Welcome to HTML.edit

   “What do ye do when ye see a whale, men?”
   “Sing out for him!” was the impulsive rejoinder from a score of clubbed voices.
   “Good!” cried Ahab, with a wild approval in his tones;
   observing the hearty animation into which his unexpected
   question had so magnetically thrown them. —Melville, Moby Dick   

Welcome to HTML.edit! I hope this editor serves you well. It is very full-featured, and may seem a bit overwhelming at first. By mastering a few simple functions, you'll quickly be off developing your own web pages. I've put countless hours into providing a product that attempts to produce accurate HTML 2.0 code as well as enable simplified management of a large number of HTML documents.

Murray Altheim
Equinox Development

HTML.edit Help
There is an extensive built-in hypertext help system, available by clicking the Help button (the question mark) in the upper right corner of the application window (not the one on the floating Tools palette). Click on any underlined text in the Help window to navigate (Command-Up Arrow takes you back to the last viewed topic).

Show the HTML.edit Tools Palette
If not already displayed, use the small wrench icon (located in the upper right corner of the application window) to display the HTML.edit Tools palette. This contains nine popUp Tool Palette menus and a Help button (the question mark). Almost all commands in HTML.edit are available from this tool palette. Many commands have command-key (âŒ˜) shortcuts (see Command Keys). Note also that this version now has a simplified palette option, available as a checkbox option on the Preferences card (under Editor Preferences).

View This Document Using Your Browser
Using the Preview menu (the world icon), select the Preview This Document command to view this document using your browser. At this time you may be asked to locate your copy of Mosaic, Netscape, or other World Wide Web browser.

The Parts of the Tools Palette
To view a visual description of the Tool Palette menus (including available shortcut keys), click on the Help button (the question mark) on the floating Tools palette.

The Parts of the Editor Window
To view a visual description of the parts of the HTML.edit editor window, click on the palette's Help button while holding down the option key on your keyboard

The Parts of HTML.edit
HTML.edit consists of five different types of cards (screens). The first is the Index card, followed by the Editor cards (one for each document), then Master Headers cards, Master Footers cards, and finally the Preferences card. Note the navigation buttons at the top right as well as the Go menu. If you get lost, you can hit the Home button (or Command-Left Arrow) to go back to the Index card. Command-Zero takes you to a selected document.

Getting Started...
To begin editing your own document, either choose the New command from the File menu, or Import an existing one. Have fun!

Feedback
I do try to respond to all my email. If you find a bug, have a comment or suggestion, or just want to let me tell me about your experience with HTML.edit, I'd like to hear from you.

   murray.altheim@nttc.edu

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