                            File Browser Beta 12

                                  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
10/15/1999 (15. October 1999).

Questions? e-mail.

E-Mail: cbratschi@datacomm.ch

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
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

 GBM.DLL                       Generalised Bitmap Module (imports
                               different bitmap formats)

 SDK.ZIP                       File Browser Software Developer Kit
                               (XML Check, FBCenter tray icons API and
                               example, REXX example)

 FILE_ID.DIZ                   Description for a BBS

5. Known Limitations

   * Code not optimized.

   * No documentation

   * WebExplorer API limitations:
     Only one render window per process
     Navigation commands fail sometimes

   * Some Netscape plug-ins use some undocumented things. 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.

   * Dir info not yet full implemented.

6. Frequently Asked Questions

None so far.

7. Bug Report

If you find a bug then please include these things:

   * Can you reproduce the bug?

   * Describe how you can reproduce it.

   * Graphics adapter? Driver version?

   * CPU?

   * OS/2 version and installed fixpacks?

   * WPS enhancers?

Send your bug report to: cbratschi@datacomm.ch

8. Credits

   * Andy Key, for GBM

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

   * Swatch, for the internet time

9. Future

   * Mozilla render engine (Gecko)

   * More native viewers

10. History

            Date                                Version

 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

11. Updates

Please visit my home page for updates.

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