Configuration
As the recommended standard for datatypes, the preference file for the hypertext.datatype is called `hypertext.prefs' and is searched first in the ` PROGDIR:Prefs/DataTypes' and then in `Env:DataTypes' directory. The following options are currently available using ReadArgs() argument parsing with the following templates. Each template is introduced with a prefix. This prefix has to be the very first in a line :

• PATH : PATH/M/A
  

  PATH
  

  Specifies the directories, which should be used for searching for any documents or embedded objects. Same as AmigaGuide PATH environment variable.

• KEYFILE : KEYFILE/A
  

  KEYFILE
  

  Specifies the full path of the HTDS keyfile. This keyfile is needed to use HTDS without restrictions. See Registration .

• GLOBAL : SHOWLINK/S,GLOBALTOC/S,ENDLESSTABCYCLE/S,SECURE/S,REXXSUFFIX/K, LISTINDENT/N/K,NODEINDEXING/S
  

  SHOWLINK
  

  If this option is set, the link address will be shown in the window title, if the user press down the link button. So the user can check, where the link point to it, before following the link.
  This feature is implemented for the upcoming html.datatype subclass. I know that almost all Web-Browser show the linked address just by moving the mouse over the link. But this behaviour can't be implemented due to the fact BOOPSI handle input events. Any BOOPSI gadget must be active to get input events, but activation of a BOOPSI gadget is subject of the application, which uses the BOOPSI gadget (MultiView).

  GLOBALTOC
  

  If this option is set then any HyperText object, which hasn't a Table of Contents entry, the contents button is set to the `HTDS_TOC.hguide' document in the directory `Help:<language>'.
  You can use the provided ARexx script `AddTOCEntry.rexx' to add the object currently displayed in MultiView to this global table of contents.

  ENDLESSTABCYCLE
  

  If this option is set, tabcycle is endless. That means, if the last link is active and you cycle forward, the first link is activated and vice versa.

  SECURE
  

  If this option is set, you cannot start any program or ARexx script from a link.

  REXXSUFFIX
  

  This option is for compatibility with AmigaGuide. The amigaguide.datatype uses a suffix of `guide', where the HyperGuide uses normal `rexx' suffix. So if you want AmigaGuide compatibility set this option to `guide'.

  LISTINDENT
  

  Specifies the default number aof spaces to indent any list related indention.

  NODEINDEXING
  

  Enables node indexing for subdatatypes, which supports multiple nodes within one document/file. Currently only the HyperGuide datatype supports this.

• BACKGROUND : DISABLEBGPIC/S,DEFBGPIC/K,DEFBGPEN/N/K,DEFFGPEN/N/K,DEFALTFGPEN/N/K, DEFBGCOLOR/K,DEFFGCOLOR/K,DEFALTFGCOLOR/K
  

  DISBALEBGPIC
  

  disables any background picture. If you don't want background picture even for documents you haven't the control turn this option on.

  DEFBGPIC
  

  specifies a default background picture for all hypertext objects.

  DEFBGPEN
  

  specifies a default background pen for all hypertext objects.

  DEFFGPEN
  

  specifies a default foreground (text) pen for all hypertext objects.

  DEFALTFGPEN
  

  specifies a default alternate foreground (text) pen for all hypertext objects. This pen is used for foreground, if the foreground pen equals to the background pen.

  DEFBGCOLOR
  

  same as `DEFBGPEN' except you can specify a color expression.

  DEFFGCOLOR
  

  same as `DEFFGPEN' except you can specify a color expression.

  DEFALTFGCOLOR
  

  same as `DEFALTFGPEN' except you can specify a color expression.

• NODEINDEX : ENABLE/S,DDIR=DATABASEDIR/K,MINSIZE/N/K,EXCLUDEDEVS/K/M
  

  ENABLE
  

  enables node indexing

  DATABASEDIR
  

  Specifies the directory to store the index files for each indexed document.

  MINSIZE
  

  specifies the minimum size of a document to be indexed. The default value is 10K.

  EXCLUDEDEVS
  

  is used to specify a list of device (path) names, which shouldn't generally indexed. For example "Ram Disk:" is a potential candidate.

See Also
Node Indexing , Color Expressions