Madcap Flare global project release notes: https://confluence.tibco.com/display/pubs/Flare+Template+Monthly+Update+Release+Notes.
SVN change log of the templates: https://confluence.tibco.com/display/pubs/Flare+Templates+%28Global+Project+and+Boilerplate%29+Change-log
Flare How to Guide: https://confluence.tibco.com/display/pubs/How-to+Guide
In the July 2022 Flare update, the following changes are done in the global template:
The TIBCO Cloud logo is updated for the cloud projects.
Homepage of the HTML output is updated with the following enhancements:
The release version is now a dropdown list. It lists all the active versions of the products.
A button is added to let users participate in the documentation survey.
A new section is added to list the most visited topics of that product version.
A button is added to redirect users to the homepage of that version on docs.tibco.com.
All enhancements are adjusted for small screens.
The feedback buttons are moved to the side of the topic. These are also adjusted for the small screens.
For highlights video, see the What's new video in the Confluence.
=======In the December 2022 Flare update, the following changes are done in the global template:
The company name is changed from TIBCO Software Inc. to
Content/_globalsnippets/ImportantInfoSection2.flsnp
Project/Variables/globalvar.flvar
.
Added following files to accomodate the rebranding of certain products from TIBCO to ibi:
Content/Resources/Images/Logos/ibi-logo-black.png
Content/Resources/Images/Logos/ibi-logo-black.svg
Content/Resources/Images/Logos/ibi-logo-white.png
Content/Resources/Images/Logos/ibi-logo-white.svg
Content/Resources/PageLayouts/title-ibi.flpgl
(for PDF output)
Project/Skins/HTML5_ibi.flskn
(for HTML output)
In the July 2022 Flare update, the following changes are done in the global template:
The TIBCO Cloud logo is updated for the cloud projects.
Homepage of the HTML output is updated with the following enhancements:
The release version is now a dropdown list. It lists all the active versions of the products.
A button is added to let users participate in the documentation survey.
A new section is added to list the most visited topics of that product version.
A button is added to redirect users to the homepage of that version on docs.tibco.com.
All enhancements are adjusted for small screens.
The feedback buttons are moved to the side of the topic. These are also adjusted for the small screens.
For highlights video, see the What's new video in the Confluence.
>>>>>>> .r92531In the April 2022 Flare update, the following changes are done in the global template:
Release notes template update to support automation through the release portal for cumulative release notes and component-based release notes.
Google fonts are now hosted on the TIBCO docsite server instead of the Google servers. So, the data is not sent to Google servers.
The feedback mechanism is moved from hotjar to a homegrown mechanism. This is implemented in the Flare topics and analytics are gathered by Google Analytics.
The background images of sections on the home page are adjusted for better readability.
For highlights video, see the What's new video in the Confluence.
In the February 2022 Flare update, the font size and weight have been revised for all headings to make h2.sectiontitle
a little bit more standout and accommodate one more level of heading.
Since HTML only allows heading level to <h6> so this new heading level is a pseudo heading. It would be a class of the div tag and is styled as a heading. So this would not be in the PDF bookmarks or TOC or HTML navigation menu.
The new class is div.miniSectionHeading and is added to tibco.css.
The home-page.css is also updated to adjust to the changes of tibco.css.
When you want a heading inside the section, you can use this style. Enter the heading text in the normal paragraph tag and apply the div.miniSectionHeading style.
For demo, see video.
Existing heading styles are changed in font size and weight. The Source San Pro font family has 600 weight font which can be used HTML but for PDF the font family needs to be selected as Source Sans Pro SemiBold. The Source Sans Pro SemiBold font is installed with the Source Sans Pro family, so writers don't need to install it separately.
The landing page of the HTML output can be updated to provide links to all documents that a product version landing have on the docsite, for example, videos, release documents, and PDF guides. A sample implementation was done in TIBCO BusinessEvents 6.2.0, see TIBCO BusinessEvents® Enterprise Edition 6.2.1.
The Home.htm template file is updated with new sections which appear as a dropdown. Respective new styles are created in the home-page.css stylesheet.
For the new project, the template/boilerplate is already present in the _template directory, writers have to update the links and link text. For a walkthrough, see the video in Confluence.
For existing projects, you can archive your old Home.htm file and create a new Home.htm file. Update the new Home.htm file with proper text and links. Also, update the HTML target with the new Home.htm as the startup topic. For details, see the video in Confluence.
This monthly update for the Madcap Flare global template includes addition of a new output type CHM.
For details about generating the CHM output, see: How to generate a CHM output from the Flare project?
This update involves the following enhancements and fixes:
Added styles to TIBCO templates for Drop-Downs and Expanding Text links. For details, see:
Added tibco-variables.css to move section headings from tibco.css to variables.
Added styles for <blockquote>, <tt> and <em> tags for release notes automation.
This update involves the following enhancements and fixes:
Added a script to make the context-sensitive help backward (SDL DITA-based output) compatible and to work with context IDs with period (.). Flare doesn't support context IDs with periods out-of-the-box.
Release notes topics template update to accommodate release notes automation.
TP-979 - [RN Automation]Create styles for table coming from the RN description field of JIRA CLOSED
TP-969 - Add code to css to keep text and graphics together with NoPageBreak div RESOLVED
TP-986 - Add scroll to top button in the HTML help CLOSED
TP-985 - Add new master page to TCI and all child projects for Google Analytics CLOSED
This update involves the resolution of the following JIRAs:
TP-956 - [Flare] [PDF] Show heading levels h1-h6 in the bookmarks panel while only h1-h3 in TOC. CLOSED
TP-955 - [Flare] Replace the Home.htm link in breadcrumb with plain text CLOSED
TP-936 - [Flare] Create placeholder for Link tiles and post-GA release date in the Home.htm template CLOSED
TP-961 - Request for a Table.Indent tag and a Note.Indent Tag CLOSED
TP-933 - Feb2021 changes - Update Flare Templates CLOSED
TP-925 - [Flare] A visual indication to distinguish external links from internal links. RESOLVED
Main highlights video:
https://confluence.tibco.com/download/attachments/211775382/flare-may-2021-update.mp4
This monthly update for the global template involves minor fixes.
This update involves the resolution of the following JIRAs:
TP-923 - [Flare] Change definition of <img.screenshot> to create a gray border RESOLVED
TP-921 - [Flare] Add support for "Important" and "Caution" note style coming from DITA to Flare conversion CLOSED
TP-893 - [Flare Template] Add variable definitions in productvar RESOLVED
TP-881 - [Flare] PDF output issue: applying the img.icon tag for an icon CLOSED
TP-858 - [Flare] Open external links in a new window/tab RESOLVED
TP-825 - Stylesheet changes for MDM custom installation landing page CLOSED
TP-787 - Implement home-page.css (modified for MDM) CLOSED
TP-710 - [Flare] Create a template form importing word document into Flare CLOSED
IPAS-16640 - Home in breadcrumbs is broken CLOSED
IPAS-16748 - Flare "copy URL" link is giving a link with a double slash in it CLOSED
Also, it includes some Flogo connector related updates to TIBCO Templates and Flogo shared project (resolved by Ashwini):
TP-894 - [Flare Template] Create Flogo Connector project templates IN PROGRESS
TP-863 - [Flare] Set up a framework for connector RN content to be imported in the Flogo project RESOLVED
TP-862 - [Flare] Create a template of the TCI_DO_NOT_USE target file REPORTED
TP-854 - [Flare setup] shared project for flogo connectors RESOLVED
The main highlight of this month's update are:
New styles to create link tiles in their Home page or any topic in the HTML output. See the following video for the steps on how to do that.
https://confluence.tibco.com/download/attachments/204937815/Creating%20link%20tiles2.mp4
Now, all external links would automatically open in a new tab/page along with the TIBCO-mandated security parameter. (If you have links that you have set to open in new tab, they would continue to work as it is)
Please take the SVN update for the flareglobalproject and TIBCO Templates folder and reimport the global project in your project. For details, see How-to Guide.
See the following video for the tasks that writers need to perform to get the updates.
https://confluence.tibco.com/download/attachments/211775382/Writers-task.mp4
This monthly update for the global template involves minor fixes.
This update involves the resolution of the following JIRAs:
TP-796 - [Flare] In HTML output, remove the right border for the selected item in menu items and make the selection shade a little darker. CLOSED
TP-798 - [Flare] In the HTML output, change tooltip for the Remove Highlights tool to "Remove Search Keywords Highlights" CLOSED
TP-799 - [Flare] Make the note style inside the table a little less space consuming so that it does not look too big. RESOLVED
TP-800 - [Flare] Add the "Note" text along with the Note icon in the style RESOLVED
TP-834 - Template change request: Move the Documentation and Support Services page toward the end RESOLVED
TP-841 - Make image popup on clicking it RESOLVED
TP-846 - Add page view code for google analytics in the HTML output CLOSED
Apart from this, there are some minor cleanup done in the global project.
See the following video for the highlights of the February 2021 Flare global updates.
https://confluence.tibco.com/download/attachments/211775382/flare-feb-2021-update.mp4
Please take the SVN update for the flareglobalproject and TIBCO Templates folder and reimport the global project in your project.
See the following video for the tasks that writers need to perform to get the updates. https://confluence.tibco.com/download/attachments/211775382/Writers-task.mp4
For removing the duplicate Note terms in the DITA to Flare converted docs, see https://confluence.tibco.com/display/pubs/DITA-to-Flare%3A+Post-Import+Cleanup+for+Writers#DITAtoFlare:PostImportCleanupforWriters-RemovetheduplicateNote,Tip,Warning,Caution,Important,andRestrictionterm.
This monthly update for global template involves minor fixes. Also, you can visit the change-log page to see the check-ins done to the Flare project to date at https://confluence.tibco.com/display/pubs/Flare+Templates+%28Global+Project+and+Boilerplate%29+Change-log.
January 2021 update involves resolution of the following JIRAs:
TP-827 - Line alignment issues for product name variable and code style CLOSED - This fix involves reverting the table font size to 15px
TP-826 - Stylesheet changes for Glossary headings in HTML CLOSED
TP-801 - [Flare] Make the bold and uicontrol style a little less dark CLOSED
Apart from this, global snippets are added for installing and uninstalling topics of TCI connector documentation.
Please take the SVN update for the global project and reimport the global project in your project. For details, see https://confluence.tibco.com/display/pubs/How-to+Guide.
As our Flare templates are fairly stable now, we would be rolling out monthly updates to the Flare templates in first week of every month unless something critical comes in between. Also you can visit the change-log page to see the check-ins done to the Flare project to date at https://confluence.tibco.com/display/pubs/Flare+Templates+%28Global+Project+and+Boilerplate%29+Change-log.
November 2020 update involves resolution of the following JIRAs:
TP-772 - Insert a padding of 15px for img tag (reported by Nate)
In this enhancement, the <img> tag classes are enhanced to give people choice to include or exclude border for images. Also, you can include 15px padding for your diagrams if needed. You can use the following classes of a <img> tag:
img - Regular image tag that is applied by default to all converted images. It has 0px padding border.
img.diagram - This is useful for a diagram that you have created without a border. The style gives it a 15px padding and a border.
img.icon - This can be used for inline icons. It limits the width of the icon and has no border.
img.noborder - This can be used when you don't want a border in your image. It also limits the maximum width to 95%.
img.screenshot - This can be used for screenshots. It limits the width to 95% and has a border around the image.Also updated the confluence page at https://confluence.tibco.com/display/pubs/Inserting+Images and https://confluence.tibco.com/display/pubs/How-to+Guide?src=contextnavpagetreemode.
TP-747 - Implement Editorial Feedback on Flare Style Issues (reported by Kalpana). In this JIRA, some style related defects were fixed.
TP-956 - [Flare] [PDF] Show heading levels h1-h6 in the bookmarks panel while only h1-h3 in TOC. CLOSED
Please take the SVN update for the global project and reimport the global project in your project. For details, see How-to Guide at https://confluence.tibco.com/display/pubs/How-to+Guide.