Did you know that if your blogging service supports* extended entries via API, you can separate extended content from normal one? Just click Format > Extended Entry

*) Including: WordPress, Movable Type, TypePad…

Buzz Bruggeman shows how to write a simple script for ActiveWords to switch accounts in BlogJet: read here.

Other news: I’m feeling much better now and continue coding the next version of BlogJet which, probably, will be available in the late October. I made a lot of promises about that version, so that it takes a lot of time to implement all the planned features:

• Extended entries.
• Excerpt and keywords.
• Trackbacks.
• Manual setting of post date/time.
• Easier account switching.
• Typograhic characters.
• Image resizing and thumbnails (not yet completed).

After BlogJet 1.2 release I want to have shorter release cycles, and one here’s the first step: I won’t make promises any more . In other words, I’ll apply Mouth Wide Shut policy by Joel Spolsky.

BlogJet 1.1 has a new feature: you can type a special command-line parameter plus account's name and BlogJet will open this account automatically.

The parameter is:

-acc "Account name"

For example, if you have an account that is called Mike's Blog, then you can create a shortcut on your Desktop with this command:

"C:\Program Files\BlogJet\BlogJet.exe" -acc "Mike's Blog"

and call it something like Post to Mike's blog. Then you can just double-click the icon and it will launch BlogJet with Mike's Blog account opened. This is very useful when you have a lot of accounts and don't want to use the login window.

If you're not satisfied with the way BlogJet inserts text when you click BlogJet This! button in Internet Explorer, you can change the template for this action.

The default template is:

<p><a href="{$ .URL $}">{$ .Title $}</a></p>
<p><em>{$ .Text $}</em></p>

and in WYSIWYG editor it shows as:

BlogJet

BlogJet is a desktop blogging application that greatly simplifies posting to your blog. It is user-friendly, easy to use and elegant.

If you want to change the template, find C:\Program Files\BlogJet\Data\Templates\blogthis.htm file and edit it. Here are a few variables that you can use:

{$ .URL $} - page URL
{$ .Title $} - page title
{$ .Text $} - selected text

Let's change the default template to:

<p>Check this out:</p>
<blockquote>{$ .Text $}</blockquote>
<p>(via <a href="{$ .URL $}">{$ .Title $}, {$ .URL $}</a>)</p> 

Now if you click BlogJet This! you'll get the following layout:

Check this out:

BlogJet is a desktop blogging application that greatly simplifies posting to your blog. It is user-friendly, easy to use and elegant.

(via BlogJet, http://blogjet.com/)