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@$VER: WebDesign Amigaguide Documentation Release Version 1.0 (7/31/96)
@(C) This documentation is copyright (c) Brian Myers, 1996
@AUTHOR Brian Myers
@INDEX INDEXNODE
@REM "This is the original AmigaGuide documentation for WebDesign."
@REM "Documentation in HTML forthcoming."
@NODE MAIN "WebDesign 1.0 Documentation"
@{B}W e b D e s i g n@{UB}
@{B}B y L a r r y M c G a h e y@{UB}
@{B}D o c u m e n t a t i o n b y B r i a n M y e r s@{UB}
@{U}Introductory@{UU}
1. @{"Program Information" link "proginfo"} General program info
2. @{"Disclaimer" link "disclaimer"} General disclaimer
3. @{"Shareware" link "shareware"} This program is shareware
---
@{U}Program Usage@{UU}
4. @{"Concept" link "concept"} Program concept
5. @{"Main screen" link "mainscreen"} The main program screen
6. @{"The menus" link "menus"} Description of the menus
7. @{"Keyboard commands" link "keyb"} Keyboard commands
8. @{"Buttons" link "buttons"} Description of the buttons
---
@{U}Closing@{UU}
@{"The authors, with contact info" link "authors"}
@{"People we wish to thank" link "thanks"}
@ENDNODE
@NODE "proginfo" "What this program's all about"
WebDesign is a program to make the creation of @{"HTML" link "HTML"} documents a
little easier. This program is in it's early stages but what is finished
should work for the most part. Let me know if you find any problems.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "disclaimer" "General Disclaimer"}
There are no guarantees of any sort with this program. This program
is not guaranteed to do anything at all, positive or negative.
Larry McGahey ("author" or "program author") is absolved of all
responsibility if this program causes undesired operation. No
responsibility is assumed or implied in the case of data loss or system
damage.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "shareware" "This program is Shareware"
WebDesign 1.0 is shareware. This means that you may use the program
for free for 30 days before registering. At the end of the 30-day period,
you must either register or quit using the program.
Registration removes the "WebDesign is shareware" requester. The
program itself is otherwise uncrippled.
Registration costs $25 US and may be sent in the form of check or
money order to Larry's snailmail address.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "concept" "Concept for WebDesign"
As stated under @{"Program Info" link "proginfo"}, WebDesign is a program designed to
make the creation of @{"HTML" link "html"} documents a little easier. Using WebDesign, you
can use simple mouse clicks to create full Web pages containing embedded
links, graphics, and forms.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "mainscreen" "The main program screen"
The main program screen is the interface to WebDesign that you'll
see most of the time. The screen is organized with the following buttons
and gadgets.
@{B}Close Gadget@{UB}
Quits the program
@{B}Resize Gadget@{UB}
Resizes the window
@{B}Text Entry Area@{UB}
This is where you do the editing on your document.
@{"The Buttons" link "buttons"}
These buttons allow the insertion of various tags into your
document.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "menus" "Explanation of program menus"
@{"Project" link "project"}
@{"Blocks" link "blocks"}
@{"Misc" link "misc"}
@{"Size" link "size"}
@{"Colors" link "colors"}
@{"Lists" link "lists"}
@{"Links" link "links"}
@{"Forms" link "forms"}
@{"Search" link "search"}
@{"Info" link "info"}
@{"Screen" link "screen"}
@{B}NOTE:@{UB} In the descriptions of some of the menu selections, there will be a
capital letter encased in angle brackets (`[' and `]'). This is the key
you press with the RightAmiga key for the keyboard shortcut. @{I}Example:
New [N] means RightAmiga-N.@{UI}
@{B}NOTE #2:@{UB} Throughout the menus, references to HTML and HTML tags are
included, with little or no explanation as to the effect of the tag. This
is because this documentation is not intended to be a guide to HTML. If
you want a guide to HTML, consult @{"HTML_Guide.guide" link "HTML_Guide"}, or the World Wide Web.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "project" "The _Project_ Menu"
New [N]
Clear the current document and start fresh.
----------
Open [O]
Open an existing document for editing.
Open.html [H]
Same as open, except that the requester shows only files ending in
@{I}.html@{UI}.
Insert [I]
Insert another document at the current cursor location.
Insert.html [L]
Same as insert, except that the requester shows only files ending in
@{I}.html@{UI}.
Append [K]
Tack on another document at the end of the current document.
----------
Save [S]
Save the current document.
Save as [A}
Save the current document under a different name
Select Save Mode
Select which form the document is saved as, ASCII or @{"FTXT" link "ftxt"}.
----------
Print File [P]
Send the current document to the printer.
----------
Quit [Q]
Quit the program.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "blocks" "The _Blocks_ Menu"
Mark [B]
Toggle block select on and off.
Cut [X]
Remove the selected block from the document and place it in
the Clipboard.
Copy [C]
Make a copy of the selected block and place it in the Clipboard.
Paste [V]
Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the current cursor
location.
----------
Set Cut to Mark....
@REM "Help!"
Set Copy to Mark....
@REM "More help!"
----------
Clear Line [Z]
Clear the current line.
Delete Line [D]
Erase the current line.
Undelete Clear Line
Restore the last cleared line.
----------
Save Block
Write the selected block to a file.
Print Block
Print the currently selected block.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "misc" "The _Misc_ Menu"
Address
Insert an ... tag pair around the current line.
Banner
Insert a ... tag pair around the current line
BGSound
Allows you to select which sound will be played in the background
as the page is displayed.
Blockquote
Insert a ...
tag pair around the current
line.
Credit
Insert a ... tag pair around the current line.
Marquee
Allows you to create a moving text banner. Opens a requester to
select the text message, the marquee behavior (sliding or
scrolling), and marquee alignment (top, bottom, or middle).
Reminder
Inserts a tag pair to insert a comment into the .html
document.
----------
New Line
Insert a
tag.
New Paragraph
Default => Start a new paragraph.
Align Left = > Start a new paragraph, aligned on the left.
Align Center => Start a new paragraph, aligned in the center.
Align Right => Start a new paragraph, aligned on the right.
----------
Insert an tag at the current cursor position.
Insert an tag at the current cursor location.
Insert a tag at the current cursor position.
Insert a tag at the current cursor location.
Insert a <TITLE> tag at the current cursor location.
Insert a tag at the current cursor location.
Insert a tag at the current cursor location.
Insert a tag at the current cursor location.
Insert a
tag at the current cursor location (same function as
"New Paragraph -> Default").
Insert a tag at the current cursor location. Note that
is included for completeness, and is unnessecery.
----------
Template
Insert a template like the program does upon startup. Contains
an opening comment, , , , and <BODY> tag
pairs.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "size" "The _Size_ Menu"
Font Size +1 - +4
Increase the font size by 1 to 4 points.
Font Size -1 - -2
Decrease the font size by 1 to 2 points.
Big
Select a large typeface.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "colors" "The _Colors_ Menu"
Current Line Text
Body Text
Background
New Links
Visited Links
Activated Links
Each of the above five menus give a color requester. The color can
be adjusted with the sliders, or the numerical value can be entered in the
text gadget. The selected menu sets the color for the option it names.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "lists" "The _Lists" Menu"
Ordered List
Default => Create a standard-style ordered list.
Small Letters => Create an ordered list using small characters.
Capital Letters => Create an ordered list using all capital
letters.
Small Roman => Create an ordered list in the Roman Small font.
Large Roman => Create an ordered list in the Roman Large font.
Bullet List
Default => Create a standard style bulleted list.
Disk => Create a bulleted list using disks as the bullet icons.
Circle => Create a bulleted list using circles as the bullet
icons.
Square => Create a bulleted list using squares as the bullet
icons.
Defined List
Defined List => Create a defined list.
List Term => Define the current item as the term to be defined.
Definition => Define the current item as the definition for the
term.
List Entry
Insert a <LI> tag at the current cursor position.
Tables
Table Attributes => Define the attributes of the table.
(alignment, width, and border size).
Caption Attributes => Define the attributes of the caption
(alignment and caption text).
----------
Table Row => Inserts a <TR>...</TR> tag pair.
Table Header => Inserts a <TH>...</TH> tag pair.
Table Data => Inserts a <TD>...</TD> tag pair.
----------
Table Row Attributes => Define the attributes of the table row
(alignment and vertical alignment).
Table Header Attributes => Define the attributes of the table
header (alignment, vertical alignment,
number of rows, and number of
columns).
Table Data Attributes => Define the attributes of the table data
(alignment, vertical alignment, number
of rows, and number of columns).
@ENDNODE
@NODE "links" "The _Links_ Menu"
Full URL http://
Creates a link to an HTML document (or other text file) on a
remote machine. Text gadgets allow entry of the remote address
(site and file name), and comment for the link.
Relative URL
Creates a link to an HTML document (or other text file) on your
machine. Can also link to another location in the current
document. Text gadgets allow entry of the address (file name),
and comment for the link.
Named Target
Create a NAME anchor.
ftp://
Establish a file transfer connection to a remote site. Text
gadgets allow entry of the address (ftp site), and comment
for the link.
file://
Creates a link to a file on a remote machine. Text gadgets
allow entry of the address (site and file name), and comment
for the link.
mailto:
Creates a link to sent Internet mail to an address. Text
gadgets allow entry of the address (standard Internet e-mail
address), and comment for the link.
news:
Allows reading of a Usenet group. Text gadgets allow entry of the
newsgroup name, and comment for the link.
gopher:
Establish a gopher connection to a remote site. Text gadgets
allow entry of the address (gopher site), and comment for the
link.
Telnet:
Establish a telnet connection with a remote site. Text gadgets
allow entry of the address (if there is a port number, use the
form @{I}telnet://remote.site.name:portnum@{UI}.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "forms" "The _Forms_ Menu"
Method & Action
Allows you to set the method of the form (POST or GET) as well as
the form's action (/cgi-bin/ or /cgi-bin/uncgi/).
Input Action Attributes
Allows you to set the input type (TEXT, CHECKBOX, RADIO, HIDDEN,
SUBMIT, or RESET), name, name/pair, value, value/pair, size,
maxlength, and initial checked/unchecked status of the form.
Select With Attributes
Option List
Allows you to create a list of options.
Option Selected
Allows you to insert an option that is selected.
Text Area Attributes
Allows you to set the attributes of a text area. Attributes are
the comment, name of the text area, number of rows, and number (in
characters) of columns.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "search" "The _Search_ Menu"
Find Word [F]
Search for an occurance of a word.
Find Next [M]
Search for the next occurance of the string/word.
Find Mode
Wildcard => Search by wildcard.
By Word => Search for a word.
Case Sensitive => Turn on case sensitivity.
Replace Word [R]
Find one word and replace it with another.
----------
Goto Line [G]
Go to a specific line.
Goto Top [[]
Go to the top of the document.
Goto Bottom []]
Go to the bottom of the document.
----------
Set Bookmark
Set 1 => Set the current location as bookmark #1.
Set 2 => Set the current location as bookmark #2.
Set 3 => Set the current location as bookmark #3.
Set 4 => Set the current location as bookmark #4.
Set 5 => Set the current location as bookmark #5.
Goto Bookmark
Goto 1 => Goto bookmark #1.
Goto 2 => Goto bookmark #2.
Goto 3 => Goto bookmark #3.
Goto 4 => Goto bookmark #4.
Goto 5 => Goto bookmark #5.
----------
Page Up [,]
Move up one page in the document.
Page Down [.]
Move one page down in the document.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "info" "The _Info_ Menu"
Document Size
Shows the size of the available document in number of characters,
words, and lines.
Available Memory
Gives free memory in total, chip, and fast.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "authors" "Information about the authors"}
WebDesign was written by Larry McGahey. All documentation
(AmigaGuide and HTML) was written by Brian Myers.
Larry can be contacted at:
Larry McGahey
6092 N 8th Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
IRC: Yooper
E-Mail: lmcgahey@net-link.net
Brian can be contacted at:
Brian Myers
1713 Bellevue Loop
Anchorage, AK 99515
IRC: Imix
E-Mail: lancelot@spideys.com
@ENDNODE
@NODE "screen" "The _Screen_ Menu"
640x200
640x400
656x495
Each menu selection changes the screen resolution appropriatley.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "keyb" "Keyboard Commands"
For the description of a command, refer to it's description in the
@{"menu" link "menus"} section.
@{B}RightAmiga-,@{UB}
Page Up
@{B}RightAmiga-.@{UB}
Page Down
@{B}RightAmiga-A@{UB}
SaveAs
@{B}RightAmiga-B@{UB}
Mark Block
@{B}RightAmiga-C@{UB}
Copy Block
@{B}RightAmiga-D@{UB}
Delete Line
@{B}RightAmiga-F@{UB}
Find Word
@{B}RightAmiga-G@{UB}
Goto Line
@{B}RightAmiga-H@{UB}
Open.html
@{B}RightAmiga-I@{UB}
Insert
@{B}RightAmiga-K@{UB}
Append
@{B}RightAmiga-L@{UB}
Insert.html
@{B}RightAmiga-M@{UB}
Find Next
@{B}RightAmiga-N@{UB}
New
@{B}RightAmiga-O@{UB}
Open
@{B}RightAmiga-P@{UB}
Print
@{B}RightAmiga-Q@{UB}
Quit
@{B}RightAmiga-R@{UB}
Replace Word
@{B}RightAmiga-S@{UB}
Save
@{B}RightAmiga-V@{UB}
Paste Block
@{B}RightAmiga-X@{UB}
Cut Block
@{B}RightAmiga-Z@{UB}
Clear Line
@{B}RightAmiga-[@{UB}
Goto Top
@{B}RightAmiga-]@{UB}
Goto Bottom
@{B}F1@{UB}
Insert Line Break (<BR>)
@{B}F2@{UB}
Insert Paragraph Break (<P>)
@{B}F3@{UB}
Insert Listitem Tag (<LI>)
@{B}F5@{UB}
Text wrap off
@{B}F6@{UB}
Text wrap on
@{B}F9@{UB}
Insert blank line above current line
@{B}F10@{UB}
Insert blank line below current line
@{B}Alt-LeftArrow@{UB}
Goto start of word
@{B}Alt-RightArrow@{UB}
Goto end of word
@{B}Shift-LeftArrow@{UB}
Goto start of previous word
@{B}Shift-RightArrow@{UB}
Goto start of next word
@{B}Ctrl-LeftArrow@{UB}
Goto beginning of line
@{B}Ctrl-RightArrow@{UB}
Goto end of line
@ENDNODE
@NODE "buttons" "Button Commands"
The buttons on the main program screen are arranged in six columns.
The functions of the buttons are as follows.
@{"Bold " link "1a"}@{"Preformat " link "2a"}@{"Defined List " link "3a"}@{"Heading 1 " link "4a"}@{"Wrap On/Off " link "5a"}@{"Image " link "6a"}
@{"Cite " link "1b"}@{"Sample " link "2b"}@{"List Term " link "3b"}@{"Heading 2 " link "4a"}@{"New Line " link "5b"}@{"BG Image " link "6b"}
@{"Code " link "1c"}@{"Strong " link "2c"}@{"Definition " link "3c"}@{"Heading 3 " link "4a"}@{"Paragraph " link "5c"}@{"<HR> Attr. " link "6c"}
@{"Emphasize " link "1d"}@{"Typewriter " link "2d"}@{"Ordered List " link "3d"}@{"Heading 4 " link "4a"}@{"Left " link "5d"}@{"<HR. Simple " link "6d"}
@{"Italic " link "1e"}@{"Underline " link "2e"}@{"Bullet List " link "3e"}@{"Heading 5 " link "4a"}@{"Center " link "5e"}@{"Template " link "6e"}
@{"Keyboard " link "1f"}@{"Variable " link "2f"}@{"List Entry " link "3f"}@{"Heading 6 " link "4a"}@{"Right " link "5f"}@{"Workbench " link "6f"}
@ENDNODE
@NODE "HTML" "HyperText Markup Language"
HTML (or HyperText Markup Language) is the language of the World
Wide Web. HTML is based on SGML (Standardized General Markup Language).
HTML allows you to compose ASCII hypertext documents that can, in either
text or graphical form, combine text, pictures, sounds, animation, links to
other documents on your machine, links to pages on other machines, and links
to other Internet services (such as telnet, gopher, ftp, usenet news, etc.).
A much better description of HTML, as well as a comprehensive guide to all
current HTML 3.0 codes, can be found in the file @{"HTML_Guide.guide" link "HTML_Guide"}, available
on Aminet and also included in this archive.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "thanks" "People we want to thank"
Larry wishes to thank...
* Laura Bird for endless understanding and support.
* Chet Wisniewski of DC Productions for bringing my A4000'040
back from the grave and keeping it going ever since.
* Brian Myers, for the docs.
* Tim Martin and Eddie "Obi Wan" Churchill for being there
when they could be.
Brian wishes to thank...
* Theresa, for endless love and support; and also for her endlessly
helpful editing input.
* Peter, for listening to me whine about my old shitty life and my
current shitty job :).
* My brother, for ?????? :)
* My parents, for me :)
@ENDNODE
@NODE "ftxt" "IFF FTXT"
FTXT (or IFF FTXT) is the standard text-graphics format that most Amiga word
processing programs can load and save in.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "1a" "Bold"
Sets text style to @{B}bold@{BU}.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "1b" "Cite"
Denotes the selected text area as a citation.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "1c" "Code"
Denotes the selected text as program code.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "1d" "Emphasize"
Denotes the selected text as an emphasized phrase.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "1e" "Italic"
Sets text style to @{I}italics@{IU}.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "1f" "Keyboard"
Denotes text that the user would type in; often used in instruction
manuals.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "2a" "Preformatted"
Denotes the selected text as preformatted, ie all spaces, page/line
breaks, etc. will be displayed exactly as they are.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "2b" "Sample"
Denotes the selected text as a sequence of literal characters.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "2c" "Strong"
Denotes the selected text as text to be emphasized strongly.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "2d" "Typewriter"
Denotes the selected text as teletype (displayed with a monospaced
font).
@ENDNODE
@NODE "2f" "Variable"
Indicates a placeholder variable.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "2e" "Underline"
Sets text style to @{U}underlined@{UU}.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "3a" "Definition List"
Creates a definition list.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "3b" "List Term"
Denotes the selected text as a term in a definition list.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "3c" "Definition"
Denotes the selected text as a definition.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "3d" "Ordered List"
Creates an ordered (numbered) list.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "3e" "Bullet List"
Creates a bulleted (unnumbered) list.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "3f" "List Entry"
Denotes the selected text as a list entry.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "4a" "Header 1-6"
These six buttons denote the selected text as the corresponding
header level.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "5a" "Wrap On/Off"
Indicates whether word wrap is turned on or off.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "5b" "New Line"
Inserts a line break.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "5c" "Paragraph"
Inserts a paragraph break.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "5d" "Left"
Inserts a left-aligned paragraph.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "5e" "Center"
Inserts a centered paragraph.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "5f" "Right"
Inserts a right-aligned paragraph.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "6a" "Images"
Allows you to insert an image into the HTML document. A requester
opens allowing you to select the image name (with file requester),
placement (left, center, or right), alternate text, border size,
vertical space, and horizontal space.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "6b" "BG Images"
Allows you to use an image as the page background. A file requester
allows you to select the image name.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "6c" "<HR> Rule Attrib."
Allows you to insert an attributed horizontal bar. Selectable
attributes for the bar are size, width (in number of characters or
ppercentage of screen width), alignment (left, center, or right),
and shade (on or off).
@ENDNODE
@NODE "6d" "<HR> Simple"
Inserts a simple horizontal bar.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "6e" "Template"
Inserts a template like the program does upon startup. Contains an
opening comment, <HTML>, <HEAD>, <TITLE>, and <BODY> tag pairs.
@ENDNODE
@NODE "HTML_Guide" "HTML_Guide.guide"
Well, after doing this doc, I'm going to do a short fan supplement
for Riftsİ RPG. I'll do the HTML guide file I promised as soon as
I'm done. For now, check out the following web sites that have
quite a bit of info on HTML.
@{B}www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html@{UB}
NCSA - A Beginner's Guide to HTML
@{B}www.cs.cmu.edu/~tilt/cgh/@{UB}
Composing Good HTML
@{B}home.netscape.com/assist/net_sites/html_extensions.html@{UB}
Extensions to HTML
@{B}home.netscape.com/assist/net_sites/html_extensions_3.html@{UB}
Extensions to HTML 3.0
@{B}home.netscape.com/assist/net_sites/frames.html@{UB}
Frames - An Introduction
@{B}home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/2.0/relnotes/demo/target.html@{UB}
How to target a link to a window (more frames stuff)
@ENDNODE
@NODE "INDEXNODE" "Index"
@{"<HR. Simple " link "6d"}
@{"<HR> Attr. " link "6c"}
B
@{"BG Image " link "6b"}
@{"Blocks" link "blocks"}
@{"Bold " link "1a"}
@{"Bullet List " link "3e"}
@{"Buttons" link "buttons"}
C
@{"Center " link "5e"}
@{"Cite " link "1b"}
@{"Code " link "1c"}
@{"Colors" link "colors"}
@{"Concept" link "concept"}
D
@{"Defined List " link "3a"}
@{"Definition " link "3c"}
@{"Disclaimer" link "disclaimer"}
E
@{"Emphasize " link "1d"}
F
@{"Forms" link "forms"}
@{"FTXT" link "ftxt"}
H
@{"Heading 1 " link "4a"}
@{"Heading 2 " link "4a"}
@{"Heading 3 " link "4a"}
@{"Heading 4 " link "4a"}
@{"Heading 5 " link "4a"}
@{"Heading 6 " link "4a"}
@{"HTML" link "HTML"}
@{"HTML_Guide.guide" link "HTML_Guide"}
I
@{"Image " link "6a"}
@{"Info" link "info"}
@{"Italic " link "1e"}
K
@{"Keyboard " link "1f"}
@{"Keyboard commands" link "keyb"}
L
@{"Left " link "5d"}
@{"Links" link "links"}
@{"List Entry " link "3f"}
@{"List Term " link "3b"}
@{"Lists" link "lists"}
M
@{"Main screen" link "mainscreen"}
@{"menu" link "menus"}
@{"Misc" link "misc"}
N
@{"New Line " link "5b"}
O
@{"Ordered List " link "3d"}
P
@{"Paragraph " link "5c"}
@{"People we wish to thank" link "thanks"}
@{"Preformat " link "2a"}
@{"Program Info" link "proginfo"}
@{"Program Information" link "proginfo"}
@{"Project" link "project"}
R
@{"Right " link "5f"}
S
@{"Sample " link "2b"}
@{"Screen" link "screen"}
@{"Search" link "search"}
@{"Shareware" link "shareware"}
@{"Size" link "size"}
@{"Strong " link "2c"}
T
@{"Template " link "6e"}
@{"The authors, with contact info" link "authors"}
@{"The Buttons" link "buttons"}
@{"The menus" link "menus"}
@{"Typewriter " link "2d"}
U
@{"Underline " link "2e"}
V
@{"Variable " link "2f"}
W
@{"Workbench " link "6f"}
@{"Wrap On/Off " link "5a"}
@ENDNODE
@NODE "6f" "Workbench"
Switches to the workbench screen.
@ENDNODE