Contents

What Is WPC?

WPC Menus

HTML Tags Supported

What's New

Planned Updates

Registering WPC


What Is WPC?

WPC is a utility that helps in the creation of pages for the World Wide Web.  WPC will not ask you questions and then create a generic page that is completely void of any type of personality.  However if you want to create a really eyecatching page that truly reflects your creativity then WPC may be just what you have been looking for.

One important fact that should be gotten out of the way early is that WPC is a work in progress.  This is not the first version and will surely not be the last.  If you have any suggestions that you feel will help to improve this software then feel free to EMail  them to me.  Actually I would be interested in hearing your comments whether negative or positive.


My Email Address
Send Email to: sparker@tricon.net


WPC Menus

File

New

Open

Save

SaveAs

Close

Print

Printer Setup

View GIF

Exit

Edit

Cut

Copy

Paste

Delete

Search

Search Next

Replace

HTML

Background

Image

URL

Anchors

Header

Lists

Numbered List

Unnumbered List

Definition List

Menu

Directory

Format

Forced Line Break

Paragraph

Center Line

Horizontal Rule

Preformatted Text

Address Block

Block Quote

Last Modified

Tables

Text Format

Bold

Italic

Strong

Emphasis

Citation

Code

Blinking

Comment

Symbols

Forms

Form Body

Mail To

Mail Subject

Input

Font Size

Browser

View

Form Toolbar

User Toolbar

Window

Cascade

Tile

Options

Browser

Define Toolbar

Example Text

About

Help


File New
Opens a new HTML file window.  You can have several file windows open at one time.


File Open
Opens an HTML file that has been previously saved.


File Save
Saves an HTML file.  If more than one HTML file is open, the file that has the focus is the only one that is saved.


File SaveAs
Saves the current HTML file but first prompts you for the drive, directory and file name.


File Close
Closes an HTML edit window.  You will be prompted to save the file if it has not been previously saved.  If more than one file is open then the file that has the focus is closed.


File Print
Prints the HTML file window that currently has the focus.


File Printer Setup
Allows you to change printer settings


View GIF Files
Views a GIF image file


Exit
Closes all open edit windows and exits the program.  If any text has been modified since the last save, you will be prompted to save before closing.


Cut
Deletes selected text and copies it to the clipboard


Copy
Copies selected text to the clipboard


Paste
Inserts text, from the clipboard, into an open edit window.  The text is inserted at the current cursor position.


Delete
Deletes selected text.  The text is not saved to the clipboard.


Search
Searches for a string in the edit window that currently has the focus.


Search Next
Searches for the next occurrence of a string that has previously been searched for.


Replace
Replaces a string with another string.  You can choose to replace only the first occurrence of the string or all occurrences in the document.


HTML Tags Supported

Headers

Bold

Strong

Italic

Emphasis

Citation

Coded

Blinking

Comment

Font

Line Break

Paragraph Break

Center

Horizontal Rule

Preformatted Text

Address Block

Block Quote

Last Modified

Numbered List

Unnumbered List

Definition List

Directory List

Menu

Background

Image

Link

Anchor

Tables

Form

Form Body

Mail To

Mail Subject

Input

Symbol


What's New

Since version 1.65

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Made some input parameters a little more flexible.  You will know them when you see them.

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Fonts are now changed differently.  Instead of having seven buttons there is just one.  Also added color attribute to font.

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Added file operations to the toolbar.

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I have also made several changes to the program that can't be seen.  If you have any problems please let me know.

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The Tab key is now enabled within an edit window.

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The paragraph tag now includes the align, clear and nowrap attributes.

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When viewing a GIF image you are shown the width and height of the image.

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When adding a GIF image to your page you can now have WPC put the width and height of the image in for you automatically.

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I have added the NetScape 2.0 frame tag.

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In version 1.73 WPC launches your browser differently.  The temporary file that is sent to the browser isn't left on your hard drive.  If you have been running a previous version of WPC do a search for the file 'HMLTest.SKP' and delete all that are found.


Planned Updates

WPC is a work in progress and will undergo many changes in future versions.  Here are just a few of the planned additions.

1) The ability to change the font and color in the edit windows

2) Working with projects instead of files

3) Anchors and URL's will be saved with the files


Registering WPC

I am releasing WPC as Shareware and therefore it is not free.  However since one of the problems with other packages of this type is the high price, I am willing to make the registration fee very reasonable.  For a mere 20 bucks you will receive the latest version of WPC.  I realize that most Internet users spend enough just for access so I am not going to try to rob you of 50 to 200 dollars for a piece of software that I have really enjoyed writing.

If you do find this software useful and intend to keep on using it then please register it by sending 20 dollars (US) to:

Steve Parker

3119 Porter Avenue

Kingsport, Tn.  37663

If you have any questions, comments or just want to get in touch you can send me EMail.


BackGround

The BackGround dialog can be used to specify an image or color to cover the HTML documents background.  This gives the document a very distinctive appearance.  The text color may need to be changed so that it can be seen against the new background.

To change the documents background click browse beside either color or texture.  If the path to a texture needs to be included with the filename make sure the 'INCLUDE PATH TO TEXTURE IMAGE' box has an X in it.  Various text colors can also be set in this dialog box.

*****NOTE*****

     When you click OK after making your selections the current BODY statement is deleted and replaced with a new one.


Image

This dialog box is used to insert graphic images into your document.  Click on the Browse button to select the image.  If the path to the file needs to be included make sure the "INCLUDE PATH TO IMAGE FILE" checkbox has an X in it.

Alignment affects where the image will appear and how text following the image will be treated.  For example LEFT will put the image on the left margin and subsequent text will be wrapped around the right side of the image.

Image Size is the suggested height and width (in pixels) of the image.  These entries are optional but recommended.

VSpace and HSpace control how far text is placed from the image.

Border Size sets the thickness for an optional border around the image.


URL
URL's and Links

The URL or Link dialog box is used to set links to anchors within the current document, other documents or other locations on the web. If you are setting a link to another file and the path to the file is needed make sure the "INCLUDE PATH TO FILE" checkbox has an X in it.


Anchor
Link Anchor's

An anchor is a location within the current document that can be accessed by a link.  The anchor name is the reference the link uses. A scroll box shows a list of the anchor names that have been used in the currently focused document.  The anchor is inserted at the current cursor position.


Header
Headers 1 through 6 are supported with each having a varied level of importance. Header 1 is the most important and header 6 is the least important.


Numbered List

A numbered list is simply an ordered list with each item numbered.  The type of numbering can be set to one of the following:

Regular numbers (1 2 3 4...)

Uppercase letters (A B C D...)

Lowercase letters (a b c d...)

Uppercase Roman numerals (I II III IV...)

Lowercase Roman numerals (i ii iii iv...)

The starting number can be changed to a different number other than one.  Changing the starting number to a 3 would cause the first item to be numbered 3, C, c, III or iii depending on the type of numbering used.


Unnumbered List

An unnumbered list is an ordered list with bulleted items.  The type of bullet can be set to one of the following:

Default

Disk

Circle

Square


Definition List

A definition list is a list of items with corresponding definitions.  Definition lists are usually formatted with the items aligned on the left margin and the definition indented on the next line.

Example:

This is Item one

This is the definition of item one

This is Item two

This is the definition of item two

This is Item three

This is the definition of item three


Menu List

A menu list is similar to an unnumbered list .  Menu lists are usually more compact and are not bulleted.


Directory List

A directory list is similar to an unnumbered list .  Directory lists are usually more compact and are not bulleted.  The length of the items in a directory list should be limited to 20 characters each.


Forced Line Break
Forces a break in the current line.


Paragraph Break
Paragraph break.  Align, Clear and NOWRAP are optional attributes.


Center Line
Centers the current line of text or object between the left and right margins.


Horizontal Rule
Inserts a horizontal line that acts as a divider between sections of the page.  Size determines the width of the line.  Use the 'SRC' attribute to designate a graphic to use in place of the line.


Preformatted Text
The text in a preformatted text block appears on the page exactly as entered.


Address Block

An address block is used to specify information such as the name and address of the author for the HTML document.  When used with text, the address block acts similar to a paragraph with a break before and after the block.

If you don't want the text to wrap around a graphic use the clear attribute.

clear=left moves down until the left margin is clear

clear=right moves down until the right margin is clear

clear=all moves down until both margins are clear


Block Quote

A block quote is used to include an extended quote into an HTML document.

If you don't want the text to wrap around a graphic use the clear attribute.

clear=left moves down until the left margin is clear

clear=right moves down until the right margin is clear

clear=all moves down until both margins are clear


Last Modified

Last Modified inserts a line of text into the document that contains the current time and date.  This makes it easy for people to check into your page and instantly know if anything has changed.

Example:

Last Modified: Wednesday, November 29, 1995 at 10:00 PM

**** NOTE *****

font=2 is used in the statement but can easily be changed to any of the other fonts.  The font= statement can also be deleted.


Table

A table is used to display items ordered in rows and columns.  The following is a brief description of most of the options:

Table Rows and Columns

Rows - sets the number of rows in the table

Columns - sets the number of columns in the table

Table

Width % - the width of the table as a percentage of the width of the page

Height % - the height of the table as a percentage of the height of the page

Border - sets the width of the border around the table

Caption

Caption - displays the caption text at the top or bottom of the table

Headings

Columns - the number of header cells needed

Row Span - sets the height of the header cells

Column Span - sets the width of the header cells


Bold
Renders text as bold.  If text in the document is selected then it will be inserted between the bold tags.


Strong
Provides strong emphasis on text and is usually rendered as bold.  If text in the document is selected then it will be inserted between the strong tags. Strong is preferred over bold.


Italic
Renders text as italic.  If text in the document is selected then it will be inserted between the italic tags.


Emphasis
Provides typographic emphasis on text and is usually rendered as italic.  If text in the document is selected then it will be inserted between the emphasis tags.


Citation
Specifies a citation and is usually rendered in italics.  If text in the document is selected then it will be inserted between the citation tags.


Code
Indicates an example of code and is usually rendered in a mono-spaced font.  If text in the document is selected then it will be inserted between the code tags.


Blinking
Causes the text to blink or flash.  If text in the document is selected then it will be inserted between the blink tags.


Comment
Inserts a comment into the document.  Comments can be multiple lines as long as they start with "<!--" and end with "-->" (don't include the quotes).  If text in the document is selected then it will be inserted between the comment tags.


Symbols

&amp     - ampersand

&lt      - less than sign

&gt      - greater than sign

&quot    - double quote

&AElig   - capital AE dipthong (ligature)

&Aacute  - capital A acute accent

&Acirc   - capital A circumflex accent

&Agrave  - capital A grave accent

&Aring   - capital A ring

&Atilde  - capital A tilde

&Auml    - capital A dieresis or umlaut mark

&Ccedil  - capital C cedilla

&ETH     - capital Eth Icelandic

&Eacute  - capital E acute accent

&Ecirc   - capital E circumflex accent

&Egrave  - capital E grave accent

&Euml    - capital E dieresis or umlaut mark

&Ntilde  - capital N tilde

&Oacute  - capital O acute accent

&Ocirc   - capital O circumflex accent

&Ograve  - capital O grave accent

&Oslash  - capital O slash

&Otilde  - capital O tilde

&Ouml    - capital O dieresis or umlaut mark

&THORN   - capital THORN Icelandic

&Uacute  - capital U acute accent

&Ucirc   - capital U circumflex accent

&Ugrave  - capital U grave accent

&Uuml    - capital U dieresis or umlaut mark

&Yacute  - capital Y acute accent

&aacute  - small a acute accent

&acirc   - small a circumflex accent

&aelig   - small a dipthong (ligature)

&agrave  - small a grave accent

&aring   - small a ring

&atilde  - small a tilde

&auml    - small a dieresis or umlaut mark

&ccedil  - small c cedilla

&eacute  - small e acute accent

&ecirc   - small e circumflex accent

&egrave  - small e grave accent

&eth     - small eth Icelandic

&euml    - small e dieresis or umlaut mark

&iacute  - small i acute accent

&icirc   - small i circumflex accent

&igrave  - small i grave accent

&iuml    - small i dieresis or umlaut mark

&ntilde  - small n tilde

&oacute  - small o acute accent

&ocirc   - small o circumflex accent

&ograve  - small o grave accent

&oslash  - small o slash

&otilde  - small o tilde

&ouml    - small o dieresis or umlaut mark

&thorn   - small thorn Icelandic

&uacute  - small u acute accent

&ucirc   - small u circumflex accent

&ugrave  - small u grave accent

&uuml    - small u dieresis or umlaut mark

&yacute  - small y acute accent

&yuml    - small y dieresis or umlaut mark


Form Body
Every form must be enclosed between form elements.  There can be several forms in a document but the form bodies can't be nested.


Mail To
The address of where the form is to be submitted.


Mail Subject
The subject of the message that will be sent when the form is submitted.


Form Input
Form Input Types

Text Input - a single line of text

Name - name of the text input

Initial Value - default string

Size - width of input box (input can be longer than the width)

Maximum Length - maximum length of the input

Text Area - multiple lines of text

Name - name of the text area

Initial Value - default string

Columns - width of text area

Rows - height of text area

Integer Input - integer value (no decimal)

Name - name of the integer input

Initial Value - default value

Size - width of input box (input can be longer than the width)

Maximum Length - maximum length of input

Integer Range Input - integer value between min and max

Name - name of the integer range input

Initial Value - default value

Min Value - the minimum value that can be entered

Max Value - the maximum value that can be entered

Float Input - floating number input (can include decimal)

Name - name of the float input

Initial Value - default value

Size - width of float input box (input can be longer than the width)

Precision - number of decimal places allowed

Check Box - check box input

Name - name of the check box

Return Value - value that is returned if the box is checked

Checked - whether or not the box is initially checked

Radio Button - radio button input

Name - name of the check box

Return Value - value that is returned if the button is selected

Checked - wheter or not the button s initially selected

Select - drop down selection box

Name - name of the selection box

Option - tag for the different items in the dropdown box

Clear Button - command button that clears or resets the form

Submit Button - sends the completed form

***** Shortcut *****	When the form toolbar is active you can press the right mouse button to open the input menu.


Browser

Click on the browser button to view the current HTML page you are working on by executing an external browser such as NetScape.  If you have not previously selected a browser to use you will be prompted for the name and path.


Font Size
Font sizes 1 through 7 are supported.  Font 1 is the smallest and Font 7 is the largest.


Form Toolbar
Toggles the form build toolbar on and off


User Toolbar
Toggles the user defined toolbar on and off


Cascade
Arranges open edit windows


Tile
Arranges open edit windows


Option Browser
Allows you to select a new browser to use when viewing your HTML files. The new browser will replace any browser that was initially selected.


Define Toolbar
User Defined Toolbar

The user defined toolbar allows you to set up to 20 buttons that will insert any text or tag.  Simply enter text in the buttons that you want to activate.  You do not have to use the button in any particular order.

***** NOTE *****

To deactivate a button erase it's text.


Example Text

By default WPC will insert example text when a tag is inserted via a button or menu.  You can stop the insertion of this text by selecting "Options/Sample Text" from the menu.  If you Open the Options menu again Sample Text will not be checked.  Sample Text can be turned on or off at any time, so if it is turned off and you need help with a tag just turn it back on before inserting the tag.


About
Activates the about dialog box


WPC Help
Activates this help file