Welcome to webAlias, an integrated image map editor and anti-aliasing text tool for web and graphic designers.
• If you have purchased webAlias and are now launching the software for the first time, thank you for your purchase. Please be sure to visit the Lakewood Software web site on a periodic basis to learn more about updates and upgrades to webAlias. There may very well be an update available for webAlias as you read this.
• If you are a registered user of webAlias and are updating the software (by downloading the latest release from our web site), please follow the update instructions given below.
• If you are not a registered user of webAlias, but have downloaded the webAlias software for evaluation purposes, please note that the software is distributed to unregistered users as a demo application. You can create up to three panels with the demo version and preview anti-aliasing settings. Export and capture operations are disabled.
webAlias can be purchased direct from Lakewood Software. Please call us at (416) 614-7794 or visit our on-line store at http://www.lakewoodsoftware.com.
Update Instructions
When webAlias is first launched, you may be asked to confirm that you are updating the application from a previously registered version of webAlias. If you are not a registered user of webAlias, click No. If you are a registered user of webAlias:
1. Click Yes.
2. Enter the last five digits of the old version's serial number and click OK.
3. Click on the Register button, enter the old version's registration number, and click OK.
4. Click on the splash screen to close it.
5. Choose File -> Open Project and open the "Project Template" file to update it to the latest version. Other projects will be automatically updated when they are opened.
Technical Support & Contact Information
Technical support for registered users is generally handled via e:mail. The typical response time for technical support queries is 2-3 hours, if not sooner. Please contact Lakewood Software at:
web: http://www.lakewoodsoftware.com
e:mail: support@lakewoodsoftware.com
For all other inquiries, please e:mail us at info@lakewoodsoftware.com.
Important Notices
The webAlias software is accompanied by an on-line User's Guide. Choose Navigation -> Show Index to quickly move to different sections of the User's Guide. Please take a moment to review the installation instructions for webAlias which are included in the User's Guide.
The 1.0.2 release added the Author -> Resize Panels menu item to webAlias. Choose this option to manually set the width and height of the panels in the current project.
webAlias 1.1 receives a significant performance boost when running under Mac OS 8 and is now fully compatable with the latest operating system (unlike earlier versions of webAlias).
The 1.1 release adds two new capture and export options. In addition to being copied to the clipboard, images that are captured via the Camera Palette can now be saved as PICT files.
As well, a specific region of a panel (rather than the full panel) can now be exported as an image map. This allows a panel to be used as a workspace for designing multiple image maps. To export a specific region of a panel: 1) Choose the Selected Object option in the Export view of the Camera Palette; 2) Select the object to be exported; 3) Click on the Export button to save the selected region as an image map.
Quick Start
Follow the steps below to quickly start working with webAlias:
1. Install the webAlias software.
2. Launch webAlias.
3. Choose Edit -> Preferences to customize the global settings for webAlias.
4. Choose File -> New Project to create a new webAlias project.
5. Choose Author -> Background Color… to set the background color for the project.
6. Choose Author -> Edit Template and Author -> Toggle Layer to edit the template and background layer of the project.
7. Choose options from the Author menu to create new panels, navigate to existing panels, and set the titles for panels.
8. Use the Tool Palette to create lines, shapes, fields, and buttons. Use the Property Inspector to set the look of each object.
9. Use the Anti-aliasing Palette to set the anti-aliasing options for field and button objects. Click on the Anti-alias button in this palette to anti-alias the selected object. (You can delete the anti-aliased object later and re-edit the original field or button.)
10. When you are ready to save the project for browsing on the web, navigate to the Settings view in the Camera Palette to specify the image conversion options. Switch to the Export view in this palette to export the project in an HTML/image map format.
Version History
1.2
- periodic disk access bug fixed
- PICT export bug fixed
1.1
- improves Mac OS 8 compatability
- captured images can now be saved as PICT files
- a selected region of a panel can now be exported as an image map
1.0.2
- new Author -> Resize Panels menu item allows manual setting of panel size
- leading is now reset to 'auto' when the point size of selected text is changed
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