May 2006 Newsletter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the WebRenderer Newsletter. The aim of this newsletter is to provide you with the latest news regarding WebRenderer and JadeLiquid Software. You can expect new product releases along with updates made to WebRenderer and technical articles covering some of the finer WebRenderer features.

 

 

 

 

 

 In this issue

 

 

 

 

 JadeLiquid releases Server Edition of WebRenderer

 

 Encyclopaedia Britannica standardize WebRenderer

 

 Updates to the WebRenderer Desktop and Server Editions

 

 WebRenderer Server Edition tutorial: How to generate thumbnail images

 

 Where to find WebRenderer Developer Resources

 

 About JadeLiquid Software

 

 

 

 

 

 JadeLiquid releases Server Edition of WebRenderer

 

 

 

 

 WebRenderer Server Edition successfully completes beta

 

 

 

JadeLiquid Software(TM) is pleased to announce the release of WebRenderer(TM) Server Edition, the leading Java browser component. WebRenderer Server Edition has successfully completed its beta phase. Development of the WebRenderer Server Edition was driven by overwhelming demand for a standards compliant Java browser component supporting headless server environments.... more

 

 

 

 

 

 Encyclopaedia Britannica standardize on WebRenderer

 

 

 

 

WebRenderer deployment

 

 

 

JadeLiquid Software(TM), the leading Java browser component provider, today announced that Encyclopaedia Britannica will utilize its WebRenderer(TM) Java browser component within their desktop applications.

A key component of each of Encyclopaedia Britannica's desktop products is the built-in browser feature enabled by JadeLiquid's WebRenderer. These products allow Britannica's customers to access hundreds of thousands of articles, multi-media and many interactive tools on both Windows and Mac OSX desktops. An online update center allows users to view online the most recently updated articles by Britannica editors, all without having to leave the Encyclopaedia Britannica application... more

 

 

 

 

 

 Updates to the WebRenderer Desktop and Server Editions

 

 

 

 

WebRenderer Desktop Edition updates summary (not exhaustive) 

 

 

- Added IBrowserCanvas.enableImageLoading(boolean)
- ProtocolEvent.getPOSTData() for Mozilla
- Mozilla no longer grabs focus on page loads
- Added getPageSize to IBrowserCanvas
- setWebRendererDirectoryName(String newName) to BrowserFactory
- setProfilePath(File path) to BrowserFactory to set profile directory

An exhaustive list of feature additions and bug fixes is available online...

 

 

WebRenderer Server Edition (since release - summary and not exhaustive)

 

 

- getMaxRenderSize() and setMaxRenderSize(width,height)
- enableImageLoading(boolean)
- BrowserFactory.destroyBrowser() issue resolved
- Improved memory usage in savePageImageToDisk
- Added support for JVM 1.3.1
- Print support added

An exhaustive list of feature additions and bug fixes is available online...

 

 

 

 

 

 WebRenderer Server Edition tutorial: How to generate thumbnails

 

 

 

 

Featured tutorial

 

 

 

WebRenderer Server Edition can generate high-quality thumbnails of rendered web pages. When creating thumbnails, the page is first rendered full-size to an internal buffer and then scaled to the required thumbnail dimensions. This process allows maximum clarity to be achieved in the thumbnail by using a pixel-resampling technique that produces superior quality at very low resolutions... more

 

 

 

 

 

 Where to find the WebRenderer Developers Guide

 

 

 

 

Developers Guides

 

 

 

Since the release of version 3.0 of WebRenderer a Developers Guide has been available both within the standard distribution and on the WebRenderer web site. The WebRenderer Desktop Edition Developers Guide covers all of the do's and don'ts of WebRenderer. Sections include WebRenderer Architecture, Deploying WebRenderer, Network connectivity, browser activity and custom protocol support, Hints and tips and more. The WebRenderer Desktop Edition Developers Guide is available online...

Although the WebRenderer Server Edition and Desktop Edition share the same underlying platform there are some important architectural differences. The WebRenderer Server Edition Developers Guide covers Server Edition specific information such as Flow of Control, Prompt Dialogs, Rendered Image Size, Font Support, DOM Modification, Printing, Memory Requirements and Considerations. The Server Edition Developers Guide is available online..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 About JadeLiquid Software

 

 

 

 

The leading Java browser SDK provider

 

 

 

JadeLiquid Software Pty Ltd is the leading provider of Java browser SDK's for deployment within enterprise applications and web services. WebRenderer provides the ability to connect the client application to the server business logic without changing server code or infrastructure. WebRenderer is the leading standards compliant Java web content rendering component. JadeLiquid has an installed base spanning the globe with deployments in North America, Europe and Asia.

To download a trial version of WebRenderer visit
www.webrenderer.com