History for OutPost - the .NET Hijax Framework

• 6/4-2008 - 3.2.001
  • First PUBLIC release since version 2.0.003!
  • Added support for asynchronous page flakes that loads simultaneously.
  • Added better support for external page flakes.
  • Improved support for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Safari browsers.
  • Removes linebreaks when comparing for differences to minimize traffic.
  • No more supports .net 1.1 (officially).
• 1/2-2008 - 3.1.001
  • Added Suggest.aspx demo.
  • Added DocTree.aspx demo.
  • Redesigned test suite layout.
  • Added support for animations, like YellowFade, BackFade, SlideDown and more.
  • Added support for loading indicator.
  • Added support for load indicator.
  • Added method to Disable Ajax.
  • Added support for asynchronous load of Page control after window.onload.
  • Redesigned the iGoogle demo to make it more modular and extendable.
  • Improved the SignUp demo.
  • Added AjaxPage user control.
  • Added DataGrid Demo.
  • Added ProperReset Demo.
  • Added ToDoList Flake for iGoogle demo.
• 27/11-2007 - 3.0.002
  • Modified web.config to make it work with ASP.NET Development Server.
  • Edited the howto.txt.
• 21/04-2007 - 3.0.001
  • Added option to hijack links.
  • Added support to ajax-enable a page from web.config.
  • Redesigned and reimplemented the html compare function by using LCS algorithm.
  • Optimized splitting up the HTML into tags by using split in combination with regular expressions.
  • Optimized every use of regular expressions by caching the results.
  • Huge performance improvements!!
  • Added option EnableAjaxRedirect which allows the page to be redirected using ajax.
  • Added support for multiple-select drop down lists.
  • Improved support for tables.
  • Improved support for loading of scripts.
  • Added update commands InsertAfter and InsertFirst.
  • Improved cursor position store/restore functionality.
  • Added scroll position store/restore functionality.
  • Added support for external hosts by introducing keyword $ExternalHost$ for the LocalHost property.
  • Reimplemented the Page control as a UserControl.
  • Added ExternalTest.aspx demo.
  • Added FormElementsTest.aspx demo.
• 15/03-2007 - 2.0.003
  • Added support for not sending back inputs with only the value changed.
  • Fixed bug with resetting radio buttons.
  • Reduced number of unnecessary field updates on the client.
  • Added support for ASP.NET 1.1.
  • Added support for following parameters: DisableCopyCommand, ShowViewState, ShowEventValidation, ShowLastFocus, SimulateOnload, SimulateOnunload, SimulateOnbeforeunload
  • Added ProperReset demo.
• 15/03-2007 - 2.0.002
  • Fixed bugs in iGoogle demo.
  • Fixed properly resetting Page_Validators array on post backs.
  • Added Wizard demo.
• 14/03-2007 - 2.0.001
  • Added support for specifying LocalHost dynamically by setting it to $CURRENTHOST$.
  • Added support for hiding LASTFOCUS field.
  • Fixed support for storing/restoring selected text.
  • Added support for client debugging modes.
  • Added support for simulating (triggering) onload, onunload and onbeforeunload events.
  • Added support for client side debugging for Ajax javascript.
  • Added support for adding rows to tables.
  • Added support for url redirect.
  • Added support for deleting elements by sending a Delete command to the client.
  • Added WebParts and Cars demoes.
  • Added support for chunked response.
• 23/01-2007 - 1.7.001
  • Added support for adding client side event 'onsuccess' to the form.
  • Added support for sending modified tags without id or name back to the client.
  • Added support for copying html from elements that are already present on the client to other elements in stead of sending it again.
  • Added support for sending table rows (tr) back to client.
  • Added support for sending only value of input tags back.
  • Added support for sending only modified script blocks back to the client.
  • Added cross-browser support for using following DHTML features: outerHTML, replaceNode, parentElement, canHaveChildren.
  • Added support for adding response headers by specifying appsetting "AddHeaders" (syntax "key1=value1&key2=value2").
  • Fixed problem with repeatedly submitting a form and not getting the form updated or reset (as pointed out by Jomar Coquia).
• 23/11-2006 - 1.6.004
  • Fixed problem with inserting carriage returns into textarea.
• 15/11-2006 - 1.6.003
  • Added if there is no difference between two or more post backs the browser is re-updated with the last post back that had a difference. That means if you modify the DOM between the post backs this resets some or all of these modifications (which i closer than before to what is normally expected).
• 11/10-2006 - 1.6.002
  • Added new Demo in .NET 1.1 project /Brian Ritchie
  • Fixed a bug where a drop down populates, but resets the position on post back
• 10/10-2006 - 1.6.001
  • Placed version history in separate file
  • Utilized HttpHandler instead of Page with code behind. This requires a simple entry in the web.config /Brian Ritchie
  • Removed 3rd party code and include binary libraries instead (sharpziplib & blowery) /Brian Ritchie
  • Packaged things up into a class library /Brian Ritchie
  • Enhanced 1.1 support so it compiles under 1.1 again /Brian Ritchie
• 4/10-2006 - 1.5.003
  • Added more thorough removal of EventValidation and ViewState input including surrounding DIVs
  • Removed bits of JavaScript that wasn't used for anything
• 1/10-2006 - 1.5.002
  • Removed selected="selected" when comparing HTML, because it caused dropdown boxes to be refreshed without any need to
  • Removed call to oForm_doReset after each post back because of the change to the dropdowns
  • Added update of SignUp demo - it now has three "linked" controls (two drop-downs and a text field)
• 1/10-2006 - 1.5.001
  • Added gzip and deflate compression internally
  • Changed namespace OutPost.Core to OutPost
  • Removed constant ContentTypeForNoCompression
• 28/9-2006 - 1.4.004
  • Added error message when trying to view OutPost.aspx directly
  • Added MinimumSizeForCompression and ContentTypeForNoCompression constants
• 28/9-2006 - 1.4.003
  • Changed "SessionID" and "session" to "GUID" and "guid"
  • Optimized client framework size by removing spaces and replacing variable names
• 27/9-2006 - 1.4.002
  • Added default setting of PartsNeeded for GET request
  • Changed "SessionID" and "session" to "GUID" and "guid"
• 26/9-2006 - 1.4.001
  • Replaced OutPost.asmx with OutPost.aspx and OutPost.js.aspx with OutPost.aspx/Js
  • Optimized client framework size
• 25/9-2006 - 1.3.002
  • Optimized the POST size
  • Optimized the body size of request and response
  • Got rid of SOAP envelopes
• 21/9-2006 - 1.3.001
  • Found problems with Unicode characters. As it is, your page must include the tag ResponseEncoding="utf-8" in order to work properly with Unicode characters
  • Added a cloak (event trap) over the form in IE on postback in order to mimic the default web form behaviour
  • Added support for WebForm_AutoFocus
  • Added support for queuing requests
  • Added support for reloading script blocks
  • Added setting LocalHost to specify alternative localhost domain
  • Added support for HTTP-compression (tested with FlatCompression R1.20.226)
• 17/3-2006 - 1.2.002
  • Removed Session dependencies
  • Restores position and selection in IE on postback
• 16/11-2005 - 1.2.001
  • Added Session support on first post back
  • Added filter to take advantage of differences on first post back
• 16/11-2005 - 1.1.002
  • Added more CookieContainers
  • Merging ASP1.1 and ASP2.0 core files
• 18/10-2005 - 1.1.001
  • Paths to OutPost.asmx and OutPost.js.aspx are read from web.config
  • Support for Netscape
  • Support for Opera
• 14/10-2005 - 1.1.000
  • Support for HTTPS/SSL
  • Support for Visual Studio 2005 Release Candidate
• 7/10-2005 - 1.0.002
  • Bug fixed in JavaScript Serializer: Unicode characters were not escaped properly
  • Optimization of the JavaScript property by using StringBuilder
  • Default values are stored before PostBack and restored after PostBack
• 4/10-2005 - 1.0.001
  • Bug fixed in constructor: PartsNeeded is only initialized as a StringArray if the "PartsNeeded" header is set
  • Bug fixed in window_onload function: Script error if no forms present on page
• 4/10-2005 - 1.0.001
  • Bug fixed in constructor: PartsNeeded is only initialized as a StringArray if the "PartsNeeded" header is set
  • Bug fixed in window_onload function: Script error if no forms present on page
• 14/9-2005 - 1.0.001
  • Added cross-browser support.
  • Added multiple web form support.
  • Added client-framework with support for creating new web forms dynamically.
• 10/5-2005 - 0.5.001
  • Post back of single web form supported with out-of-band call