http://www.yabdab.com/index.phpYabdab's brain drippingsenmike@yabdab.comCopyright 2008 Yabdab Software2009-06-15T09:24:28-04:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:27:45 -0400mike@yabdab.comFormLoomReleases2009-06-15T09:24:28-04:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/index.php#unique-entry-id-19http://www.yabdab.com/blog/index.php#unique-entry-id-19

Yabdab Software is pleased to announce the immediate availability of FormLoom 1.3

This release only has minor modifications, but in order to get that version number closer to 2.0 i made it a full point upgrade ;-)

Release Notes
- Fixed Bug for Custom Form Text in Ajax Responses.
- Added option to disable/enable Reply-To when sending from self.
- Added Registration Button.
- Made Text the default input-type on new items.

Updates can be made via Plugin or directly by downloading from our web site.

Laters.]]>mike@yabdab.comTabLoomReleases2009-04-13T11:33:50-04:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/apr-2009#unique-entry-id-18http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/apr-2009#unique-entry-id-18Yabdab Software Releases TabLoom 1.0 for RapidWeaver 4

Yabdab Software has officially unveiled it’s brand new TabLoom 1.0 plugin for RapidWeaver.

TabLoom provides a new page type available within RapidWeaver that supports data entry under multiple tabs within one page. TabLoom can be utilized to break large amounts of text into more manageable or coherent sets of data, providing a more organized browsing experience for your site visitors.

The plugin supports the jQuery UI ThemeRoller system to provide a no fuss/no code method of tab customization.

Tabs can be setup to support either Styled Text or HTML content, allowing the site designer a great degree of design flexibility.

TabLoom supports RapidWeaver 4.x (version 4.2.1+ recommended).

TabLoom is available today for $9.95 at http://www.yabdab.com/buy/]]>mike@yabdab.comFormLoomReleases2009-04-08T11:42:39-04:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/apr-2009#unique-entry-id-17http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/apr-2009#unique-entry-id-17Just a quick post to let folks know we have released version 1.2.3 of FormLoom to fix a bug in the javascript regarding file uploads. If you have been experiencing issues with your form since upgrading to 1.2, then please test to see if this release fixes your problem.

Upgrade via the plugin or download here.]]>mike@yabdab.comFormLoomReleases2009-04-02T08:54:50-04:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/apr-2009#unique-entry-id-16http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/apr-2009#unique-entry-id-16Hey all, this is just a quick maintenance release to fix a couple minor issues introduced with the 1.2 release.

You can update via the plugin Page Inspector or download it directly from our web site.

Cheers :-)]]>mike@yabdab.comFormLoomReleases2009-03-31T10:04:13-04:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/mar-2009#unique-entry-id-15http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/mar-2009#unique-entry-id-15Yabdab Software is happy to announce the release of FormLoom 1.2

This update comes with packed with bug fixes and enhancements.

But the real BIG deal about this release is that FormLoom now has a date-picker input field.

The date format is also customizable.

d - day of month (no leading zero)
dd - day of month (two digit)
o - day of the year (no leading zeros)
oo - day of the year (three digit)
D - day name short
DD - day name long
m - month of year (no leading zero)
mm - month of year (two digit)
M - month name short
MM - month name long
y - year (two digit)
yy - year (four digit)

This can be edited in the Page Inspector under the Misc tab

Current users can update via the plugin as usual.

New users can grab the new version by clicking here.]]>mike@yabdab.comTabLoomBetaReleases2009-03-23T09:54:58-04:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/mar-2009#unique-entry-id-14http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/mar-2009#unique-entry-id-14Today I released the newest beta of TabLoom. I had to fix some pretty major bugs surrounding tabs containing HTML content. You may be required to rebuild your previous TabLoom pages. PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL US REGARDING THIS.


Release Notes
- Extended beta period TO APRIL 13, 2009
- Fixed Major bug with HTML content in tabs
- Dynamically picks up new theme css file name
- Upgraded with jQuery UI 1.7.1
- Interface tweaks
- Bug fixes

You can download the latest version from the TabLoom web page or simply update from with the TabLoom page inspector.

Cheers :-)]]>mike@yabdab.comTabLoomReleasesBeta2009-03-11T11:25:17-04:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/mar-2009#unique-entry-id-13http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/mar-2009#unique-entry-id-13Following hot on the heels of our successful FormLoom release, we're
pleased to present the public beta of TabLoom. We've been around the RW
scene releasing 'Loom plugins long enough that you may have an idea what
TabLoom is. And you're probably right! It's the newest, easiest way
to present data within slick tabs all in one RapidWeaver page. For
all of you content junkies, feel free to load your pages with tons of
text, organized into nice, simple tabs. No more scrolling through page
after page of boring, monotonous text. Keep it simple. Keep it in tabs!

In addition to being simple, it's easy to add sharp ThemeRoller
appearances to your tabs. Not familiar with ThemeRoller? Check it out
here: http://jqueryui.com/themeroller/

We've got a quick little ThemeRoller screencast posted for you on the TabLoom Page - and of course you can download the beta
version of the plugin while you're there.

Of course, we have our popular beta pricing in place - buy TabLoom while it's still in beta and save a buck off the already low $9.95 price ( use code TL-TESTER ).

The public beta will expire April 1, so grab your fully functional beta today.]]>mike@yabdab.comFormLoomReleases2009-02-04T15:30:04-05:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/feb-2009#unique-entry-id-12http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/feb-2009#unique-entry-id-12I quietly released an update to FormLoom last week, version 1.0.1

This release fixes a problem with Multi-select input items AND adds a new toggle to make your form formatted in a “vertical” format ( similar to built-in Contact Page ).

You can update your copy via the Update button in Page Inspector, or download it directly from the web site.

Cheers.]]>mike@yabdab.comFormLoom2009-01-13T14:56:13-05:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/jan-2009#unique-entry-id-11http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/jan-2009#unique-entry-id-11We’re pleased to announce the immediate availiblity of FormLoom 1.0, the
RapidWeaver plugin that allows you to create great looking forms and
contact pages in just a few clicks.  And no, we didn’t strip out
functionality to keep it simple - there’s a plenty of advanced features
available behind the scenes.  Choose to have the forms results submitted
to you via email, or go a step further and integrate the submitted data
into your MySQL database.  Take advantage of flexible form layout and
presentation options including customizable email templates.  Want to
make it a breeze for site visitors to include files and send them to
you?  No problem.  FormLoom allows for easy file attachment and gives
you the ability to keep things under control with simple file size/type
rules.

We kept it low-stress on the hosting side of things too.  FormLoom
supports both phpmailer and SMTP form-to-email submisisons providing
compatibility with all standard webhosting environments.  Built in
success/error notifications allow your customers to know that their
query has been sent and FormLoom can even generate an email receipt at
the same time it sends the form results to the site owner.  Reduce spam
or automated submissions with the incorporated reCaptcha challenges.  If
you’ve always wanted to do just a bit more with forms, check out
FormLoom. 

Feature List:

• Works with RapidWeaver, your favorite web design app.
• Customizable appearance with RapidWeaver themes
• Flexible form formatting
• Quickly preview your work before publishing
• Supports reCAPTCHA to eliminate form bots
• Use any form input type
• Slick Web 2.0 appearance with Ajax power
• MySQL Support
• Customize your email results with templates.
• Locked down!  Filter out possible malicious form injections

Grab your copy of the free demo plugin at
http://www.yabdab.com/formloom/

Available Now:
Price $11.95

Requirements:
RapidWeaver 4+
Mac OS X 10.5
PHP 5 available on your server
MySQL 5 (optional)
]]>mike@yabdab.comMacworld2009-01-06T09:08:54-05:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/jan-2009#unique-entry-id-9http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/jan-2009#unique-entry-id-9Just got in yesterday to San Francisco for the last Macworld Expo featuring Apple ( which means it is the last Macworld Expo :-P ).
I will try and put up some pictures and comments throughout the week.

Cheers.

*Update: Sorry, but there was not much to report back. It was fun though ;-)]]>mike@yabdab.comFormLoomBeta2008-12-30T10:57:45-05:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-8http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-8Final beta release prior to going Final. Please give it a whirl and see if I missed anything important.

Also Added the Help page for FormLoom which can now be seen here.

Get the update via Page Inspector or via this web site.

Later.]]>mike@yabdab.comFormLoomBeta2008-12-15T11:08:17-05:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-7http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-7Over the weekend we received emails from users trying to use FormLoom with their silly little Winblows servers. Big surprise, they were having problems getting it to work. Not a knock against the users, but the crappy OS their server is running ;-)

Anyway, I went ahead and added SMTP support to FormLoom so these “less-than-great” servers could send the mail using FormLoom.

Yes, I hate Windows and make no apologies for it.

Get the update via Page Inspector or via this web site.

Later.]]>mike@yabdab.comGoogaLoomReleases2008-12-15T10:47:38-05:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-6http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-6Late last week Yourhead and Yabdab Software quietly released version 1.0.1 of GoogaLoom.

Feel free to download it from the web site or update via the Page Inspector within RapidWeaver.

Fixes include a better noConflict javascript portion , as well as, a bug fix centered around un-selecting shipping options.

Cheers. :-)]]>mike@yabdab.comFormLoomBeta2008-12-10T14:46:29-05:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-5http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-5One step closer to the final product, beta 6 is released. This update comes with an even tighter no-conflict setup , advanced php option, global recaptcha keys, plus a bunch of bug fixes and tweaks.

Release Notes
- Made javascript even more noConflict
- Set encoding on emails to utf-8
- Added option to use yabdab reCAPTCHA global keys
- Made Ajax messages completely customizable
- Added Advanced Extra PHP code panel

I have also started putting together the FAQ page which can be seen here.

You can update via the plug-in’s Page Inspector or download it directly from our server.
]]>mike@yabdab.comFormLoomBeta2008-12-05T08:45:03-05:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-4http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-4Just a quick blog post to announce a very small update to FormLoom.

I added some PHP version checking since 80% of the tickets coming in were of folks using PHP 4

And before you start asking, NO, there will not be a PHP4 version of PayLoom.

PHP4 is “end-of-lifed” and is considered old outdated solution.

If your host is still using it, then you may want to reconsider who you host with.]]>mike@yabdab.comFormLoomGoogaLoom2008-12-04T11:34:19-05:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-3http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-3We are getting close folks! Beta 4 has just been dropped and it is looking pretty clean.
This release contains some bug fixes, some UI enhancements ( including Tool Tips ) and tied up some loose ends.

The BIG thing about this release is the addition of email templates!

That’s right! You can now format the email however you wish. Read below to find out how.

All you need to do is add place-holders in your email and receipt text for your form items.

For example...
Form Item named “name” would use #name#.
Form Item named “email” would use #email#.
Form Item named “message” would use #message#.
etc... ( you get the idea )

I also added some special place-holders you can use to get more information regarding the person filling out your forms...

#fl-date# date and time stamp
#fl-ip# users IP Address
#fl-browser# Platform, Name and version of browser used.
#fl-page# Page that processed the form.

• Release Notes
• Added Email Templates for email and receipt.
• Included "Required Text" into output.
• Enclosed required symbol in span tags with fl-required class.
• Added Tooltips.
• Tightened up UI some more

You can get the new version by using the Update button under Page Inspector (from within FormLoom page) or download it fresh via our web site.
]]>mike@yabdab.comFormLoomBeta2008-12-02T10:09:08-05:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-2http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/dec-2008#unique-entry-id-2I am proud to announce that beta 3 has been released. This release comes with many fixes, as well as, some much requested features.

Please read below for a full list of updates...

Release Notes

• Fixed Preview bug when Result Text was nil.
• Added drag-drop sorting.
• Made a couple UI changes
• Made Blocking JS effect customizable via CSS override.
• Added Multi-Select Input Type.
• Added icons to Form Item View.
• Fixed non-ajax URL formatting issue.

You can get the new version by using the Update button under Page Inspector (from within FormLoom page) or download it fresh via our web site.


]]>mike@yabdab.comFormLoom2008-11-10T11:23:16-05:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/nov-2008#unique-entry-id-1http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/nov-2008#unique-entry-id-1
Everyone loves the Contact Form plug-in that is included with every copy of RapidWeaver, and it works great for most purposes. However, sometime ya just need something a little more powerful. That is where FormLoom comes in.

Yabdab Software has secretly been working on FormLoom for the past several months. It does everything the Contact Form plug-in does PLUS a whole lotta mo! Below I will list out some of the key features FormLoom brings to the table. This plug-in will be avialble real soon as a Public Beta. We hope that everyone will participate and give us their feedback prior to the plu-in's final release.

Key Features:
- AJAX Powered (never leave the page submission)
- Include CC and BCC addresses.
- Limit which files can be attached based on file extension.
- Filter input for possible spam injections.
- Includes reCaptcha security questions.
- Send Receipt email to sender.
- Custom Success message to Sender.
- Customize look with CSS
- Plus a few other doo-dads...

Sample Form:
Click Here to see a LIVE and FUNCTIONING form created using FormLoom.

Screenshots:
Sample #1
Sample #2
Sample #3
Sample #4
Sample #5

Or go here.

Screenshots made with LittleSnapper

Cheers! :-)]]>mike@yabdab.comSite2008-11-10T09:07:24-05:00http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/nov-2008#unique-entry-id-0http://www.yabdab.com/blog/files/nov-2008#unique-entry-id-0
It has been a gradual transition, but I am now taking that big step into the Software pool. Please come back often to see what I am cooking up. That will also keep me posting to this blog like a good boy should.

Cheers buds! :-D]]>