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- What is Compass
- ===============
- Compass has been a popular and powerful bookmark manager utility program
- since its first release in January, 1997. The new version 2.7x supports
- three most popular browsers - Netscape, Internet Explorer, and Opera. Plus,
- it can launch any system specified generic browsers.
-
- What makes Compass unique is the power of handling the hierarchical structure
- of folders. With Compass, you'll be amazed how easily you can find and organize
- your bookmarks the way you want, and how easily you can integrate all bookmarks
- from different computers or different browsers.
-
- Not only is Compass a bookmark manager, but it is also an "outline editor"
- or a "note editor." You can use Compass to create your personal journal,
- notes, outlines, memos, ... etc. When you use Compass as an outline editor,
- you will find Compass is even better than the programs that were created
- for that purpose.
-
- You can also use Compass as a web page or report generator. With the power of
- Template, you can export your bookmarks or notes in the format you want.
- The new v.2.7x adds new Template features to control different folder levels
- and to generate multiple files that linked back to the main output file.
-
- Compass has a host of useful features to help you manage your bookmarks: find
- duplicate bookmarks, find dead links, update redirected URLs, retrieve keywords
- and descriptions, powerful logical search, import, export, merge, sort, create
- directory map, and more.
-
- Compass can easily handle more than thousands of bookmarks. Compass has been
- tested and works with Netscape 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- 3.x, 4.x, 5.x and Opera 3.x on Windows 95/98/NT4.0/2000.
-
-
- Brief Features List
- ===================
- 1. Handles Netscape, IExplorer, and Opera file format. Uniform user
- interface for file open, save, import, export, and merge. All file I/O
- operations are applicable to all three file formats.
- 2. Unique Tree, List, and Description three-pane layout with two displaying
- styles - Explorer style and Compass style.
- 3. Export with Template lets you export bookmarks or folders to the format
- you want. You can edit or create your own Templates.
- 4. Super fast multi-threading generic socket connection to check links,
- retrieve keywords, description and redirected URLs.
- 5. Powerful multi-selectable Tree pane.
- 6. Powerful logical AND, OR, NOT search and find duplicate URLs.
- 7. Extensive drag & drop - to and from different panes, different instances,
- Compass and browsers, desktop, and Windows Explorer.
- 8. Communicates with Netscape, IExplorer, and Opera to launch links, add
- new links, open new browsers, replace URLs.
- 9. Tray icon access.
- 10. Versatile sorting options.
- 11. Dynamic Bookmarks menu.
-
-
- License Agreement
- =================
- + This software (Compass 2.x) is SHAREWARE. You may evaluate this software
- for 30 days without any obligation. Use after 30 days requires purchasing
- a license.
- + This software is distributed AS IS and without any express or implied
- warranties.
- + The author is not responsible for any damages whatsoever incurred before,
- during, or after the use of this software.
- + This software cannot be resold or used in any profit-generating activities
- without the author expressed written permission.
- + This software may be freely distributed, provided that:
- a. Such distribution includes only the original archive. You may not
- alter, delete, or add any files in the distribution archive.
- b. No money is charged to the person receiving the software, beyond
- reasonable cost of packaging and other overhead.
-
-
- How to contact the author?
- ==========================
- Author: Daniel Liu
- Web: http://www.softgauge.com/
- Latest version: http://www.softgauge.com/compass/new.htm
- Latest beta: http://www.softgauge.com/compass/beta.htm
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