In the past days we work hard on ArduoCss. So We are pride to announce that we are  going to publish ArduoCSS 1.1 !!!

In this new release:

new feature

• extenal html preview : Now ArduoCSS can show preview the css you are eding adding the css  in an external html files, substituting the exernal css styles with you css or showing sample html document with a list of all html tags
• css style sort: Css style selectors are now sortable

bug fix

• Solved Css Tidy issues during optimizazion
• Solved sincronitation problems with preview and document
• minor fixes

The official release will come back on september. By the way, if you would check new version, you ca find it there:

DOWNLOAD ARDUOCSS 1.1 (Preview)

Please report every bugs or suggestion. We need you help to improve ArduoCSS.

Arduo File Splitter is a free tool born to split big files into littler pieces. We spoke about the standart feature of this application in previous tutorial:

In this brief tutorial we teach how to compare two files to check if they are equal. Some time it  could be usefull.

For example, after you copied a file from an external disk to your pc, you could ask if the  copied file has any errors. Of course, if the two files are "equal" there isn't error:you are sure that the copied file is fully functional.

But wat means, in this context, "equals"? Arduo File splitter calculate an md5 file for each files and compare it. Obviously, same files have same checksum. So

if they are different, some error occour during the copy.

To compare the file, you need to download and install ArduoFileSplitter, and open it. After that you have to select the "Compare" tab. You should see something like the window belove:

Now Youo only need to choose the files and check "Compare MD5 hash". Then click "Compare". After the hashes computation, the result will appear on the form.

Note:

The md5 hashes computation is the safer method to compare files. Others tools like this check  the file length to compare two files. This is obviously  unsafe because different  files can have the same length. Just think to take a text file and replace all the "a" letters with "b". The resulting file has the same length than the previous one, but the content is vey different.

To provide same feature of other tools we add the length comparing method. This is more quick, but very unsafe. If you need to check little fle we reccomand to use always the md5 method.

Arduo File Splitter is a free tool born to split big files into littler pieces. We spoke about the standart feature of this application in previous tutorial:

In this brief tutorial we teach how to compare two files to check if they are equal. Some time it  could be usefull.

For example, after you copied a file from an external disk to your pc, you could ask if the  copied file has any errors. Of course, if the two files are "equal" there isn't error:you are sure that the copied file is fully functional.

But wat means, in this context, "equals"? Arduo File splitter calculate an md5 file for each files and compare it. Obviously, same files have same checksum. So

if they are different, some error occour during the copy.

To compare the file, you need to download and install ArduoFileSplitter, and open it. After that you have to select the "Compare" tab. You should see something like the window belove:

Now Youo only need to choose the files and check "Compare MD5 hash". Then click "Compare". After the hashes computation, the result will appear on the form.

Note:

The md5 hashes computation is the safer method to compare files. Others tools like this check  the file length to compare two files. This is obviously  unsafe because different  files can have the same length. Just think to take a text file and replace all the "a" letters with "b". The resulting file has the same length than the previous one, but the content is vey different.

To provide same feature of other tools we add the length comparing method. This is more quick, but very unsafe. If you need to check little fle we reccomand to use always the md5 method.

As you know, ArduoFileSplitter is a freeware software born to split big file into smaller ones.

To split a big file into more little chunks can be useful to:

• save the file into multiple media
• send a big file to a friend  via multiple email  with little attachment
• share a file into p2p channels

In the previous tutorial we explained how to split a big file into some little pieces.

Usually the original file, splitted into lot of pieces, arrive at destination. The recipient receive the files and ans "how can I merge this chunks to rebuild the original file?"

The question is licit, and in this tutorial we will teach you how to do this.

First of all download and install ArduoFileSplitter. If you find some problems during installation, please contact us.

All the file chunks have to be placed in the same folder. In this example we have a file splitted into 44 pieces, placed into

"C:\test\" folder. A folder is equivalent to each othes, were the pieces are placed is not the matter.

The first step is to open ArduoFileSplitter and select the "Merge" tab. The windows should be some like this:

Now we have to choose the input folder (where the pieces are) and the output folder (where the rebuild file will be placed).

We choose "C:\test" for input folder and "C:\test" as output folder.

Now we have to click into merge button to rebuild the file.

The rebuilding process can take some time depending on the files size. The progress bar tell us the process state.

When the work end you will find the rebuilt file into the choosed folder.

Note:

ArduoFile splitte generate a md5 checksum file during the splitting process. If it is present in the input folder with the pieces,

every file will be checked. If someone had been corrupted the progam report it. Another check to the output file will be done.

Thoose check can be done before trying to rebuild the file through the "Check Hashes" section of this application.

In this tutorial we explain how to open a css file, and how to edit it whitout write code.

First of all we need ArduoCss editor. It is free and you can download it from this site. In the previous tutorial "How to install ArduoCss editor" we teach how to download and install it.

We can run it by the desktop icon or trough the windows menu start >> programs >> ArduoCss  and clicking on ArduoCSS icon.

This is the startup form of ArduoCss. You can open a new css file by standard menu file >> open or clicking in the yellow "Open file" link in the startupContent.

After that a file open dialog will appear. You have to choose the right file and click "Open".

The css document will be loaded on a new tab sheet. The application allow to manage multiple style sheet: each one has its tab sheet.

note:

Yoou can work in "visual mode" or in "text mode". In "visual mode" you can build a css without write css code, all the css code is managed by the application.

Work in managed mode prevent errors and let the designer to focus on the styles without waste times on writing code. By the way lot of graphic designer think that a textual editoe is more efficent than a managed one.

So each document can be edit in both way. You can swith from one modality to another by clicking on the buttons belove the node list. By now, We assume to work in "visual mode".

As said above, each css document as a tab sheet. You edit always the selected one. In the center of the window you will find the list of  the css styles. By single click you choose the style.

The right panel allow you to edit the selected node. In this panel there are all the css properies. For each properties you can assign a value. Most of property types (colors,fonts, size etc..) as a specific editor.

For example we will try to edit the "body" style changin the "border-top-color" property. We have to:

1. Single left click on the node. (the style expands and all appear)
2. By the rigth panel, we find the property and click on the button near the property.A littel color pciker will appear.
3. By single click we select the desidred color.

After each change to the document, the "preview panel" will be updated. You can check the element styles, before the css will be applied to the html document.

In the last screenshot I turned to "text mode" to see the generated code.

An Alternative way to edit a css style is by double-clik on the style. After a double click a edit window appear. On this windos you find a tab sheet for each properties category,

on each tab sheet you can set the properties of this category.