                            File Browser Beta 16

                                  Contents
                             About File Browser
                                Registration
                                Installation
                                   Files
                                Limitations
                         Frequently Asked Questions
                                 Bug Report
                                  Credits
                                   Future
                                  History
                                  Updates

1. About File Browser

FIle Browser is a file and task manager with integrated web browser,
graphic viewer, Netscape plug-in viewer and WPS support.

File Browser is designed for OS/2 Warp (Warp 4 recommended).

2. Registration

The final version will be Shareware. This beta version works until
8/15/2001 (15. August 2001).

Questions? e-mail.

E-Mail: Christoph@bratschi.net

Guarantee: You use this program at your own risk! All rights are reserved!

3. Installation

Unzip FBROWSER.ZIP to a directory of your choice. Run INSTALL.CMD to create
the WPS icons.

Attention: Delete the old FBROWSER.CFG from older beta version. Delete your
old BOOKMARK.HTM for new definitions.

4. Files

               Filename                           Description

 FBROWSER.EXE                         File Browser program file

 FBROWSER.HTM                         This documentation.
                                      Best viewed with Netscape
                                      Communicator or StarOffice.

 FBROWSER.TXT                         This documentation in ASCII format.
                                      Please install a HTML browser and
                                      view FBROWSER.HTM

 INSTALL.CMD                          Installation Skript

 FBSCRIPT.DLL                         File Browser Script Module

 FBSCRIPT.CFG                         FBScript configuration file

 FBCENTER.EXE                         File Browser Center

 FBCHOOK.DLL                          Hook DLL for File Browser Center

 FBTHUMB.EXE                          File Browser Thumb
                                      Thumb nail generator

 GBM.DLL                              Generalised Bitmap Module (imports
                                      bitmap formats)

 \SDK\*                               File Browser Software Developer Kit
                                      *.xml: XML dialog demos (load these
                                      files in FileBrowser)
                                      XMLCHECK:EXE: Validating XML parser
                                      FB.CMD: REXX demo
                                      Formlet.*: Formlet demo (load
                                      formlet.xml in FileBrowser)

 \SDK\FBCENTER\*                      File Browser Center demonstrations
                                      and header files
                                      AddIcon: Adds icons to the tray
                                      FBCDef.h, FBCDef.Pas: Header files

 FILE_ID.DIZ                          Description for a BBS

5. Documentation

Keys

FileBrowser: Main window

                 Key                                Function

 [ALT]-x                              Exit

 [F1]                                 Help

 [F2]                                 Save settings

 [Up]                                 Scroll position up

 [PageUp]                             Scroll page up

 [Down]                               Scroll position down

 [PageDown]                           Scroll page down

 [Left]                               Scroll position left

 [Right]                              Scroll position right

 [BackSpace]                          Go to previous loaded URL

 [Tab]                                Go to next FileBrowser window

 [Enter]                              Go to next loaded URL

 [Home]                               Load home URL

 [Delete]                             Delete selected file(s)

Main window elements

Toolbar

With the toolbar elements you can access, navigation and view local and
Internet based data. The displayed elements are context sensitive. With the
toolbar menu you can specify the position where it's displayed. A short
info text about the element is shown whenever you place the mouse cursor
over one.

Basic elements:

   * Address opens a list of your bookmarks. Click on this element to open
     the list. You can drag and drop bookmarks to change their position or
     to load them in a specific window. Open a menu in the bookmark window
     to open, delete, add, insert and edit an item. The bookmarks are
     stored in the file BOOKMARK.HTM in the FileBrowser directory. You can
     copy your Netscape Navigator/Communicator bookmark file with the same
     name to this directory. FileBrowser reads the Netscape format but it
     doesn't stores enhanced Netscape attributes like the last access date.
     You can use FileBrowser's BOOKMARK.HTM with Netscape Navigator but the
     enhanced attributes are lost. Normally this shouldn't be a problem.

   * Use the combo box to view the loaded URL and to select a new one. It
     supports auto complete to access faster files on disk and already
     visited URL on the web.

   * Use forward/back to navigate through already loaded documents.

   * Home loads the URL selected in the general settings.

   * Use reload to reload the selected URL. It's useful to display updated
     data.

   * Other context sensitive buttons:
     In directory view you have fast access to all drives on your system
     and you can go to the parent directory.
     In web view you can stop transfering data.
     In graphics view you can browser through animated or multi pages
     bitmaps.

Statusbar

The statusbar is conetext sensitive, it displays information about number
of files/directories, directory size and free space. Many statusbar items
have a context menu where you can access more detailed things.

Tree view

With the tree view you can navigate through directories on all your drives.

Directory/selection information view

It shows the name of the viewed directory at the right of the directory's
icon. Select a file to display its icon and description. Click on the
description to change it. The descriptions are saved in the extended
attributes (EA) of the file.

General URLs

SpecialURLs

                 Name                              Description

 FBSCRIPT:

 SCRIPT:

 ABOUT:

 ABOUT:AUTHOR

 ABOUT:LICENSE

 ABOUT:REGISTRATIONINFO

 ABOUT:DRIVES

 ABOUT:PLUGINS

 ABOUT:PLUGINLOADER

 ABOUT:VIEWERS

 ABOUT:BACK

 ABOUT:NEXT

 ABOUT:HOME

 ABOUT:RELOAD

 ABOUT:NEWWINDOW

 ABOUT:REPAINT

 ABOUT:GLOBAL

 ABOUT:WINDOWHISTORY

 ABOUT:TOP10

 ABOUT:TOP100

 ABOUT:LAST10

 ABOUT:LAST100

 ABOUT:FIRST10

 ABOUT:FIRST100

 ABOUT:BOOKMARKS

 ABOUT:CACHE

 ABOUT:MEMORY-CACHE

 ABOUT:IMAGE-CACHE

 ABOUT:REPLACELIST

 ABOUT:CONFIG

 ABOUT:SETTINGS

 ABOUT:HELP
 ABOUT:?

 ABOUT:WEBEX

 ABOUT:CLIPBOARD

 ABOUT:PROGRAM

 ABOUT:SYSTEM

 ABOUT:PM

 ABOUT:DATE

 ABOUT:TIME

 ABOUT:CALC

 ABOUT:FBSCRIPT
 ABOUT:SCRIPT

 ABOUT:FBSCRIPT(script data)

 ABOUT:JAVASCRIPT
 ABOUT:MOCHA
 ABOUT:LIVESCRIPT

 ABOUT:JAVASCRIPT(script data)

 ABOUT:LINK(link)

 ABOUT:FILE(filename)

 ABOUT:FILESETTINGS(filename)

 ABOUT:SETTINGS(dialogname)

 ABOUT:LOADPLUGIN(

Settings

FBCenter

Elements

Settings

6. Known Limitations

   * No complete documentation (in progress)

   * WebExplorer API limitations:
     Only one render window per process
     Navigation commands fail sometimes
     www.bratschi.net and other servers can't be accessed

   * Some Netscape plug-ins relay on undocumented functions or Netscape
     behaviors. For example QuickFlick (manipulates Netscape's scrollbars).
     These plug-ins don't work.

   * The IBM Plugin Pack 2.1 for Communicator has several bugs. One bug in
     the video plug-in can block the PM. I can reproduce it with
     Communicator/2. I hope IBM will fix these bugs soon.

7. Frequently Asked Questions

None so far.

8. Bug Report

If you find a bug then please include these things in your bug report:

   * Can you reproduce the bug?

   * Describe how you can reproduce it.

   * Error message and popuplog.os2 entries (only the important entries,
     not the whole file!)

   * Graphics adapter? Driver version?

   * CPU?

   * OS/2 version and installed fixpacks?

   * WPS enhancers?

Send your bug report to: Christoph@bratschi.net

9. Credits

   * Andy Key, for GBM

   * The Independent JPEG Group, for JPEGLIB (included in GBM)

   * Swatch, for the internet time

10. Future

   * Mozilla render engine (Gecko)

   * Enhanced Lan Server support

11. History

            Date                               Version

 3. March 2001              File Browser Beta 16

                               * Fixed DosFindFirst directory attribute
                                 bug

                               * Added FBThumb

                               * Added formlet support

                               * Extended FBCenter (fixed hook dll outside
                                 libpath PM trap, added start menu, added
                                 XML dialogs)

                               * Visited list speed improvements, faster
                                 startup and exit with > 100'000 entries
                                 (< 1s)

                               * Redesigned dialogs

                               * Many bugs fixed

 16. December 2000          File Browser Beta 15

 14. February 2000          File Browser Beta 14

                               * Graphic viewer navigation with
                                 [CONTROL-MOUSE BUTTON 1/ 2]

                               * No Y2K bugs found :-)

 15. October 1999           File Browser Beta 13

                               * UNC support

                               * Several bugs fixed

 14. July 1999              File Browser Beta 12

                               * Dir info implemented

                               * Several bug fixes

 15. June 1999              File Browser Beta 11

                               * XML structure viewer

                               * Text, hex viewer

                               * Dir info (not 100% done)

 14. May 1999               File Browser Beta 10

                               * Tree view

 14. April 1999             File Browser Beta 9

                               * FBCenter extensions

                               * Some improvements and bug fixes

 14. March 1999             File Browser Beta 8

                               * XML Dialogs (Optimal font support)

                               * FBCenter

 14. February 1999          File Browser Beta 7

                               * Exported HTML is valid XML

                               * MetaFile export

                               * several fixes

 14. January 1999           File Browser Beta 6

                               * Full script support

                               * DDE

                               * GBM, no more problems with viewing
                                 graphics

                               * Show WPS icons

                               * URL auto complete

                               * Replace list

                               * Faster drawing

                               * Animated bitmaps

 13. December 1998          File Browser Beta 5

                               * Faster displaying icons

                               * Scripts

 14. November 1998          File Browser Beta 4

                               * Text selection and copy to clipboard

                               * EA icon support

 17. October 1998           File Browser Beta 3

                               * Cache bugs fixed

                               * Netscape plug-in support (2.02 and 4.04).
                                 Only problems with QuickFlick and IBM
                                 Video 2.1 plug-in (read known
                                 limitations).

                               * And many other improvements

 30. August 1998            File Browser Beta 2

 21. July 1998              File Browser Beta 1

12. Updates

Please visit my home page for updates.

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