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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
"Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" is a collection of software (Shareware, Freeware and
Demoware) written for OS/2 Warp. IBM has collected together hundreds of the
best programs and other useful files, Gadgets, and grouped them into categories
for you.
From the main window of the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser, you can preview
the Gadgets, find out information about them, and then Install them onto your
PC. The "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser also keeps track of what you have
installed, and makes it easy for you to UnInstall (remove) the Gadgets if you
decide you no longer want them.
Note: Some Gadgets cannot be UnInstalled automatically. When this is the case
a warning message will inform you of this.
You can get Help at any time by either:
selecting the Help button shown on the current screen, or
pressing the F1 key on your keyboard, or
pressing the right-hand mouse button, which will show a Help option as
one of the items on the pop-up menu.
To get more Help about the following, double-click on one of the highlighted
phrases below.
How to Install and Remove the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser - read this
especially if you want to re-install the Browser.
How Do I...?
I'm stuck...
Tell me about...
Technical Information
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Installing and Removing the Browser on your PC ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This section describes in detail how to Install and Remove the Browser. You can
also read some Technical Information about the Browser. It also includes
information about Re-installing the Browser.
The amount of disk space needed for the Browser depends upon the components you
install. During installation the exact amount of disk space needed will be
displayed for each installation option.
If you want Help on a specific topic, click on one of the following.
How do I...? to tell you about the things you can do with the "Gadgets
for OS/2 Warp" Browser
I'm stuck! for help about the screen you are currently in
Tell me about... for general information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Installing the Browser on your PC's hard disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Install panel allows you to install the Browser onto your hard disk. You
can see in the screen-shot below, a number of fields in the installation panel.
The Install panel will show you where The program will be Installed in:. (This
indicates the directory where the Browser will be installed.) It defaults to
C:\GADGETS1, but you can change it to another directory if you prefer.
The installation options determine exactly what components of the Browser will
be installed on your hard disk and which will remain on your CD-ROM drive. You
have three choices:
Minimum Install
Intermediate Install
Full Install
Minimum Install will Install the minimum amount of files on your hard disk,
therefore only requiring a small amount of disk space. The Browser however
has to consult the files stored on the CD-ROM for every action it makes, and
since a CD-ROM drive is generally much slower than a hard disk, the
performance of the Browser will be relatively slow if you choose this option.
Only use this option if you have a very fast CD-ROM player.
Intermediate Install requires more disk space, but the general performance of
the Browser will be good. The only components that will remain on the CD-ROM
drive are the dictionaries required by the Search part of the Browser. These
are also the largest components. If you do not use the Search function of the
Browser very frequently, then this is the preferred installation option.
Full Install copies all files to your hard disk, therefore it requires the
most disk space. Performance however will be maximum for all functions of the
Browser.
If you want to change the Browser configuration, you can return to the Install
program from the CD-ROM and specify the new installation options.
Note: If you want to re-install the Browser into the same directory as you
have installed it before, you must read Re-installing the Browser.
If you want Help on a specific topic, click on one of the following.
How do I...? to tell you about the things you can do with the "Gadgets
for OS/2 Warp" Browser
I'm stuck! for help about the screen you are currently in
Tell me about... for general information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Re-installing the Browser on your PC's hard disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you re-install the Browser into the same directory as you have installed it
before, you will see a message asking: Do you want to re-initialize the
installation database?. If you answer Yes to this question, then all the
information about Gadgets you have installed earlier will be deleted, and you
will no longer be able to Uninstall (remove) these Gadgets with the Browser.
See Technical Information for more detailed information or Removing the Browser
from your PC's hard disk.
If you want Help on a specific topic, click on one of the following.
How to Install and Remove the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser - read this
especially if you want to re-install the Browser.
How do I...? to tell you about the things you can do with the "Gadgets
for OS/2 Warp" Browser
I'm stuck! for help about the screen you are currently in
Tell me about... for general information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Removing the Browser from your PC's hard disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To delete the Browser from your hard disk do the following:
Open an OS/2 Command Prompt window
Change to the directory where the Browser has been installed (normally
C:\GADGETS1)
Remove the read only flag of the INSTALL.BIN file by typing:
ATTRIB -R INSTALL.BIN
Then delete all the files in this directory by typing
DEL *.*
Change to the C:\ directory, and delete the GADGETS1 directory by typing
RD GADGETS1
Close the OS/2 Command Prompt window, and drag the "Gadgets for OS/2
Warp" icon to the shredder.
See Technical Information for more detailed information or if you want Help on
a specific topic, click on one of the following.
How do I...? to tell you about the things you can do with the "Gadgets
for OS/2 Warp" Browser
I'm stuck! for help about the screen you are currently in
Tell me about... for general information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Technical Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Browser needs a number of files to operate. These files are:
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ΓöéBROWSER.EXE ΓöéThe executable Γöé
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ΓöéRESSW000.DLL ΓöéA dynamic link library which contains all languageΓöé
Γöé Γöéspecific text and dialogs (currently only English)Γöé
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ΓöéINSTALL.BIN ΓöéThis file contains information about all installedΓöé
Γöé ΓöéGadgets. This file is absolutely crucial if you Γöé
Γöé Γöéwant to Uninstall a Gadget. Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéCONTROL.BIN ΓöéContains information about all the files in the " Γöé
Γöé ΓöéGadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser such as, their Γöé
Γöé Γöédescription, how to unpack them, their default Γöé
Γöé Γöédirectory, etc. Γöé
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ΓöéFILES.BIN ΓöéContains details about the actual contents of an Γöé
Γöé ΓöéArchived file such as their names, sizes, etc. Γöé
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ΓöéSMALDICT.BIN ΓöéA dictionary built up of keywords from the file Γöé
Γöé Γöédescriptions and file names Γöé
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ΓöéLARGDICT.BIN ΓöéA dictionary built up of keywords from the file Γöé
Γöé Γöédescriptions and file names as well as all the Γöé
Γöé Γöéwords contained in the ASCII files contained Γöé
Γöé Γöéwithin the Archive Γöé
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ΓöéDICTNDXS.BIN ΓöéA cross-index of keywords within SMALDICT.BIN Γöé
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ΓöéDICTNDXL.BIN ΓöéA cross-index of keywords within LARGDICT.BIN Γöé
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Γöé ΓöéArchives Γöé
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ΓöéPKUNZIP2.EXE ΓöéPKUNZIP version 1.02, needed to unpack some Γöé
Γöé ΓöéArchives Γöé
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ΓöéUNARJ.EXE ΓöéUNARJ, needed to unpack some Archives Γöé
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ΓöéBROWSER.HLP ΓöéThe help library Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ
The following files must be present in the installation directory:
BROWSER.EXE
RESSW000.DLL
INSTALL.BIN
BROWSER.HLP
Without the BROWSER.HLP file the online Help will not be available, although
the Browser will still run. When any of the other files are missing the
Browser will not be able to start. The remainder of the files can be placed
either in the Browser directory or be left on the CD-ROM (so you can bypass
the INSTALL.EXE and just copy those files you frequently access with your
Browser).
Performance Considerations
The actual usage of the files (mainly the .BIN files) depends on the type of
functions you perform within the Browser. The Browser will always use the file
CONTROL.BIN. Copying this file to the Browser subdirectory (as the
Intermediate Install does) will cause a tremendous increase in performance
which will be noticeable when the Browser is initializing. The file FILES.BIN
will be used when Installing a Gadget on your hard disk, or when a Show files
command is issued within the Browser. If you heavily use either of these
features it will be worthwhile to copy FILES.BIN to your hard disk.
Finally, the Search Engine uses the files SMALDICT.BIN, LARGDICT.BIN,
DICTNDXS.BIN and DICTNDXL.BIN depending upon the search options specified. The
only relevant search options are the Descriptions and file names only option
and the Search type option. Their relation with the binary files is shown in
the table below:
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Γöé ΓöéDescriptions and ΓöéDescriptions and Γöé
Γöé Γöéfilenames only Γöéfilenames only NOT Γöé
Γöé Γöéselected Γöéselected Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéPartial word match ΓöéSMALDICT.BIN and ΓöéLARGDICT.BIN and Γöé
Γöéselected ΓöéDICTNDXS.BIN ΓöéDICTNDXL.BIN Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéStart of word match ΓöéSMALDICT.BIN ΓöéLARGDICT.BIN Γöé
Γöéor Full word match Γöé Γöé Γöé
Γöéselected Γöé Γöé Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ
The table below specifies which files are transferred for each of the three
Installation options.
ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
Γöé ΓöéMinimum ΓöéIntermediateΓöéFull Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéBROWSER.EXE ΓöéYes ΓöéYes ΓöéYes Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéRESSW000.DLL ΓöéYes ΓöéYes ΓöéYes Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéINSTALL.BIN ΓöéYes ΓöéYes ΓöéYes Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéCONTROL.BIN ΓöéNo ΓöéYes ΓöéYes Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéFILES.BIN ΓöéNo ΓöéYes ΓöéYes Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéSMALDICT.BIN ΓöéNo ΓöéNo ΓöéYes Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéLARGDICT.BIN ΓöéNo ΓöéNo ΓöéYes Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéDICTNDXS.BIN ΓöéNo ΓöéNo ΓöéYes Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéDICTNDXL.BIN ΓöéNo ΓöéNo ΓöéYes Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéPKUNZIP.EXE ΓöéYes ΓöéYes ΓöéYes Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéPKUNZIP2.EXE ΓöéYes ΓöéYes ΓöéYes Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéUNARJ.EXE ΓöéYes ΓöéYes ΓöéYes Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéBROWSER.HLP ΓöéYes ΓöéYes ΓöéYes Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ
If you have problems with your Browser, please go to the Troubleshooting
section, or if you want Help on a specific topic, click on one of the
following.
How to Install and Remove the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser - read this
especially if you want to re-install the Browser.
How do I...? to tell you about the things you can do with the "Gadgets
for OS/2 Warp" Browser
I'm stuck! for help about the screen you are currently in
Tell me about... for general information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. How do I...? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This "How do I...?" part of the Help information tells you about some basic
things you can do with the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser.
How do I see what Gadgets are in each Category?
How do I Search for a Gadget?
How do I get details about a Gadget?
How can I see which files are inside an Archived file?
How can I look at (browse) a file inside an Archived file?
How do I Install a Gadget?
How do I Install Fonts?
How do I see which Gadgets are Installed?
How do I Uninstall (remove) a Gadget?
How do I handle Gadgets that cannot be Uninstalled automatically?
How do I Copy a Gadget?
How can I Print a README (or another) file from the Browser?
How do I change the View of what I see?
Help is also available under these three general headings:
I'm stuck! for help about the screen you are currently in
Tell me about... for general information.
Technical Information for details about how the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp"
Browser works.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. How do I see what Gadgets are in each Category? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When you start the Browser, a list of Categories will be displayed on your
screen. The layout of this screen depends upon the current View that is
selected.
When you are in the Tree View you can Expand a category in any of the
following ways:
Pressing the + button on the numeric keypad of your keyboard while a
category is selected (highlighted).
Single-clicking with the left-hand mouse button on the + sign left of the
category icon.
Single-clicking on a category with the right-hand mouse button and the
selecting Expand from the pop-up menu.
You can collapse the Tree again similarly by using the - key on the numeric
keypad of your keyboard, clicking on the - sign, left of the Category icon or
selecting Collapse from the category pop-up menu. When you are in the Details
View you cannot Expand or Collapse the View (this is a feature that is unique
to the Tree View).
Another way to list the Gadgets in a specific category is to double-click with
your left-hand mouse button on the Category icon. This will open the Category
View for that specific category.
Once you have access to the Gadgets contained within a category you can View
the File Details, Install or Copy this file (or parts of it) using the
Browser.
If you want Help on a specific topic, click on one of the following.
How do I...? to tell you about the things you can do with the "Gadgets
for OS/2 Warp" Browser
I'm stuck! for help about the screen you are currently in
Tell me about... for general information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1.1. How do I get details about a Gadget? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Once you have chosen a list of Gadgets within a category (see How do I see what
Gadgets are in each category?) you can obtain information about the Gadget.
By double-clicking on a Gadget with the left-hand mouse button you will see a
File Details panel appear on your screen. Another way to get this same panel is
to single-click with your right-hand mouse button on the Gadget you are
interested in and select the Details option from the pop-up menu.
The File Details panel will show you the file name, its description, the
Gadget's compressed and uncompressed size, approximately how much disk space is
needed for installation, the Gadget's Registration fee (if applicable), and
Usage limitations (if any).
Note: When viewing the File Details panel from the Installed Software option
you will get a slightly different panel allowing you to Uninstall the Gadget.
There are also a number of push-buttons shown at the bottom of the File Details
panel. With these buttons you can perform certain functions, such as Install
the Gadget, view the Readme and/or Documentation files that are included in the
Gadget (if they exist) and even Copy the entire Gadget to hard disk or
diskette. (All of the above items are explained in detail in the Interpreting
File Details section).
Note: All the functions you can perform through the push-buttons of the File
Details panel are also directly accessible through the pop-up menu of the
selected Gadget!
If you want to have a look at what is stored within the Archived file please
refer to How can I see which files are inside an Archived file? section.
If you want Help on a specific topic, click on one of the following.
How do I...? to tell you about the things you can do with the "Gadgets
for OS/2 Warp" Browser
I'm stuck! for help about the screen you are currently in
Tell me about... for general information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. How can I see which files are inside an Archived file? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you want to have a look at what is stored within an Archived file, you can
do this from the pop-up menu for that file. Go to the Main window or Category
view, select a Gadget, and single-click the right-hand mouse button to get the
pop-up menu. From this menu, select the Show files option. This will produce
the Files contained in... window to appear, within which you can Browse and
Copy every single file that is stored within the Archive.
If you want Help on a specific topic, click on one of the following.
How do I...? to tell you about the things you can do with the "Gadgets
for OS/2 Warp" Browser
I'm stuck! for help about the screen you are currently in
Tell me about... for general information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. How do I Install a Gadget? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
There are several ways to Install a Gadget. In the Main window you can
double-click on the icon of a Gadget to get the File Details panel. The How do
I see what Gadgets are in each category? and How do I get details about a
Gadget? section explains how to perform these tasks.
When you select Install from either the File Details panel, or from a pop-up
menu of a Gadget, you will be presented with the following panel:
Note: This panel does not appear when the Gadget cannot be uninstalled
automatically. See the section on How do I remove a Gadget that cannot be
uninstalled automatically? for more information.
The installation panel will automatically suggest a directory for the Gadget
you want to install. You can change the default of this directory to another
if you want to. If the suggested directory for the installation does not yet
exist, the Browser will ask for permission to create the directory. If there
are already files in the target directory, that will be overwritten by the
installation of the Gadget, an Overwrite warning will appear, to let you cancel
the installation.
Once installation has been completed, one or more icons will be added into the
"Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" folder on your desktop. The "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp"
folder will be automatically created when it does not exist. After
installation you may drag and drop the newly created icons to another location
or folder on your desktop. The icons will be automatically deleted when you
Uninstall the Gadget.
Note: If you are installing a Font please go to the How do I Install Fonts?
section. Fonts have a different, more complex, installation procedure.
If you want Help on a specific topic, click on one of the following.
How do I...? to tell you about the things you can do with the "Gadgets
for OS/2 Warp" Browser
I'm stuck! for help about the screen you are currently in
Tell me about... for general information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. How to remove a Gadget that can't be Uninstalled ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
automatically
Some Gadgets that are contained in the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser cannot
be Uninstalled automatically. This is because these Gadgets have their own
installation routines to unpack the files onto your hard disk; their
installation process is a two-step process. The "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser
will firstly unpack the Archived file to your hard disk. A separate
installation program will then install the Gadget onto another part of your
hard disk for you.
Please note that the Browser is unable to undo the installation process
automatically for such programs. Some of these programs have an Uninstall
utility, but the remainder must be uninstalled manually.
When a Gadget cannot be installed automatically, the Browser will issue a
warning before you begin the installation asking you if you are sure that you
want to install the Gadget onto your hard disk. If you select Yes, then the
Gadget will be unpacked to a temporary directory and the installation program
will be automatically started.
If you want Help on a specific topic, click on one of the following.
How do I...? to tell you about the things you can do with the "Gadgets
for OS/2 Warp" Browser
I'm stuck! for help about the screen you are currently in
Tell me about... for general information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. How do I see which Gadgets are Installed? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser keeps track of Gadgets that you have
installed on your system (except the ones that cannot be uninstalled). The
purpose of this tracking is to make it easier to re-install the Gadget and to
be able to Uninstall the Gadget if you no longer need it.
When you try to Install a Gadget that has already been installed a message will
pop-up to inform you that the Gadget has been installed before, and asks
whether you want to re-install it. If you choose to re-install the Gadget, the
path given in the Install panel. will default to the path where you have
installed it before. This feature enables you to quickly re-install a Gadget
(for example if you have accidentally deleted a file or when one of the
components has become corrupted) without worrying about the target directory.
More details on Installing a Gadget can be found in the How do I Install a
Gadget? section.
To view which Gadgets have been installed on your PC, single-click with your
right-hand mouse button on a Browser window and select the Installed Software
option from the pop-up menu (this option will be greyed out if you have not
yet installed any Gadgets). When you select this option you will be presented
with the Installed Software window in which you can choose to Uninstall the
Gadget(s) you have installed previously.
An example of an Installed Software window is shown below:
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. How do I Uninstall (remove) a Gadget? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When you install a Gadget, the Browser stores details about what it has
installed, and where it has installed it. It also stores details about any
changes to the system configuration.
Note: There are some Gadgets that can not be Uninstalled automatically. These
will not have their details stored by the Browser. (There will be a warning at
the time you choose to install the Gadget.) See How do I remove a Gadget that
cannot be Uninstalled automatically? for more details.
To Uninstall a Gadget, open the Installed Gadgets window where all the
currently Installed Gadgets are listed (see How do I see which Gadgets are
Installed?).
In this window you can either double-click on the Gadget you want to Uninstall
with the left-hand mouse button to get a File Details panel, from which you can
select the Uninstall button, or single-click the right-hand mouse button on the
Gadget you want to Uninstall and select Uninstall from the pop-up menu.
When Uninstalling a Gadget you will always be presented with an Uninstall
Warning in which the files that will be deleted from your hard disk are listed.
If you choose Continue in this panel, the Gadget will be Uninstalled from your
machine.
Note: After deleting the Gadget, the Browser will attempt to delete the
directory where the Gadget was installed. If new files have been placed within
this directory, or if the Gadget itself has created some new files (like
savegames, INI files, etc), then this attempt will fail and a warning message
will appear. You should then manually delete the directory if required. See
the OS/2 System Help for Delete if you are unsure about how to do this.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7. How do I Search for a Gadget? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Browser lets you search for words or combinations of words in the name or
description of a Gadget. By using this feature you can quickly search for
Gadgets on your "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" CD-ROM.
For example, when you know the name of the Gadget, or file within a Gadget, the
name of the author, or just have a topic that you're interested in, you can use
the Search facility to present you with a list of files containing your
(combination of) word(s). If you like chess, just enter the word 'chess' in the
Search panel, and all Gadgets related to chess (or perhaps written by somebody
with the surname 'Chess') will be displayed and can be installed straight away!
To display the Search screen, single-click with your right-hand mouse button on
a main window of the Browser, and select either Search this category or Search
all categories from the pop-up menu. The Search screen fields are explained in
the Search Panel section.
After the Search has succesfully completed, you will be presented with a Search
Results window in which the results of your query are displayed. An example of
such a window is shown below:
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.8. How do I Copy a Gadget (or a file within a Gadget)? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Browser allows you to copy a Gadget's Archived file without unpacking
(installing) it. An individual file contained within an Archived file can be
extracted and copied to a hard disk or diskette drive.
Copy is useful if you wish to, for example, give a copy of a Gadget, or a file
within a Gadget, to a friend or colleague. From your "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp"
Browser, you can select the Gadget, or file, you are interested in, and copy it
directly to a diskette. You may want to copy one file contained within an
Archived file if you have accidentally erased a file from an installed Gadget,
and you want to re-install this file without completely re-installing the whole
Gadget again.
To copy an Archived file, open the File Details for the file you wish to copy
and press the Copy push-button. A Copy a File screen will appear, asking you
for a file name (already filled in), destination drive and the destination
directory for the copy. After pressing the Copy push-button, the file will be
copied to the destination you specified.
To copy a file contained within an Archive you must first list the files
contained within the Archive using the Show Files option on the pop-up menu for
the Archive (See the File Details section). In this File contained in...
window you can select the file you want to extract and copy, by single-clicking
with the right-hand mouse button on the file and selecting the Copy option from
the pop-up menu. You will again be presented with a Copy a File panel in which
you can enter the destination drive, directory and file name for the copy.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.9. How can I print a README (or other) file from the Browser? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The File Browse utility in the Browser lets you scan through the contents of
the files. This is mainly used to allow you to read the Readme and
Documentation files that are part of an Archive (View Readme and View
Documentation are standard push-buttons on the File Details panel and also
appear on the pop-up menu for Gadgets). Using the Files contained in... screen
you can browse every single file that is contained within an Archive.
You cannot print a file directly from File Browse. However, you can print
through a word processing package or an editor. It is easy to move the contents
of the File Browse window to a wordprocessor or editor of your choice - even to
a DOS or Windows application if you prefer:
1. Select (highlight) the portion of the text that you wish to copy with
your mouse or keyboard (with the keyboard you will need to hold down the
SHIFT key while selecting the text). If you want to copy the entire
document, place the cursor on the top-left corner of the File Browse
window, and press Ctrl+Shift+End.
2. Press Ctrl+Ins, this will copy all the selected text to your Clipboard.
3. In a Windows or OS/2 program you can hit Shift+Ins on your keyboard to
paste the text to your current cursor position (or use the pulldown menu
to Paste the text in). If you want to paste the text to a DOS editor
then start the editor in Windowed (not Full Screen) mode, and select
Paste from the system pulldown menu on the top left-hand side of your DOS
window.
You can now use your word processor or editor to format the text and print it
in your choice of font and colour.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.10. How do I change the view of what I see? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The current view of a window determines the way the data is represented to you.
The views you can see in the Browser are:
Icon View
Tree View
Details View
By default the Browser uses a Tree view for its main window and Details view
for the remaining windows. You can at any time reset the Browser to its
default settings by deleting the BROWSER.INI file present in the directory
where the Browser has been installed.
Note: Not all windows support all views.
To change a view of a window you can click on the background (white space),
using your right-hand mouse button. From the pop-up menu click on the Open
option, another pop-up menu will cascade to the left or right (depending on
the screen position) in which you can select another type of view for your
current window.
If you do not select the background (white space) in your window, you will
either, not see the Open option on the pop-up menu, or open another window in
the view you just selected (for example, when single-clicking with your
right-hand mouse button on a category icon - a new category window will appear
in the view you chose).
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.10.1. Icon View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Icon View shows a collection of icons in a window. The only visible part of
the object represented by the icon is its name. An example of a typical icon
view is shown below:
You can work with the icons by either double-clicking on them, or by pointing
the cursor at them and then single-clicking the right-hand mouse button on the
object. You will see a pop-up menu appear with a list of valid options that
you can choose.
Also see Tree View and Details View.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.10.2. Tree View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Tree View hierarchically displays your data. In a Tree View you can
expand and collapse branches of the logical tree structure which is displayed.
When expanding a branch of the tree, more (underlying) data will become
visible. By collapsing this branch the data will disappear from view again.
(see How do I see what Gadgets are in each Category? for more information on
expanding and collapsing a branch). As with the Icon View the Tree View only
displays the name of the icon.
An example of a Tree View is displayed below:
You can work with the icons by either double-clicking on them, or by pointing
the cursor at them and then single-clicking the right-hand mouse button on the
object. You will see a pop-up menu appear with a list of valid options that you
can choose from.
Also see Icon View and Details View.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.10.3. Details View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Details View provides more detailed information about the programs or files
within a Gadget. Depending upon the program or file that is being viewed,
information in the Details View may be slightly different, it will include
information such as, the name, size, description etc. of the object that is
represented.
An example of a Details View is displayed below:
You can work with the information you see by either double-clicking on your
choosen program or file, or by pointing the cursor at it and then
single-clicking the right-hand mouse button on the line. You will see a pop-up
menu appear with a list of valid options that you can choose from.
In most Details Views there will be a split-bar (double vertical line), as in
the diagram above. This splits the view into two parts. You can move the
split-bar to either the left or right using your mouse, to view all the
information available.
Also see Icon View and Tree View.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.11. How do I Install Fonts? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To install Fonts, you follow a slightly different installation procedure from
that used to install other Gadgets.
1. Firstly install the Font, as you would install any other Gadget. (See How
do I install a Gadget?.) When you install a Font it will be put into a
directory called \NEWFONTS, unless you choose another directory for it to
go into.
2. Once the Font has been installed, go to the OS/2 desktop, select the
System Setup folder (by using the System Setup option on the desktop
pop-up menu) and open the Font Palette.
3. In the Font Palette, select the Edit Font button then choose Add... from
the Font Setup panel. (It doesn't matter which of the 8 fonts is
selected.)
4. You are then asked to Insert the diskette with the Font file you wish to
add, or choose an alternative drive or directory. Overtype the A:\ on the
screen with C:\NEWFONTS (or the name you chose) and press the Add...
button.
5. This adds your new font to the others you can choose on the Edit Font
screen (listed in the space under Name). You can use your new font by
selecting it from this list.
Note: When you have installed your font using the Font Palette, you will have
two copies of the font on your computer. The copy in the C:\NEWFONTS directory
can now be deleted, as it was only needed to let you install using the Font
Palette. (You don't have to do this, but it will save hard disk space if you
do.) To delete the font files from C:\NEWFONTS, use the Uninstall function of
the Software Browser: see How do I Uninstall (remove) a Gadget? for how to do
this.
This doesn't delete the copy of the font that OS/2 Warp uses. If you do want
to delete it, use the Font Palette's Delete...button. Refer to Changing,
Adding, and Deleting Fonts in the Font Palette part of the OS/2 Help Index.
See your OS/2 documentation or the OS/2 online help for more details on System
Setup and Installing Fonts.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. I'm stuck on.... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you need help about the screen you are working with in the "Gadgets for OS/2
Warp" Browser, one of the following Help screens will appear.
Main Window
Listing all Gadgets for a Category
Searching for a Gadget
Working with the Search Results
Interpreting File Details
Listing Files in an Archive
Browsing a file
Installing a Gadget
Copy a Gadget (or a file within a Gadget)
What is an Overwrite Warning?
Listing which Gadgets are Installed
Interpreting File Details (from Installed Software)
What is an Uninstall Warning?
Installing the Browser itself
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Technical Information for details about how the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp"
Browser works.
Troubleshooting for some extra help, and for details of how to contact
IBM.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" - Main window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Welcome to the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser Main Help.
The Browser lets you find out about and Install hundreds of useful Gadgets for
OS/2 Warp. They include programs, pictures and other files, and are referred
to in the Help screens as "Gadgets".
If this is the first time you are using the Browser, you can 'hyperjump'
straight into the Introduction section, which will help you understand what the
Browser is and how it works. You can do this by double-clicking with your
left-hand mouse button on the word 'Introduction' above, which is highlighted.
You can also view Help for other areas within the Browser by 'hyperjumping' to
that section. Do this by double-clicking with the left-hand mouse button on
the highlighted word(s) or sentences within the Help text.
The main window of the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser shows you fifteen
category icons (provided you are in a Tree View). Each of these fifteen
categories contain a number of Gadgets, which you can preview and then Install
onto your hard disk if you so wish. The Gadgets are categorized into different
sections, enabling you to quickly scan your way through the Gadgets. Some
Gadgets can be found under multiple categories since they logically belong in
both.
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Browser works.
If you want to close this window press Alt+F4, or press the "Esc" button on
your keyboard.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Listing all Gadgets for a Category ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Category View is a window which represents Gadgets within a category. The
contents of this window contain all the Gadgets that are part of that specific
category.
The way the data is presented to you depends on the View of the window
currently opened. The view can either be Icon View, Details View or Tree View.
Details View is the default view for a Category Window. You can see the current
view you are in on the title-bar of the Category View window.
Note: You can change your current view by single-clicking with your right-hand
mouse button on the background (white space) of the window and selecting
another view from the Open cascade on the pop-up menu
When you are not in Details View you will only see a brief description of the
Gadgets. The Details View will show you more information such as:
The filename
Whether the Gadget is Shareware, Freeware or a Demoware
The description of the Gadget
The file date
The file time
The size of the Archive
The uncompressed size of the Archive
By double-clicking with your left-hand mouse button you can open a File
Details panel showing you more information about the Gadget such as, Usage
Limitation and Registration Fee (when it is Shareware). By single-clicking on
a Gadget with your right-hand mouse button a pop-up menu will appear, allowing
you to:
View the File Details panel (same as double-click with the left-hand
mouse button)
Show Files contained within the Archive
View the Readme file that is part of the selected Gadget
View the Documentation that is part of the selected Gadget
Install the selected Gadget
Copy the selected Archive to hard disk or diskette
Search all Categories
View which Gadgets have already been Installed
Switch to another window that is opened
Get help (this screen)
Also see How can I see what Gadgets are in each Category? for more
information.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Searching for a Gadget ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Search Panel allows you to search for keywords or a combinations of
keywords within the dictionary. The dictionary contains tens of thousands of
words gathered from, File descriptions, the Readme files, and Documentation
supplied with the Gadgets, on the Browser.
There are a number of options to guide your Search:
Entryfield for Search words
Ignore case option
Descriptions and file names only option
Search type option
Push-buttons
Refer to the Performance of the Search and the How do I Search for a Gadget?
for more information.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.1. The Entryfield for the Search words ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
In this field you can specify the keywords you are searching for.
You can enter a single word, such as 'BBS', or you can build complex Search
expressions using and, or and parentheses (brackets). An example of a complex
Search expression is:
ZOC and (BBS or (Bulletin and Board))
As you can see all words must be separated by the keywords and or or. You can
use parentheses as above to make your Search very specific. In the example
above, the Search will find all Gadgets, or files within a Gadget, that contain
the keyword 'ZOC', as well as either the word 'BBS' or both the words
'Bulletin' and 'Board'.
Without parentheses the evaluation order is left to right. So, the Search
expression:
ZOC and BBS or Bulletin and Board
can be re-written as:
(((ZOC and BBS) or Bulletin) and Board)
which has an entirely different meaning than:
ZOC and (BBS or (Bulletin and Board))
The number of parentheses within a Search expression must be balanced (meaning,
the number of right and left parentheses must be identical). Also the words and
and or are considered special words within an expression, so you cannot Search
for the word(s) and or or.
For example, the Search expression:
and and BBS
will not work. If the expression contains a Search structure, such as this, a
message will appear stating that there is a syntax error If this is so, you
will need to modify your Search.
Note: Every Search word must consist out of three characters minimum. If there
are less than three characters, not matches will be found.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.2. Ignore case ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Ignore case option allows you to choose whether the (upper and lower) case
of the words must match. If this box is not selected then words such as,
'Program' and 'program', will not match.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.3. Descriptions and file names only ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If this option is selected the Search is only performed within the file
descriptions, the name of the Archive and all the filenames stored within this
Archive (as listed in the Files contained in... window for an Archive). When
this option is not selected the Search will also include the contents of the
ReadMe files, Documentation files, and every other ASCII file that is part of a
Gadget.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.4. Search type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
There are three Search types you can select:
Partial word match
Full word match
Start of word match
When selecting Full word match the Search words will only match if they are
exactly identical (with or without respect to case is dependent upon the
Ignore case option). For example, the words 'Program' and 'Program' will
match, but the words 'Program' and 'Programs' won't.
When selecting Start of word match the Search words will have to match the
beginning of a word stored in the dictionary. For example, the Search word
'Prog' will match both 'Program' and 'Programs', but will not match the word
'MyProg'.
Finally, the Partial word match option will match any part of the Search word
within any word in the dictionary. When this option is selected, the word
'Prog' will match all of the words 'Program', 'Programs' and 'MyProg'.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.5. Push-buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Cancel abandons the Search facility. Selecting OK will start the
Search and will either result in files being found that match your Search
criteria, or no matches.
In the case where no matches are found, a message will notify you of this. In
this case you will either have to relax your Search criteria, or modify the
scope of your Search with the Ignore case, Descriptions and file names only and
Search Type options.
If there are matches (hits), you will be presented with a Search Results window
in which you can expand your Search further.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.6. Performance of the Search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Search options and the expression(s) entered, determine the amount of time
that is needed to complete the Search. As a general rule, every additional
Search word that is present in the Search expression increases the Search time.
For example, a Search expression consisting of four words, such as:
BBS and DATA and Bink and tool
will take four times longer than just a single word.
Additionally, the Search options determine which sections of the dictionary
will be searched. When de-selecting the Descriptions and file names only
option, the Search will also include the words contained within ReadMe files
and Documentation files. This will cause a significantly larger number of
words to be activated within the dictionary and also a much longer Search time.
Also, activating the Search type Partial word match will involve an even
greater number of words that have to be scanned, and therefore, longer Search
times.
The Ignore case option has no noticeable effect on the Search time (although it
will probably find more matches when selected).
The fastest Search will be with Descriptions and file names only and either
Full word match or Start of word match selected.
The most thorough (and slowest) Search will be with Descriptions and file names
only de-selected and the Search type being set to Partial word match.
The way in which the Browser was installed will also affect the speed of the
Search. For the fastest Search performance, you should do a full (re)install
of the Browser. See Installing the Browser and Technical information about the
Browser for more information.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Working with the Search Results ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Search Results panel lists the result of a Query that you have made. The
title-bar of the Search Results panel shows the number of hits, which are, the
number of Archives that matched your Search criteria.
The Search Results panel has 8 columns:
The number of times the word you looked for occurs within this Archive
Name of the Archive
The type of Archive, either Shareware, Freeware or Demoware
Description of the Archive
File date of the Archive
File time of the Archive
The size of the Archive
The size of the Archive after Unpacking/Installing.
The screen shows all the Archives which contain the word you're looking for.
The ones which contain the word most often are at the top of the list.
By single-clicking with your right-hand mouse button on an Archive you will
get a pop-up menu with which you can:
View the File Details panel (same as double-click with the left-hand
mouse button)
Show Files contained within the Archive
View the Readme file that is part of the selected Gadget
View the Documentation that is part of the selected Gadget
Install the selected Gadget
Copy the selected Archive to hard disk or diskette
Search deeper (explained below)
View which Gadgets have already been Installed
Switch to another window that is opened
Get help (this screen)
The Search Deeper option allows you to restrict your search further. If you
get lots of matches in your original Search, you can then specify additional
Search criteria. The new Search will be based on your previous criteria
combined with the criteria that you will specify in the Search Deeper panel
that will appear (using the logical and operator).
For example, if you already specified 'Chess' as a search criteria, and the
criteria you specify for the deeper search is 'game', your total new search
argument will be:
Chess and game
A new Search Results window will open, showing the results of your new query
and offering all the functionality mentioned above.
Refer to the Performance of the Search and the How do I search for a Gadget?
for more information.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Listing files belonging to an Archive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Files contained in... window lists the contents of an Archive. The window
has a total of four columns, which give you detailed information about the
files which are stored in the Archive:
Filename - the name of the file.
Uncompressed size - the size of the file after de-compression.
File date - the date the file was last written to.
File time - the time the file was last written to.
By double-clicking on any of the entries you will start the Browse Utility
with which you can look at the contents of the file (only use this on small
ASCII files).
By single-clicking with your right-hand mouse button, on a file, you will get
a pop-up menu. Using the options in this pop-up menu you can:
Sort the list on file name or file size
Copy the selected file to hard disk or diskette
Browse the file (same as double click with left-hand mouse button).
Install the selected Gadget (or file within a Gadget)
View the Installed Software
Switch to another window that is opened
Get help (this screen)
Also see How can I see which files are inside an Archived file? for further
information or if you want Help on a specific topic, click on one of the
following.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6. Listing the Gadgets you've Installed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Installed Software window shows a list of Gadgets that have been installed
previously. There are four columns with detailed information about the
Installed files:
Description - the description of the Gadget you have previously Installed
Date Installed - the date you installed the Gadget
Time Installed - the time you installed the Gadget
Directory Installed to - the directory where you have installed the
Gadget
By double-clicking on a Gadget with the left-hand mouse button, you will get a
File Details panel. This panel will present you with details about the
selected Gadget. You will also be able to Uninstall the selected Gadget from
this File Details panel.
By clicking once with the right-hand button on an installed Gadget, you get a
pop-up menu. If you select the "Show files" option, you can look at (browse)
the Readme and Documentation files for the installed Gadget.
A super-set of the functions on the File Details panel is available by
single-clicking with the right-hand mouse button on a Gadget. This will
produce a pop-up menu which will have the following options:
View the File Details panel (same as double-clicking with the left-hand
mouse button)
Show Files contained within the Archive
View the Readme file that is part of the selected Gadget
View the Documentation that is part of the selected Gadget
Uninstall the selected Gadget
Switch to another window that is opened
Get help (this screen)
Also see How do I see which Gadgets are Installed? for further information, or
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7. Interpreting File Details ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The File Details panel shows you important information about the installed
program. The information shown for the program is:
Its file name, (the name of the Archive )
The program type, either Shareware, Freeware or Demoware
The program description
The date and time of the Archive
The compressed and uncompressed size of the Archive
The approximate amount of disk space needed for install
The Registration Fee (Shareware only)
The Usage Limitation (if any)
There are push-buttons to, Copy the Archive to a hard disk or diskette, to
View the Readme file or the Documentation supplied with this Gadget.
There is also a push-button that allows you to Install the Gadget onto your
hard disk. Finally there is a Cancel push-button to close the File Details
panel.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.8. Interpreting File Details (from Installed Software) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The File Details panel shows you important information about the Installed
Gadget. The information shown for the Gadget is:
Its file name, (the name of the Archive )
The program type, either Shareware, Freeware or Demoware
The program description
The date and time of the Archive
The compressed and uncompressed size of the Archive
The approximate amount of disk space needed for Install
The Registration Fee (Shareware only)
The Usage Limitation (if any)
Since this panel was produced from the Installed Software window and is
currently installed on your system, there is a push-button that allows you to
Uninstall the application from your hard disk.
There are also push-buttons to, Copy the Archive to a hard disk or diskette,
to View the Readme file or the Documentation supplied with this Gadget and a
Cancel button to close the panel.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.9. Browsing a File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The File Browse utility included in the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser enables
you to view ASCII files. Although you can load binary files into the editor as
well, the result may not be as good.
The File Browse utility has been designed to browse small ASCII files only.
When loading large files into the browse utility you will see screen flicker.
To view these files, first unpack them to the hard disk using the Show Files
menu option on the Archive in which the file you want to view is contained.
(see How do I copy a Gadget (or file contained within a Gadget?).
Moving around within the File Browse utility can be done using the cursor keys,
or by using the mouse with the scrollbars located on the right and bottom side
of the File Browse window.
If you want to print a portion of, or all of, the text in the File Browser,
please refer to How can I print a README (or another) file from the Browser?.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.10. Installing a Gadget ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Install panel will automatically suggest a specific directory for the
Gadget you want to Install. You can modify the suggested directory to your own
preference. If the target directory for the Installation does not yet exist,
the Browser will ask for permission to create it. If there are already files
in the target directory that will be overwritten by the Installation of the
Gadget, an Overwrite warning will appear, to let you cancel the Installation.
Once the Gadget is installed, one or more icons will be added to the "Gadgets
for OS/2 Warp" folder on your desktop. The "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" folder will
be automatically created when it does not exist. After Installation you may
drag the newly created icons to another location or folder on your desktop.
See the How do I Install a Gadget? section for more details and examples.
If you want to Install a Font please go to the How do I Install Fonts? section.
Fonts have a different, more complex, installation procedure.
Note: Some Gadgets need to be unpacked using their own Installation Utility.
Therefore they are extracted to a temporary directory and then their
Installation Utility is started automatically. Normally this Installation
Utility will ask for a target directory.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.11. Copy a File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Copy a File screen allows you to specify where the currently selected
Gadget (or file within a Gadget) will be copied to. The Save as filename area
shows the name the file will be saved as. You can modify this either by
overtyping it with a new filename, or by selecting a file from the File
listbox. Beware that the latter will cause the selected file to be
overwritten.
The directory that the file will be copied to is specified in the Directory
listbox. You can change this directory and drive by either typing a fully
qualified filename in the Save as filename entry field, or by selecting a new
drive and directory using the Drive and Directory fields.
More details about copying files can be found in the How do I Copy a Gadget (or
file within a Gadget)? section.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.12. Overwrite Warning ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Overwrite Warning panel shows a list of files that will be overwritten by
the Installation you are about to perform. If you are Re-installing the
Gadgets, then you can ignore this warning.
If you are Installing a Gadget to a directory where another Gadget has already
been Installed, the Installation may overwrite files that are crucial for the
functioning of the previously Installed Gadget, and the result may be that the
previously Installed Gadget no longer works. If this is so, select Cancel and
specify a different directory for the Installation. If you still want to
continue and overwrite the existing files, press Continue.
Also see How do I Install a Gadget?, or if you want Help on a specific topic,
click on one of the following.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.13. What is an Uninstall Warning ? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When Uninstalling a Gadget, the Uninstall Warning screen will appear. It show
a list of files that will be deleted if you continue.
If you select Continue, all files listed will be deleted from the hard disk.
If you do not want to delete the files listed, press the Cancel button.
Note: After having deleted all the files, the Browser will attempt to
Uninstall (remove) the directory that was created during the installation of
the Gadget. If you have placed other files into this same directory, or if the
Gadget itself has created new files (such as savegames or .INI files), then the
Browser will be unable to delete the directory. A warning message will inform
you of this. In this case, you must manually remove the files contained within
the directory and the directory itself.
See How do I Uninstall (remove) an Gadget? for further information.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.14. Installing the Browser ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When you install the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser onto your hard disk, you
can specify the directory where it is to be installed. You can also specify
how much of the Browser should be installed: there are three options. See
Installing the Browser on your PC's hard disk for exact details on each of the
options.
If you have enough hard disk space available, you should do at least an
Intermediate Install.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Tell me about... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
What are Shareware, Freeware, and Demoware...?
Conditions of Use
Have the Gadgets been Virus Checked?
What are pop-up menus?
What is an Archive?
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Technical Information for details about how the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp"
Browser works.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Shareware, Freeware & Demoware: what are they? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each Gadget in "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp", contains information about the type of
software the Gadget is, this is found in the File Details panel. You will see
whether the Gadget is an example of Shareware, Freeware or Demoware.
Shareware
Shareware is copyright software. It is distributed directly to users, but
payment must be made to use it. The File Details panel of each Gadget, in
"Gadgets for OS/2 Warp", gives you guidance on how much to pay the publisher
for the Gadget, and any Limitalions of Use.
Please check the on-screen information in each Gadget to see which of the
following applies:
Some publishers of Shareware act in good faith and leave it to you to
send payment for the Gadget.
Other publishers of Shareware build a time limit into the Gadget. After a
certain period of time, following initial use, the Shareware Gadget will
stop working (the period is indicated in the Limitations section of the
File Details panel). If you wish to own an unrestricted version of the
Gadget, you must make payment as indicated. The publisher will then send
you a disk or supply a code to give you unrestricted use of the Gadget
IBM has distributed on the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" CD-ROM.
Other Shareware programs are not fully functional. (For guidance, see
the Limitations section of the File Details) panel. If you wish to own
the complete version of the Gadget, you must make payment. See the
on-screen information in the Gadget for details. The publisher will then
send you a disk or supply a code to give you full access to the Gadget
IBM has distributed on the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" CD-ROM.
Freeware
Freeware is fully functional software for which no payment needs to be made.
However, it may still be copyright material; see the on-screen information in
the Gadget for details.
Demoware
Demoware is made available for demonstration purposes only. It gives you a
good idea of the capabilities of a Gadget, but it is not a complete version.
If you decide you want the complete Gadget, you should buy it separately; see
the on-screen information in the Gadget for details.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Conditions of Use ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The use of the "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser CD-ROM is subject to the terms
and conditions shown in the File Details panel of each file on "Gadgets for
OS/2 Warp", see the sections marked "File Type" and "Usage Limitations".
Please also check the Readme files and the Documentation files supplied with
the Gadgets on the CD-ROM. These will give you more information on the Gadgets
themselves, special system requirements and Registration details for Shareware.
They will also tell you how to obtain complete versions of the Gadgets which
appear as Demoware on "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp".
Both the Readme files and the Documentation are directly accessible through the
Browser interface.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Have the Gadgets been Virus Checked? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
All the Gadgets in "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" are supplied on an 'As Is' basis.
The contents of the Browser CD-ROM have been submitted to an Anti-virus check
for known viruses.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. What are pop-up menus? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Pop-up menus are menus that appear when you single-click with the right-hand
mouse button on an object or on a window. See below for an example of a pop-up
menu:
The options that appear within the pop-up menu will depend upon where you have
single-clicked with your mouse. For example, when you are in the Tree view of
the Main window (see the picture in the Tree View help) you will have three
locations where you can click:
On a category icon
On a Gadget icon
On the screen background (white space)
Depending upon the exact location where you click you'll get a pop-up menu
which matches your current selection! For example, when you single-click with
your right-hand mouse button on a Gadget icon, you'll get the above pop-up
menu. Notice that most of the choices listed relate specifically to the
Gadget that you have selected. Using this pop-up menu you can:
Look at detailed information about the Gadget
Show all files contained within the Archive
View the Readme file supplied with this Gadget
View the Documentation supplied with this Gadget Note that in the above
example, this is "greyed out", which indicates that there is no
Documentation available for this particular Gadget.
Install the Gadget onto your hard disk
Copy the Archived file to your hard disk or diskette
Call up the Search facility
Look at all the Gadgets that you have installed on your PC so far
Look at the windows you have opened on your Browser, allowing easy
window-switching within the Browser
Open a Help-screen
The first six options above are related to the particular Gadget that is
highlighted. (This means that these options are not available in pop-up menus
where there is no Gadget selected.) The last four items are not strictly
related to a particular Gadget, but are shown because they are very frequently
used.
Once you've got used to using your right-hand mouse button, you'll see that
moving around within the Browser is intuitive and easy.
Also notice keyboard commands such as Ctrl+D appearing at the right-hand side
of the pop-up menu. These are known as short cuts. Instead of using the
right-hand mouse button and selecting the item of your choice you can simply
hit the short-cut listed on your keyboard to achieve the same effect.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5. What is an Archive? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An Archive is a file in which a number of other files have been stored. For
example, 20 separate files may have been "Archived" into one single large file.
Most archivers (programs that create a file out of one or more separate files)
also support data compression, which means that the size of the single file
being created is significantly smaller then the sum of the files it has been
made from.
Popular archivers include PKZIP and ARJ. The Archives they create usually have
a file extension of .ZIP or .ARJ respectively.
Throughout the Browser, Archives are represented with a icon.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Troubleshooting Guide ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Although the Browser has been extensively tested, there may be be one or two
bugs that were not encountered during the testing phase. If you have any
problems or questions, please contact us at the address below. We will try and
fix the bugs encountered for our next release, and will also try and help you
to solve the problem.
Problems with the Browser can be divided into two categories. Select the
category that you think applies to your problem:
My system crashes when I start or use the Browser
The Browser will not install a Gadget I want to install
Our address is:
Internet (preferred):
horne@vnet.ibm.com
By mail:
IBM Netherlands
Attn. J. van den Horn / PSM 8E
Joh. Huizingalaan 765
1066 VH Amsterdam
The Netherlands
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. My system crashes when I start or use the Browser ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you get this kind of problem with your "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp" Browser,
first try to re-install the Browser from your CD-ROM drive. Do not
re-initialize the Installation Database!
If this does not resolve your problem, then delete the file BROWSER.INI from
the installation directory of the Browser. This will reset all screen sizes,
positions and view types to their default values.
If this still does not solve the problem, then make a back-up copy of the file
INSTALL.BIN in your Browser installation directory. Re-install the Browser
again, this time choosing to re-initialize the installation database. This
should work, because it is likely that the original file INSTALL.BIN, had
become corrupted somehow, and you will have lost the information that the
Browser keeps about which Gadgets have been installed. This means that your
list of Installed Software will be wrong. (It is a very good idea to back-up
the INSTALL.BIN file frequently!).
If this still does not solve your problem, then please contact us. Provide as
much information as possible, at least the following:
Send us a copy of your CONFIG.SYS
Run 'RMVIEW>MYSYSTEM' and send us the file MYSYSTEM
Provide us a copy of the error message the system issues and the
corresponding register information
Try and reproduce the problem. If you can reproduce it please tell us
how!
Note: The Gadgets will never be able to run under any OS/2 version lower than
OS/2 Warp. If you are using an older version of OS/2, you'll have to upgrade
in order to use the Browser.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. The Browser will not Install a Gadget I want to Install. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Please tell us which Gadget you are trying to install, and what the error
message is, and we will fix it in the next version of "Gadgets for OS/2 Warp".
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