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- - VIEWHTML -
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- Version 2.3
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- Copyright (c) Kevin Solway 1996-1997
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- Description: This is a Quickie HTML viewer and converter, a very
- useful tool for viewing web documents off-line, with hypertext
- linking and colours. You can also use this program to simply
- convert HTML documents to standard text files. Uses extended
- memory (XMS) for loading large files. This program can also be
- used for viewing standard text files. Copy text to the Windows
- clipboard. Now comes with the RUNBROWS.EXE program for linking
- to your main web browser in Windows95.
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- THIS PROGRAM IS FREEWARE.
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- Usage: viewhtml [/b] [filename or search pattern]
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- For example:
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- viewhtml (to be prompted for a filename to view)
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- viewhtml filename.htm (to view file)
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- viewhtml /? (for help)
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- viewhtml /b filename.htm (to convert to .txt)
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- viewhtml /b *.htm (to convert all .htm files to .txt)
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- RECENT IMPROVEMENTS:
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- - Can now configure VIEWHTML to operate in 25, 28, 30 and 50
- lines modes on a VGA or SVGA system.
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- - Improved handling for image viewing.
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- - Press Alt-S to see the HTML source.
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- - Some help available through the Info screen.
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- CONFIGURATION OPTIONS:
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- Changes to configuration are made in the VIEWHTML.INI file.
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- Enter the full path and file name for your main web browser
- where it says "Browser=". This will enable you to view files in
- a full graphical environment or visit links on the Internet
- should you want to. [The program RUNBROWS.EXE will need to be
- in the same directory as VIEWHTML.EXE if you want to use this
- feature]
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- Graphic images are represented by the text "[i]". Edit the
- VIEWHTML.INI file to specify the graphics viewer you want to use
- for viewing graphics.
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- If you don't want the graphics image links to be displayed at
- all you can turn the option off (set to 0) in the VIEWHTML.INI
- file.
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- For full screen viewing you can turn off the title bar and the
- prompt bar in the same file.
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- And you can also select between different color sets and set the
- number of screen lines to be displayed.
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- If you want the spacebar to execute a PgDn command rather than
- scrolling down one line then edit the line in the .INI file.
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- VIEWING FUNCTIONS:
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- THE MOUSE:
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- Left click
- - on a highlighted link to make the jump, or view a graphic.
- - on keywords at the bottom of the screen.
- - on the right edge of the screen, above and below the
- marker to page up and page down. You can also drag the
- marker for moving quickly through a document.
- - on the left edge of the screen to move backwards and
- forwards through recently visited links. Click in the top
- half of the left edge to go back, and in the bottom half
- to go forewards.
- - at top left corner to turn the top title bar on and off.
- - at bottom left corner to turn the bottom prompt line on
- and off.
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- Right click
- - anywhere on the screen to bring up a menu for copying text
- to the Windows clipboard.
- - on a highlighted link to copy the link URL to the
- clipboard (from where you can paste it into Netscape if
- you want to go there). From here you can also open the
- link in your main web browser (in Windows95), either to
- view a file which is already on your hard disk, or
- connect directly to a site on the internet if you are
- currently online.
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- THE KEYBOARD:
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- If no mouse installed then:
- - Tab and Shift-Tab to select a link.
- - Enter to load the linked file.
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- "F" to find text in the current document.
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- "R" or Ctrl-L or Enter: to repeat the last find operation.
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- "B" to open the current file in your main web browser, which
- is specified in the VIEWHTML.INI file. To use this feature
- the program RUNBROWS.EXE needs to be in the same directory
- as VIEWHTML.EXE.
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- "L" to switch between different screen line modes. You can
- display 25 lines, 28, 30, or 50 on a VGA monitor.
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- "U" to use underlined hypertext links (not always possible)
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- "O" to open another file.
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- "C" to bring up a menu for copying text to the clipboard.
- (Requires Windows to be running, otherwise inactive)
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- "I" to display basic information about this program
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- Alt-C : toggle between different display color sets.
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- Alt-P : toggle bottom prompt line on and off.
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- Alt-T : toggle top title bar on and off.
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- Alt-S : to see the HTML source.
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- "Q" or Alt-X or Esc to quit the program altogether.
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- Left arrow or Alt-left arrow - move back to a recently
- visited link.
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- Right arrow or Alt-right arrow - move forwards to a
- recently visited link.
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- Spacebar: Scroll line down or page down, depending on setting
- in the .INI file. Default is scroll line down.
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- PgUp/PgDn, Home/End.
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- This program is FREEWARE
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- Compliments from The Thinking Man's Minefield:
- http://www.ozemail.com.au/~ksolway/
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- e-mail: ksolway@poboxes.com
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- - BY THE SAME AUTHOR -
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