NewUrl 0.3
Content
License agreement
- You are allowed to use this program on your machine without any
restriction.
- The program, in its current version, may be installed on as many
machines as you like.
- You are free to distribute the program provided that you include
all the files in the original archive without any modification.
- You are not allowed to sell the program, but can charge
a reasonable amount to cover the cost of the distribution media.
- Under no circumstances will the author be liable for any loss
or damage that may be derived from the use of the program.
- The program source code is enclosed in the distribution. You are
free to modify it according to your needs.
- NewUrl is the copyrighted property of Alessandro Felice
Cantatore, Italy.
The use of the program implies acceptance of the conditions stated
above!
Introduction
The purpose of this small applet is to make the creation of new URL
objects easier.
While it is quite easy and comfortable to create URL objects by
dragging links from a web browser (and some other utilities may be of
help in other cases) sometimes it is necessary to create a new empty
URL obect, type in the URL, the title, etc...
This applet reduces all those steps making your
life easier.
What's new
- Version 0.2
- Corrected a REXX coding bug preventing the program to work when
running within some screen resolutions.
- Version 0.3
- Improved handling dialog size change.
- Improved mouse alignment of the dialog on startup.
- Now the dialog controls are not clipped when the program is run
in a screen resolution lower than previously.
Installation
The program consists in a single executable which creates a small INI
file in the executable path.
To install the program just put the executable file in a directory of
your choice and then double click on the INSTALL.CMD icon.
If the install script finds a XWorkPlace/eWorkPlace installation, it
creates a program object in the"Extended Menu Options\Create ~new"
folder, so that the creation of new URL objects can be performed from
the context menu of WPS objects.
If you do not have one of those WPS enhancers installed, an ordinary
program object is created on the destkop..
Features and settings
The current features are:
- The dialog fields can be made wider by enlarging the dialog
The program dialog can be resized only along the X-axis. The URL
and Title entry fields sizes change accordingly.
The dialog is mouse aligned, i.e. its position depends on the current
mouse position, while its size is stored in the initialization file.
- Auto fill the entry fields on startup
When the clipboard content starts with 'http', 'ftp' or 'www' the text
is automatically inserted in the URL and Title entry
fields.
- Prepend to URL
Optionally pre-pend 'http://' or 'ftp://' to the content of the
URL entry field.
This is useful when the URL content is typed or manually pasted from
the clipboard.
- URL from clipboard
Paste the clipboard content to the URL entry field. No checking
is done
on the clipboard text.
- Title from clipboard button
Paste the clipboard content to the Title entry field.
- Title from URL button
Build the object title from the content of the URL
entry field.
- Ok button button
Assume all data are valid, creates a new URL object and
dismisses the dialog.
- Cancel button
Discards all data and dismisses the dialog.
Registration
No registration is required.