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- W e b W r i t e r / 2
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- Version 1.1
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- A HyperText Markup Language editor for OS/2.
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- Don't write Home without it!
-
-
- Written by John Blumel.
-
- (C) Copyright 1995, 1996 John Blumel.
- All rights reserved.
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-
-
- INTRODUCTION
-
- WebWriter/2 is an HTML editor designed and written for OS/2.
-
- Currently WebWriter/2 fully supports the creation of HTML version 2.0
- documents as well as supporting many HTML 3.0 features. It also includes the
- capability for the user to define tags which are not currently supported,
- allowing users to include tags from more recent HTML specifications. At least
- some knowledge of HTML is assumed and no syntax checking of documents is
- performed.
-
- This version of WebWriter/2 was released on February 11, 1996. If you want
- to make sure that you have the latest version or you just want to check on the
- latest information about WebWriter/2 you may wish to visit the WebWriter/2 Home
- page at:
-
- http://wymple.gs.net/~jblumel/ww2_home.html
-
- Or you may contact me through one of the methods listed in the Getting Technical
- Support section below.
-
- WebWriter/2 is shareware and its use and distribution are subject to the
- terms specified in the license.txt file and the license panel of the on-line
- help.
-
- Thank you for trying WebWriter/2. I hope you find it both useful and easy
- to use. If you have suggestions for enhancements or useability improvements,
- or if you discover defects in WebWriter/2, please contact me through one of the
- methods listed in the Getting Technical Support section below.
-
- WebWriter/2 is implemented in REXX using Watcom International Corporation's
- VX-REXX.
-
- ________________________________________________________________________________
-
- NOTE
-
- The file README.HTM is an HTML version of this document which can be loaded
- into a WWW client.
-
- ________________________________________________________________________________
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- Prerequisites:
-
- 1. You must have installed OS/2 REXX support.
- REXX support is installed automatically with OS/2 version 3.0 (i.e.,
- Warp). If you have using a 2.x version of OS/2 you will need to
- install REXX support using the Selective Install utility if you have
- not already done so.
-
- 2. You must have the file vrobj.dll.
- If the .zip file containing this file did not include vrobj.dll, you
- can retrieve vrobj21c.zip from:
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- http://www.watcom.on.ca/fix_vxrexx/vrobj21c.zip
-
- It is also available via anonymous ftp from:
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- ftp.watcom.on.ca/pub/bbs/wrexxpf/vrobj21c.zip
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- Installing WebWriter/2:
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- 1. Install OS/2 REXX support, using the OS/2 Selective Install utility if
- necessary.
-
- 2. Unzip WebWrite.zip into a temporary directory.
-
- 3. Make sure that
- a. vrobj.dll exists in a directory in your LIBPATH.
- or
- b. You have the file vrobj.dll in the directory that you unzipped
- WebWrite.zip into.
-
- 4. If you are reinstalling WebWriter/2, delete the WebWriter/2 Folder and
- Program objects before continuing.
-
- 5. Run Install.exe.
-
- 6. You may wish to view the readme file that is loaded in the WebWriter/2 -
- Installation window before you continue.
-
- 7. Select Install/Install from the WebWriter/2 - Installation menu to start
- the installation process.
-
- 8. Fill in the Install WebWriter/2 options and click Continue. You may wish
- to install VROBJ.DLL to the C:\OS2\DLL directory rather than another
- directory which will need to be added to your LIBPATH statement in your
- CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- 9. WebWriter/2 will be installed using the entries you have made and a
- WebWriter/2 folder and program objects will be created on your desktop.
-
- 10. Shutdown and restart your system.
- ________________________________________________________________________________
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- USING WebWriter/2
-
- WebWriter/2 allows you to create HTML documents from scratch or to markup
- existing text documents. You may also preview documents using either IBM's
- WebExplorer or another WWW client including Netscape. If you use IBM's
- WebExplorer as your WWW client you can use WebWriter/2 as your viewer for HTML
- document source. For more information on how to do this consult the
- WebWriter/2 on-line help.
-
- WebWriter/2 uses a MSDI (Multiple Single Document Interface) method of
- editing multiple documents. You can open as many WebWriter/2 windows as you
- want as long as you can keep track of what you are doing. To help manage the
- open documents you may wish to display the WebWriter/2 - Window list. You can
- do this by selecting it from the Windows menu or from the OS/2 window list.
- Clicking mouse button 2 on the WebWriter/2 - Window list will bring up a context
- menu of options.
-
- To insert HTML tags, select the desired tag from the Tags menu. Tags which
- have additonal or optional elements will present the user with a dialog
- prompting for the necessary information. For some tags this prompting is
- optional. Optional prompting is indicated by a [...] following the menu item
- and can be invoked by holding down the control key while selecting the item.
- Additional tags may be defined and inserted by selecting Tags/More tags... .
- Special characters can be selected from the Characters menu or from the
- Character entities dialog which is displayed by selecting Characters/More
- characters... . When inserting HTML tags, selected text will be wrapped by the
- tag if it is two sided. One sided tags will be inserted before selected text.
- Character entities will be inserted before selected text.
-
- More detailed information on specific features of WebWriter/2 can be found
- in the on-line help which is now available.
-
- If you are not familiar with HTML you may wish to obtain one of the many
- books available on this topic. "Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML in a
- Week" by Laura Lemay ( SAMS Publishing, 1995 ) is a good book for beginners.
- By the time you read this "Teach Yourself More Web Publishing with HTML in a
- Week" by Laura Lemay ( SAMS Publishing, 1995 ) should be on the shelves. There
- are also many WWW sites which provide up to date HTML documentation and
- examples. Although these are too numerous to list here, the HyperText Markup
- Language (HTML): Working and Background Materials page maintained by the
- The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) at:
-
- http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/MarkUp/MarkUp.html
-
- is an excellent starting point. For specific information on HTML elements and
- attributes the following sites are recommended.
-
- http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/MarkUp/html-spec/html-spec_toc.html
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- for HTML 2.0 documentation and
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- http://www.hpl.hp.co.uk/people/dsr/html/Contents.html
-
- for HTML 3.0 information.
-
- You can also refer to the html20.htm file included with this .ZIP for basic HTML
- information.
-
- ________________________________________________________________________________
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- WHAT'S NEW
-
- See the whatsnew.htm file for information on changes included in this version.
-
- ________________________________________________________________________________
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- REGISTERING WebWriter/2
-
- If you decide that you wish to continue using WebWriter/2 beyond the 30 day
- evaluation period, you will need to register it. The registation fee is $30.00
- U.S. When you register you will be sent a registration code. After you enter
- your registration information WebWriter/2 will display your name in the Product
- information dialog, the Registration menu will no longer appear on the Edit
- window menu bar and dialogs reminding you to register will no longer be
- displayed.
-
- Please print and fill out the register.txt file included with WebWriter/2.
- If the copy of WebWriter/2 you obtained did not include the register.txt file,
- send the following information:
-
- - Your name
- - Postal address
- - Email address
- - Phone (Home/Work)
- - WebWriter/2 version number
- - How you obtained WebWriter/2
- - Any other comments you may have
-
- To register send a check or money order in the amount of the registration
- fee(s) payable to John Blumel and drawn on a U.S. bank to:
-
- John Blumel
- 1949 Green Oak Drive
- Terrytown, LA 70056
- USA
-
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-
- For convenience of payment, you may wish to register WebWriter/2 through
- BMT Micro. BMT Micro will accept the following forms of payment:
-
- - Visa
- - MasterCard
- - Discover
- - American Express
- - Money Order
- - Cashiers Check
- - Personal Check
-
- Checks and money orders should be made payable to BMT Micro. Registration
- through BMT Micro may be done in any of the following ways:
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- Mail Orders: BMT Micro
- 452 Horn Road
- Wilmington, NC 28412-2411
- U.S.A.
-
- Voice Orders: 9:00am - 7:00pm EST (-5 GMT)
- (800) 414-4268 (orders only)
- (910) 791-7052
-
- Fax Orders: (910) 350-2937 24 hours / 7 Days
- (800) 346-1OS2 (1672) In the US and Canada
-
- Telnet: bmt.wilmington.net
-
- BBS: (910) 350-8061 10 lines, all 14.4K
- (910) 799-0923 Direct 28.8K line
-
- If you wish to place the order through BMT Micro via Mail or Fax, please
- print and fill out the BMTOrder.txt file which was included in the WebWriter/2
- archive.
-
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- Corporations and/or organizations interested in site licenses should contact
- the author (John Blumel) prior to registering.
-
- ________________________________________________________________________________
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- TECHNICAL SUPPORT
-
- Known Problems
-
- 1. WebWriter/2 sometimes freezes on startup due to the startup process not
- having fully completed on a previous startup. This is caused by the
- existence of a file named 'delete.me' in the WebWriter/2 directory.
- This file is used to synchronize startup activities and if it exists at
- the time you attempt to start WebWriter/2, WebWriter/2 will wait for it
- to be cleared before completing its startup activities. If you
- experience problems starting WebWriter/2, check for the 'delete.me' file
- and if it exists delete it and try again to start WebWriter/2.
-
- 2. The Body dialog and the dialogs used to specify colors for individual
- BODY attributes use an OS/2 color palette that WebWriter/2 creates for
- its own use. This palette is created in the directory in which
- WebWriter/2 is installed. Changing the settings of this color palette
- could result in your system locking up when it is used from inside
- WebWriter/2. In particular, DO NOT CHANGE FROM A MINIMIZE BUTTON TO A
- HIDE BUTTON as this will almost certainly cause your system to hang when
- using this palette from inside WebWriter/2. Other changes may produce
- unpredictable results.
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-
- Getting Technical Support
-
- For technical support, suggestions or to report bugs in WebWriter/2, I can
- be reached at:
-
- jblumel@gs.net
-
- Or:
-
- John Blumel
- 1949 Green Oak Drive
- Terrytown, LA 70056
-
- ________________________________________________________________________________
- ________________________________________________________________________________
-
- (C) Copyright 1995, 1996 John Blumel.
- All rights reserved.
-