
  File Browser 1.01

*Contents*
About File Browser <#about>
License <#license>
Installation <#installation>
Files <#files>
Documentation <#docu>
Limitations <#limitations>
Frequently Asked Questions <#faq>
Bug Report <#bug>
Credits <#credits>
Future <#future>
History <#history>
Updates <#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. License

This program is provided 'as is'.

*Questions?* e-mail <mailto:christoph@bratschi.net>.

*/E-Mail: Christoph@bratschi.net <mailto: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, StarOffice or any other browser.

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:REGISTRATION 	
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(TYPE=/MIME type/ FBPLUGINDLL="/dll name/") 	


      Settings


      FBCenter


        Elements


        Settings


    6. Known Limitations

    * No complete documentation (in progress)
    * WebExplorer API limitations:
          o Only one render window per process
          o Navigation commands fail sometimes
          o www.bratschi.net <http://www.bratschi.net/> and other
            servers can't be accessed
          o WebExlorer not installed in eComStation preview. Copy these
            files from Warp 4:

 \tcpip\dll\webexwin.dll
 \tcpip\dll\webexurl.dll
 \ibmi18n\dll\setloc1.dll
 \tcpip\msg\dede850\explore.dll
 \tcpip\msg\dede850\explore.cat
 \mptn\etc\explore.ini
 \tcpip\bin\explore.exe

          o WebExplorer blocks sometimes during WinCreateWindow with
            TCPIP 4.3. FBrowser will be blocked in these cases too. Just
            wait some seconds and WebExplorer should be active again. I
            don't know if this a problem with TCPIP or the LAN connection. 
    * 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. 


    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 or eCS version and installed fixpacks?
    * WPS enhancers and running programs? 

Send your bug report to: Christoph@bratschi.net
<mailto:Christoph@bratschi.net>


    9. Credits

    * Andy Key, for GBM
    * The Independent JPEG Group, for JPEGLIB (included in GBM)
    * Swatch <http://www.swatch.ch>, for the internet time 


    10. Future

    * Mozilla render engine (Gecko)
    * Enhanced Lan Server support 


    11. History

Date 	Version
19. July 2004 	File Browser 1.01
10. August 2003 	File Browser Beta 21
16. December 2002 	File Browser Beta 20
15. June 2002 	File Browser Beta 19

    * Fixed time bug 

15. January 2002 	File Browser Beta 18

    * Fixed some treeview bugs
    * Extended FBThumb to support Unix based web servers 

15. August 2001 	File Browser Beta 17

    * Added a new tree view control
    * Added directory image browser
    * Added newer GBM.DLL
    * Fixed 2 GB bug
    * Extended auto complete
    * Several more changes 

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 homepage <http://www.bratschi.net/> for updates.

All mentioned products and trade marks belong to their respective owners.

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* 1998-2004 by Christoph Bratschi <mailto:christoph@bratschi.net>*

