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v 2.3.9 release notes - 8/24/2004 1:39:38 AM

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BARCODE LABEL PRINTING
I did a complete rewrite of the pages used for printing barcode labels. The guts are the same, but now this page is about 50x faster than before at initial rendering and offers a much cleaner and more WYSIWYG user interface for previewing and printing. The printing page also now validates that it is being run in Internet Explorer for Windows with the Dymo printing software also installed. Folks using all non-handheld browsers can now see the label listing, and in the near future I will offer a CSV output option and a much more extensive FAQ. Using this, even Mac users will be able to do label printing either with the Dymo software or even with mail merge to Avery labels.
NOTE from 2009: no local barcode templates are required. Just follow the instructions here: http://www.cellartracker.com/ow.asp?BarcodeProcedures

FIT AND FINISH

I raised the maximum length of an appellation from 40 characters to 50 in order to allow "Côtes du Rhône Villages Beaumes-de-Venise" and other names that are just a bit too long.
The drinking windows in the main cellar views now show their source (Personal, Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator, Intl. Wine Cellar, BurgHound, and Community Average) in a tooltip that shows up when hovering.
My recent change to show line breaks (where entered) in tasting notes was somewhat incomplete. I extended this to tasting notes from others in the wine drilldown as well as the BARCODE.ASP page (which also now shows each user's own notes ahead of those from others).
I disabled the attempted horizontal row shading for browsers other than Internet Explorer for Windows, as this was causing (silent) errors in FireFox and presumably other DHTML-aware browsers.
I cleaned up the testimonial hyperlinks to use the new hyperlink syntax on the Squire's board.
I fixed an age-old bug where setting a descending sort via the advanced query UI would deaden the clickable column headers. (The bug has been here as long as the site has existed.)
I did a little band-aid cleanup to the tasting notes UI so that it is easier to publish results based on an advanced search. I need to rejigger how this page works with regard to the publishing UI, as it is pretty awkward right now.

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 8/24/2004 6:59:02 AM

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Eric,

I just noticed that this morning that the Transactions report in the main navigation bar was all users transaction and not for the specific user. Is this the intended behavior? I thought it was user specific transactions.

If so, I will update the documentation apprpropriately.

Thanks,

Pat

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 8/24/2004 9:28:36 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: patlee

Eric,

I just noticed that this morning that the Transactions report in the main navigation bar was all users transaction and not for the specific user. Is this the intended behavior? I thought it was user specific transactions.

If so, I will update the documentation apprpropriately.

Thanks,

Pat

It has actually always been all users.

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 8/24/2004 9:41:09 AM

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Thanks, I updated the documentation appropriately. I blew that one originally.

Pat

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 1/1/2009 5:41:11 AM

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http://www.cellartracker.com/.lwt link does not appear to be working?

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 1/1/2009 11:28:55 AM

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Wow, I had no idea anyone was still downloading that. I had just removed it from the site, as it has long since been superceded by http://www.cellartracker.com/barcode.exe and more importantly with the latest Dymo software installed no local templates are required--the site automatically pulls them from the web when you print.

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 1/1/2009 11:53:11 AM

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Eric

Have you used the Dymo with IE 8. I have used a lot previously with IE7 and no problems but now do not seem able to print.

Thanks
Sean

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 1/1/2009 11:56:45 AM

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Urrgh, the flacking IE guys. How about when it is in your trusted sites?

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 1/1/2009 1:08:46 PM

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No difference. I have even told IE8 to run everything in compatability mode. When you print using Dymo the preview - notes "Generate a CSV file" only and show all labels and not only the single one I selected.

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 1/1/2009 1:14:10 PM

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That sounds like the HTTP POST object is getting corrupted. Very strange. Have you tried generating labels via FireFox?

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 1/1/2009 5:25:00 PM

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Firefox works - any idea what I should do with IE?

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 1/1/2009 5:41:49 PM

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I will try to troubleshoot IE8 on my end. What happens when you try to run http://www.cellartracker.com/dymo.asp with IE8?

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 1/2/2009 3:51:36 AM

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Eric

Sent you and email with the results - most odd as it printed the sample (2 bottles) using that screen but not through the site still.

Thanks

Sean

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 1/20/2009 6:50:37 AM

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Eric

There must be some conflict specific to that machine as I have installed IE8 on a second machine and the error is not replicated.

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RE: v 2.3.9 release notes - 1/22/2009 9:15:59 AM

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Sounds like an IE bug or something machine specific. You were the only one who ever mentioned it, and I never could reproduce an issue on 3 different machines with IE8.

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