WeatherBrowser ie5+
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Introduction . . . Help

> _____WeatherBrowser ie5+ vs 1.0.0 Was Originally Distributed In 2001 And Is Now Being Re-Released As A Freeware Prelude To The Release Of vs 2.0.0.
> _____WeatherBrowser ie5+ Is A Web Browser, And Can Be Used, Like Any Other Browser, To Access Any Web Site. . But It was Built, Specifically To Access National Weather Service Radar Sites Web Pages, And It Does This Much Better Than Any Other Browser Known (See Special Features, Below).
> _____The NOAA National Weather Service Has A Phenomenally Good Web Site System For All Kinds Of Weather Information. It Is Very User Friendly, Very Detailed, And Yet, You Don't Have To Be An Engineer To Understand It. Some Of Its Key Links Are Included In WeatherBrowser's (Editable) Site Selector. . . Of Course, There Are Other Good Weather Web Sites, And You Can Use WeatherBrowser On Any Web Site.

> ____ Special Features:

> - Thin Control Bar, Status Bar, And Window Frame To Provide More Space For Large Weather Radar Web Pages.

> - User Set, Automatic Refresh Interval Timer, Particularly Usefull If The Weather Radar Pages Don't Automatically Refresh, And You Are Watching An Approaching Storm System.

> - Completely User Editable, Web Site Selector. The Site References Stored In This Selector Are Specific To WeatherBrowser ie5+, And Will Not Affect Or Be Affected By Favorites Or Bookmarked Pages In Your Default Browser.

> _____Important Note: ..You Must Have Microsoft Windows 98 ® And Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 ® Or Higher, Installed On Your Computer, . WeatherBrowser ie5+ Uses A Microsoft Internet Explorer Programming Component As Part Of WeatherBrowser. You Can Install Microsoft Internet Explorer, Even If You Are Using Netscape As Your Default Browser. You Can Download Microsoft Internet Explorer Free From Microsoft. Go To http://www.microsoft .com And Search Around A Bit.
> _____Internet Explorer's Typical Default Configuration, When First Installed, Should Work Fine...The Default Medium Security Setting, Enables Java Scripting. . . Loop Radar Site Pages, And Many Other Web Sites Written In Java Script, Need This Setting To Run Correctly In Your Browser.

> _____This WeatherBrowser ie5+ Vs 1.0.0 Of Is Freeware ..No Strings, No Problem.
> _____But Here's The Deal:
> _____You Can Register This Vs 1.0.0 Freeware For $5 Dollars Direct . . .
> _____ . . .Or $8 Through Regsoft.com Secure Or Regsoft.com Non-Secure Online, And
> _____. . . Then You Get Vs. 2.0.0 "Free", Soon To Be Released, A Considerable Savings.
> _____Note: This Offer Expires Soon After vs 2.0.0 Is Released (Next Few Months).

> ________________________________________________________________________________ vs 2.0.0 In Final Testing Stage W__ New Features: W__ Auto-Hide Controls & Status Bar Options Give You More Window. W__ A Much Better, Illustrated Help File. W__ You Can Create Multiple Categories For Your Site Selector. W__ You Can Have Separate Category And Site Selectors With Icons . . . W. . .Or Just A Single List Selector With Icons And Indented Site Items. W__ You Can Add A Site To Your List From The Menu (Easier). W__ "Lists" Window Has Advanced Editing Features, Multi-Select, Etc. W__ New Browsers Generated By Page Links Will Be WeatherBrowsers W__ You Can Back-Up And Restore Your Site Lists In The Edit Lists Window. W__ Built In Pop-Up Window Eliminator, Menu Option. W__ And More. . . ____________________________________________________________________________
> vs 20.0.0 In Development Stage W__ A Completely Different Animal (Similar Controls): W__ 20 Tab, 20 Separate Browser Windows. It Really Works. W__ Cycling Mode Loads Next Automatic Refresh To Next Tab Browser. W__ Manual Mode, You Decide, Same Window, New Window, Which One. W__ Sometimes Pages Change When You Back Click, Or Take A While To Load . . . W. . . But Not If You Keep Them Loaded In One Of WeatherBrowser20's Windows. W. . . This Is Esp. True Of Weather Radar Pages, But Also True On Other Sites. . . W. . . On Complex Sites, It Can Be Difficult Finding Your Way Back To A Page. W. . . And Back And Forward Buttons Don't Always Allow Re-Nav To A Page. ________________________________________________________________________________

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Help

> Control Bar Controls, Left To Right:

> .....Menu Butto n.... Displays A Pop-Up Menu With .(File). Open,.. Save As,.. Web Page Text Size ,.. App Fonts,.. iNet Functions,.. Help,.. About, ..Default Start Page ...Clicks. . . Most O These Clicks Are Self Explanatory, Except "iNet Functions"Which Disable Or Enable The "iNet" Button (See Next).

> .....iNet Butto n.... Displays Your Internet Connected State. Green = Connected . . . Red = Disconnected . . . If You Have Dial-Up Internet Service, Sometimes When You Cancel A Connection Attempt, When The Thing Gets Screwy, It Won't Reappear.. . You Can Force Up The Dial-Up Connection Window, If It Should Ever Fail To Appear. . .But, If You Have A Cable Or A DSL, You Can Use The Menu Function (See Above) To Disable This Button. . Grey = Disabled.

> .....Page Refresh Interval Box.... Displays How Often, In Minutes The Page Currently Displayed, Will Be Refreshed. Double Clicking The Box Will Start Or Stop The Timer. (The Box's Background Color Will Be Window Color If The Timer Is On, Or Will Be Grey-Button Color, If The Timer Is Off)

> .....Arrow Buttons.... Increment or Decrement The Page Refresh Interval (in Minutes). Clicking An Arrow Button Will, Also, Automatically Start The Timer.

> .....Minutes Since Last Refresh Box.... Double Clicking Will Reset = 0.

> .....Refresh Button... Refreshes The Currently Displayed Web Page, Immediately.

> .....List Button... Opens Edit Window, To Edit The List Of Site Names And URL's Which Will Be Displayed In The Site Selector Combo Box. You Must Create Your Own List. First, Go To A Site, Then, Click The -Ed- Button To Open The Edit Window. Use Add Or Delete Buttons In The Edit Window To Add Or Remove Sites From The Selector. (Right Click An Item In The Edit Window To Move Items Up Or Down On The List). Click A Site Name On The List, Twice, To Edit Its Name.

> .....< (arrow) Button... Back To The Previous Web Site

> .....> (arrow) Button... Forward To The Next Web Site.

> .....Site Selector Combo Box... Click The Down Arrow Button At The Right, To View The Selector List. Click A Web Site Name On The List To Go To That Web Site.

> .....Go Button... Will Go To The URL Shown In The Site Selector Combo Box, If You Typed The URL In Manually, Or If You Selected A Site From The List, And For Some Reason The Browser Failed To Navigate To The Web Site.

> You Can Use Your Standard Microsoft Internet Explorer To Access Internet Options And Settings, And Those Settings Will Be Applied To WeatherBrowser As Well. . You Can Also Use Internet Explorer To Access "History". .Of The Sites You Have Visited With WeatherBrowser, Unless You Use WeatherBrowser's Menu To Disable "History" For The Sites It Visits.

> Copyright 2001 Mike Messer

> Direct:

> Send $5.00 USD, Cash or Money Order To:

> Mike Messer
> 706 Kingston Road
> Thomaston, GA
> 30286

> U.S.A.

> > > > > Include: Your eMail Address And You Will Receive Download Instructions For Your Free Registered vs 2.0.0 When It Is Released In The Next Few Months.