HTML Tag Buddy is a program that helps a web developer deal with the tedious HTML jargon that is associated with the body, font, frame, image, list, META, and table tags. It lets you easily create color and other tags without having to know everything about them.
I realize that there are about a hundred programs around that do the same thing this one does. However the reason I wrote this is because none of those hundred programs combine it all together. I got tired of having 5 or 6 different HTML tag programs, why not put them all into one program...that's what I did! Hope this helps you.
HTML Tag Buddy has 10 modules:
Body Tag Buddy - Helps with the <BODY> tag
Color Buddy - A simple color picker
Font Tag Buddy - Helps with the <FONT> tag, plus 'other' fun font tags
Frame Buddy - Helps with <FRAMESET> tag
Image Tag Buddy - Helps with the <IMG> tag
Link Tag Buddy - Helps with anchor tags (No image anchors supported, use Image Tag Buddy)
List Tag Buddy - Helps build lists, Ordered, Unordered, Definitions and image lists
META Tag Buddy - Helps with the <META> tag
Special Characters - Selects special characters to put on HTML pages
Table Tag Buddy - Lets you build a table of images
Legal
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I am releasing HTML Tag Buddy as freeware, or possibly begware. Please consider sending me $10 or whatever you feel the program is worth to you. It will persuade me to continue to enhance this program.
See License.txt for more.
Distribution License
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I encourage you to freely copy and distribute the Freeware to any and all who are interested in obtaining a copy, including distribution through the Internet, BBS's, Shareware distribution libraries, CD-ROMs, etc.
Installing/Uninstalling
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To install - Please see the !!ReadFirst.txt file for instructions on installation.
To uninstall - Go to the Control Panel and select 'Add/Remove Programs'. This will uninstall HTML Tag Buddy.
Versions
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Version 2.99 10/07/98 - Redesigned the look again. Fixed the links in the About box to go to the correct web pages. Add 2 fields to Image Tag Buddy for Name and Target.
Version 2.97 06/24/98 - Added Up/Down buttons to Color Tag Buddy to move all three knobs at the same time, at the same rate. Re-designed Body Tag Buddy, now when you preview colors and images it pops up a new window in three different sizes.
Version 2.96 06/21/98 - Fixed some problems with Image Tag Buddy's anchor tag.
Version 2.95 06/19/98 - Added a new module: Link Tag Buddy. Minor fixes in META Tag Buddy and Color Buddy.
Version 2.9 06/12/98 - Redesigned the look of Color Buddy, fixed some color errors. Fixed the color gradation on the title bars, they kept disappearing.
Version 2.8 06/10/98 - Ini file no longer needed, saving all settings in the registry.
(NOT RELEASED)
Version 2.71 06/08/98 - Allow output of META tags to .htm/.html file. A Few more little code and visual cleanups (Condensed some of the screens). Added the tags to the Body Buddy screen, also option to include the </BODY> tag. Optimized the loading of fonts in the Font Tag Buddy boxes. (NOT RELEASED)
Version 2.6 05/22/98 - Silent release, left some buggy code in the 2.5 release, gone now.
Version 2.5 05/10/98 - Help is not included with the executable file anymore, a new help file can be downloaded separately.
Version 2.4 05/08/98 - Took out the 'Change Font' buttons, instead put in a drop down box to select fonts.
Version 2.3 05/07/98 - Redesigned the opening selection form, itÆs really still a work in progress, not totally there yet. Redesigned and rewrote Font Tag Buddy, added more capability for Alternate Fonts. Added a new tab to List Tag Buddy, now able to generate lists of images. Rewrote Table Tag Buddy to optimize code. Got rid of the sliding controls for color selection in Color Buddy, now it has knobs that you can turn.
Version 2.2 04/23/98 - Special Fonts - Color Gradation is working now. Added more capabilities to Color Buddy, put a box that shows the decimal value of the color. You can input decimal values now. You can also change the hexadecimal value for color selection. (NOT RELEASED)
Version 2.1 04/20/98 - Frame Buddy is now fixed and working. New installation program, got rid of Microsoft's install utility. So if there are ANY problems with the new installation program, please let me know.
Version 2.0 04/13/98 - Major enhancement with the Ini file capability. Now able to save settings on 6 of 9 modules. Rewrote List Tag Buddy to use a grid like a spreadsheet. Expanded Image Tag Buddy, now the image displays in itÆs own box instead of on the form, also added æAlias PathÆ. Frame Buddy is left out of this release until it is finished. It will have a grid like appearance like List Tag Buddy.
Version 1.95 04/06/98 - More minor fixes in Table Tag Buddy (more "what was I thinking bugs"), also added ability to have background images and color in tables. Added option for 'local files' in the anchor option on the Image Tag Buddy module.
Version 1.9 03/30/98 - Minor fix in Body Buddy, minor fixes in Color Buddy and added a Random Color generator button. Fixed a small bug in random color generation. Fixed html links to start browser. Fixed Image Tag Buddy to resize image when height/width changed. Fixed bug in accessing help file. Performs better error checking.
Version 1.8 03/23/98 - Fixed bugs in Frame Buddy. Added the option to select a 'named color' in Color Buddy. If you haven't already, please get the Monotype.com and Trebuchet fonts, otherwise some modules will not look correct.
Version 1.7 03/16/98 - Added Frame Buddy. Added Strikeout, Subscript and Superscript functions in the Font Tag Buddy. (NOT RELEASED)
Version 1.6 03/12/98 - Improved Image Tag Buddy to allow anchors. Added List Tag Buddy. Changed font to Trebuchet MS. Finally found a decent fixed space font, fixed the 'wavyness' of the Special Characters - Monotype.com. (This is a new free font found on Microsoft's Homepage.)
Version 1.5 03/07/98 - Minor fixes and button enhancements.
Version 1.4 03/06/98 - Added another module - Image Tag Buddy. (NOT RELEASED)
Version 1.3 03/06/98 - Fixed the image tiling in Body Tag Buddy. Added another module - Special Characters. Minor fixes.
Version 1.2 03/05/98 - Added more functionality to the Font Special Tags, you can now choose Random Colors or Rollercoaster options.
Version 1.1 03/04/98 - Added more functionality to the Body Tag Buddy, you can now type or paste in hexadecimal values for the tag colors.
Version 1.0 03/03/98 - Initial release.
Future Enhancements
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Use color schemes in Body Tag Buddy.
Try to get the program moving faster.
Contacting Author
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You can always reach me at: dagauff@rocketmail.com
Or visit my web page at: http://memebers.tripod.com/~dagauff/index.html
For the latest version.
Please send me a note to say whether you liked/disliked this program, or if it helped you in any way.
