InContext Editing service has been updated today. The release includes new features as well as fixes for some of the most important issues reported on product forums.

What's new in this release of InContext Editing

• Create editable regions directly in your browser

Define editable regions in your website directly from your web browser. This functionality gives you an even faster method for creating editable pages that is accessible from virtually anywhere.

Note: The functionality is available on pages that do not contain any editable regions and is triggered by the service before entering in Edit mode. More information on this feature on in the InContext Editing Administrator Help

• Simplified administration controls

Registering a site has never been simpler. The new multi-step user interface allows you to register your site with InContext Editing service faster and easier by requesting the information at the right moment and providing browsing capabilities for selecting folders. Updating connection information is also made easier though an updated user interface.

• Updated permissions matrix

Publishers have more control over who is editing the site content. They’re now able to invite or remove users and they can do that directly for the InContext Editing client.

Issues fixed by the April 2009 release

• The InContext Editing servers were not specifying an user-Agent when making HTTP requests to client server. Some servers were denying the connection because of this. Now, InContext Editing uses its own User-Agent.
• InContext Editing now works even if the SIZE FTP command is not enabled or not functioning properly. (fixed internal bug # 246081)
• You can now duplicate .shtml pages using the Duplicate Page button.
• A JavaScript error was thrown when applying a CSS class on an image inserted in the Editable region, when using Internet Explorer. No error should be thrown now.
• In some cases, the Login dialog was displayed under a Flash video. Now, the Login dialog is displayed on top of all Flash videos.
• IFrame tags are no longer allowed inside an editable region. You cannot enter edit mode if the editable regions contain iframe tags.
• InContext Editing now works even if HEAD HTTP request is disabled, or a custom error page is in place. Update the site settings for already registered sites, especially those where the HEAD issue was previously identified or on sites where there are 404 custom error pages. (fixed internal bug #245905)
• If you are using Firefox 3 and Flash 9, the toolbar button tooltips are not displayed. The problem has become obsolete with this update because the service has been updating to Flash Player 10.
• Changed few keyboard shortcuts for some actions in edit mode:
  • CTRL+UP - focus the previous Editable Region, was CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
  • CTRL+DOWN - focus the next Editable Regions, was CTRL+TAB
• Fixed the restriction that forced users to escape the space character in a site name when when registering a website to the InContext Editing service from Administrator Panel. (fixed internal bug #2128928)

More details about this release as well as the limitations of the service, can be read on Adobe Labs:

http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/InContext_Editing#Release_Notes