Internet Server For WWW: BBEdit HTML Extension Issue

A issue has been identified with the BBEdit 3.1.1/AWS HTML Extension v1.3 which ships with the Apple Internet Server Solution for the World Wide Web.

The problem occurs when using any HTML extension which allows you to select a file as a source (using the ÊfileË button in the dialog). When you select a file the first character of the pathname is missing.

Example:
Getting: /owerbook/images/my.gif
Instead of: /Powerbook/images/my.gif

This will render the HTML useless unless the user manually corrects the problem by adding the first character back.
The following solution to this problem has been suggested by Lindsay Davies, the author of the BBedit HTML extensions.

Set the Utilities HTML extension preferences to Root directory. The problem will no longer manifest itself.

Additionally, Lindsay suggests the following:
"One suggestion though to make the most of these two tools. Set up the prefs (Root folder, server address, and path), and create a document using a BASE HREF. This will allow you to use all the addressing methods (full, root, and relative). Relative addressing will default to the root address if no BASE HREF is present."
Published Date: Feb 19, 2012