The New Blogger：Blogger beta

英文文摘自Google Operating System，我自己翻译的，不恰当的地方请指正~

Blogger终于升级了，不再被忽视了。新的Blogger平台增加了一些新的特性。Blogger finally gets an update and stops being neglected. Here are the new features of Blogger Beta, a new blogging platform:

Dynamic pages
“最大的改变也许就是最难立刻发现的，但是它影响了Blog*Spot整个的底层结构。经常，当你发布之后，Blogger只是在你的Blog*Spot帐号上创建了静态的HTML文件，只有当再次更新时文件才会更改。在新的版本中，添加新贴子将直接的在我们的数据库中更新你的数据。这样一来，当任何人想浏览你blog上的任何页面时，每个页面都是动态地为用户生成，过程是飞速的。”
这使得你更新blog的过程跟简单，速度更快。你不必再留意重新发布，不必再决定只重新发布索引还是重新发布整个blog。保存新的贴子，模版设计，更改设置，你对blog做出的更改将立即生效。不用再等待发布指示标爬向100%。"
The biggest change of all is perhaps the least immediately visible, but it affects the entire underlying structure of Blog*Spot. What used to happen was that Blogger would create static HTML files on your Blog*Spot account every time you published, and those files would remain there unchanged until your next update. In the new version, adding a new post simply updates your information in our database. Then, when someone wants to see any of the pages on your blog, those pages are created for them dynamically, on the fly.
This makes the process of updating your blog much simpler and faster. You don't have to remember to republish anymore, or decide whether to do a republish index only or republish all. The instant you save a new post, template design, or settings change, your blog is updated. No more waiting for the publishing indicator to creep its way up to 100%."

Access Control
你可以把你的blog设为私有，这样一来只有你自己或者指定的人才能访问。只需要把他们的email地址添加进设置窗口。这个对于你建立一个家庭或朋友间的blog很有用。You can make your blog private so you'll be the only one to read or you can let only certain people view it. Just enter their email addresses in the settings. This is useful if you create a blog for your friends or family.

Labels
通过设置标签将贴子分类方便阅读相关的贴子。Organize the posts with labels (categories), so it's easier to read related posts.

Layouts
编辑模版的时候，你不必再处理HTML和CSS了。使用新的布局特性，你可以在你的页面上直接拖动各个模块。只需鼠标的几下点击你就可以改变颜色并选择新的字体，编辑过程会显示预览窗口，使你更容易决定何种选择会有最好的效果。You don't have to deal with HTML and CSS when you edit your template. Using the new layouts feature, you can drag-and-drop to move parts of your page around, and choose new fonts and colors with just a few mouse clicks. When you change colors and fonts, you'll see a preview of the blog in real-time, so it's easier to decide what's the best choice.

More feeds
“blog贴子的feeds也得到增强，你可以得到blog所有评论的feeds，也可以得到对于不同贴子评论的feeds。你的访客可以使用这些feeds了解到是否有人对他们的评论做出回应。默认的feeds格式将从Atom 0.3升级到Atom 1.0。另外，对于那些RSS的顽固fans你也可以选择为他们提供RSS 2.0格式的feeds。”"In addition to the usual feed of your blog posts, you can have a feed for all the comments on your blog, and even individual feeds for all the comments on each separate post. Your visitors can use these feeds to find out if someone responds to their comments, or to follow discussions on your blog. The default format of the feeds will be upgraded from Atom 0.3 to Atom 1.0. Also, for you die-hard RSS fans out there, you'll be able to optionally get all feeds in RSS 2.0 format instead of Atom."

Cleaner dashboard
这个控制台看起来更好，增加了修改你的模版和设置blog的更多链接。Blogger还改变了“编辑贴子”页面并移动了一些图标。The dashboard looks better and it has more links to useful places like the template or your blog. Blogger also changed the "Edit Posts" page and has removed some of the icons.

Migration to Google Accounts
Blogger开始使用Google帐号，你的帐号将更加安全，不再需要记住而外的认证信息。很快你将能有使用Google账号登陆Blogger或创建一个新的blog。Blogger moves to Google Accounts, so your account will be more secure and you don't have to remember extra credentials. You'll be able to migrate your Blogger account soon, or you can create a new blog from your Google Account.

新的Blogger版本暂时只有受到邀请的人可以使用。“Blogger的beta项目计划小规模的开始，所以只有很少比例的用户在登陆Blogger的时候会发现转换到新版本的选项。如果你是其中之一，你会在控制台边条处看到一个蓝色的按钮，高亮的显示the new Blogger in beta。”如果你希望尝试新版的Blogger，可以在beta.blogger.com创建新的blog。这里有使用新的平台所创建test blog，另外itour会展示这些新的特性。
我必须要说发布贴子和上传图片的速度大大加快。Blogger业看起来更好更多互动。虽然动态页面的好处是很明显的，但是我们还要看他们是否能像静态页面那样处理好数据流量。也有一些地方我并没有看到改进：评论表格仍然放置在一个独立的页面。总之，万众期待的Blogger升级是Google今年最大的新闻。
The new Blogger version will be available as invitation-only for the moment. "The Blogger in beta program is going to start out small, so only a low percentage of people who log in to Blogger will see the option to switch over. If you're one of them, you'll see a blue box in the sidebar of your dashboard highlighting the new Blogger in beta."
If you want to test the new Blogger by creating a new blog you can do that at beta.blogger.com. Here's a test blog created with the new platform and a tour that shows the new features.
I must say it's much faster to publish posts and upload pictures. Blogger also looks much better and it's more responsive. Although the advantages of the dynamic pages are obvious, it will be interesting to see if they will handle the traffic the same as the static pages. There's one area where I don't see improvements: the comment form is still on a separate page. All in all, the much expected Blogger update is one of the biggest Google news of the year.