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By Check/Money Order
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CODO DEVELOPMENT ORDER FORM

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To Pay by Check (US banks only) or postal money order (US$), print out this order form and send it to:

Codo Development

PO Box 005,

Bradley, MI 49311

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Please Type or print neatly

BROWSEROLA 1.0            _______  copies at  US$49 each.

NAME:  ________________________________________________

COMPANY:  ______________________________________________

ADDRESS:  ______________________________________________________________________

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CITY:  ____________________________________________

STATE/REGION:  _______________________,  ZIP/POSTAL CODE:  _______________________

COUNTRY:  _____________________________________

PHONE:  __________________________

FAX:  ____________________________

E-MAIL:  __________________________________________

Please include the check or postal order number here _______________________


Entering registration codes

Once you have registered the program, you will receive a registration code that will 'unlock' the program, which you can then use indefinitely.  To enter these codes:

1.	Click the Browserola logo from the main screen.  This will bring up the 'About...' box.

2.	Click the 'Register' button.

3.	Enter your user name and registration code exactly as given, including spaces and special characters.

4.	After you have entered the proper codes, enter your name when prompted.

After entering this information, the program is then registered and any restrictions of use will be removed.


How To Register Browserola

This program is shareware.  You may use the unregistered version 25 times for evaluation purposes, after which you must register the program if you wish to continue using it.  You may register in the following ways:

Registering by Check or Money Order

To order by check or money order, print out this order form, fill it out and send it to Codo Development at PO Box 005, Bradley, MI 49311

All Checks must be drawn from US banks in US currency.  Postal money orders may be from any country, but also must be in US currency.

Registering by Credit Card

You can order with MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover via Web, Phone, Fax, E-mail, or Mail.  Click here find out more.

Entering your registration information into the program

After you've registered the program, you must enter the registration codes you receive to 'unlock' the program.


How To Register By Credit Card

You can order with MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover from Public Software Library (PsL), a credit card ordering service, in the following ways:

PHONE: PsL's operators are available from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m,. Monday-Friday at 800-242-4775 Extension 15433 or at 713-524-6394 Extension 15433.

ONLINE: Go to our Web site at http://www.codo.com and click on "Register Online".

FAX:  To 713-524-6398 ask for product # 15433 and please type or block print very plainly. Form

E-MAIL: To PsL at "15433@pslweb.com" Form

MAIL credit card orders to PsL at P.O. Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705. Form

THE ABOVE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY.  THE AUTHOR OF THIS PROGRAM CANNOT BE REACHED AT THESE NUMBERS.

Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, non-credit card orders, etc, must be directed to Codo Development: codo@bizdomain.com


Main Screen
The Main Screen

Click anywhere on the image to find out more about each part of the main screen.


Menu Contents
Browserola

What is Browserola?

Getting Started

Quick Start Guide

The Main Screen

Opening Files

Configuring Options

General Options  Detecting animated GIF files, Valid file extensions.

AutoView Options  Turning AutoView on or off.  Selecting default settings.

NavBar Options  Options for controlling the appearance of the Browserola Navigation Bar.

Viewer Options  Adding, Editing or removing Web browsers

How To Register

How To Register Browserola

By Credit Card

By Check/Money Order


Opening Files

There are a variety of ways to open files for viewing in Browserola.

Open files from the main window

If you know the full path you may type it directly into the 'View file' edit box.

If you want to open a recently used file, you may pick from the drop-down list that contains the last 20 files opened.

You can browse your computer for files by clicking the small 'Open file' button to the right of the 'View file' edit box.

Open Files by dragging from the Windows shell

You can open files from Windows Explorer, My Computer, or the Desktop by selecting the files you wish to view by dragging the files directly onto the main screen or desktop icon, or by right-clicking the file and choosing Browserola from the popup menu.  Tip:  Although Browserola can only open one file at a time, You may drag multiple files, which will then be added to 'View File' drop-down list for quick retrieval later.

Open files from the command line

Files can be opened from any command line within Windows (like the 'Run..' selection from the Start menu) by typing 'Browserola' followed by a space and the name of the file you wish to open. Tip: if the filename contains any spaces, you must enclose it within quotation marks.

Open files from other programs

One of the most common ways to open files is by using Browserola as an external viewer from within an existing HTML editor.  If your favorite editor has the ability to run an external application (usually a Web browser) to view files which can be specified by you, you can probably run Browserola from within it.  Check the Codo Web site at www.codo.com to find the latest on which editors are supported and how to use them.


Options: AutoView

AutoView is a feature that allows files to be processed and passed to the Web browser automatically.  When AutoView is on, the emulations chosen in the 'Default settings' area will automatically be created and then opened with the selected viewer.  This can be a handy, time-saving tool, especially when checking pages during the design process.

Choose the 'Use AutoView' or 'Show options screen' radio buttons to toggle AutoView on and off, respectively.

Pick the emulations and viewer you wish AutoView to use when given a file to process.  Note:  The emulations and viewer you pick here will also be the ones selected automatically when you click the 'Use Defaults' button from the Main screen.


Options: General

The 'General' options tab includes the following options:

Emulate support for animated GIF files: If this box is checked, Browserola will scan the page for GIF animations, and then attempt to display them as each selected browser would.  If the browser doesn't support them, it should display as a stationary GIF image.  Note:  If your file doesn't contain any GIF animations, turning this option off may speed up processing.

Valid file extensions

Only files of the types listed here will can be processed and passed on to your viewer.

Adding a file extension   To add a new file type, click the 'Add' button and type the extension in the box above.  Please don't include the period before the extension!  Files of this type are now available for use.  Important Note:  Do not include any extensions that execute content such as EXE, COM, DLL, etc.  Passing files of these types may cause your Web browser to behave unpredictably and possibly even damage the program files.

Removing a file extension  To make a file type invalid for processing, select the type you wish to remove, click the 'Remove' button and click 'OK' when asked for confirmation.  Note:  The HTM extension cannot be removed.


Options: NavBar

The NavBar is the frame the program uses for navigation of emulations.  This tab presents options for how the NavBar is presented and a preview pane.

Alignment

Determines if the NavBar will be displayed on the right, left top or bottom of the screen.

Frame Border

The width of frame border, in pixels.  The default setting is 2.

Colors

Sets the colors for the NavBar's background, as well as the colors for normal and previously visited hyperlinks, which only apply when viewing links as text.

View Links As...

Options for viewing the hyperlinks to the browser simulations.

Reset Defaults

This button resets the 'factory defaults' for all of the viewing options.


Options: Viewers

The Viewers tab is where you can add, change or remove Web browsers to use as file viewers.

To add a viewer:  Select the 'Add' button.  In the resulting dialog box provide a name (ie: Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.) and command line for the Web browser you'd like to add.  If necessary, click the browse button to find the exact path.

To edit a viewer's properties:  You can change the name or command line of any viewer by selecting it in the 'Installed Browsers' box, and pressing the 'Edit' button. You can change more advanced properties by clicking the 'Advanced...' button.  These properties should only be changed from their default settings if the browser is not responding properly to Browserola.

To remove a viewer:  Select the viewer in the 'Installed Browsers' box and click 'Remove'.  When the program asks for confirmation, click OK.

You can also change a viewers advanced options here, although unless there's a specific problem, the default settings are recommended.


PsL fax mail email form
CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY!

For fax or mail orders, print this form and fill out before sending  Please type or block print clearly.  For email orders, use this form as a guideline for email content.

TO: Public Software Library

PRODUCT #:15433

PRODUCT NAME:  Browserola

PRICE:  US $49

Name: ______________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________

  ________________________________________________

City: _______________________________________________

State/Province: _________________________

Country: _______________________________

Zip/Postal Code: ________________________

Name on credit card (if different than above): _____________________________________________________

Type of credit card (Check appropriate):

____VISA     ____ MASTERCARD    ____ AMERICAN EXPRESS    ____ DISCOVER

Card Number: _____________________________________________


Quick Start Guide

There are 4 simple steps to get started using Browserola to view Browser emulations.

1.	Register a viewer

Before viewing any emulations, you must have at least one frames-capable Web browser registered as a viewer.  If you haven't already done this, click here to find out how.  Choose the viewer you want to use in the 'View with...' box.

2.	Select a file to view

After you've registered a viewer, you're ready to begin viewing files.  There are many ways to select files;  You can...

Open files from main screen by typing in the filename, choosing from recently used files, or browsing your computer.

Drag files from Windows Explorer, My Computer or the desktop

Open files using the command line

Open files from within other programs, like HTML editors.

Click here to get more detailed instructions on how to select files.

3.	Select emulations

Once you have chosen a file to view, you must then select which browsers you want to simulate.  You do this by checking the boxes next their names in the 'Emulate' box or using the 'Select all' and 'Select none' buttons.  Tip:  If the file you want to view is quite large, you may want to select fewer emulations.

4.	View emulations

After you've completed the first 3 steps, press the 'View' button.  Browserola will then create the simulations and pass them to the Web browser you've selected.  Once your browser opens, simply select the emulations you want to view by clicking the appropriate buttons or hypertext links.


What is Browserola?

Browserola is a 'browser emulator.'  With it, Web designers can quickly and easily see how their pages look in different browsers without having to have all these browsers installed.  It was designed (by a frustrated Web author) to let you see your creations as others may see them, giving you a better chance to make corrections.  It can also be accessed directly from many HTML editors, making it as easy to use as any external browser.

What does it do?

The concept behind the program is quite simple:  When a Web browser encounters an HTML tag or attribute it doesn't support, it simply ignores it and continues processing the rest of the page.  To emulate each browser, Browserola analyzes your HTML document, checks a table of supported tags and attributes for the chosen browser, and eliminates them if they are not supported.  It then saves each 'emulated' document and creates hyperlinks to them from a framed 'Navigation Bar'.

What doesn't it do?

It doesn't make any changes to the original document.

It doesn't extend the capabilities of the browser you use as a viewer ( e.g. You won't see the <BLINK> tag in action on a Netscape emulation if you're using Internet Explorer as a viewer, although it will be present in the source code.).

It doesn't analyze scripts or embedded objects for compatibility.

Using the program

To get started using the program right away, try the Quick Start Guide

To find out more about the interface, check The Main Screen

To navigate to any topic quickly, click the 'Contents' button or go to the Menu


advanced options, viewers
Viewers, advanced options

From the 'Viewers' tab on the options dialog, the user can add, remove or edit the name or path of the Web browsers the program uses as file viewers.  There are also options for changing some advanced settings as to how the program communicates with the browser.  These settings should only be changed by advanced users, and using the defaults is strongly recommended.

There are three options as to how Browserola can communicate with Web browsers:  through Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE), Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) or by simply running the executable file.

DDE

This is the preferred method of communication with Netscape's Navigator or Communicator products, or any browser other than Microsoft's Internet Explorer.  The DDE implementation is based on generic standards and has been known to work with a variety of other browsers.  Although Internet Explorer does offer support for this interface, it isn't recommended.

One extra option available is currently exclusively available for Netscape's Communicator, which slightly changes the DDE commands based on frames.  This option should only be checked if using Communicator or version 4 of Netscape Navigator.

OLE 2

OLE 2 is the preferred method of communication with Internet Explorer.  No other current browser offers full support for these commands, they should only be used on Internet Explorer 3.0 and up.  If using earlier versions, you should use the DDE interface.

Starting Normally

This involves simply running the executable file for the viewer and is not recommended as it will open a new instance of the browser every time you press the 'View' button.


popmain Emulation box
Emulations

Browserola will emulate how your file would appear in each browser you select here.  If you are viewing a larger file (over 30k), please note that each emulation you choose will add to the processing time.


popmain Exit button
Exit button

Click here to exit the program


popmain Help button
Help button

Click to open this file.


popmain Logo
Browserola Logo

Click to learn more about the program or to register.


popmain Open file button
Open file button

Click to browse your local folders for files


popmain Options button
Options button

Click to configure your preferences


popmain Select All button
Select all button

Click to select all the browsers in the emulations list box.


popmain Select None button
Select none button

Click here to deselect all the browsers in the emulations list box.  You must choose at least one, however, to view files with Browserola.


popmain Status area
Status area

Show file processing progress after clicking the 'View' button.


popmain Use Defaults button
Use defaults button

When clicked, chooses both the default emulations and default viewer from the Options|AutoView page.


popmain View File Box
Filename drop-down list

Contains the name of the file that you wish to view.  See the help topic Opening Files to learn more.


View button

Initiates the programs main function:  It takes the file in the Filename box, emulates it for each browser chosen in the Emulations box and sends them to the viewer chosen in the 'View with...' box.


popmain ViewBrowser box
Viewer drop-down list

Choose which Web browser to view files with.  Each viewer can be configured from the Options|Viewers page.


Add the file extension above to the 'Valid file extensions' listbox.


Press the 'Add' button to activate and then type the name of the file extension you wish to add.


Contains all file types that are acceptable for processing.


If this box is checked, Browserola will scan the page for GIF animations, and then attempt to display them as each selected browser would.


Removes the selected file extension.


When this option is selected, Browserola will not automatically process files and send them to the viewer.


When this option is selected, Browserola will automatically process files and send them to the viewer.


Selects all the above emulations.


Selects none of the above emulations.


The browser selected will be used as the viewer when AutoView is on.  Also, it will be selected when you press the 'Use Defaults' button from the main screen.


When AutoView is used, these emulations will automatically be processed.  Also, they will be selected when you press the 'Use Defaults' button from the main screen.


When selected, Browserola will run AutoView minimized, not showing the Main screen and progress bar.


Lets you choose which additional links will be included on the Navigation Bar.


Selects where the Navigation Bar will be positioned in the browser window.


Resets all Navigation bar settings to their 'factory defaults'.


Sets various color options for the Navigation bar.


Sets the size of the frame border on the Navigation bar.


Previews how changes to the Navigation bar will be seen.


Determines how the hyperlinks will be shown on the NavBar.


Adds a new Web browser to 'Installed browsers' list.


Allows for setting some advanced options for the protocols used to communicate with the selected browser.  It is not recommended that you change any of these settings.


Allows you to change the name or path of the selected browser.


Removes the selected browser, making it unavailable for use as a viewer.


All browsers that are available to use as file viewers from the 'View with...' box on the main screen.