Version History

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  • v1.4.0 (Jul 23rd 2006)
    • fixed error regarding integration of sidebar-custom.php file
    • added support for Ryan Prins’s Amazon Wishlist plugin
    • updated LightboxJS to v2.02
    • added native group support for LightboxJS Quicktag/admin panel
    • improved WAI compliance (”Barrierefreiheit” in German) - thanks to Niko
    • improved SEO optimization (better page title for start page) - thanks to Rudd’O for the idea
    • added integrated support for the xfish_meta plugin - thanks to Rudd’O for the patch
    • integrated AJAX Calendar, roughly based on the solution by Giraffe, including a BB specific Sidebar Widget
    • added smart tooltip support into livesearch result display
    • added “hide more” feature to AJAX Inline Read more facility
    • added integrated support for the Landing Sites plugin in all schemes
  • v1.3.0 (Jun 23rd 2006)
    • Theme is WordPress 2.1 ready now
    • added a couple of color schemes for the True Blue scheme
    • added optional meta tags output if UTW found and activated into output header (SEO optimization)
    • added support for the date/time formats defined in the general blog options and dropped the translation specific ones
    • added failsafe code to make sure the AJAX stuff initialization works even if Livesearch is activated but missing the appropriate search form
    • added integrated support for Rudd-O’s wp-list-main-cats plugin (thanks for the diff you’ve sent me!)
    • added option for customizable blog startpage link title
    • excerpt option doesn’t affect static pages any longer (they are always displayed completely)
    • added option to customize 404 page explanation text
    • added option to customize the archives page explanation text
  • v1.2.0 (internal release)
    • performed a complete rewrite of nearly the complete theme engine; now there’s only one single entry stored in the database, which contains all theme specific options; this should reduce server load significantly
    • achieved perfection of the live comments and paged comments features
    • added possibility to totally reset/remove all Binary Blue options
    • improved update notification
    • due to public demand, added the complete live archives page to the translations
  • v1.1.1 (Apr 13th 2006)
    • added option to define where to display the static pages (as top menu or as a sidebar block)
    • changed fancy tooltips to display tooltip only if the title attribute is set (no more useless tooltips)
    • added Brian’s Latest Comments plugin support
    • added a BB specific Widget to support Brian’s Latest Comments plugin
    • finally fixed that nasty sidebar asides issues everybody on the net is suffering from
    • added optional body tag id to the output if a static page is displayed AND a permalink structure set up
    • added the fabulous new True Blue scheme, which is an improved port of the K2 style with the same name by Steve Lam (many thanks for allowing me to publish it for BB!)
  • v1.1.0 (Apr 1st 2006 - this is not an April fool’s joke!)
    • integrated Lightbox JS 2.0 with great new effects. See the Lightbox Js 2.0 homepage for a complete list of its special features
    • added full Sidebar Widgets support, including tons of theme-special widgets, including livesearch, authorinfo box and stuff. I strongly suggest to download and use this, as it is a quantum leap in blog customization!
    • modularized the sidebar for users who don’t like the widgets feature
    • Updated prototype.js to v1.5.0
    • Upgraded effects.js to full scriptaculous 1.6.0 release (this was neccessary anyways due to the Widgets feature)
    • implemented a tiny update notification message for future updates
    • added option to enforce the display of the author name even if there’s only one author in the blog
    • added option to define whether to display full posts or excerpts in the paged navigation
    • some further tweaks for the options page - now it should be perfectly clear which options fit together
    • added option to set up whether to show the postmeta information above or beyond the distinct posts’ contents
    • added authorinfo option to configuration dialog for easiest customization of the aboutbox.
  • v1.0.2 (Mar 19th 2006)
    • added warning message in theme’s options page if no correct locale setting was found
    • added Behaviour and cleaned up the javascripts to use them - especially with MSIE 6 this involves sharp performance improvements
    • updated effects.js to the one from the latest scriptaculous v1.5.3 release
    • added option for primary blog language
    • localization tweaks here and there
    • reordered navigation links for more intuitive usage
    • pimped up the theme code here and there
    • Smart tooltips now are re-applied through Behaviour after several AJAX events
    • comments links are now hidden in post lists and archives if commenting/pingbacks are disabled
    • added search hilite plugin by Matt and Ryan Boren in the usual degradable way into the theme ;)
    • added seperate German localization for those who don’t like the “Tuben Senf” (tubes of mustard, analogy to ‘comments’) ;)
  • v1.0.1 (Mar 08th 2006)
    • fixed comments count issue with descending ordered comments
    • added activity indicators to different AJAX enhanced features
    • rewrote livesearch function for the purposes of more convenience and bandwidth saving
    • improved paged comments integration regarding AJAX effects
    • fixed a few CSS issues that occur in Microcrap’s internet exploder 6
    • improved some livecomments features, especially regarding the handling of comments on static pages
    • added new scheme “Back in Black”
    • quick’n'dirty hack to close a serious loophole in WP versions prior to WP 2.0.1
    • finally got rid of this nasty cachedfilereader error on misconfigured blog installations
  • v1.0 (Feb 27th 2006)
    • added favicon support into header.php (just put your favicon.ico file in the /images/ folder)
    • added fully degradable AJAX enhanced paged comments support into the theme engine
    • comment count display is now updated automatically when a livecomment is submitted
    • rewritten options page - now the different options are grouped together and each of them has a small description text next to it
    • options page is now fully compliant to the great tiger style administration plugin by Steve Smith
    • options page now validates to clean XHTML
    • updated the optional color schemes
    • implemented the great “Enforce www. Preference” plugin by Mark Jaquith into the theme engine. This prevents any AJAX request from being denied for the reason of browser security restrictions.
    • changed the default values for some settings that affect browser performance (e.g. fancy tooltips, fixed page background images)
  • v0.9.9 (Feb 19th 2006)
    • fixed a small bug if scheme switcher was disabled
    • added effects to inline expansion of content and comments
    • fixed many MSIE CSS issues in all shipped schemes
    • added opera box toggling functions for sidebar boxes
    • livesearch results fade out now
    • updated effects.js to sriptaculous version 1.5.2
    • assured full IE7 compliance for all shipped schemes
    • added Asides facility for short posts
    • added odd/even distinction for non-authorcomments
  • v0.9.8 (Feb 11th 2006)
    • updated /IE7/ to version 0.9
    • fixed an error with live comments on static pages
    • added fully unobtrusive degradable AJAX-enhanced inline ReadMore function (basic idea and five lines of code :D from bloxpress theme)
    • added full support for AJAX enhanced inline comments (basic idea borrowed from Tempus Fugit)
    • updated both basic scheme CSS files to support the new AJAX functions
  • v0.9.7 (Feb 5th 2006)
    • many improvements in stylesheet/scheme handling
      • from now on, updates of Binary Blue are easier than ever
      • added option to enable/disable scheme switcher for visitors
      • when scheme switcher is off, the selected scheme is your stylesheet
      • when no scheme is selected, the very basic Default.css is your stylesheet
      • store your scheme independant stylesheet rules in style.css
    • russian localization available (many thanks to Michael Babakov)
    • ten different schemes available for download now
    • simplified theloop (moved comment status checks to comments.php)
    • added comments support to page.php
  • v0.9.5 (Jan 30th 2006)
    • added an option for a shorter display form of pingbacks and trackbacks
    • added support for author’s comments highlighting (no extra plugin needed)
    • added an option whether to hide the comment form after submitting a livecomment
    • added optional display of authorname in case there’s more than one author
  • v0.9.4
    • version information is now upgraded automatically in the database
    • exchanged lightbox JS with the even better Lightbox Plus solution by Takuya Otani
    • comments section title will now only be displayed if commenting is enabled or there are comments in a post
    • added full support for Kirk Montgomery’s WP-Sociable quick bookmarking tool
    • added full Gravatars support
  • v0.9.3
  • v0.9.2
  • v0.9.0
    • changed several variables to defines for more security and fewer errors ;)
    • rebuilt options page; now Binary Blue doesn’t share its options with K2 anymore
    • fixed lots of tiny errors
    • added MIT license information into ZIP file
    • added an option to switch off Dean Edwards’ /IE7/ support through the admin panel
    • added UTW support into theloop.php
    • added ELA into 404 page displayed on search without any result
    • added fully configurable nice title support
    • added a few more stylesheet rules for some yet unused elements
    • put some additional code into ajax_comments.js to not longer embrace opera coz of its unability to display the phase()-effect correctly
    • improved and extended english translation
  • v0.8.5
    • moved hideUtils() function for known but not-logged-in users authorinfo fadeout to header’s onLoad script
    • integrated Lightbox JS as an inherited plugin into the theme, including a quicktag button in the post edit panel (plugin code borrowed from ZEO)
    • integrated full comment quicktags functionality; fires only if Comment Quicktags plugin cannot be found
  • v0.8.0
    • got rid of some further useless db traffic by retrieving bloginfo stuff only once and directly into some PHP variables
    • inserted the new pageInit() javascript function as a new onLoad event connector (by putting the init functions herein, they won’t interfere with each other any more)
    • fixed a possible variable name interference with one of the other scripts shipped in Binary Blue
    • repaired cursor key navigation in livesearch/liveresults
    • added fullfledged multilanguage support; now shipping with en_US.mo file for complete english localization
  • v0.7.1 (Jan 10th 2006)
    • moved livesearch.js URI to header to achieve that the JS file can load statically into the browser cache
    • changed prototype script to a pure javascript file to assure cacheability
    • rewrote parts of comments-AJAX.php to get rid of some needless server load; saves lots of memory and cpu time and a whole bunch of SQL queries
    • made sure the page title renders correctly even when an article contains HTML code in its title

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