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Ron
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Do we need to uninstall Artisteer 4.0 beta before installing the 4.0 RC?
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Caitlin N
Artisteer Team
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Hello Ron,
Technically not, you can just install RC into a different folder.
But why do you want to keep the Beta when the RC version is already available?
Thank you.
Caitlin N
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dave
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My concern is that since this is not the finalized version (right?), it may have bugs to it, cause crashes, or have other issues or may have eliminated factors from the version 4 beta.
Is there going to be another, permanent or final version 4?
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Nick
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Yes, there will be a final version. but before that we might get a RC2.
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Richard Green
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I can't get it to activate. I've been using Artisteer for more than 2 years and have purchased it of course, but when I activate it..it says activation successful but then stays in trial mode. It won't go out of trial mode and I can save my changes.
I did use the right key of course and it comes back saying it activated fine but it's not in full version mode at all. It's stuck in trial mode. Any help?
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David Sullivan
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@Richard
Just the oposite for me, just installed and opened, had version 3 installed and activated, but I did not want to activate version 4 on this perticular computer, I only wanted to try it out, but it did not ask for trial mode or to activate, it just activated. A little bit agervated by this since this was not the computer I wanted it on for production.
Please take out auto activation not everyone wants to have it activate automatically
Thanks,
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Dave
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This is why I'm afraid to try to newest version 4 "beta" or "update." The version 4 beta works fine for me so far. I've designed sites with it for clients without a hitch and I'm worried that I'll have similar problems downloading or updating and that what is in the version 4 beta may have been removed in this newest version.
Can anyone from Artisteer Tech help clarify things here or help out? Does anyone else have any input?
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Frans
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Just installed 4.0 RC and was also unable to activate(activation failed). I guess we'll have to purchase a new code, as the activation did work in the Bata version
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Ron
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Quote Caitlin N:
Hello Ron,
Technically not, you can just install RC into a different folder.
But why do you want to keep the Beta when the RC version is already available?
Thank you.
Caitlin N
Thanks Caitlin. The reason I wanted to keep the Beta was because I thought there might be some things in there that you decided not to put in the RC. Also, if there were problems with the RC, I could always go back to the Beta.
I went ahead and installed the RC which took out the Beta.
I haven't really had a chance to work it with it yet.
Ron
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Caitlin N
Artisteer Team
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Hello,
Ron, thank you, we would appreciate your feedback on the new RC version.
Richard, please verify your license key paying particular attention to the case of the letters. The license key is now case sensitive.
Dave, generally Beta versions are not meant for production websites. But as it works fine, you may decide to use Beta until the final 4.0 version is released. Or install 4.0 RC into a different folder and see how it works for you.
Thank you for all the comments.
Best regards,
Caitlin N
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daviator
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Quote Richard Green:
I can't get it to activate. I've been using Artisteer for more than 2 years and have purchased it of course, but when I activate it..it says activation successful but then stays in trial mode. It won't go out of trial mode and I can save my changes.
I did use the right key of course and it comes back saying it activated fine but it's not in full version mode at all. It's stuck in trial mode. Any help?
I had the same issue. Change the letters to uppercase and try again.
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dave
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Based on what I've read so far, with the issues "taking out" the version 4 beta release, I'm afraid to try to the new RC version since it may delete or "take out" the current beta (as Ron attested) I've been using to create client sites so far. It may be that the version 4 beta is not ideal for creating client sites, but I love it and can't afford to have it deleted for a completely different version that may or may not be stable yet (and may have bugs and activation issues and may have elements that are in the version 4 beta left out).
Hopefully that makes sense the way I'm explaining it. As it is now, my clients all want responsive themes and search boxes in the header area, and I don't know what's been left out of this new RC edition and what has been kept in and I don't know how well it works yet. So, I'm better off sticking with what I know works well.
If anyone else can address these worries, I'd certainly appreciate it.
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Nick
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Hey dave,
All the major issues that were present in beta 2 (at least for WordPress) are now gone. There are huge improvements with the responsive design for the horizontal menus and the way the blocks are shown.
They had added new controls for the WordPress backsite that were not working in beta 2, but now they are all working. In fact, all the jquery conflicts with various plugins are now all resolved (at least for the ones that I've been testing).
The only thing that was working but now it's not, is that you can't resize the search box in the header.
Although I don't do any serious content editing in Artisteer, and that's where most crashes were happening, I did not experience any crashes yet.
Look, if there were major problems, we were going to be reading about them by now.
They even fixed the png images for the slideshows. If you don't use transparencies, the images are exported as jpg, but obviously if you use transparencies in the header they will be png, which is a huge mistake of your behalf. The differences between a jpg header and a png header is about 200kb to 900kb. You could further optimize the jpg images to get them around 100kb without losing quality.
Once they iron out some minor issues, the only thing left will be to start releasing plugins for other cms, like Prestashop, etc...
This RC is way closer to a final release than beta 1. Beta 2, at least for WordPress, was 1000 miles backwards, that's why it was taken out within a day or two.
But before making a final decision, go to the actual forum that your cms is (Joomla, WP, html, etc...), and see if there are issues specific for your cms.
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dave
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Nick, thanks for allaying some of my concerns. I love WordPress. I tried Joomla and Drupal and eventually decided to master one for now. So far WP handles everything and whatever it can't do, there's a plugin or two that can handle it. So..you're right that WP is my main concern. To be honest, I couldn't resize the search boxes in the headers before, so it's not a problem now that it can't be done. My concern with the search boxes was more a placement and centering issue so that it could balance nicely under a header or logo or font.
So, I'll read through the WP section more, but have not yet noticed too many "OMG" type reports there....which is a good thing for a cautious dude.
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Ron
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Dave, I am a beta tester for many software developers. I work with WordPress core plus several plugin and theme developers. I have many test sites set up just for testing.
I didn't mean to panic anyone as my situation is probably different from most users of Artisteer. I work with the latest beta versions of WordPress as well as the latest WordPress releases. I also work with beta versions of plugins which may or may not be released.
I think it is rolling the dice to use a beta version for a client's website. Artisteer just might change directions and decide to drop some features and you and your clients would be left high and dry. You're not going to get much support on a beta version, especially if it is a feature that they decided not to pursue. I just like to keep the beta versions to see if there is some way I could write a plugin to keep the feature if Artisteer decided not to pursue it.
Ron
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Dave
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how do you adjust the header sizes in this new RC version so that the search box is centered or adjusted?
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