August 28, 2008 - the maker 0.9

This is a feature complete but still beta release. New features will are:

On Windows after the project has been loaded the tree view is at the root of the list
BUGFIX [ 1966477 ] Todays date maker marker not working
BUGFIX [ 1970442 ] when lastProject.txt not found app crashes
BUGFIX [ 1967219 ] renaming binary files causes crash
other minor Bugfixes
default remote folders
better menu logic
'zebra' tables in some dialogs
Auto Complete in the Editor
Printing via Browser
One more template

Download and enjoy ! Please feel free to sent comments or bug reports.

May 8, 2008 - the maker 0.8

What is new in the maker 0.8

the scrollkeeper; when switching between items the maker remembers the cursor position
after publish the cursor does stay in the edited position
Bulk import
imported files are queued for upload
only enter a new filename for an imported file when a file with the same
Sync Images With Server
Added all CSS selectors to the insert menu
Added Resources for learing HTML and CSS to the Help menu
Switch to UTF-8 as project encoding
many BugFixes

Download and enjoy ! Please feel free to sent comments or bug reports.

April 3, 2008 - the maker 0.79

-new feature: search
- when adding a new project the maker switches directly to it - when a group is selected the editor is not cleared only when a new item is selected
- enlarge / decrease font size now only affects the editor
- import / work on any(!) kind of file
- all 78 XHTML tags available in Insert menu
- new Update Info Dialog containing information about changes
- if there are conflicts in the distribution table they are shown when the table is edited
- after changes have been made to the distribution table, the maker is moving and renaming the files in the appropriate way. If folders do not exist they are created

Download and enjoy ! Please feel free to sent comments or bug reports.

January 1st 2008 - Happy New Year

Happy New Year from the makerProject. One think I can promise this will be a good year for the maker. Finally the 1.0 version will be released and a lot is going to happen. We are ready ...

December 24, 2007 - Merry Christmas

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Enjoy the holidays.

Greetings from the makerProject

November 14, 2007 - Update: maker 0.72

This is a BUGFIX release. In the earlier version there have been the following issues:

some files in the white template have been named in uppercase thus causing problems on Linux
if an error occured and the cursor was busy (clock) it remained in that state
when file creation was cancelled there were errors
better Linux support, fallback code for older wxPython versions
when a dynamic was saved it was overwriting the last .content file in the list - FIXED
fixed bug in FTPBrowser. If the directory that was selected was deeper than one level an incorrect path had been returned

Download and enjoy ! Please feel free to sent comments or bug reports.

November 7, 2007 - Update: maker 0.71

Just a few days after the release of the 0.7 this is now 0.71.
This is a BUGFIX release. In the earlier version there have been the following issues:

importing files did not work
the color picker tool did not return a value
imported files where always treated as binary

Download and enjoy ! Please feel free to sent comments or bug reports.

November 4, 2007 - The maker 0.7 has been released

After a long time of coding, the new maker is finally here. Better than ever...
New features:
- when a new file is created it is automatically selected in the tree
- more templates for projects
- Upload Queue ! change as many files as you like and then upload them at once. No "make all" needed anymore.
- Change a .dynamic and the maker is only publishing the affected files
- introducing: maker markers

- improved image tool
- Lots of bugfixes
- the maker can now be run from any partition on XP

Download and enjoy ! Please feel free to sent comments or bug reports.

October 21, 2007 - the maker 0.7 coming soon

The new and improved maker 0.7 will be released soon. We are in the last stages of development and are implementing the last features.

Some of them:

* when a new file is created it is automatically selected in the tree
* more templates for projects
* Upload Queue ! change as many files as you like and then upload them at once. No "make all" needed.
* Change a .dynamic and the maker is only publishing the affected files
* introducing: maker markers

August 25, 2007 - the maker 0.6.93 update

* Fixed bug in RSS Creation. Before the fix the markup became invalid
* Changed code in source markers. Since the comment was above the Doctype declaration.
IE could not handle it. Misinterpreting the whole markup
* Finally fixed bug in Image import
* Error Messages in the log window are displayed with in a new line each

August 23, 2007 - the maker 0.6.92 update

Due to some strange behavior in WxPython 2.8.4.2 , we went back to 2.8.4.0

August 15, 2007 - the maker 0.6.91 update

BUGFIXES

August 14, 2007 - the maker 0.6.9 has been released

With lot of major improvemnts 0.6.9 is getting us closer to 0.7 and thus closer to 1.0. A lot of hard work went into this release and we belive you will like it.
New features:

improved make all
renamable items
some binary files managable (pdf, zip, mov ... )
more supported filetypes (php, xml, html ... )
a lot of GUI improvements
default distribution settings
file templates
improved code styling in the editor
comments in the html sources
.head mode - for editing only the .head section of .content files
and a lot more...

Download and enjoy ! Please feel free to sent comments or bug reports.

June 13, 2007 - new developer - Ian Barrow

The makerProject is pleased to announce that Ian Barrow has joined the development team. Ian has been an essential part of the development process since February '07 and since then has made countless suggestions for new features and improvements, many of them already visible in the 0.6.2 version. He has also done an amazing job in testing the maker as well as comiling the OS X Panther version.
Welcome to the makerProject Ian !

March 19, 2007 - the maker 0.6.2 has been released !

The 0.6.2 Version of the maker has been released. This is mainly a BUGFIX release but there are a lot of improvements behind the scenes. Here are just some of the new features:

the Image tool is able to keep image proportions at scaling
single click item selection in the items list
much better user interaction
many bugfixes

Enjoy the new maker ! Please feel free to sent comments or bug reports.

February 18, 2007 once again - the maker on Python411

Ron Stephens was so kind to interview me for a second time about the maker.

The python411 podcast is hosted by Ron Stephens and has been created to help people learn Python and learn about Python.

[Listen to the interview]14,1 Mb - format : mp3

Thanks to Ron for the Python 411 podcast. They are great and thank you for supporting the makerProject !

February 14, 2007 - the maker 0.6.1 released

This is a BUGFIX release. Download and enjoy ! Please feel free to sent comments or bug reports.

February 11, 2007 - Video Tutorials online

Threre are six new video tutorials available. They explain everything from project creation to the use of maker .dynamics. Have fun watching !

February 10, 2007 - the maker 0.6 has been released !

The 0.6 Version of the maker has been released. Here are just some of the new features:

a GUI makeover
preview for CSS
work offline ! - no permanent internet connection required
File references are completed on upload
multiple rss feeds
multiple style sheets
support for javascript / ajax
support for cgi
support for txt files (.htaccess, robots.txt ...)
dynamic contents
shortcuts for XHTML and CSS
a brand new editing tool for the distribution settings

Enjoy the new maker ! Please feel free to sent comments or bug reports.

Novenber, 15 2006 - development in process

The 0.6 Version of the Maker will have major improvements. It will also include a lot of new features like CSS preview and such. One of the most important advantages is that it does not need a permanent internet connection like earlier versions. You will be able to create and maintain your projects on your computer and you will have fully working versions of them on your harddrive.

November 11, 2006 - new developer - Brinick Simmons

We happy to announce that Brinick Simmons joined the maker Project as a developer. A new release 0.6 can be expected sooner.
Also SVN is set up for all you would like to check out the current source.

Oktober, 1 2006 - working on the-maker 0.6

I am currently working on the maker 0.6. Please check out the roadmap for detailed information. My goal is to make the-maker feature complete as soon as possible. A 1.0 Version can be expected soon although it it hard for me to make any predictions....

September, 12 2006 - the-maker 0.5.1 released

The maker 0.5.1 has been released. This is a bugfix release! This time there is also a binary version for OS X and Windows included. So you don't need to have Python installed.

August, 22 2006 - coming up the-maker 0.5.1

This will be a BUGFIX release and it will be available soon. It will also include a binary version for Mac OS X. I did not get any feedback since the maker has been released and there has been nobody who wanted to join the project as a developer.
Feedback will decide about the future of this project.

August, 12 2006 - debugging

I bought a new iMac last Saturday and I really like it a lot. After getting all the tools together I installed the maker and a lot of unexpected bugs showed up. Now I am working on getting them fixed. If you find any bugs in the current version, please let me know.

Junly, 28 2006 - the maker 0.5 has been released !!!

The maker 0.5 has been released. I hope you have some fun testing it. This time there is also a binary version included. So you don't need to have Python installed.

Junly, 16 2006 - 101 downloads

Today we are celebrating 101 downloads for the maker and this is really exciting. If you have downloaded the maker and tried it out, let us know you think. We would really appreciate your feedback and suggestions.

the maker 0.5 - release date: August, 1 2006 !

June, 11 2006 - the maker on python411

Ron Stephens was so kind to interview me about the maker.
Ron is the author of the python411 podcast.
The python411 podcasts are created to help people learn Python and learn about Python.
They are really great and very educational. After listening to every episode for at least one year it is my great pleasure that Ron took the time to make this interview.
Thanks Ron ! I look forward to your future podcasts.

[Listen to the interview]6.4 Mb - format : mp3

June 1, 2006 - the road ahead

This is the current roadmap for the maker.

Mai 23, 2006 - the maker released

The maker has been released. I hope you have some fun testing it. Be shure to have the required packages installed.

Mai 15, 2006 - testing

The maker goes into testing ! A beta release will be available soon !!!

April 2006 - progress

We are making our way towards Version 0.5 which will be an official (beta) release of the maker. You will be able to install and to run it and try it for yourself. All the essentials will be covered and we really look forward to your feedback. There has been a lot of work going into the maker and it will be a nice Version to go public.

February 2006 - on the Mac

Version 0.4.8 was already running on the Mac, although there have been some tricky things to learn.

January 2006 - from Tkinter to wxPython

The leap from tkinter to wxpython has been done and we are making our way towards version 0.5. It will also run on the Mac.

December 2005 - development

The latest development Version of the maker is 0.4.1 . Mainly marked by the transition from tkinter to wxPython. Also the essential Content Management Code is being separated from the GUI. This will be very useful because it will enable us to access major CMS functions from anywhere. Even from the commandline. We also intent to do a Mac Version (as soon as I get one) using PyObjC with a Aqua GUI.