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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Welcome to Web Organizer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Welcome to Web Organizer V.01.05.05 for OS/2. Web Organizer(WebOrg) is a quick and easy tool to organize that growing list of bookmarks for Netscape/2 and WebExplorer. Web Organizer was formerly known as WebExplorer Organizer. Explorer was removed from the name to remove its primary association with WebExplorer. Yes, it still supports WebExplorer, but it also supports Netscape/2. Web Organizer is a tool with many features to give you the power to organize both WebExplorer's Quicklist and Netscape/2's bookmark entries. Once you have organized your bookmarks, Web Organizer will build WebPages that will be loaded as your Home Page when you run your browser of choice. By using these WebPages as your Home Page you will have quick access to the web sites you need to visit. Web Organizer is Shareware and only costs $15 to register. After thirty days you must either register it or discontinue use of it. The unregistered version is fully functional, except that it is limited to only 5 WebPages and a total of 20 WebSites. Please, support the Shareware community and register a Shareware program today! This document is divided into the following sections: 1. Getting Started a. Installing b. The Main Window c. Settings 1. Program 2. HomePage 3. WebSites 4. WebPages Page 1 5. WebPages Page 2 6. Register d. Tutorial 2. Web Site Functions 3. Web Page Functions 4. Web Organizer's History 5. Contacting ONG SoftWare 6. License Agreement 7. Registering a. Registration Form 8. Copyright Information 9. Thanks to... Most recent revision: January 24, 1997 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Getting Started ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Web Organizer is easy to install and use. First, you must have the vrobj.dll version 2.1d file located in a directory in your config.sys' libpath. If you do not have vrobj.dll version 2.1d, you can find it on our Home Page; see Contacting ONG SoftWare for the HTTP address. Next, you need to run the Install( install.exe ) Program included in the WebOrg.zip file( this version cannot be installed over a version older than V.01.02.02 ). Once installed you can then run the Web Organizer( weborg.exe ) Program. The first time Web Organizer is run it will create a weborg.ini file with a set of default settings. Now you are ready to organize those bookmarks! Below you will find the steps to installing and using Web Organizer. 1. Installing 2. The Main Window 3. Settings a. Program b. HomePage c. WebSites d. WebPages Page 1 e. WebPages Page 2 f. Register 4. Tutorial ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Installing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The install program is used to install Web Organizer to you system. Optionally, it can create a desktop object for Web Organizer which contains the Web Organizer program, Web Organizer documentation, and Web Organizer purchase application. The Install program consists of six items. 1. Install to directory: (Entry Field) a. The "Install to directory:" entry field is where you enter the directory you want Web Organizer installed and its sub-directories created. 2. Create Desktop Object? (Check Box) a. When the "Create Desktop Object?" check box is checked the install program will create a Web Organizer desktop folder with the Web Organizer program, documentation, and purchase application. If not checked, it will not create the desktop folder. The default setting is to create the desktop folder. 3. Install log: (MultiLine Entry Field) a. The "Install log:" multiline field is a read-only field which tells what the install program is doing, as far as creating directories, moving files, and creating the desktop object. It will also display any errors that have occurred during the install process or tell you that Web Organizer has been successfully installed. 4. Install (Push Button) a. The "Install" push button will start the install process. 5. Help (Push Button) a. The "Help" push button will bring up this help file. 6. Exit (Push Button) a. The "Exit" push button exits the install program. The install program creates the following sub-directories under the directory you installed Web Organizer to and copies these files to those directories: <install directory>\weborg.exe Web Organizer's executable file <install directory>\weborg.hlp Web Organizer's help file <install directory>\weborg.inf Web Organizer's documentation <install directory>\purchase.exe Web Organizer's purchase executable file <install directory>\purchase.ico Web Organizer's purchase executable icon file <install directory>\purchase.app Web Organizer's purchase executable database file <install directory>\pages\ Web Organizer's sub-directory were it will store the WebPages it creates <install directory>\icons\ Web Organizer's Sub-directory were it stores its icons it uses <install directory>\icons\folder.ico Web Organizer's Folder icon file <install directory>\icons\webx.ico Web Organizer's WebSite icon file <install directory>\pics\ Web Organizer's sub-directory were it stores the graphics for the WebPages it creates <install directory>\pics\folder.gif Web Organizer's WebPage Folder graphic file <install directory>\pics\webx.gif Web Organizer's WebPage WebSite graphic file Once you have installed Web Organizer you can delete the files that were unzipped from the WebOrg.zip file. You are now ready to run Web Organizer. If you created the desktop folder, all you have to do is open the Web Organizer folder the install program created and double-click on the Web Organizer Icon. Otherwise, you will need to create a shadow of the weborg.exe file on your desktop or launchpad and double-click on it, or open an OS/2 Command Line window, change to the Web Organizer directory and run the weborg.exe. Note: You must have the vrobj.dll version 2.1d file located in a directory in your config.sys' libpath. If you do not have a copy of vrobj.dll version 2.1d, you can find it on our Home Page; see Contacting ONG SoftWare for the HTTP address. Note: It is safe to install Web Organizer over an older version( except for a version older than V.01.02.02 ). The install program will try to locate the path of your currently installed version. If it does not locate the path of your currently installed version, enter the path in the "Install to directory:". If upgrading from a prior version, please make a backup of the old directory in case of any errors. Note: This version of Web Organizer can not be installed over any versions older than V.01.02.02; if it is installed over a version older than V.01.02.02 then problems will occur and you will lose data. If you must install over a version older than V.01.02.02, please contact ONG SoftWare. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. The Main Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Web Organizer's Main Window is where you will be doing all of your organizing. It consists of five areas as follows: Title bar, Menu bar, Web Sites container, Web Pages container, and the Web Pages WebSites URL Viewer. 1. Title Bar a. The Title Bar displays the program name, version, and the current WebExplorer ini or Netscape bookmark file being used by the Web Organizer. 2. Menu Bar a. The Menu Bar consists of three options. 1. Settings a. The "Settings" menu option opens the Settings Notebook for the program. The Settings Notebook is used to change all of the program settings and also allows you to enter in your registration name and code to register Web Organizer. 2. Register a. The "Register" menu options has three additional menu options. 1. How to Register a. The "How to Register" menu option opens the help file to the Registering section. The Registering section of the help file has all the information you need to be able to register Web Organizer. 2. Purchase a. The "Purchase" menu option runs the purchase.exe program, which allows you to enter your registration information to send in to register Web Organizer. The purchase program allows you to either print the registration form or E-Mail it securely to BMT Micro. 3. Register a. The "Register" menu option opens the Settings Notebook to the Register page of the Settings Notebook, which allows you to enter your registration name and code to register Web Organizer. 3. Help a. The "Help" menu option has two additional menu options. 1. Welcome a. The "Welcome" menu option opens the help file to the Welcome to Web Organizer section. This is the starting point of the help file and can be used to get to all other sections of the help file. 2. About a. The "About" menu option opens an About screen which displays the program name, version, and copyright information. To close the About screen click on it and it will close. 3. Web Sites Container a. The Web Sites container is used to display either the WebExplorer's quicklist or Netscape's bookmark entries. The Web Sites container has three different sections, the first is not labeled and the last two are. The three sections are "Already Added", WebSite, and URL. The "Already Added" section will display hashmarks if that website has already been added to a WebPage in the Web Pages container. The WebSite section displays the title of the website. The URL section displays the actually URL of the website. b. The Web Sites container is where you would drag websites to the Web Pages container to add a website to a WebPage. This is also where you may edit your WebExplorer's quicklist entries. Right-Clicking on the Web Sites container will open a context menu that allows you to perform all of the functions for the Web Sites container. See Web Sites Functions for more details on the Web Sites container functions. 4. Web Pages Container a. The Web Pages container is used to display and organize the layout of the WebPages Web Organizer will create. It displays all of the WebPages and the websites in those WebPages in a tree view. A folder icon indicates a WebPage and a globe icon indicates a website. Next to each WebPage or website is its title. b. The Web Pages container is where you would drop websites from either the Web Sites or Web Pages container to add a website to a WebPage or to replace a website with another website. Right-Clicking on the Web Pages container will open a context menu that allows you to perform all of the functions for the Web Pages container. See Web Pages Functions for more details on the Web Pages container functions. 5. Web Pages WebSites URL Viewer a. The Web Pages WebSites URL Viewer is located below both the Web Sites and Web Pages container at the bottom of Web Organizer's program window. It displays the URL of the currently selected website in the Web Pages container; if a folder is currently selected then nothing is displayed. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Web Organizer has many options to customize itself to meet your needs. All program settings are changed through Web Organizer's Settings Notebook. The Settings Notebook can be reached through the "Settings" menu option on the main menu, Web Sites container context menu, Web Pages container context menu, and "Register" -> "Register" menu options. The first time Web Organizer is run it sets all settings to a safe default. The Settings Notebook has two push buttons, Save and Cancel. The Save push button will save any and all changes to the settings and close the Settings Notebook. The Cancel push button will close the Settings Notebook without saving any changes to the settings. The Settings Notebook has six pages as follows: 1. Program 2. HomePage 3. WebSites 4. WebPages Page 1 5. WebPages Page 2 6. Register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3.1. Program ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The Program Settings Notebook page settings deal with the general events of the program itself. There are a total of eight program settings as follows: 1. Confirm on exit. a. When checked Web Organizer will confirm that you want to exit the program when you try to exit the program. This is checked by default. 2. Create as WebExplorer HomePage. a. When checked Web Organizer will change WebExplorer's ini file so that the Main WebPage Web Organizer creates will be loaded as WebExplorer's HomePage when WebExplorer is started. This is checked by default and is the desired setting in most cases, unless you are not using WebExplorer. Both Create as WebExplorer HomePage and Create as Netscape/2 HomePage can be checked at the same time to allow them both to use the WebPages Web Organizer creates. 3. Create as Netscape/2 HomePage. a. When checked Web Organizer will change Netscape's ini file so that the Main WebPage Web Organizer creates will be loaded as Netscape's HomePage when Netscape is started. This setting is not checked by default, but if you are using Netscape/2 then you should check it. Both Create as WebExplorer HomePage and Create as Netscape/2 HomePage can be checked at the same time to allow them both to use the WebPages Web Organizer creates. 4. WebExplorer QuickList at startup. a. When checked Web Organizer will load WebExplorer's Quicklist entries into the Web Sites container when it is first started. This is checked by default. Either WebExplorer Quicklist at startup or Netscape/2 Bookmark at startup should be checked, but only one of them can be checked, because you cannot load both at the same time. 5. Netscape/2 BookMark at startup. a. When checked Web Organizer will load Netscape's Bookmark entries into the Web Sites container when it is first started.Either WebExplorer Quicklist at startup or Netscape/2 Bookmark at startup should be checked, but only one of them can be checked, because you cannot load both at the same time. 6. Use Netscape to Load WebSite. a. When checked Web Organizer will use Netscape to load a website that has been double-clicked. Either Use Netscape to Load WebSite or Use WebExplorer to Load Website must be checked, but both can not checked at the same time. 7. Use WebExplorer to Load WebSite. a. When checked Web Organizer will use WebExplorer to load a website that has been double-clicked. This is checked by default. Either Use Netscape to Load WebSite or Use WebExplorer to Load Website must be checked, but both can not checked at the same time. 8. Web Explorer Parameters: a. This setting is only used when Use WebExplorer to Load WebSite is checked. It is used to supply the parameters to start WebExplorer with. The default it -q -p -t 8. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3.2. HomePage ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The HomePage Settings Notebook page allows you to change the colors of the WebPages Web Organizer will create. If you save these changes, they will not take effect until the next time you do a Build WebPages. There are a total of twelve HomePage items as follows: 1. Preview Window a. The preview window is located in the upper left-hand corner of the page. The preview window is used to show you the way the color scheme will look on your WebPages Web Organizer creates. The preview window consists of five parts as follows: 1. Document Text a. The Document text is used to display the color to use for the Title, lines, and any text on the WebPages Web Organizer creates. 2. Hypertext Link a. The Hypertext Link is used to display the color used for the actual website links on the WebPages Web Organizer creates. 3. Visited Link a. The Visited Link is used to display the color to indicate when a website link on the WebPages Web Organizer creates has already been visited. It is suggested that this color be the same as the Hypertext Link, since you will be constantly visiting the same links over and over. 4. Active Link a. The Active Link is used to display the color to use when you click on a website link on the WebPages Web Organizer creates. 5. Background a. The Background is used to display the color used for the background of the WebPages Web Organizer creates. 2. Document Text a. When selected, this is the part of the WebPages you will be editing the color for; only one part can be edited at a time. When selected, the Color Palette will change to the selected color and the Red, Green, and Blue spin buttons will display the numerical value of that color. 3. Hypertext Link a. When selected, this is the part of the WebPages you will be editing the color for; only one part can be edited at a time. When selected, the Color Palette will change to the selected color and the Red, Green, and Blue spin buttons will display the numerical value of that color. 4. Visited Link a. When selected, this is the part of the WebPages you will be editing the color for; only one part can be edited at a time. When selected, the Color Palette will change to the selected color and the Red, Green, and Blue spin buttons will display the numerical value of that color. 5. Active Link a. When selected, this is the part of the WebPages you will be editing the color for; only one part can be editing at a time. When selected the Color Palette will change to the selected color and the Red, Green, and Blue spin buttons will display the numerical value of that color. 6. Background a. When selected, this is the part of the WebPages you will be editing the color for; only one part can be editing at a time. When selected, the Color Palette will change to the selected color and the Red, Green, and Blue spin buttons will display the numerical value of that color. 7. Color Palette a. The Color Palette is located directly below the Preview Window. The Color Palette serves two purposes as follows: 1. The Color Palette will display the color currently being used for the selected edit part of the WebPages. 2. The Color Palette will change color as the Red, Green, Blue spin buttons are changed. This allows you to preview a custom color before the edited part of the WebPages is actually changed to that color. Once you have a color you like on the Color Palette, click on the Color Palette, and the edit part of the WebPages will change to that color. 8. Color Themes a. The Color Themes is located directly to the right of the Color Palette; it is a dropdown list. These are pre-defined color themes that change the appearance of the WebPages Web Organizer creates. The <Default> is the one Web Organizer uses to begin with. The Original is the original used by Web Organizer when it was known as WebExplorer Organizer. If you have a theme that you think others might enjoy, please, send them to ONG SoftWare and if we add it to the list, we will give you credit for it. 9. Red a. The Red control is located directly below the Color Palette, it is a spin button. The Red control controls the amount of red added to the color in the Color Palette. 10. Green a. The Green control is located directly below the Red control, it is a spin button. The Green control controls the amount of green added to the color in the Color Palette. 11. Blue a. The Blue control is located directly below the Green control, it is a spin button. The Blue control controls the amount of blue added to the color in the Color Palette. 12. Color Grid a. The Color Grid is located directly left of the RGB controls. These are pre-defined colors that, when clicked, will change the edit part of the WebPages Web Organizer creates to that color. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3.3. WebSites ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The WebSites Settings Notebook page settings deal with how certain events are handled in the Web Sites container. There are a total of six websites settings as follows: 1. Delete WebSite after drag. a. When checked Web Organizer will delete a website from the Web Sites container after it has been dragged to the Web Pages container. 2. Confirm on Reload INI File. a. When checked Web Organizer will prompt you to confirm that you want to reload the INI file and lose all changes made to the INI file. This is checked by default. 3. Confirm on Update INI File. a. When checked Web Organizer will prompt you to confirm that you want to update and save the changes to the INI file you are currently working with. This is checked by default. 4. Confirm on Delete WebSite. a. When checked Web Organizer will prompt you to confirm that you want to delete the currently selected website in the Web Sites container. This is checked by default. 5. If changed, ask to Update on exit. a. When checked Web Organizer will prompt you to update and save the changes made to the INI file you were working on if it has changed when you exit Web Organizer. Only "If changed, ask to update on exit." or "Update INI file on exit." can be checked at one time, or neither, but not both. This is checked by default. 6. Update INI file on exit. a. When checked Web Organizer will automatically update the INI file you were working with when you exit Web Organizer if it has changed. Only "If changed, ask to update on exit." or "Update INI file on exit." can be checked at one time, or neither, but not both. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3.4. WebPages Page 1 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The WebPages Settings Notebook page settings deal with how certain events are handled in the Web Pages container. There are a total of eight Web Pages settings as follows: 1. Mini icon view. a. When checked the icons displayed in the Web Pages container will be mini icons, which allows for more information to be shown. This is checked by default. 2. Confirm on Reload WebPages. a. When checked Web Organizer will prompt you to confirm that you want to reload the WebPages and lose all changes made to the WebPages since the last Build WebPages. This is checked by default. 3. Confirm on Build WebPages. a. When checked Web Organizer will prompt you to confirm that you want to Build the WebPages and save the changes made to the WebPages. This is checked by default. 4. Confirm on Delete WebPage. a. When checked Web Organizer will prompt you to confirm that you want to delete the currently selected WebPage and all of its child in the Web Pages container. This is checked by default. 5. Confirm on Delete WebPage Site. a. When checked Web Organizer will prompt you to confirm that you want to delete the currently selected WebPage website in the Web Pages container. This is checked by default. 6. Confirm on Update WebPage Site. a. When checked Web Organizer will prompt you to confirm that you want to update the currently selected WebPage website in the Web Pages container with the website that is being dropped on it. This is checked by default. 7. If changed, ask to Build on exit. a. When checked Web Organizer will prompt you to Build WebPages and save the changes made to the WebPages if they have changed, when you exit Web Organizer. Only "If changed, ask to Build on exit." or "Build WebPages on exit." can be checked at one time, or neither, but not both. 8. Build WebPages on exit. a. When checked Web Organizer will automatically Build the WebPages when you exit Web Organizer if they have changed. Only "If changed, ask to update on exit." or "Update INI file on exit." can be checked at one time, or neither, but not both. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3.5. WebPages Page 2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The WebPages Settings Notebook page settings deal with how certain events are handled in the Web Pages container. There is only one Web Pages setting as follows: 1. Auto Sort WebPages a. The Auto Sort WebPages determines how the Web Pages container handles the sorting of the WebPages and WebPages' websites when new WebPages and websites are added to it. Only one type of sort can be chosen. If either Ascending or Descending are chosen you will not have access to any of the other sort functions. 1. None a. When checked no automatic sorting is done. WebPages are added to the top and websites are added to the bottom. 2. Ascending a. When checked all added WebPages and websites are automatically sorted in ascending order. 3. Descending a. When checked all added WebPages and websites are automatically sorted in descending order. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3.6. Register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ The Register Settings Notebook page allows you to enter your registration name and code you received from ONG SoftWare after registering Web Organizer. There are a total of three items as follows: 1. Registered User's Name a. This is where you enter the name you used to register Web Organizer. 2. Registration Key a. This is where you enter the registration key you received from ONG SoftWare. 3. Register a. After entering in your registration information, press the Register push button so that Web Organizer can verify your registration information and inform itself that you are now a registered user. Note: When entering your registration information it must be entered exactly the way it was sent to you from ONG SoftWare. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Tutorial ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ This tutorial will not go over every single feature and function that Web Organizer has, but instead will explain the basics you need to start organizing those bookmarks and building your WebPages. See Web Site Functions and Web Page Functions for a complete description of all of Web Organizer's features and functions. Now that you have an understanding of Web Organizer's program window layout and settings we are ready to start Web Organizer. 1. The first time you run Web Organizer the Web Sites container should display all of your WebExplorer Quicklist entries and the Web Pages container should display one folder with a title of "Main WebPage". a. If you are not using WebExplorer and nothing is showing in the Web Sites container then go to the Open or Load Netscape/2 BookMark File section in Web Sites Functions and it will explain how to open another WebExplorer INI or Netscape bookmark file. Or open the Settings Notebook from the Settings Menu option and change the Program settings to "Netscape/2 BookMark at startup" if you are using Netscape/2 instead of WebExplorer. Then close Web Organizer and re-start it. 2. If you have read the Settings section of this documentation you may want to change any settings that you prefer to change at this time. 3. The Main WebPage is the WebPage that will be set as your HomePage, and the page that all other first level WebPages and websites will be accessed from. The name of the WebPage is the title that will appear at the top of your HomePage when WebExplorer or Netscape is started. First, let's change the name of the Main WebPage to what you want your HomePage named; there are two ways of doing this as follows: a. Right-Click on the Main WebPage, a context menu will pop-up. Select the "Rename Main WebPage" menu option. A dialog box will appear prompting you to Please enter the new WebPage name:, enter the new Main WebPage name you want to use, and then press the OK push button. b. Alt+Left-Click on the Main WebPage name, you are now able to directly edit the name of the Main WebPage. Edit the name to what you want, then Left-Click on the Folder icon to save the changes or press the ESC key to cancel the changes. The Main WebPage should now display the WebPage name you changed it to. 4. Now that you have the name you want for your Main WebPage, let's add some WebPages to it. Right-Click on the Main WebPage, a context menu will pop-up. Select the "Add New WebPage" menu option. A dialog box will appear prompting you to Please enter the new WebPage name:, enter a name for the new WebPage you will be adding, keeping in mind that the WebPages are used to organize similar websites.( For Example: OS/2 Pages, Sports, etc... ) Once you have entered the name press the OK push button to add that new WebPage. You will notice that a new folder icon has appeared as a child to the Main WebPage. You can nest WebPages up to three levels by doing the above, except you want to Right-Click the WebPage that you want to add another WebPage to. Also, you can edit the name of a WebPage the same way you edited the name of the Main WebPage. Now repeat this step a few times, so that you have a few WebPages added. 5. Now that you have a few WebPages, you can start to organize your websites. Again, the WebPages are used to organize similar websites, so choose a website from the Web Sites Container that would belong in one of the WebPages you created. Now drag-n-drop that website onto the WebPage folder you want that website added to. You will notice that that WebPage folder now has a + next to it indicating that there are children to that WebPage. Also you will notice that that website in the Web Sites container now has hashmarks next to it, indicating that that website has been added to a WebPage already( it uses the URL to compare websites, so two websites with different names will still match ). Now press on the + next to that WebPage in the Web Pages container to expand the tree for that WebPage. You will notice that there is now a globe icon next to the name of the website you just added, indicating that that is a website. You can change the website name by using the Alt+Left-Click method mentioned above for the Main WebPage. Now repeat these steps a few times, so that you have a few websites added to a few WebPages. You can also add websites to the Main WebPage as above but by dropping it on the Main WebPage. 6. Now you can Build the WebPages to take a look at what you have actually done. First open the Settings Notebook by the "Settings" menu option on the main menu. Under Program settings choose either the "Create as WebExplorer HomePage" or "Create as Netscape/2 HomePage" or neither or both depending on which browser you use. If you choose neither then you will have to manually open the Main WebPage from your browser. You would do this by choosing open HTML file from you browser and opening the "main.htm" file which can be found in the Web Organizer's pages sub-directory. Now that you have Web Organizer set up to build the WebPages for your browser you can Build the WebPages. Right-Click on the Main WebPage, a context menu will pop up. Choose the "Build WebPages" menu option; this will build the WebPages and set your browser to load the Main WebPage as your HomePage. Remember whenever you make changes to your WebPages and you want to save those changes you must do a Build WebPages for those changes to be saved. 7. Now open the browser you chose and you can see the WebPage you have created for yourself. First you will notice that the name you chose for your Main WebPage is displayed at the top of your HomePage. Then you have a line across the screen separating the Title of the page and your first webpage you added. Below this line you will find the WebPages that you added and any websites you added to the Main WebPage. By clicking on one of the WebPages, links will bring up that WebPage with the WebPages and/or websites you added to it. If you are on a Sub-WebPage you will notice that below the second line on the WebPage there is a index of all of your first-level WebPages; this makes it easier to move among your WebPages you have added. Now move back to the HomePage; in both WebExplorer or Netscape you can easily move back to your homepage by clicking on the HomePage Icon on their toolbars. On the Main WebPage you will notice at the bottom of it, it displays the E-Mail address for ONG SoftWare, ONG SoftWare's HomePage address, and the address for both the Frames and Non-Frames version of the "The Complete OS/2 Links Page!" HomePage. Please check out the "The Complete OS/2 Links Page!", it is maintained by ONG SoftWare and is updated regularly and contains many useful OS/2 related sites( over 220 at last count ). The other two links to ONG SoftWare give you an easy way to contact ONG SoftWare or check ONG SoftWare's HomePage for an updated version, news, or new products. Lastly, you will notice that it displays the version of Web Organizer it was created by. 8. Since you now have a better understanding of what Web Organizer is actually doing you can try some more things to better organize your websites. Close you browser and go back to Web Organizer. 9. You can drag websites from one WebPage to another WebPage to move websites between WebPages. If the WebPage you want to move another WebPage website to is not visible on the screen, then you can use Web Organizer's copy, cut, and paste feature to move the website. 10. You can drag-n-drop websites onto websites in the Web Pages container to to either replace or update the website you are dropping the new website unto. This is useful when a website you visit changes its address. You would want to create a new quicklist or bookmark entry with the new address in your browser and then when you use Web Organizer the next time drag-n-drop the new website unto the old website. 11. If you have WebExplorer URL objects in folders or on you desktop you can also drag them to WebPages in the Web Pages container to add them to that WebPage. 12. If you want to delete a website from either the Web Sites container or the Web Pages container you can either use the context menu or drag-n-drop the website to the OS/2 shredder object. 13. Everyone likes a little order in their life. This is where the sort features come into play. You will not be able to use the sort features if you have the Auto Sort setting set to ascending or descending in the Web Pages settings page. This is were this tutorial ends, but there are still a lot more features and functions to Web Organizer. See Web Sites Functions and Web Pages Functions for a complete list and description of these features and functions. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Web Site Functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Web Site Functions are all of the features and functions that are available in the Web Sites container. 1. ContextMenu a. Right-Clicking in the Web Sites container will pop-up a context menu. b. The Web Sites context menu consists of at least eight options as follows: 1. Open a. The "Open" menu option is used to open another WebExplorer INI or NetScape Bookmark file. This option will open a common OS/2 file dialog window to allow you to specify the WebExplorer INI or Netscape bookmark file you want to open. These is useful when you have multiple files or when you get a copy from someone else. 2. Last Five a. The Last Five is actually only shown when you have used the "Open" menu option and have opened another file. There is not an actual "Last Five" menu option, but the menu will display the last five files you have opened if they are still valid. 3. Load WebExplorer INI File a. The "Load WebExplorer INI File" menu option is used to load the default WebExplorer INI file, if WebExplorer is installed. 4. Load NetScape/2 BookMark File a. The "Load NetScape/2 BookMark File" menu option is used to load the default NetScape/2 Bookmark file, if NetScape/2 is installed. 5. Update Ini File a. The "Update Ini File" menu option is only available when a WebExplorer INI file is loaded. It will update and save any and all changes to that WebExplorer INI file. This needs to be done to save any changes made to a WebExplorer INI file. 6. Sort a. The "Sort" menu option is only available when a WebExplorer INI file is loaded.. It has two sub-options as follows: 1. Ascending a. The "Ascending" menu option will sort the websites in ascending order for the WebExplorer INI file you are currently using. 2. Descending a. The "Descending" menu option will sort the websites in descending order for the WebExplorer INI file you are currently using. 7. Delete Web Site a. The "Delete Web Site" menu option is only available when a WebExplorer INI file is loaded. It allows you to delete a website from the WebExplorer INI file you are currently using. 8. Settings a. The "Settings" menu option opens the Settings Notebook to the WebSites settings page. 9. Exit a. The "Exit" menu option will close Web Organizer. 2. Deleting a Website a. A website can also be dragged to the OS/2 Shredder object to delete a website. 3. Loading a Website a. You can load a website from Web Organizer with either WebExplorer or Netscape by double-clicking on the website you want to open, as long as you are on-line. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Web Page Functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Web Page Functions are all of the features and functions that are available in the Web Pages container. 1. Context Menus a. Right-Clicking in the Web Pages container will pop-up a context menu. b. There are several context menus depending on what type of object you are on when you Right-Click; they are as follows: 1. Main WebPage Context Menu a. The Main WebPage context menu opens when you Right-Click on the Main WebPage or in the Web Pages container, but not on another object in it. b. The Main WebPage context menu consists of of eleven options as follows: 1. Reload WebPages a. The "Reload WebPages" menu option allows you to reload the WebPages from the last time they were built. This is useful if you have made changes and decided that you want to undo those changes, then you can reload the WebPages from the last build. 2. Build WebPages a. The "Build WebPages" menu option is used to Build the WebPages and save the WebPages your browser will use as its HomePage. You must perform a Build WebPages to save any changes you have made to your WebPages. 3. Export a. The "Export" menu option consists of three sub-options as follows: 1. Into ASCII File a. The "Into ASCII File" menu option will export all of the website names and URLs, separated by a "-", into a file named "WebSites.lst" in your Web Organizer directory. This file will be overwritten every time you perform this option. 2. Into Netscape/2 a. The "Into Netscape/2" menu option will export all of the WebPages and websites into the Netscape bookmark file. When this information is exported to Netscape it will maintain the complete structure of the WebPages and websites. It will put a separator before and after the Main WebPage entry. The Main WebPage entry will contain all of the other WebPages and websites. 3. Into WebExplorer a. The "Into WebExplorer" menu option will export all of the websites into the WebExplorer INI file. During the export process it will check for duplicate URL entries and not export those websites. 4. Rename Main WebPage a. The "Rename Main WebPage" menu option allows you to edit the name of your Main WebPage. 5. Add New WebPage a. The "Add New WebPage" menu option allows you to add a new WebPage to the Main WebPage. 6. Paste Web Site a. The "Paste" menu option allows you to add a website that has been either cut or copied from another WebPage to the Main WebPage. 7. Sort a. The "Sort" Menu option will not be available if you have the Auto Sort setting set to either Ascending or Descending. The Sort menu option consists of three sub-menu options as follows: 1. All Web Pages a. The "All Web Pages" menu option will sort all WebPages and websites in the Web Pages Container. The All Web Pages menu option consists of two sub-menu options as follows: 1. Ascending a. The "Ascending" menu option will sort all WebPages and websites in the Web Pages container in ascending order. 2. Descending a. The "Descending" menu option will sort all WebPages and websites in the Web Pages container in descending order. 2. Folder a. The "Folder" menu option will sort all WebPages and websites that are a direct children to the Main WebPage. Direct children are WebPages or websites that are located on the WebPage you are doing the sort for. The Folder menu option consists of two sub-menu options as follows: 1. Ascending a. The "Ascending" menu option will sort all WebPages and websites that are direct children of the Main WebPage in ascending order. 2. Descending a. The "Descending" menu option will sort all WebPages and websites that are direct children of the Main WebPage in descending order. 3. Manual a. The "Manual" menu option is similar to the "Folder" menu option, in that it allows you to sort only WebPages and websites that are direct children of the Main WebPage. When selected a secondary window will open that will allow you to move WebPages and websites up and down by the Up and Down push buttons. The way you move the WebPages and websites up and down is by clicking on the one you want to move and then pressing either the Up or Down push button to move it. The window will display a list of all direct children. Once you have sorted the list you have to push the Ok push button for the sort to take place. Or you can press the cancel button to cancel the manual sort. 8. Expand All a. The "Expand All" menu option will expand all levels of the Main WebPage tree view. 9. Collapse All a. The "Collapse All" menu option will collapse all levels of the Main WebPage tree view. 10. Settings a. The "Settings" menu option opens the Settings Notebook to the WebPages settings page. 11. Exit a. The "Exit" menu option will close Web Organizer. 2. Sub-WebPage Context Menu 1. Add New WebPage a. The "Add New WebPage" menu option allows you to add a new WebPage to the currently selected WebPage. This option is not available for third-level WebPages, because Web Organizer is limited to three levels at this time. 2. Rename WebPage a. The "Rename WebPage" menu option allows you to edit the name of the currently selected WebPage. 3. Paste Web Site a. The "Paste" menu option allows you to add a website that has been either cut or copied from another WebPage to the currently selected WebPage. 4. Delete WebPage a. The "Delete WebPage" menu option allows you to delete the currently selected WebPage and all of its children. When doing this all WebPages, Nested WebPages, and websites are deleted for the currently selected WebPage. 5. Sort a. The "Sort" Menu option will not be available if you have the Auto Sort setting set to either Ascending or Descending. The Sort menu option consists of two sub-menu options as follows: 1. Folder a. The "Folder" menu option will sort all WebPages and websites that are direct children to the currently selected WebPage. Direct children are WebPages or websites that are located on the WebPage you are doing the sort for. The Folder menu option consists of two sub-menu options as follows: 1. Ascending a. The "Ascending" menu option will sort all WebPages and websites that are direct children of the currently selected WebPage in ascending order. 2. Descending a. The "Descending" menu option will sort all WebPages and websites that are direct children of the currently selected WebPage in descending order. 2. Manual a. The "Manual" menu option is similar to the "Folder" menu option, in that it allows you to sort only WebPages and websites that are direct children of the currently selected WebPage. When selected a secondary window will open that will allow you to move WebPages and websites up and down by the Up and Down push buttons. The way you move the WebPages and websites up and down is by clicking on the one you want to move and then pressing either the Up or Down push button to move it. The window will display a list of all direct children. Once you have sorted the list you have to push the Ok push button for the sort to take place. Or you can press the cancel button to cancel the manual sort. 6. Exit a. The "Exit" menu option will close Web Organizer. 3. WebPage WebSite Context Menu 1. Copy Web Site a. The "Copy" menu option allows you to copy the currently selected website from that WebPage to place it in another WebPage with the Paste menu option. 2. Cut Web Site a. The "Cut" menu option allows you to cut the currently selected website from that WebPage to place it in another WebPage with the Paste menu option. 3. Delete Web Site a. The "Delete Web Site" menu option allows you to delete the currently selected website. 4. Exit a. The "Exit" menu option will close Web Organizer. 2. Replacing or Updating a Website a. A website can be replaced or updated by dragging and dropping a new website onto it. 3. Delete a Website a. A website can be deleted by dragging it to the OS/2 Shredder Object. 4. Renaming a Website or WebPage a. A Website or a WebPage name can be changed by Alt+Left-Clicking on it this will allow you to directly edit the name of it. Once you have edited the name to what you want Left-Click on the Folder icon to save the changes or press the ESC key to cancel the changes. 5. Adding a WebExplorer URL Object a. WebExplorer URL objects you have on your desktop or in folders can be directly added to the Web Pages container. All you have to do is drag-n-drop the WebExplorer URL object to the WebPage you want to add it to, and it is added. 6. Loading a Website a. You can load a website from Web Organizer with either WebExplorer or Netscape by double-clicking on the website you want to open, as long as you are on-line. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Web Organizer's History ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ V.01.05.05 January 24, 1996 Name changed to Web Organizer. Bugs Fixed: In certain configurations, the last four or so WebPage's WebSites were disappearing Install program would not create the required directories when it was being installed from the target directory or sub-directory Mouse pointer would not change to the text I-Beam when in an entry field Enhancements: Enhanced the WebPages layout by: * Decreased the WebPage Title size * Decreased the space between the Title and the line divider * Centered icons on Links to increase space * Removed List Entry Disks in NS/2 * Ability to edit the color scheme used in the WebPages Window is now re-sizable Condensed the programs INI file for faster loading and exiting Double-Clicking on a WebSite will now open that site in either WebExplorer or Netscape/2 Install program now creates an Web Organizer folder on you desktop with the Web Organizer Program, a Purchase Program, and the Web Organizer's Documentation Now includes an Purchase Program to fill out the registration form and either print it or send it secure E-Mail to BMT Micro Manual Sort Function, to allow for easier organizing of WebPages and WebSites Cut, Copy, and Paste commands for moving WebSites from WebPage to WebPage Export all WebPage WebSites into WebExplorer, Netscape, or an ASCII file Sort features for individual folders Auto Sort feature URL Viewer to view WebSites URL Documentation and on-line help has been completely re-written If Web Organizer is already installed, the install program will try to find the directory of the currently installed version V.01.04.04 October 02, 1996 Bugs Fixed: Fixed a problem with the settings getting messed up when upgrading from certain versions Fixed a problem with the way WebXOrg was handling both Netscape and WebExplorer files V.01.04.03 September 29, 1996 Netscape Enabled!!! Enhancements: Added support for Netscape and Netscape/2 Able to read in BookMark.htm files from all versions of Netscape Able to set Netscape/2 HomePage to WebXOrg's Main.htm V.01.03.03 July 27, 1996 Bugs Fixed: When doing a Build WebPages all of the old WebPages were not being deleted, which in certain cases would cause the pages to mess up. Handles High ASCII characters properly now After the initial install and first use the program would not load afterwards and get in an endless loop. Enhancements: The WebPages's icons are now being set to the proper size so that they do not take up so much space when loading. Create desktop object added to install program. Now accepts WebExplorer's URL Objects from the desktop Drag to shredder now deletes object... Rewrote file output routine to increase speed of builds greatly Folders are now adding at the beginning instead of the end... V.01.02.02 July 17, 1996 Second Official Release!!! Bugs Fixed: Not deleting some temp files used by the program. Would get in an endless loop if certain files weren't found. Alt-left-click on WebPage Site name not keeping changes. Enhancements: Now includes an install program. On-line help and an inf book are now included. Loading the Main WebPage when entering WebExplorer is now an option. Uses 'href' now instead of 'file:///'. Multi-Levels of Nested WebPages(This time they are actually there<vbg>). V.01.01.01 June 3, 1996 First Official Non-Beta Release!!! Bugs Fixed: WebExplorer "Load at startup?" not being set to true. Resulting in the Main WebPage not being displayed when starting WebExplorer. No context-menu being displayed in WebSite area when no websites are present. Handling of directories resulting in problems locating Icons and WebPage if the main directory's name is renamed. Bug with the Vrobj.dll and Pmmerge.dll resulting in dialog messages and prompts shrinking to the point were they are unreadable. Problem with not un-locking files. Crashing when dropping URL Objects from the desktop. This feature will be added in a future release. Problem when directly editing a WebPage Name and the letter 'O' bringing up the Open INI File Dialog. Not checking for WebPage Name, when blank you cannot link to that page. Must have a name. Enhancements: Webpages can now be moved from one WebPage to another. Can Re-Load INI file and WebPages, without exiting the program. Settings notebook to give greater control over the program. Update or Replace WebPage Site by dropping another WebSites onto it. Can ask to Update INI File and Build WebPages on exit if they have changed. Added an Index to the bottom of the sub-WebPages. Removed StatusWindow and INI File fields for more working spaces, the current INI File is now displayed on the programs Title-Bar. Added Settings to menus to jump directly to the settings that deal with that area. Menu option to expand or collapse Main WebPage tree. Marking WebSites that are already in a WebPage. V01.00.00b May 18, 1996 Initial beta release of WebExplorer Organizer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Contacting ONG SoftWare ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ To contact ONG SoftWare for any reason including bug reports, comments, hate mail, etc... : E-Mail: aphillips@sunbelt.net To get the newest version, news, etc... : HomePage: http://www.augusta.net/~aphillips/ong.html Note: All support for Web Organizer is provided by ONG SoftWare at the above E-Mail address. Please, do not contact BMT Micro about problems, they do not provide support for Web Organizer. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. License Agreement ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ INTERNATIONAL LICENSE AGREEMENT This is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and ONG SoftWare and Andrew A. Phillips. ONG SoftWare and Andrew A. Phillips's Web Organizer Version 1.x (the "software") is licensed by ONG SoftWare for use only on the terms and conditions set forth in this document. Please read this license agreement carefully. If you download or run the software you are indicating to ONG SoftWare that you accept and agree to be bound by the terms set forth in this document. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this document, you agree that you will not download or run the software and we thank you for your interest. 1. Grant of License The software is not public domain software nor is it free software. The use of the software, except for an initial 30-day trial period, requires registration. Non-licensed users are granted a limited license to use the software on a 30-day trial basis for the purpose of determining whether the software is appropriate for their needs. After this period, you must either register the software or remove it from your computer system. The use of unlicensed copies of the software outside of the initial 30-day trial period by any person, firm, business, corporation, government agency or other entity is strictly prohibited. Each purchase of Web Organizer comes with only one license. Each single user license grants you the right to use one copy of the software on a single terminal connected to a single computer (ie. CPU). A licensed user may use the software on different computers, but will not use the software on more than one computer at the same time. 2. Grant of Network License. A site license permits a company with multiple users to use several copies of the software on stand-alone computers, or to use a single copy over a network. A computer network is any combination of two or more terminals that are electronically linked and capable of sharing the use of a single software program. A licensed computer network is a computer network for which you have acquired and dedicated at least one version of the software (which can run alone or as a network server). If you wish to arrange for a site license, please contact ONG software for more details. 3. Copyright. The software is owned by ONG SoftWare and Andrew A. Phillips. The software is protected by copyright laws. All rights are reserved. You may either (a) make two copies of the software solely for backup or archival purposes provided that you reproduce all copyright and other proprietary notices that are on the original copy of the software provided to you, or (b) transfer the software to a single hard disk provided you keep the original solely for backup or archival purposes. You may not copy the written materials accompanying the software. 4. Other Restrictions. You may not rent or lease the software. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works from the software. Use of the software for any military or arms production related purpose, whether direct or indirect, is strictly prohibited and will constitute a breach of the license granted under this Agreement. 5. Termination. A breach of any term or condition in this Agreement by a licensed user will entitle ONG SoftWare to terminate the license granted hereby. Upon notice of termination from ONG SoftWare, you agree that you will immediately cease the use of the software, remove it from your computer system and destroy any software disks or manuals acquired from ONG SoftWare. 6. Dual Media software. If the software package contains both 3.5" and 5.25" disks, then you may use only the disks appropriate for your single-user computer or licensed computer network. You may not use the other disks on another computer or computer network, or loan, rent or transfer them to another user. SOFTWARE LIMITED WARRANTY To the original customer purchasing this product in the first instance only, ONG SoftWare provides the following warranties: THE ABOVE WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY ONG SOFTWARE, ITS EMPLOYEES, DISTRIBUTORS, DEALERS OR AGENTS WILL INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THE ABOVE WARRANTIES OR CREATE ANY NEW WARRANTIES. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE RISK OF PAYING THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION AND ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL ONG SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT EVEN IF ONG SOFTWARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. LIMITATION OF REMEDIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY REMEDY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, IN NO EVENT WILL ONG SOFTWARE OR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES, DISTRIBUTORS, DEALERS OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR ANY DATA SUPPLIED THEREWITH EVEN IF ONG SOFTWARE OR ANYONE ELSE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. SOME STATES AND PROVINCES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO CASE WILL ONG SOFTWARE'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE SOFTWARE. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Registering ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ All orders for Web Organizer are handled through BMT Micro. BMT Micro ordering information can be found below. To print an order form double-click on Order Form, then choose "Print" from the "Services" menu, and choose "This Section" from the print dialog box. Or if you choose "Create Desktop Object?" when installing Web Organizer you will find an Purchase Icon in the Web Organizer folder. Or you can find the purchase.exe file in your Web Organizer main directory. Run this program to enter in your registration information and then either print your registration form out or E-Mail it securely to BMT Micro. Mail Orders To: BMT Micro PO Box 15016 Wilmington, NC 28408 U.S.A. Voice Orders: 8:00am - 7:00pm EST (-5 GMT) (800) 414-4268 (Orders only) (910) 791-7052 (Orders / Order Inquires) Fax Orders: (910) 350-2937 24 hours, 7 days a week (800) 346-1OS2 24 hours, 7 days a week Online Orders via BBS: (910) 350-8061 10 lines, all 14.4k (910) 799-0923 28.8 v.FC via Compuserve: 74031,307 via Internet: bmt@wilmington.net via AOL: bmtmicro BMT Micro accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Diner's Club, money orders, cashier checks, and personal checks. BMT Micro also accept DM and British currency via registered mail. Personal checks are subject to clearance. Note: Each registration of Web Organizer comes with only one license for Web Organizer. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Registration Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Name: ____________________________________________________________ Company: ____________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ City: _______________________ State/Province: __________________ Country: ____________________________ Postal Code: __________________ Phone: ____________________________________________________________ Fax: ____________________________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________________________________ Product Price Quantity Total -------------------------------------------------------------------- ( Funds below specified in US dollars ) _WebExplorer Organizer V1.x_____ $_15.00__ x ________ = $____.___ Subtotal: $____.___ North Carolina residents, please add 6% sales tax: +$____.___ Total: $____.___ Shipping (check one): ___ Email ___ 1st Class Mail For credit card payment only: Circle one: VISA / Master / Discover / AMEX / Diner's Club Credit card number: _____________________________________________ Expiration date: ___/___ Authorization signature: _____________________________________________ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Copyright Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ Web Organizer. Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 ONG SoftWare. All rights reserved. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Thanks to... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ I would like to give special thanks to William Chase for proof reading the documentation. I would like to give thanks to my wonderful Wife, Lisa for putting up with my madness. And to her two cats Merlin and Smokey for driving me crazy and keeping my wife entertained.