Flare 2020 r2 Release Notes
Article #: GEN1064F | Product: Flare | Version: 2020 r2 |
Summary:
Build 16.1.7573
Release Date: 10/5/2020
New Features
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Definition List Support
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List Enhancements
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Micro Content Styles
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Styled Variables
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MadCap Connect for Salesforce® Enhancements
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MadCap Connect for Zendesk® Flexible Hierarchy Support
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Azure DevOps Source Control Support
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jQuery Updated to 3.5.1 for Online Outputs
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Include Only Topics Linked from TOC for Online Outputs
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Accessibility Improvements for Tables in HTML5 Output
Structural Changes for HTML5 Output
There are no structural changes to HTML5 Output in this release, but there is a change to how variables are included in the output as well as new attributes included in the child div under div class="body-containter">.
Prior to 2020 r2, variables were wrapped in a span with class VariableFileNameVariableName. For example, if the variable set file name is MyVariables, and variable name is Company - the variable was wrapped in a span element when included in HTML5 output (e.g. <span class="MyVariablesCompany">. If the variable set file was nested under a folder, then the class also included the folder name - such as <span class="MyFolder/MyVariablesCompany">.
Starting in 2020 r2, span elements wrapping variables will include additional mc-variable and variable selectors and also a period to separate the variable set filename and the variable name. This change was necessary to support the new styled variables feature. The format for variable span classes is now mc-variable VariableFileName.Variable Name variable. Using the same example as above, the variable will now be included in HTML5 output wrapped in a span element with class="mc-variable MyVariables.CompanyName variable". If the variable set file is nested under a folder, then the class also includes the folder name - such as class="mc-variable MyFolder/MyVariables.CompanyName variable.
Also in 2020 r2, additional attributes are included in the child div under div class="body-containter">. Prior to 2020 r2 , this div had attribute data=mc-content-body (e.g. <div data-mc-content-body="True">). In 2020 r2, height-container and height-container-sidenav selectors are included along with a min-height style attribute (e.g. <div data-mc-content-body="True" class="height-container-sidenav height-container" style="min-height: calc(100vh - 199.1px);">).
JavaScript Changes for HTML5 Output
Updated jQuery to 3.5.1 and other security improvements. Several accessibility improvements have also been included in HTML5 output which are applied via JavaScript at runtime.
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aria-current="true" attribute applied to the selected TOC entry when the option “Automatically Synchronize TOC” is enabled for the primary skin
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scope=”col" attribute applied to table header cells <th> included within the table header tag <thead>
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scope=”row" attribute applied to table header cells <th> included within a table row <tr>
MadCap Connect for Salesforce® Enhancements
Major improvements were made for MadCap Connect for Salesforce®. As part of the changes, the default URL Names for published articles (published from earlier Flare versions) will be modified using Flare 2020 r2. This change was necessary in order to support new features and provide a more consistent publishing experience. However, if the older URL Name is desired, that can be accomplished by using the new URL Naming option and selecting to use CSH identifiers. This new option provides a way to map the articles to their desired URL Name. More information is available at this help topic.
Bug Fixes
The following is a list of customer-reported issues that are fixed in Flare 2020 r2. This release we focused on improving list usability and functionality along with other feature additions to Flare 2020 r2. To read more about the new features, please visit our What's New topic.
Central Integration Fixes
146724 - Unreferenced/stale files deleted through reimport continue to be pulled from Central
163705 - Files deleted by project import are not deleted from the repository after changes are pushed
Code Snippet Fixes
160717 - Borders for table <td> tags are inherited by code snippets in print output
161272 - Code snippet Copy button takes user to top of page in Tripane output
161495 - Font-family styles for <td> tags are inherited by code snippets in print output
162625 - Unexpected undo and redo behavior in the Code Snippet Editor
162960 - Code snippets display columns of text unevenly
HTML5 Output Bug Fixes
51625 - Topic popups can only be closed on iPad browsing to another page from the TOC
82139 - Hyperlink to top of the current document works incorrectly after the first use
88952 - Hyperlink to bookmark in dropdown does not go to bookmarked location
101655, 160940 - Search, CSH calls, and slideshows do not work for frameless output viewed through an iframe
105720 - Not able to customize the message that search was not properly formatted in HTML5 output
116583 - Glossary terms are incorrectly converted when used in a cross-reference
123598 - Use of a master page results in loss of custom JavaScript embedded in topics
129628 - Use of multiple master pages for an output result in master page files being incorrectly included in the output
132045 - When search includes a repeated word, clicking to remove search highlight deletes the word from the topic
132175 - Background image set in the stylesheet incorrectly removed from output when using options to "Generate web-safe images,” "Exclude content not linked directly or indirectly from the target,” and mc-condition property is applied to a style class.
134859 - Next and previous topic buttons do not work for Top Navigation output hosted on Apache Tomcat server when using option to “Synchronize navigation elements with TOC entries”
137431 - Heading links generated using option to “Compute TOC sub-entries from linked file” do not work if the heading includes quotation marks
138420 - Meta tags are not included in the output when toggling, then saving changes to the option to "Add meta tags to content”
138724 - Build failed with "parameter is not valid" error when SVG images are used for dropdown icons
142372 - Long strings in glossary term definitions run beyond the edge of glossary popup windows
148859 - Option to include Mark of the Web does not work for default.htm in multilingual output
152451 - Cross-reference to bookmark in different topic does not scroll to correct position in Side Navigation output when Powered by MadCap Software is enabled
154367 - Topic heading links in the menu proxy are not responsive to page scrolling in a specific project
154474 - Cross-reference to bookmark in a table in different topic does not work correctly in Side Navigation output
155407, 156354, 158785 - Use of a master page results in loss of some attributes for link and script elements in the output
155568 - Invalid element property: ToolbarItem.ExpandAll/AltText and CollapseAll/AltText console errors when a topic toolbar is used in German output
156498, 159152 - Extra space above bookmarks when selected from side navigation menu
156543 - Link to bookmark does not work if the bookmark name matches a named element on the same page
157835 - Security scan issues for HTML5 output
159527 - Side Navigation TOC links to bookmark within a table do not go to the correct location when using Chrome
160252 - Missing breadcrumb when using option to "compute sub-entries from linked file,” and sub-heading uses mc-auto-number-format with two spaces at the end of the format
162336 - No ARIA label to show the active TOC entry for frameless HTML5 output
162721 - Unable to build skinless HTML5 target when there are no skins in the project
163950 - Canonical links applied to master page overwrite canonical links applied to topics
List Fixes
20689 - Invalid XHTML created when pasting web content as list in the XML Editor
26995 - Indenting a list item under a snippet makes the list item become part of the snippet causing malformed XML
30223 - Error when indenting list items that span across different levels
30861 - Unbinding paragraph list items creates nested paragraph tags
32302 - Incorrect position of bullet when a table or multi-line snippet block is used as the list item
35674, 35680 - Incorrect list structure when outdenting a paragraph list item
35675, 50149 - Not able to set paragraph list items as the default
35677 - Incorrect result when pasting a list item inside another list item
36603 - Unexpected results when using backspace to delete paragraph list items
48497 - Ability to sort a list at build time
49988 - Start value is not removed from lists markup after it is set to continue sequence
50046, 50818 - Continue sequence does not work after an unordered list
52088 - Incorrect page breaks when page-break-inside: avoid are applied to <li> and <ol> elements
55014, 136405 - Not able to create snippet from only a portion of a list
81754 - Unordered list items should not include value attributes in HTML5 output
86038, 129928 - Not able to change list type or make into paragraph list for group of list items that spans across a page break
97701 - Continue Sequence does not automatically refresh and update when previous list item is indented
99922 - List incorrectly duplicates when it spans across a page break and grouped into a <div>
102509 - Wrapping a div around part of the list items in an ordered list causes numbering to restart
105801, 134468 - Incorrect behavior with copying and pasting from list items without parent <ul> or <ol> tags
122754 - Not able to convert to paragraph list items when list contains nested lists
130980 - Incorrect numbering when non-<li> tags are included as children of an <ol> tag
137829 - XML Editor renders list items incorrectly when padding style is applied to <li> tag
155574 - Continue sequence markup remains on list after being changed to an unordered list from the ribbon
160582 - Loss of list content after using backspace key for space between <li> and <span> tag
163324 - Merge with list option incorrectly enabled when list is above or below a <div> tag
163328 - Not able to undo list sort using CTRL + Z
163337 - “Sort on compile” should be changed to “Sort on build”
MadCap Connect for Salesforce® Fixes
129914 - Links to hosted or shared PDF/files do not display in published articles
129941 - Style borders for various elements are not shown in published articles
130668 - “DUPLICATE_VALUE - The URL Name cannot match the draft or published version of any other article" error when publishing same topics from two targets with different categories selected
133959, 145272, 150009 - DUPLICATE_VALUE error when publishing topic and various edits were previously made for the article in Salesforce
144485 - URL Name for published article changes when changing destination options between publishes
149791 - DUPLICATE_VALUE error when publishing to Salesforce after changing article type in destination settings
151476 - Ampersand characters in a topic name are stripped when published to Salesforce
153930 - Not able to choose a rich text field for published content
155026 - Unable to publish to Salesforce if a topic contain links to external images
155649 - Iframes included in topics are not included for publish to Salesforce
157591 - Alt text for images are not included for publish to Salesforce
160818 - Multiple authors are not able to update the same articles in Salesforce
MadCap Connect for Zendesk® Fixes
162079 - Zendesk theme does not use the correct stylesheet when "Preserve unsafe HTML" is not selected in the destination
163123 - Object reference error after entering credentials in Destination Editor, due to change in the API response from Zendesk
163339 - User visibility resets after saving, closing, and reopening the destination file
163615 - Republishing creates duplicate images and log files for the article on Zendesk
163768 - Unable to publish when using the target option "Do not use ‘content’ folder in output"
163983 - Publish failed when using HTML5 output with an index term linked to over 300 articles, and index was chunked during compile
Source Control Fixes
146029 - Unable to import or bind to non stream-enabled depot in some Perforce servers
146686 - Renaming flprj file of Git-bound project results in multiple flprj files
150869 - Moving files in large Git-bound project bound can result in loss of file statuses
157259 - Option to “Send to File Issues Viewer” does not work from Pending Changes window
157426 - "Version control client could not be initialized" error when attempting to connect to Azure DevOps URL
Topic Preview Fixes
149094 - Topic toolbar used in topic preview breaks the topic toolbar in HTML5 Output
160931 - Popup thumbnail images do not work correctly in topic preview
161147 - Slideshow no longer appears in topic preview
161300 - Toolbar buttons no longer work correctly in topic preview
Variable Fixes
26914, 39645 - Not able to apply span styles to variable text
33142, 45840, 47739, 88342 - Not able to apply variable styles in generated outputs
56804 - Incorrect markup applied after applying a span class to variables or equations
159804 - Custom style class incorrectly applied to a variable if part of the variable name matches the name of the custom class
163537 - Exception thrown when inserting variable from an empty variable set
Miscellaneous Fixes
143273 - Delete stale files does not work for Flare project import when using option to "auto-exclude non-tagged files"
143274 - When importing from a Flare project based on conditions, using option to auto-exclude non-tagged files, the non-tagged files are reported as unreferenced files
156228 - Add File dialog opens too small for the list of templates to display on systems with HiDPI
158166 - Relationship links in Clean XHTML output show the filename instead of the heading
159620 - Console.FMClient.exe has stopped error working when importing FrameMaker 2019 files to Flare
160669 - Double-clicking variable and condition tag sets expands and opens the set when it should only open the file editor.
160688 - Selecting a line in the text editor doesn't select correct line in the XML Editor
160707, 160734 - Exception occurs when inserting character in front of text with an inline tag applied
161337 - Exception occurs when double-clicking a changed word in the Find Results pane
161366 - Not able to repeatedly close topics using CTRL + F4
161486 - Keyboard shortcut Alt+Shift+C displays <menu title> instead of "Collapse elements”
162803 - Error when hovering over collapse tag arrow when topic has <![CDATA[ ]]> between block tags
Documentation Fixes
147676 - Add note that Flare needs one repository per project
159154 - Typo for a word in the “Using the People Menu” topic
159720 - “Enabling Glossaries in Skins” topic should specify which outputs are supported
163217 - Improve Elasticsearch installation documentation
163402 - Add note on how to modify Flare installation to add Zendesk support
Attribution:
Last updated: 10/5/2020 |
Author: Marvin Mallari |
Contributions by: MadCap QA |