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INTRODUCTION
Upgrading to NetObjects Fusion 2.0 involves more than just installing the new software. You'll need to bring the sites and other assets you've created in 1.0 forward into the 2.0 environment. This usage note guides you through the basic steps:
- How to install the new version
- How to bring your sites and backups forward
- How to bring your SiteStyles forward
- How to bring your AutoSites and other templates forward
- When and how to remove previous versions of NetObjects Fusion
This discussion assumes you are familiar with NetObjects Fusion: its site files, directory structure, SiteStyles, and AutoTemplates.
INSTALLING NETOBJECTS FUSION 2.0
You do not have to remove your 1.0 version before installing 2.0. In fact, you might need your 1.0 version to prepare templates that will carry your work forward into the 2.0 environment, or to exchange site files with colleagues who use NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for Macintosh.
To install NetObjects Fusion 2.0, you'll follow the same procedure as a new user. NetObjects Fusion 2.0 will be installed in its own folder that will not affect your 1.0 installation in any way.
To Install NetObjects Fusion 2.0:
- Insert the NetObjects Fusion 2.0 CD-ROM.
- Open Windows Explorer, or the File Manager if you are using Windows NT.
- Double-click the CD-ROM icon.
- Double-click setup.exe to begin the installation program.
- Click Next in the NetObjects Fusion install splash screen. Read the License Agreement and click Yes to continue.
- Read the Installation Warnings and click Next.
- Select the install location and click Next to continue. For best performance, install NetObjects Fusion 2.0 at the folder level location recommended by the installer.
- If you have a previous version of NetObjects Fusion installed, select the SiteStyles you would like to bring forward and click Next
- Choose Typical, Compact, or Custom installation and then click Next to finish the install.
NetObjects Fusion is installed. You have the option of reading the Readme file at this time.
UPGRADING YOUR SITES
To upgrade your sites, you'll copy them from your 1.0 User Sites folder to your 2.0 User Sites folder. Then you'll simply open each .nod file in NetObjects Fusion 2.0.
f any of your colleagues use NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for Macintosh, or use NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for Windows and have not yet upgraded, don't upgrade any sites that contain information you need to send to them via a template. Earlier versions cannot read templates created by NetObjects Fusion 2.0.
To upgrade sites to NetObjects Fusion 2.0
- Use the Windows Explorer or other tool to copy the folders of the sites you want to upgrade from your NetObjects Fusion\User Sites folder to your NetObjects 2.0\User Sites folder.
- From within NetObjects Fusion 2.0, use the Open command from the File menu to open the .nod file of the first site you want to upgrade.This dialog appears:
- Click Yes.
NetObjects Fusion upgrades your site's database and creates a new .nod file. The original 1.0 .nod file remains in the folder as a backup. In the new .nod file, certain aspects of your site are upgraded to take advantage of new features in NetObjects Fusion 2.0. For example, headers and footers are automatically converted to MasterBorders so you can easily add AutoFrames if you want.
- If you encounter a problem upgrading any one site, the fastest solution might be to reopen the site in NetObjects Fusion 1.0, export it as a template, then open a new site based on that template in NetObjects Fusion 2.0.
- Repeat the steps above until you have upgraded all the sites you want to bring forward into NetObjects Fusion 2.0.
If you created backup files in NetObjects Fusion 1.0 (site files with a .bak extension), you can use the NetObjects Fusion 2.0 Open command to bring them forward also. To make backup files appear in the Open dialog, either choose All Files (*.*) from the Files of Type drop down list in the Open dialog, or rename them with the .nod extension in the Explorer or other tool before trying to open them.
About Backups: NetObjects Fusion 2.0 includes a Save Site As... command that simplifies creating a backup copy of the active .nod file. With this quick and convenient backup process, we hope you will make backups as frequently as you know you should. However, we recommend that you also occasionally back up your site by exporting it as a template. This is because a template includes all your site's assets, as well as other information that can be valuable if problems occur.
TRANSFERRING YOUR SITESTYLES
When you install NetObjects Fusion 2.0, the installer program checks your computer for other NetObjects Fusion installations, and if it finds any, lets you choose any existing SiteStyles you want to bring forward.
- If you skip this step, or later decide you want to bring forward a SiteStyle you did not select during the installation process, you'll need to bring the SiteStyle forward yourself.
- If you do not skip this step, you might expect that the SiteStyles you selected will appear in any new site you create in NetObjects Fusion 2.0. This is not the case. The installer only makes SiteStyles easier to import into a specific site by copying them to your NetObjects 2.0\Styles folder.
The SiteStyles available in a site's Style Gallery are specific to the active .nod file. When you create a new site, the .nod file inherits the selection of SiteStyles available in the template on which the new site is based. This means if you want a SiteStyle you are bringing forward to be available in each new blank site you create, you must upgrade your Blank Site template to include that SiteStyle.
Before you begin, review and compare the different SiteStyles available in NetObjects Fusion 1.0 and 2.0, and determine which 1.0 SiteStyles you want to bring forward. Only three SiteStyles appear in both versions: Vibe, Standard, and Plain. In addition to new designs, the difference between the SiteStyles in the two versions is that all 2.0 SiteStyle elements support GIF89a transparency, which lets them blend smoothly with any background color you select. If you want to upgrade a 1.0 SiteStyle to support transparency, use a photo imaging application such as Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro to open each GIF in the SiteStyle's subfolders and save them as transparent GIFs.
To import SiteStyles into NetObjects Fusion 2.0
- Use the Windows Explorer or other tool to copy the folders of the SiteStyles you want to upgrade from your NetObjects Fusion\Styles folder to your NetObjects 2.0\Styles folder. If during installation you selected the SiteStyles you want to bring forward, you can skip this step.
- Use the Windows Explorer or other tool to make a backup copy of the default Blank Site.nft that resides in your folder.
- In NetObjects Fusion 2.0, open a new blank site and name it Blank Site.
- Switch to the Style view and import the SiteStyle(s) you want.
If you're importing only one SiteStyle, choose Import Style… from the File menu, then in the Open File dialog box that appears, navigate to and select the .ssf file of the SiteStyle you want to import and click OK. The SiteStyle appears in the Style Gallery.
If you're importing several SiteStyles, choose Update Styles from the Edit menu. NetObjects Fusion updates the Style Gallery to include all SiteStyles currently found in the Styles folder.
- Switch to the Site view and choose Export Template... from the File menu.
- In the Select Folder dialog that appears, choose NetObjects 2.0\AutoSites\Blank Site and click OK.
- NetObjects Fusion 2.0 replaces the default Blank Site.nft with a new one that includes the SiteSyles you just imported.
UPGRADING YOUR TEMPLATES
Like a site file, a template you created in NetObjects Fusion 1.0 must have its internal database upgraded to work with NetObjects Fusion 2.0. Also, if you want convenient access to your template, you must copy it to the appropriate folder in NetObjects Fusion 2.0's directory structure.
To upgrade a template:
- In NetObjects Fusion 2.0 Site view, choose New Site from the File menu.
- In the New Site dialog that appears, give the site the name you want for the upgraded template. Then select the Other Template radio button and click Browse.
- In the Open dialog that appears, locate the template you want to upgrade and click Open. NetObjects Fusion 2.0 converts the template's database.
- Choose Export Template... from the File menu.
- In the Choose Folder dialog that appears, specify a location for the template. The template's location determines how convenient it will be to access from within NetObjects Fusion 2.0.
If you want to always browse for the template, store its folder anywhere except your desktop or root of your hard disk.
If you want to access the template via the AutoSites drop-down list when creating a new site, store its folder in NetObjects Fusion 2.0\Templates\Autosites.
If you want to access the template via the Page Templates drop-down list when importing a site section, store its folder in NetObjects Fusion 2.0\Templates\Pages.
- Click OK. NetObjects Fusion creates a new folder in the location you specified, using the site's name as the folder name. Into this folder it places a template file with a .nft extension and an Assets folder containing all the assets of the site.
- After you've opened another site, you can reclaim disk space by deleting the site you created in step 3 from your NetObjects Fusion 2.0\User Sites folder.
REMOVING PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF NETOBJECTS FUSION
To remove previous versions of NetObjects Fusion, use the Add/Remove Programs utility available in the Control Panel.
You should immediately remove expired copies of evaluation versions.
We recommend that you remove NetObjects Fusion 1.0 only after you've verified that all site files, SiteStyles, templates and other assets that you've brought forward into NetObjects Fusion 2.0 are functioning as you expect. Also, do not remove it if any of your site development colleagues use NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for Macintosh, or use NetObjects Fusion 1.0 for Windows and have not yet upgraded. Earlier versions cannot read templates created by NetObjects Fusion 2.0.
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