README.TXT WebNavigator 1.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to WebNavigator 1.11 ! This document contains a quick description of WebNavigator 1.11. For more information please start WebNavigator and view the online documentation in the Help menu (you may also press F1). ************************************************************************** NOTE: WebNavigator 1.11 is an upgrade that fixes a problem when upgrading from HTMLview 1.0. There are no other changes compared to WebNavigator 1.1. ************************************************************************** If you are a registered user upgrading from HTMLview 1.0 you MUST follow the procedure described under "5. Upgrading from HTMLview 1.0" if you want to keep your old settings. ****************************************************** **** To register, please read the ORDER.TXT file. **** ****************************************************** 1. What is WebNavigator 1.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WebNavigator is a web browser for OS/2. WebNavigator is a faster way of browsing the web than WebExplorer. It does most of the things that WebExplorer does and works both on- and off-line. It has many features that WebExplorer has not. If you are used to work with WebExplorer you will soon be used to work with WebNavigator. Most menu-item and keyboard shortcut are similar to those in WebExplorer. Most notes features: - Select a link when a page is loaded - Internal and external (plugin) ftp/download - Integrated News and Mail. - Easy to use QuickList - Small (around 100kb) and fast. We also offer custom made versions of WebNavigator for customers that has a specific needs, for example feature limited, company specific versions. 2. What is new in version 1.1 (1.11) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 1.1 is an intermediate release. Its mostly a release to fix problems with the 1.1 release but it also contains things that did not make it in time for (HTMLview) 1.0. A major upgrade (1.5) is under development. - External download is added. You configure your plugin download/ftp client via Options->Settings->FTP/News and then click on a link. A window will pop up asking you if you wish to use the internal or the external download. - News is now supported. This is a undocumented feature of the WebExp API. There is also a menu item that allows you to import your news settings from WebExplorer. You may also edit your news mail signature file via the Options->Edit News/Mail signature file menu item. - The File->Open Document (URL) menu item is back on requests from many users. It was there during the beta but was removed in 1.0. - A new menu item File->New browser window allows you to start a new copy of WebNavigator. This function is also availible under the File-> Open Document (URL) menu item. - A Directory menu item is added to help you browse the net. It has online links to services at our web site. - You may now view the (HTML) source of the current document using the File->View source (HTML) menu item. - In 1.0 you could not press enter on a page with a "SUBMIT" button. This is a undocumented feature of the WebExp API that now works. - In version 1.0 if you entered an invalid address (URL) WebNavigator would replace it with the last valid. In 1.1 the invalid address is there for you to change. - Mail and news will not start if you do not fill in the needed fields in the settings notebook. - Document without the tag did not get into the list of visited links in 1.0. This is now fixed. - The trial version timeout is changed to 20 minutes. - The trial version timeout does no longer abort downloads. You may complete the download by NOT pressing the OK button until the download is finished. 3. Trial version limitations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Before you register you will be using the trial version. You are allowed to run unregistered in 30 day. All use after that is illegal. ** Support is only available for registered users ** The trial version has the following restrictions: - The QuickList cannot exceed five items. - The program will exit after running in 20 minutes. - When starting and exiting WebNavigator an information screen appears. You may however start WebNavigator as many times as you like during the trial period of 30 days. NOTE: If a download is running when the trial version times out the download may continue to finish. Just don't click the OK button! 4. Installation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The installation program is written for your convenience but is not required to install the product. You may copy the files to your harddisk manually if you wish. Only three files are required to run WebNavigator. - Copy the files (WEBNAV.EXE, WEBNAV.HTM, DIRECT.URL) to a directory of your choice. - Create desktop icons with program references for WEBNAV.EXE. - DO NOT drag the icons representing the executables from the file system (Drives window). - You may create several program references with different links as parameters. - Many copies of WebNavigator may run at the same time. If the installation program fails, please ensure that: - The installation directory is not in a non existing multilevel path. - The installation drive is not write protected. - You are running Workplace Shell. - The package WEBN111.ZIP is not tampered with. 5. Upgrading from HTMLview 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you are a registered user of HTMLview 1.0 and wants to keep your old setting please follow this procedure. - Install WebNavigator, but NOT in the same directory as HTMLview. - Before starting WebNavigator (DO NOT START !!) please Copy the HTMLVIEW.INI file and the QUIKLIST.TXT file to the directory where you installed WebNavigator. - Rename HTMLVIEW.INI to WEBNAV.INI - Now start WebNavigator - Verify that the registration is still functional and that the QuickList is the same as in HTMLview. - You may now delete HTMLview and its directory. As a registered user you may also delete the ORDER.TXT file and the PURCHASE.EXE and PURCHASE.APP file. You may also remove the program object in the WebNavigator folder "On-line registration" and the "How to register". 6. How to contact us ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Our homepage: <http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-13247/> Technical support, technical questions: - Lennart Carlson <mail@jmast.se> General questions - Martin Alfredsson <jma@jmast.se> ** Please note that support is only available to registered users. ** --------------------------------------------------------------- WebNavigator is Copyright (C) 1996, JMA Software Technologies ---------------------------------------------------------------