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Axure RP Custom Widget Libraries - Icons from Axure

Andrea — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:30:00 GMT

The Icons from Axure custom widget library (for Axure RP Pro 5.5+) contains over 250 commonly used icons that you can use in your Axure RP prototypes. Two versions of the library are available, one contains 16x16 px icons and the other 32x32 px icons. These icons are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. You are free to use them in Axure RP prototypes without attribution. The icons were designed by KeyIcons.

Download these libraries from the Widget Libraries page at
http://www.axure.com/widgetLibraries.aspx.

We will be adding more libraries in the future. If you have published a widget library that you would like to share, please email contactus@axure.com.

The Axure RP Pro 5.5 Beta is now available for download at http://www.axure.com/downloadBeta.aspx. For more information about custom widget libraries as well as other features coming in Version 5.5, please visit Introduction to Version 5.5 Features.

Axure RP Custom Widget Libraries - Yahoo! Design Stencils Kit

Andrea — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:03:00 GMT

In Axure RP Pro 5.5, we added the ability to create custom widget libraries for the Widgets pane. To help you get started, we created the following libraries based on the Yahoo! Design Stencil Kit:

Advertising
Calendar Picker
Carousel
Charts and Tables
Controls
Form Elements
Menus and Buttons
Mobile - General
Mobile - iPhone
Navigation and Pagination
OS Elements
Page Grids
Placeholder Text
Screen Resolutions
Tabs
Windows and Containers

You can download these libraries from the Widget Libraries page at http://www.axure.com/widgetLibraries.aspx. We will be adding more libraries in the future. If you have published a widget library that you would like to share, please email contactus@axure.com.

The Axure RP Pro 5.5 Beta is now available for download at http://www.axure.com/downloadBeta.aspx. For more information about custom widget libraries as well as other features included in Version 5.5, please visit our 3-part blog post Introduction to Version 5.5 Features.

Axure RP Pro 5.5 Beta is Now Available

Dani — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:10:00 GMT

The Axure RP Pro 5.5 Beta is now available for download at http://www.axure.com/downloadBeta.aspx.

This release adds the ability to create custom widget libraries for the Widget pane, new interaction capabilities for high fidelity prototyping, easier Dynamic Panel management, and enhancements to widgets and diagram editing.

Check out this 3 part series for more details on new features.

Part 1: Widgets Pane and Custom Widget Libraries
Part 2: New Interactions and the Advanced Interactions Editor
Part 3: Dynamic Panel Manager, Image & Button Shape Enhancements and Diagram Editing

This beta will expire on February 28, 2009. A valid beta will be available until the final release, so your work will not be interrupted.

Please note: Files created in version 5.5 beta will not open in previous versions of Axure RP. Version 5.5 beta will convert files created in previous versions to the new format.

Is this a free update? If you purchased Axure RP or a renewal after February 1, 2008 or plan to purchase between now and the final release, version 5.5 will be a free update. All other customers will need to purchase a renewal to upgrade. You can login to the customer portal to see when your maintenance period expires.

Please report any bugs or feedback to support@axure.com or post in the forums.

Introduction to Version 5.5 Features: Part 3

Andrea — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:37:00 GMT

Axure RP Pro Version 5.5 (available in beta here) adds the ability to create custom widget libraries for the Widgets pane, new interaction capabilities for high fidelity prototyping, easier Dynamic Panel management, and enhancements to widgets and diagram editing.

This 3 part series presents these new features:

Part 1: Widgets Pane and Custom Widget Libraries covers enhancements to the Widgets pane (including Search) and creating and using custom widget libraries.
Part 2: New Interactions and the Advanced Interactions Editor provides an overview of the new actions (Set Focus on Widget, Bring Panel(s) to Front, Set Widget(s) to Selected State) and creating animation using the new Advanced Editor.
Part 3: Dynamic Panel Manager, Image & Button Shape Enhancements, and Diagram Editing shows the new Dynamic Panel manager, the Preserve Corners feature for images, editing MouseDown and Selected styles for images and button shapes, deep selection in groups, and the "Visio style" selection mode.

[These articles assume a working knowledge of the basic features in Axure RP. If you are new to Axure, the video demos in our Online Training are a good place to start.]

Part 3: Dynamic Panel Manager, Image & Button Shape Enhancements, and Diagram Editing

Dynamic Panel Manager

The Dynamic Panel Manager (View->Dynamic Panel Manager) provides tools for managing the dynamic panels on a page.

Dynamic panel states can be added, removed, and opened for editing in the manager. To add or remove states, right-click on the dynamic panel name or a dynamic panel state and use the context menu. To open a state for editing, double-click the state.

In addition, dynamic panels on the page can be hidden from view in the wireframe editor for easier access to widgets beneath them. To hide a dynamic panel, click on the blue square to the right of the dynamic panel name, or to hide all the panels on a page, right-click on the page name and select Hide All.

Image & Button Shape Enhancements

Several enhancements were made to images and button shapes including:

Preserve Corners for Images (more below)
Mouse Down, Selected, and Disabled styles for Images, Button Shapes, and Menu Items (more below)
Text on Images (right-click Edit Image->Edit Text or select the image and begin typing)
Corner Radius for Button Shapes with rounded corners

Preserve Corners
Preserve Corners allows you to scale images without stretching the corners of the image. This can be useful for images such as button graphics and dialog boxes. To preserve the corners of an image, right-click on the image and select Edit Image->Preserve Corners.

There are now 2 arrows above and 2 arrows to the left of the image that determine the corners that will be preserved. Dragging the arrows will adjust the corners.

Now, the image can be sized without changing the corners.

Mouse Down, Selected, and Disabled Styles
In addition to rollover styles, you can now add Mouse Down, Selected, and Disabled styles to images and button shapes. These styles can be used to create custom, interactive buttons. Button shapes and images can be set to the Selected style using the "Set Widget(s) to Selected State" action and set to their Disabled style using the "Disable Widget(s)" action.

The Selected style is also available for menu items making highlighting a menu item on a page much simpler.

Diagram Editing Enhancements

Select Contained Mode (Visio-style)
By default, clicking and dragging to create a selection area selects all of the widgets that intersect with the selection area. Now, there is an option to change modes so that only widgets entirely contained in the selection area are selected. This is similar to the way selection works in Visio. To change to the "Select Contained Mode", click the Select Contained Mode button in the toolbar or press Ctrl+F9.

Deep Selection in Groups
You can now select individual widgets within a group for editing and adding annotations and interactions. To do this, select the group. Then, click the widget within the group that you would like to select. You are also able to move and size widgets within the group.

Location and Size Pane
The Location and Size pane (View->Location and Size) replaces the Location and Size dialog. The pane can now stay visible while designing wireframes. It gives the ability to set the location and size for a single widget or a group of selected widgets. You can also set the location and size for each individual widget within a selection. This is helpful for aligning widgets or setting a group of widgets to the same width or height.

Check out Parts 1 and 2 of this series:

Part 1: Widgets Pane and Custom Widget Libraries covers enhancements to the Widgets pane (including Search) and creating and using custom widget libraries.
Part 2: New Interactions and the Advanced Interactions Editor provides an overview of the new actions (Set Focus on Widget, Bring Panel(s) to Front, Set Widget(s) to Selected State) and creating animation using the new Advanced Editor.

We hope you get a chance to try these new features and the others included in this release.

Please send any feedback or issues to support@axure.com or post to the forums.

Introduction to Version 5.5 Features: Part 2

Andrea — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:36:00 GMT

This 3 part series presents these new features:

Part 1: Widgets Pane and Custom Widget Libraries covers enhancements to the Widgets pane (including Search) and creating and using custom widget libraries.
Part 2: New Interactions and the Advanced Interactions Editor provides an overview of the new actions (Set Focus on Widget, Bring Panel(s) to Front, Set Widget(s) to Selected State) and creating animation using the new Advanced Editor.
Part 3: Dynamic Panel Manager, Image & Button Shape Enhancements, and Diagram Editing shows the new Dynamic Panel manager, the Preserve Corners feature for images, editing MouseDown and Selected styles for images and button shapes, deep selection in groups, and the "Visio style" selection mode.

[These articles assume a working knowledge of the basic features in Axure RP. If you are new to Axure, the video demos in our Online Training are a good place to start.]

Part 2: New Interactions and the Advanced Interactions Editor

New Interactions

Set Focus on Widget

This action sets the focus on a specified widget. For example, on the OnPageLoad of a page, you can set the focus on a text field widget so the cursor will appear in the text field when the page loads and the user can begin typing.

Bring Panel(s) to Front
This action brings a dynamic panel to the top layer of the page. This is useful for prototyping features like lightboxes, flyout menus, and custom tooltips created in dynamic panels.

Set Widget(s) to Selected State
This action sets the style of a widget to its Selected style or back to its default style (see Part 3 for more on the Selected style). This is useful for navigation like menus when a particular menu item should be highlighted (or selected) on a page. For example, on the OnPageLoad of a page, you can set the appropriate menu item to its Selected state.

Advanced Interactions Editor (Animation)

The Case Properties dialog now has an option to use an Advanced Editor.

The Basic Editor allows each action to be added once to a case and automatically orders the actions. Using the Advanced Editor, you can now customize the order of actions and add multiple of each action.

One use for the Advanced Editor is to create animations using dynamic panels. If you create a dynamic panel with multiple states, you can use the Advanced Editor to alternately set the state of the panel and wait some time. To do this, click the Add Action link, select "Set Panel State(s) to State(s)", then "Wait Time(ms)", and another Set Panel action, and so on.

Please note that the link to return to the Basic Editor is disabled once an action has been used more than once or are not in the default order.

Check out Parts 1 and 3 of this series:

Part 1: Widgets Pane and Custom Widget Libraries covers enhancements to the Widgets pane (including Search) and creating and using custom widget libraries.
Part 3: Dynamic Panel Manager, Image & Button Shape Enhancements, and Diagram Editing shows the new Dynamic Panel manager, the Preserve Corners feature for images, editing MouseDown and Selected styles for images and button shapes, deep selection in groups, and the "Visio style" selection mode.

We hope you get a chance to try these new features and the others included in this release.

Please send any feedback or issues to support@axure.com or in the forums.

Introduction to Version 5.5 Features: Part 1

Andrea — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:35:00 GMT

This 3 part series presents these new features:

Part 1: Widgets Pane and Custom Widget Libraries covers enhancements to the Widgets pane (including Search) and creating and using custom widget libraries.
Part 2: New Interactions and the Advanced Interactions Editor provides an overview of the new actions (Set Focus on Widget, Bring Panel(s) to Front, Set Widget(s) to Selected State) and creating animation using the new Advanced Editor.
Part 3: Dynamic Panel Manager, Image & Button Shape Enhancements, and Diagram Editing shows the new Dynamic Panel manager, the Preserve Corners feature for images, editing MouseDown and Selected styles for images and button shapes, deep selection in groups, and the "Visio style" selection mode.

[These articles assume a working knowledge of the basic features in Axure RP. If you are new to Axure, the video demos in our Online Training are a good place to start.]

Part 1: Widgets Pane and Custom Widget Libraries

Widgets Pane

The widgets pane now has a dropdown menu to manage the available widget libraries. A search tool has also been added to quickly find widgets.

Clicking the arrow next to "Wireframe" displays options to view All Libraries or select a specific library including Wireframe and Flow and any loaded custom libraries. The menu also provides options to load, create, edit and refresh the library.

Clicking the Search icon displays a text field, and typing will begin searching across the current library.

If "All Libraries" is selected, the search is performed through all the libraries.

The Wireframe and Flow libraries will be available by default when Axure RP starts. Also, custom widget libraries (.rplib) will be automatically loaded if they exist in the My Axure RP Libraries folder in your My Documents folder. Other .rplib files can be loaded by selection "Load library" from the dropdown menu.

Custom Widget Libraries

You can now create your own custom widget libraries for the Widgets pane. To create a new widget library, select "Create library" in the dropdown in the Widgets pane, and create a .rplib file for your library. If you would like the library to automatically be available in the dropdown menu when you start Axure RP, save the .rplib file in your My Documents/My Axure RP Libraries folder.

After creating the file, another instance of Axure RP Pro will start and open the new library file. Because this is a library file, the Sitemap is replaced with a Widget Library pane where you can add, delete, and organize the widgets just as you manage pages in the Sitemap.

Custom widgets are created using existing widgets and images just like a page. Tip: If you would like the custom widget to be a grouped element when it is used on a page, you can group the widgets in the custom widget (Select All and Ctrl+G).

Here is a screenshot of a sample widget library including an Email Submission Field widget made up of a text panel and a text field.

By default, the icon that will appear in the Widgets pane for your custom widget is a preview based on the design. To import your own icon, right-click the widget in the Widgets Library pane and select "Widget Properties". You can also add a tooltip with information such as description, instructions, and a credit. The tooltip will be available in the Widgets pane by clicking an Information icon next to the selected widget.

To preview the widget in the Widgets pane, first save your library file (File -> Save or Ctrl+S). Then, click on the dropdown in the Widgets pane toolbar, select (or load) the library file, and (if needed) Refresh the library. The widgets you have created are displayed in the widgets pane and you can drag them to a wireframe like other widgets.

Check out Parts 2 and 3 of this series:

Part 2: New Interactions and the Advanced Interactions Editor provides an overview of the new actions (Set Focus on Widget, Bring Panel(s) to Front, Set Widget(s) to Selected State) and creating animation using the new Advanced Editor.
Part 3: Dynamic Panel Manager, Image & Button Shape Enhancements, and Diagram Editing shows the new Dynamic Panel manager, the Preserve Corners feature for images, editing MouseDown and Selected styles for images and button shapes, deep selection in groups, and the "Visio style" selection mode.

We hope you get a chance to try these new features and the others included in this release.

Please send any feedback or issues to support@axure.com or in the forums.

Axure RP Pro 5.1 Update

Dani — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:37:00 GMT

Axure RP Pro 5.1 is now available for download at http://www.axure.com/downloads.aspx. This update enables remote collaboration on shared projects and includes a number of enhancements and fixes:

Shared projects can be stored on an SVN server (learn more)
Interactions pane improvements for handling many cases
Cancel options on interactions dialogs
Ability to have "placeholder" cases with no actions
Context menus on table cells for easier table editing
Word 2007 specification generation fixes
Menu widget fix that affected prototype generation

Important Information:
Installing 5.1 will uninstall 5.0. The file format is backwards compatible with 5.0 (5.0 can open 5.1 files). However, 5.1 files cannot be opened in versions prior to 5.0.

This is a free update for everyone who is licensed for 5.0 (purchased a license or renewal after 3/15/07).

Want the latest updates, discussions and tutorials?
Join the Axure Community Site and we'll keep you connected. After joining, subscribe to the forum for discussions and the blog for tutorials and release announcements.

We appreciate any feedback, suggestions or bug reports. Please send them to support@axure.com and discuss them on the forum.

Axure RP Update Supports Firefox 3

Andrea — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Firefox 3 is expected to release on June 17. Like last time, we have released an update to support the new version of Firefox. Thank you everyone who reported issues when using the Firefox 3 release candidates.

The latest Axure RP update (5.0.0.1529) is available at http://www.axure.com/downloads.aspx. In addition to the Firefox updates, it also includes fixes for shared projects, the Word 2007 specification generator, and other minor fixes. To view a more detailed list, please visit the release history.

This is a free update for licenses or renewals purchased after 3/15/2007. If you have a licensed copy of 5.0, you can update to this release without a renewal.

For everyone using Axure RP versions 4.6 or 4.4, we have also released updates to those versions to support the Firefox changes. Those updates are available at http://www.axure.com/previousVersions.aspx (4.6.2.1546 and 4.4.1.801).

We appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or bug reports. Please send them to support@axure.com or discuss them on the Axure RP forum at http://www.axure.com/cs/forums.

Axure RP Pro 5 and the New Axure.com

Andrea — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:38:00 GMT

Axure RP Pro 5 is now available for download at http://www.axure.com/downloads.aspx. This release focuses on collaboration, more interactions, and faster, more customizable specification generation.

New Features
Shared Projects enables multiple people to work on a project at the same time and also keeps a history of revisions to the project. A demo can be found in the Shared Projects online training.

New interactions including OnFocus and OnLostFocus events, anchor links, and moving dynamic panels. Check out the blog post "Anchors, Moving Panels, and Focus Events" for a sample.

Word 2007 Specification Generator offering more customizations including a two-column format and much faster generation.

Popular requests like detachable panes and gradient and alpha color support.

For a more detailed list click here.

Important Information
Files created in version 5 will not open in previous versions of Axure RP. Version 5 will convert legacy files to the new format.

Axure RP Pro 5 is a free upgrade for customers who purchased or renewed a license after March 15, 2007. Other customers will need to purchase a renewal before upgrading.

If your trial had previously expired, installing version 5 will give you a new 30 day trial.

The New Axure.com
We are happy to release the new Axure website. We have a new logo and content including the flash tour, updated online training, and a section to compare features and project benefits. Let us know what you think.

Want the latest updates, discussions, and tutorials?
Join the Axure Community Site and we'll keep you connected. After joining, subscribe to the forum for discussions and the blog for tutorials and release announcements.

We appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or bug reports. Please send them to support@axure.com or discuss them on the Axure RP forum.

Axure RP Pro 5.0 Beta is Now Available!

Andrea — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:30:00 GMT

The beta for Axure RP Pro Version 5.0 is now available for download at http://www.axure.com/axurerp5beta.aspx!

This release enables multiple people to work on the same Axure RP project at the same time and maintains a history of revisions to the project. It also includes new interactions, a new specification generator, as well as enhancements to the interface and designer.

Check out the online training for a guide to using the Shared Projects feature, as well as our blog post "Anchors, Moving Panels, and Focus Events" to view examples of how to use some of the new interactions. For a more detailed description of new features, click here.

This beta can be installed without uninstalling version 4, but please note that files created in Axure RP 5.0 will not open in previous versions. Axure RP Pro 5.0 will convert earlier files to the new format.

This beta will expire on April 30, 2008. A valid beta will be available until the final release of Axure RP Pro 5.0 expected in early April, so your work will not be interrupted.

Is this a free update? If you have purchased Axure RP or a renewal after March 15, 2007 or plan to purchase between now and the final release, you will get version 5.0 as a free update. All other customers will need to purchase a renewal to upgrade. You can login to the customer portal with the account information that was created when your licenses were purchased to see when your maintenance period expires.

Please report any issues you might find to support@axure.com or in the forums.

Anchors, Moving Panels, and Focus Events

Andrea — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:20:00 GMT

This article presents a few of the new features coming in Axure RP Pro Version 5, which are included in the alpha release Shared Projects Preview.

Scroll to Image Map Region (Anchors)
Moving Dynamic Panels
OnFocus and OnLostFocus Events

Here are links to the sample file and generated prototype that are discussed in this article.

Version5PreviewFeatures RP File (Opens in Shared Projects Preview version or later)
Version5PreviewFeatures Sample Prototype

Scroll to Image Map Region (Anchors)

The action to Scroll to Image Map Region allows you to scroll a page in response to an event like a user clicking on a link. You can choose to scroll the page horizontally, vertically or both to the location of an image map region.

In the page "Example 1" in the sample, we have created a list of topics that link to corresponding topic sections on the page.

We placed an image map region over the titles of each topic section that we want to scroll to. Then, we added a case to the OnClick event of each of the topic links with an action to "Scroll to Image Map Region", and specified the appropriate image map region.

The Select Image Map Region dialog allows you to select the Image Map Region and choose whether to scroll horizontally only, vertically only, or horizontally and vertically.

We also added "Top" links at the end of each section that scroll back to the Top of the page where the Help header is.

Moving Dynamic Panels

The Move Dynamic Panels action allows you to move a dynamic panel in response to an event like OnClick or OnMouseEnter. A common use of this feature would be to more easily prototype expanding and collapsing regions on a form.

In the page "Example 2" in the sample, we have created a survey form with optional questions that are shown and hidden based on answers to other questions. When the questions are shown, all of the questions beneath them are moved down. When they are hidden, the questions are moved back up.

On the page, we have Yes and No radio buttons next to the question "Were you traveling with children?". Beneath that is a dynamic panel labeled "Optional Question 1" panel (set to hidden) which includes the questions we would like to show and hide based on whether Yes or No is selected. Then, there is a dynamic panel labeled "Form 1" that contains the remaining questions on the form that will be moved up and down when showing and hiding the "Optional Question 1" panel.

The OnClick events on the Yes and No radio buttons have cases with actions to Show/Hide the "Optional Question 1" panel and move the "Form 1" panel down or up. For the Yes radio button, we added the action to show the "Optional Question 1" panel and the action to "Moved Panel(s)".

Clicking on the link for Move Panel in Step 3 of the Interactions Case Properties dialog, we selected "Move Form 1 to (x,y)" and enter the coordinates we would like to move the panel to. You can also choose to "Move widget by" a certain number of pixels to the left/right and up/down.

Within the "Form 1" dynamic panel, there are a few more dynamic panels that expand and collapse optional questions. It is important to note that the containing dynamic panel should be large enough to show all of the contained panels when they are moved.

OnFocus and OnLostFocus Events

The OnFocus and OnLostFocus Events allow you to perform actions when tabbing or clicking on to and off of form widgets (Text Field, Text Area, Droplist, List Box, Checkbox, Radio Button). In Example 2 of the sample, we added actions to the OnFocus and OnLostFocus events for the "Date of trip" fields to show and hide a dynamic panel containing a date formatting tip. This was also done for the three fields containing dollar amounts to show formatting tips.

Here are the links to this sample one more time:

Version5PreviewFeatures RP File (Opens in Shared Projects Preview version or later)
Version5PreviewFeatures Sample Prototype

We hope you get a chance to try out these features and the other features included in this preview release. Let us know what you think! Please report any issues you might find to support@axure.com or in the forums. Enjoy!

Axure RP Pro - Shared Projects Preview (Alpha)

Andrea — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:00:00 GMT

This release is a preview of the Shared Project feature which will be part of the Version 5.0 scheduled for Q1 2008. We are looking for early feedback on this feature, but as an alpha release, some bugs should be expected.

The Shared Projects feature enables multiple people to work on the same Axure RP project at the same time. It also maintains a history of revisions to the project.

For this preview, we recommend limiting shared projects to 300 combined pages and masters and up to five people working on a project.

Other features in this preview include:

Scroll to Image Map Region (Anchors)
Moving Dynamic Panels
OnFocus and OnLostFocus events

More information and the download are available here.

To learn to use Shared Projects and watch a video demo, visit the online training.

This preview can be installed without uninstalling previous versions, but please note that files created in the Shared Projects Feature Preview will not open in previous versions of Axure RP. Files created in earlier versions will be converted to the new format.

If you have a license key that is valid for 4.6, you can use this preview without interruption. If you do not have a current license key, the preview will provide you with a 30 day evaluation.

Will this be a free update? Version 5.0 will be a free update for customers who purchased a license or a maintenance renewal for Axure RP Pro within 12 months of that release. Other customers will need to purchase a renewal before upgrading.

Please report any issues you might find to support@axure.com or in the forums.

Axure SpecGen Tool Update

Andrea — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT

An update to the Axure SpecGen Tool is now available for download at http://www.axure.com/axurespecgentool.aspx. A detailed list of new features is available here.

The SpecGen Tool is a free application. It is an example of how the Axure RP API can be used to read data from an Axure RP file.

New Features
The SpecGen Tool improves on the specification generation built into Axure RP by incorporating new technologies and features.

Improved speed (often 10 to 20 times faster)
Option to collapse master annotations into page sections
Option to place annotation tables directly below each page and dynamic panel screenshot
Option to use a two column-specification format
Ability to separate annotations into multiple tables

To see a video on how to use the Axure SpecGen Tool and find out more information, please visit http://www.axure.com/axurespecgentool.aspx.

Source Code
The source code for the Axure SpecGen Tool is available to Axure RP Pro customers upon request. To request a copy, please send an email to support@axure.com.

Want the latest updates, discussions, and tutorials?
Join the Axure Community Site and we'll keep you connected. After joining, subscribe to the forum for discussions and subscribe to the blog for tutorials and release announcements.

We appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or bug reports. Please send them to support@axure.com or discuss them on the Axure RP forum at http://www.axure.com/cs/forums.

Axure RP Pro 4.6 Updates and Safari Compatibility

Andrea — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:20:00 GMT

Since the release of Axure RP Pro version 4.6 in July, we have released several minor updates addressing bugs and minor requests. The latest version (4.6.2.946) was released on 9/21/07 and is available at http://www.axure.com/downloads.aspx. This is a free update for licenses or renewals purchased after 6/1/2006. If you have a licensed copy of 4.6, you can update to this release without a renewal.

The latest update of Axure RP now unofficially supports viewing prototypes in Safari. This was first mentioned on the Rev2 blog.

Some other fixes and updates since the initial release of 4.6 include:

Added OnKeyUp event to the Text Area widget
Added the ability to set the value in a Text Field to the value in a Droplist or Listbox
Fix for prototype error when single and double quotes were used in Labels
Fix for intermittent error generating prototypes resulting in Windows error dialog
Fixed Clear All link in the Condition Builder dialog
Dynamic panels on a page no longer automatically cause the prototype browser to have a horizontal scroll

To view a more detailed list, please visit the release history.

We appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or bug reports. Please send them to support@axure.com or discuss them on the Axure RP forum at http://www.axure.com/cs/forums

DUX 2007 and Upcoming Conference Deadlines

Andrea — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:20:00 GMT

The DUX 2007 conference is coming up on November 5-7 in Chicago, and Axure is a proud sponsor of this year's event! The theme this year is "Changing roles & shifting landscapes: Social media and networks are creating new design challenges. How do we inspire and enable people's ability to contribute, create, personalize, and share experiences? How are design roles changing in the face of this shifting landscape?".

We are planning to attend/participate in a number of conferences next year. For anyone interested in presenting or participating in upcoming conferences, several submission deadlines are fast approaching! Here is a partial list with upcoming deadlines for papers or presentations:

Interaction 08

September 15: Lightning Sessions slots

More Info:
http://interaction08.ixda.org/submissions.htm

CHI 2008

September 19: The Human-Computer Interaction archive (Papers and notes)
October 3: Workshops (participants), Case Studies, Doctoral Consortium, Panels, Interactivity
January 8: Special Interest Groups, Works in Progress, alt.chi, Competitions

More Info:
http://www.chi2008.org/authors.html

IA Summit

October 31: Call for papers
November 31: Research Papers

More Info:
http://www.iasummit.org/2008/call_main.html

UPA 2008

October 1: Presentations, Papers, Panels, Tutorials, Advanced Topics, Workshops, Submissions
January 21: Idea Markets, Posters

More Info:
http://usabilityprofessionals.org/conference/2008/call-for-participation.htm

Please let us know if you have any questions at support@axure.com!