OS/2 Shareware BBS: InfoMgt/InfoMgt.zip/rwebwm10.zip/RWEBMAN.INF

OS/2 Help File | 1997-10-23 | 143KB | 342 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Overview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select a chapter

1.  Introduction

2.  Requirements

3.  Installation

4.  Starting RelishWeb

5.  Choosing a View

6.  Drag-and-Drop

7.  Options

Appendix A - File Names Used by RelishWeb

Credits


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. 1.  Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

RelishWeb is an exciting addition to the Relish family of products.  RelishWeb
compliments your existing version of Relish by providing a painless way to
publish schedule and phone book information.

Working with your existing Relish or Relish Net, RelishWeb allows you to
generate static HTML files based on your Relish data.  RelishWeb provides you
with what amounts to a "preview window" to see what the information looks like
as a Web document.  Anything you can view in Relish can easily be converted
into an HTML file by RelishWeb - and that file can then be uploaded to your Web
server.

For instance, you could use RelishWeb to:

  *  Publish a calendar of events
  *  Publish your corporate phone book
  *  Distribute a project schedule on the Web
  *  Notify others, through the Web, of your schedule - or theirs

 RelishWeb or RelishWeb Pro?

 RelishWeb and RelishWeb Pro are intended for two very different types of
 users. RelishWeb will help you easily generate Web pages based on your Relish
 phone book and calendar information.  Whether you use the results on the
 Internet or a controlled intranet, the information is much more accessible
 because you don't have to be running Relish, or even OS/2, to view it.
 RelishWeb is available now.

 RelishWeb Pro is still in development.  When available, it will run run
 side-by-side with an OS/2 based Web server, and will offer interactive access
 to Relish from the Web with bi-directional updating capabilities.  RelishWeb
 Pro will effectively provide time and information management capabilities
 across all operating platforms.

 Obviously not everyone is running an OS/2 based web server.  Most users will
 want to use RelishWeb to publish their calendar information.  However,
 RelishWeb Pro is useful for organizations that want to use Relish, but have
 workstations running operating systems other than OS/2.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. 2.  Requirements ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here's what you need to run RelishWeb:

  *  OS/2 3 Warp or later, including OS/2 Warp 3, OS/2 Warp Server, and OS/2
     Warp 4,
  *  Relish 2.23 or later, either the single user or network version,
  *  Web Explorer version 1.03 or later, and
  *  1 Megabyte hard disk space for the program and the HTML pages you create


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. 3.  Installation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

It's easy to install RelishWeb.

If you downloaded RelishWeb, unzip the files into a temporary directory.
Change to the directory where you unzipped the files, or to the floppy disk on
which you received RelishWeb.  From this directory run INSTALL.EXE.

Or if you prefer, open the folder or drive object that contains the RelishWeb
distribution files and double click on the INSTALL.EXE icon.

When INSTALL.EXE starts, it will ask you where to install the files.  It is
recommended that you install RelishWeb in the same directory as Relish.  If you
do not install it in the same directory, you will need to ensure that STARTNOW
or Relish has been run prior to using RelishWeb.

Once you've specified a directory, the installation program will begin to copy
the files.  When the installation is complete, you'll have a program object for
RelishWeb on your OS/2 desktop.

You'll also have a folder on your desktop labelled HTML. At first it just
contains the graphics files that RelishWeb uses to create your Web documents.
But, unless you change it, this is the default location for the
RelishWeb-generated documents you save.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. 4.  Starting RelishWeb ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Start RelishWeb by double clicking on the program object on your desktop.
Alternatively, if you open an OS/2 command window, you can change to the
RelishWeb directory and run the RWEB.EXE executible from the command line.

License Number

In addition, RelishWeb requires a license number and access code to be fully
operational.  Without these numbers, it functions as a Working Model with the
limitation that it will display no more than five notes in any view.

Until you enter them, you'll be asked for your license number and access code
each time you run RelishWeb.  Provide the information in the corresponding
fields and OK the dialog.  Alternatively, you can Cancel the dialog without
providing the information.

Regardless of whether you use RelishWeb with a license or as a Working Model
without a license, you must also be running Relish or RelishNet.  That's
because RelishWeb gets its information from the Relish you are using.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. 5.  Choosing a View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To create an HTML or Web page, you must decide which Relish view it should
reflect.  To get you started, RelishWeb has a View menu that's basically a
simplified version of the Relish View menu.  Using it, you can select the items
for Day, Week, Month, Period, To Do list, or Phone Book.  Each of the View
dialogs gives you a set of basic options for visual and informative
enhancements to your page.

In addition, there are menu options for Custom and Refresh.  Custom is what you
use when you want to do something different, such as showing only meetings for
the month or a workgroup's combined schedule for a week.  And the fun part is
that you get there with drag-and-drop!

Using the Basic Menu Options

There are some basic differences between what you get when you use the
RelishWeb menu options and what you might be seeing when you look at Relish.

First off, with the time periods, phone book, and to do list menu options in
RelishWeb, the information is pulled from your local version of Relish.  It's
the "pure" information without any lookup filters or other restrictions.  So,
it's not necessarily what you might see if you look at your Relish calendar
right now. Floating notes, for instance, might be included on your calendar for
today, but they won't be in RelishWeb when you use the Day menu option.

Additionally, if you are in a networked environment, these RelishWeb View
options just give you your own Relish information.  Don't worry, though,
because the Custom option is what you'll use for workgroup schedules and
information that's tuned in some way.

When you select one of the four time-based views, Day, Week, Month, or Period,
RelishWeb will display a dialog prompting you for additional information.  If
it's not what you want, you should change the suggested date in the Starting
field to the one you want to view.

With the Week view, for example, you could change the suggested Starting "Week
of" date to "Jan 1 2001."  In that case, RelishWeb would display notes for the
week that includes January 1st, 2001.

When you select Period, you can specify a date (and time) range. Put when you
want the Period to begin in the Starting field, and when you want it to end in
the Ending field.  You can start on Mon and end on Fri, use dates such as May
15, or include times such as starting at 1:15 PM and ending at 4 PM.

Note: As in Relish, the mini-icons in the lower right corner of the dialog can
be used with the mouse to adjust the time and date forward and back.

For the To Do list, rather than date information you need to indicate the
completion status of the notes you want.  You can choose to include all To Do
notes, completed To Do notes, or those that aren't yet done.

There is no time related information to provide for the Phone Book either. The
result in RelishWeb will be sorted alphabetically by name.

Using the Custom Menu Option

Now here's where the fun starts!

Selecting Custom allows allows you to drag a view from Relish and drop it onto
the target portion of the dialog in RelishWeb - the bull's eye near the bottom
that's labelled "Drop Here."  With this feature, you can use RelishWeb to
generate a Web page based on a lookup or some other custom view in Relish.

The document that is created is based on what you drag-and-drop, but that's not
all there is to it.  As with all the View menu options, what you get with
RelishWeb is also based on the various appearance-related check box selections
in the View dialogs.  These are discussed in the Options section.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. 6.  Drag-and-Drop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When using Relish to define a view for RelishWeb, virtually anything that makes
sense can be dragged and dropped.  Try dragging the following types of items:

  *  A time from the time ruler
  *  A date from the reference calendar
  *  The title bar icon from the reference calendar
  *  The descriptive title of a view such as "Phone Book" or "Daily View"
  *  The descriptive title of a Lookup operation
  *  A Relish Bun from your OS/2 Desktop or Relish Buns folder

 You can drop right into RelishWeb!

 RelishWeb does not limit the use of drag-and-drop to the Custom View dialog.
 You can also drop pieces of Relish onto the main window of RelishWeb making it
 very easy to display information from Relish in RelishWeb.

 Note:  When you drop into the RelishWeb window, you'll find the result follows
 the optional selections for what to display that you last made through a View
 dialog.  Thus, if you selected the option to include the Note status the last
 time you used a View dialog, that information will also be there when you
 drag-and-drop.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. 7.  You Have Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Several options affect the style and appearance of a Web page generated by
RelishWeb.  Options that appear on the View dialog affect how the Web page
appears and what information is included.  On the other hand, options on the
File options dialog affect the actual .HTM file that is generated by RelishWeb.

View Dialog Options

When designating which view RelishWeb should create, there are other things you
can specify.

The File name tells RelishWeb where to store your HTML document. A default name
is suggested based on the view you have chosen, but you should change it if the
name you want for the file is different.  Also, you can always save your file
with a different name by selecting the Save As menu option.

With RelishWeb you can control which columns are included in the resulting HTML
document.  Checking or unchecking the Note type, Note status, Repetition, Memo
and Priority check boxes, you can control which indicators are shown on your
web page.

You can also control more general aspects of the Web page.  When you select Use
graphics, graphical icons will be included as indicators for note type, note
status, repetition, and memo.

Selecting the HTML Headers check box will cause the <HEAD>, </HEAD>, <TITLE>,
</TITLE>, <BODY>, and <BODY> tags to be included in the HTML file. Uncheck this
box if you intend to include the HTML generated by RelishWeb in another HTML
document either using cut-and-paste or server-side includes such as
<!--#include>.  Explaination of these techniques is beyond the scope of this
manual.

Selecting the Legend check box will cause a legend to be created at the bottom
of the page.  It identifies the graphical icons used by RelishWeb.  This
feature adds a professional touch and is useful if your RelishWeb pages will be
viewed by people unfamiliar with Relish.

File Options

The Options dialog on the File menu has to do with the saving and location of
the documents you create with RelishWeb.

The Default HTML directory is used by RelishWeb when it suggests a file name
for the Web page being generated.  This field defaults to the current
directory, but can be set to any existing directory (such as the location of
your other HTML files)

The Graphics directory is very important.  This is the directory that contains
the graphics (.GIF) files included as part of RelishWeb. The configuration of
this field is important, because it must be the same for both your local hard
drive as well as the Web server where the HTML page will eventually be used. By
default, it is set to the current directory. Leaving this field set to the
current directory is the reccommended setting for most users.

The Automatically save check box is useful if you always want to save the HTML
files you have generated.

The Prompt when overwriting option offers an extra level of security. When you
save a file to a file name that already exists, you will be asked if you really
want to overwrite that file.  If you do not want to be bothered by such
warnings, you can uncheck the check box.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Appendix A - File Names Used by RelishWeb ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

RelishWeb uses several files to create its web pages.  If you like, you can
replace some of the graphic files with files of your own.

The files shown in blue can be safely replaced or modified.  The files shown in
red, however, should not be modified.

 File Name           Purpose
 ALARM.GIF           Icon to indicate a note has an alarm
 APPT.GIF            Icon to indicate an Appointment note
 BACKG.GIF           Background graphic
 CALL.GIF            Icon to indicate a Phone Call note
 CANCEL.GIF          Icon to indicate a note has been cancelled (Relish Net
                     only)
 CONFIRM.GIF         Icon to indicate a confirmation is pending on a note
                     (Relish Net only)
 DEFER.GIF           Icon to indicate a note has been deferred
 DONE.GIF            Icon to indicate a note has been completed
 FIRST.GIF           Icon to indicate a note is the first in a series of
                     repetitions
 MEET.GIF            Icon to indicate a Meeting note
 MEMO.GIF            Icon to indicate a memo is attached to a note
 NOTE.GIF            Icon to indicate a Notation
 PROG.GIF            Icon to indicate a Run Program note
 README.TXT          Important information about RelishWeb
 REPEAT.GIF          Icon to indicate a note is a repetition other than the
                     first
 RWEB.EXE            Main RelishWeb executible
 RWEB.HLP            RelishWeb help file
 RWEB.HTM            RelishWeb opening .HTML file
 RWEB????.HTM        RelishWeb temporary files that can safely be deleted if
                     the program is not running.
 SNOOZE.GIF          Icon to indicate a note has a Snooze time set
 TODO.GIF            Icon to indicate a To Do note


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Credits ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following design team members helped make this program possible:

  *  Randell S. Flint
  *  Carla Hanzlik
  *  Rollin White

 Copyright 1997 Sundial Systems Corporation

 Relish is a registered trademark and Bun is a trademark of Sundial Systems
 Corporation.  Other phrases used herein may be brand names, trademarks, or
 registered trademarks of IBM Corporation, Sundial Systems Corporation, or
 others. All such names and trademarks remain the property of their respective
 owners.

 Sundial Systems Corporation, 909 Electric Ave., Suite 204, Seal Beach, CA
 90740, USA

 Look for Sundial Systems on the Web at
  www.sundialsystems.com