Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:29:11 -0400   
   From: DAVE GOURD   
   To: WINSERVER SUPPORT   
   Subject: RE: Visit the v6.2 beta test site   
   Newsgroups: winserver.public.gamma.testing   
   Message-ID: <1172561351.40.1172486252@winserver.com>   
   References:  <1172486252.40.0@winserver.com>   
   X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5   
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   On 2007-02-26 5:33 AM, WINSERVER SUPPORT wrote to all:   
      
   -> Folks,   
   ->    
   -> I wish to invite everyone to beta test the new features and    
   enhancements    
   -> to the Wildcat! WEB interface at:   
   ->    
   ->      http://beta.winserver.com   
   ->    
   -> Email Validation is required to sign up.   
   ->    
   -> We would like to get any comments you have, nits, complaints about any    
   -> of the new stuff.   
   ->    
   -> For the most part, this is a big update. However, of course, we are not    
   -> in business to "break" your system. So we did everything to make sure we    
   ->   "ENHANCED IT" and not really changed anything.  For example, if you    
   -> don't like the new TOP BAR MENU FRAME, you can turn it off    
   (UseTopFrame)    
   -> in the template\globalopts.inc file.   
   ->    
   -> The majority enhancement had to do with make it ready for CSS and    
   SKINS    
   -> and to give sysops and developers the ability to customize without    
   -> losing out any updates (you can use a TEMPLATE\CUSTOM folder to make    
   -> your changes).   
   ->    
   -> WCT was greatly enhanced for DHTML programming.  The GOTO CLIENT    
   pull    
   -> down on the top frame is an example of the dynamic programming as well    
   -> as the new Personal Properties layout designed for people to add their    
   -> own USER PROPERTIES customization that offers users values to change.   
   ->    
   -> The layout has provided a capability to easily to create a "SYSOP MENU"    
   -> for future web-based sysop applications.  The system is already prepared    
   -> for it.   
   ->    
   -> We added better viewing of large listings with regional scrolling, it    
   -> allows you to get the "MENU" for the page at the top for example or the    
   -> need to repeat the menu at the bottom.   Not all screens have this, but    
   -> the mains one do.   
   ->    
   -> A nice progress bar was added to the file upload and developer and    
   -> sysops and easily add their progress with a plug and play module. Two    
   -> progress bars were provided.   
   ->    
   -> We made it ready for streaming music.  In a next update we will change    
   -> the file layout a little to ask the user "what kind of file is this?"   
   -> or have File Area "types" so that WINS can better decide how to handle    
   -> files.   We are also going to PEER TO PEER Wildcat systems! to allows    
   -> use to share FILES and MAIL CONFERENCES   
   ->    
   -> Anyway, give the beta site a shot when you get a moment and give us a    
   -> note of any problems or if you LIKE it, give us a note alway!  It tells    
   -> us we are doing something right. :-)   
   ->    
   ->    
   -> Thanks   
   ->    
   ->    
   -> --    
   -> HLS   
      
      
   Look pretty good, but I can't view the chat client/app in web mode, get the    
   [error] msg "Your browser understands the  tag but isn't running    
   the applet, for some reason. Your browser is completely ignoring the    
    tag!"   
      
   I've seen this before, can't remember what I did to correct it. Running IE6    
   with most recent security updates, chat also is not working for me now at my    
   own wc site. Have site listed in 'trusted' zone, any ideas?   
      
   FWIW - I never did really care a lot for the 'original' wildcat default   
   screens,    
   forgot what they looked like - took me back a ways when logged into the R&D    
   site and saw the nostalic look ;)   
      
   Like especially the drop down menu offering, been wanting to do that here for    
   long time, never took time to look into the details; might finally get to it   
   now.    
   Can multiple dropdowns be used in a single page/frame?   
      
   I am also seeing more and more of those ?captcha? images for human    
   verification, is this going to be oofered in updates or is that something    
   external to wins - like to do that with logins and maybe look at    
   verified/authenticated messaging.   
      
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