on the
- installer icon and the program will automatically launch the installer.
-
- Please follow the on screen installation directions. The necessary files will be installed
- by default in a folder called NetObjects Fusion on your hard drive.
-
- The data files created with NetObjects Fusion have a .NOD extension. The files will
- be stored by default in the User Sites folder.
-
- NetObjects Fusion 2.0 for Macintosh will update your QuickTime Library to the latest
- version, QuickTime 2.5.
-
- C) Upgrading a NetObjects Fusion 1.0 Site to 2.0
- ============================================
-
- You can run both NetObjects Fusion 1.0 and 2.0 for Macintosh on the same machine.
-
- NetObjects Fusion 2.0 is designed to be compatible with any .nod files you created with
- a previous release of NetObjects Fusion. When you first open a file created with
- NetObjects Fusion 1.0, the program will offer you the choice to upgrade the file from
- a copy of the original file before proceeding. We recommend that you do so. If you
- choose "Yes", NetObjects Fusion 2.0 will automatically make a copy of your 1.0 file and
- open the copy (in the 2.0 format).
-
- To guarantee the re-usability of your 1.0 .nod files, we HIGHLY recommend
- that you follow these steps to upgrade your existing site:
-
- 1) To make a copy of your .nod in NetObjects Fusion 2.0:
- a) Open NetObjects Fusion 2.0
- b) Select File | Open Site, find and select your 1.0 .nod file, and click
- Open. A warning dialog appears asking if you would like to open a copy
- instead.
- c) Click Yes.
- d) Enter a descriptive name for the .nod copy, and save it in the same
- directory as the original .nod. Your .nod file now opens in NetObjects Fusion
- 2.0
-
- 2) To import the copy of your new .nod into a new 2.0 site:
- a) Select File | New Site, enter a descriptive name for what will be your
- new upgraded, working site.
- b) Click the AutoSite Template radio button and choose the "Import" template
- and click OK.
- b) In Site view, select File | Import Section, click "Other," and open the
- copy of your 1.0 .nod file that you made earlier. (Choose "NetObjects Fusion
- Files (*.nod)" in the File Type dropdown menu.)
- c) In the Import Section dialog, click OK and wait until the site is
- imported.
-
- Your site is now in NetObjects Fusion 2.0, but has two home pages.
-
- 3) To remove the extra home page from your new upgraded site:
- a) Double click on the home page in the second level of your site to go to
- Page view.
- b) Click on the layout area, select Edit | Select All, and then select Edit |
- Copy to copy all the contents.
- c) Go the top Home page in Page view, click in the upper left of the Layout
- and select Edit | Paste.
- d) In Site view, move all the pages on the third level to the right of the
- second Home page.
- e) Once the second Home page has no children, click on it and press "Delete."
-
- 4) To apply the original style to the site:
- a) In Style view, if the style appears blank in the Style Gallery go to the Finder.
- b) From the Finder, copy or drag the contents of the 1.0 style folder(s) into your
- NetObjects Fusion 2.0:Styles Folder.
- c) In the Style View of your site, select Edit | Update Styles List.
- d) Click OK and your 1.0 style will become part of your new file.
- e) Click on the style you imported and click "Set Style."
-
- Once the files have been opened in NetObjects Fusion 2.0 they are *NOT*
- backward compatible and cannot be used with NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for
- Macintosh or Windows. They can however can be shared with 2.0 Windows
- and Macintosh users.
-
- NetObjects Fusion 2.0 is shipping with a new set of SiteStyles. If you wish to
- continue using a 1.0 SiteStyle with a new site, please follow these steps"
-
- 1) To use a 1.0 style in a 2.0 .nod file you are building from scratch:
- a) Copy the specific 1.0 style folder(s) into your NetObjects Fusion 2.0: Styles Folder.
- b) In the Style View of your new site, select Edit | Update Styles List.
- c) Click OK and your 1.0 style will become part of your new file.
-
-
- D) Putting certain JavaScripts in Your Layouts
- ==============================================
- The JavaScript functions document.write() and document.writeln() will not
- work in Netscape browsers when NetObjects Fusion generates your pages with
- a nested table structure. Whether you optimize your table structure for
- columns or rows, NetObjects Fusion 2.0 will generate all pages with a
- nested table structure by default. To disable nested table structure
- generation, simply add a special comment to your Layout or MasterBorder
- script before your JavaScript.
-
- To ensure that JavaScript functions such as document.write() and
- document.writeln() will work inside NetObjects Fusion 2.0 tables,
- please follow this procedure:
-
- 1. Click on the MasterBorder or Layout
- 2. Choose the script button in the properties palette
- 3. Click in the BEGINNING OF BODY field in the Script dialog box
- 4. type <!--NOSMARTTABLES-->
- 5. Add your document.write() or other text-based JavaScript function
- anywhere on the page after this comment
- 6. Click OK
-
-
- E) Usage Suggestions
- =======================
-
- *) NetObjects Fusion 2.0 has a new daily back-up feature. NetObjects Fusion
- will create one distinct back up every day that you work on your site. If you
- wish to use your back-up file, we recommend that you copy the file and rename
- it before using the file.
-
- *) If you are building a site larger than 300 pages, you may encounter a loss of
- performance. If this happens, please allocate more memory to NetObjects Fusion.
-
- *) Some JavaScript functions may need to be moved from the body of the document
- into the head (either the Inside Head Tag field or the Beginning of Body field
- of the Layout Script dialog box). There is a bug in Netscape Navigator where
- certain JavaScript functions defined in nested tables get ignored. Since we are
- now using nested tables, some functions might not work when they are defined
- inside the body. Refer to section D above for more information.
-
- *) If you are publishing the Message Board or AutoForms component to a WebStar
- server, be sure to install MacPerl 5.x on the server to support the correct Apple Events.
-
- *) After importing a site, some of the pages may have some overlapping objects. You
- can try to adjust the font size in the Preferences dialog to match the original settings
- that were used when designing the site. To find overlapping elements quickly, select
- Page | Overlapping Elements in the Page View.
-
- *) When importing a local site, make sure to fill out the domain name field.
- This will ensure that pages and links in the imported pages are correctly handled
- as internal objects.
-
- *) If you are trying to create a background that aligns with your layout, Netscape
- Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer use different background offsets on the
- Macintosh and Windows platforms. In the Preferences Dialog, choose the offset
- that matches the browsers used by the majority of your viewers. To avoid this
- problem, you can publish your site using frames which behave the same across
- platforms and browsers.
-
- *) External HTML pages will be published into a folder called "MY_HTML." Be
- sure that all of your links and assets refer to the correct folder upon publishing.
- NetObjects Fusion will not automatically move the assets.
-
- *) If you should experience complications during FTP, perform a local stage of your site
- and then use a third party FTP application to send up your staged folder to your web server.
-
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- F) Known Conflicts
- ====================
-
- *) If you are running System 7.5 you must have AppleGuide Version 2.0.1 to use the NetObjects Fusion Guide.
-
- *) NetObjects Fusion has a conflict with the extensions for Now Up To Date. Turn off
- Now Up To Date in the preferences for that application when you are running NetObjects
- Fusion.
-
- *) NetObjects Fusion also has a conflict with Kaleidoscope and Dialog View. Your
- menus and dialog boxes will be out of alignment. Turn off both extensions when
- running NetObjects Fusion.
-
- *) If you use the MS Office control panels to switch between applications, you will crash
- NetObjects Fusion when you hit Cmd + Tab.
-
- *) Internet Explorer 3.01b has some problems displaying Java applets and may have
- trouble with some of the NFX Components. Do not run Internet Explorer with the Microsoft
- Java JIT selected.
-
- *) Adobe Type Manager has some conflicts with Java, and if you use the Dynabuttons
- Component, you may not see anti-aliased text on your Dynabuttons.
-
- *) NetObjects Fusion may experience irregularities when running in millions of colors
- with the Twin Turbo(tm) video accelerator. If you check "Caps lock disables acceleration"
- in the Twin Turbo General Controls panel the irregularities should be resolved.
-
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- G) Accessing Technical Support
- ===============================
-
- NetObjects provides several newsgroups for direct contact with NetObjects Technical
- Support. Our newsgroups are also an excellent source of information from
- other NetObjects Fusion customers. For access to the NetObjects Fusion newsgroups
- you can enter the following URL into your favorite newsreader software
- or browser:
-
- newsreader: news://www.netobjects.com/
- browser: http://www.netobjects.com/html/boards.html
-
- NetObjects Support also has a library of Usage Notes on a wide range of topics.
- The Usage Notes provide extensive step by step instructions for many of the most
- popular requests from our customers. The index for the Usage Notes
- can be found at:
-
- http://www.netobjects.com/support/usage_notes/index.html
-
- You can also receive assistance from technical support by sending e-mail to:
-
- support@netobjects.com
-
- Thank you from everyone at NetObjects.
-