We have been working on a new version of iMap that is about to be released. There are a bunch of new features and enhanced ones that all need to be tested. If anyone wants to test drive these new features and help us finish them off, then feel free to contact us at the following email address: beta@guimkie.com.
Major changes to iMap 2.7 include:
- iMap is project-based. You can now create a project for each site you have in iWeb.
- You can now verify either by uploading the HTML file or adding a meta-tag.
- Meta-Tags are being added 2x as fast with less errors.
- iMap has been localized into German. Anyone interested in localizing iMap then please contact us at the above email address.
We are expecting to push this update out to everyone by October 19th.
I have just released an update for iMap. It includes the following changes:
- “Create” button now works by hitting “Enter.”
- Addition of meta-tags occasionally failed with Google Verification files. This has now been fixed..
- Corrected “Help” menu items to include new video tutorials.
- Enhanced speed connections with MobileMe/.Mac.
If you have problems updating, let me know. Keep in mind it’s always best to run the latest version of iMap.
Apple recently introduced a brand-new version of it’s iLife. Incidentally, the new iLife does include a new version of iWeb (who would have thought that?). Although there are only a few minor updates, some of the new features change things in relation to iMap and iTweak.
Until now, iWeb had two publishing options: MobileMe or a folder. These two options remain. Apple however added a third option: publishing via FTP to your server. Houston we have a problem! All those who used to just publish to a folder and then upload to a server, will now upload directly using FTP. That is good for the iWeb-user, bad for iTweak/iMap user.
When the files go directly to the FTP server, without being published to a folder, iTweak/iMap can not edit the files and so fail to be functional. Neither iMap nor iTweak support the editing of files via FTP. Therefore, if you wish to use iMap/iTweak, then you must publish to a folder and continue to upload via an external client.
Of course, it does quite suck if you have to still publish to a folder even though iWeb now supports direct “FTPing.” We are already working on a way for iMap and iTweak to edit the files via FTP. We however have no plan when the updates for this will arrive. Stay put; subscribe to the blog for updates.
If you have been using MobileMe all along, you shouldn’t be running into any problems at all.
Adding JS-Kit Comments to iWeb
Are you one of those users who would wish to have comments integrated right into your site but you are publishing to a folder and so you can’t do that? Or you want to have comments not just on your blog posts? You want to let people comment on your latest photo album? With this tutorial, you will be able to do this.
With the help of JS-Kit and iTweak this is all possible.
If you want to see how the outcome looks, then head over to the demo.
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