Introduction

What are Shared Menus?

Shared Menus are bookmark menus shown in your browser's menu bar giving you access to your bookmarks stored in URL Manager Pro documents. By default, all bookmarks in your current open URL Manager Pro document will be shown as extra bookmark menus in your web browser's menu bar. Optionally, your bookmark menus will also be shown in other Internet applications, like Eudora and Fetch.

When you also have Web Confidential you will have access to all your confidential information stored in your Web Confidential document.

Features

With Shared Menus you can:

*when you also have Web Confidential.

How to purchase

To order URL Manager Pro or Web Confidential, go here:

Kagi Online Order Page

Installation on Mac OS 8 or 9 and Mac OS X

When URL Manager Pro is first run, the Shared Menus will automatically be installed. Shared Menus are provided by the so-called Shared Menus Component. Its location is:

On Mac OS 8 and 9:

On Mac OS X:

If you wish, you may also move the component to the folder:

To deinstall, just remove the component from the 'Extensions' or 'Components' folder and move it to your 'Documents' folder. You can also choose the Preferences command from the Diamond Shared Menu and press the Deinstall button. To keep URL Manager Pro from installing it again, open Preferences/Shared Menus and also check the 'Disable Shared Menus' preference.

Commands

This lists all commands from the Shared Menu with the diamond symbol or password symbol:

   

*You can edit your favorites via the Favorites window (Cmd-T) in URL Manager Pro.
**When using Web Confidential.

Preferences

This lists all preferences:

In the 'General' tab:

In the 'At Startup' tab:

You need to use the 'Select' button to specify which copy of the application on your hard disk you actually want launched.

In the 'Appearance' tab:

Compatibility

Almost any Mac OS 8 or 9 Internet application supports the Shared Menus protocol. Currently, on Mac OS X, Explorer, Opera and iCab show Shared Menus. Please email the developers of BBEdit, Eudora, Fetch, Interarchy, OmniWeb and others to support the so-called 'Shared Menus Protocol'. Thanks!

Customer Support

When you can't find the answer to your question, please feel free to email me: Alco Blom.