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Elevator Panel Magic v1.3.3 feature update

The 1.3.3 update contains the following changes:

  • Adds Always Keep One Panel Open option—This will set up your widget so that at least one panel is always open
  • Adds Safari/Firefox Back Button Fix—Safari and some versions of Firefox use a rendering shortcut (to make their browser appear faster than it is) by failing to fully re-initialize scripts when accessing a page via the browser's history feature (back or forward buttons).
  • Provides support for IE5 Mac—The widget is now functional in IE5 Mac.

Important

This Update requires that a full Elevator Panel Magic version is already installed on your computer. It will not work otherwise.

Do you need the update?

You only need to update If your current version is less than 1.3.3.

To be certain, open Extension Manager and check your version number. If your current version is less than 1.3.3, you need to download the 1.3.3 Update

Tip: Save the downloaded update file to the same location that contains your original Elevator Panel Magic extension file. Should you ever need to re-install, install the original version first, then the update.

Installation

  1. Double-click the downloaded MXP update file: P7_EPM_upd133.mxp
  2. When prompted to overwrite existing files, choose Yes To All
  3. Restart Dreamweaver to complete the update process

DO NOT Uninstall your current version. This is an update and requires that a full version is already installed on your system for a proper update. After installing the update, Extension Manager will list both the orginal (full) version and the update version.

Using the Always Keep One Panel Open option

Open the Elevator Panel Magic interface and check the Always Keep One Panel Open option. You can set the option independently for any EPM component on your page. This will set up your widget so that at least one panel is always open. That is, clicking the heading for a panel that is the only open panel in your widget will not close that panel.

Will the new feature work on existing EPM pages?

Yes, you simply need to turn on the option and update the EPM script file:

  • Open a page that contains an Elevator Panel widget you want to update
  • Locate the EPM script file, p7EPMscripts.js, in the p7epm folder inside the same folder that contains your page and delete it. Click Yes at the Dreamweaver warning.
  • Go back to your page and place your cursor anywhere inside your Elevator Panel and open the EPM interface as if you were going to edit it.
  • Make sure the Always Keep One Panel Open option is checked
  • Click OK

The system will generate a new script file and your new feature will work.

Don't forget to re-upload the p7epm folder to your web server.

Note: If you have in any way tweaked or modified your existing EPM script file you will need to reapply those changes to the new updated script.