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><A
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>WebControl Applet</A
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><P
CLASS="COPYRIGHT"
><A
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>Copyright</A
> &copy; 2000 by <SPAN
CLASS="HOLDER"
>John Fleck</SPAN
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><DT
><B
>Table of Contents</B
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><DT
><A
HREF="index.html#WEBCONTROL"
>WebControl Applet</A
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><DIV
CLASS="SECT1"
><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
NAME="WEBCONTROL"
>WebControl Applet</A
></H1
><P
> <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>WebControl Applet</TT
>, shown in <A
HREF="index.html#WEBCONTROL-APPLET-FIG1"
>Figure 1</A
>, allows you to launch your
  <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Netscape</TT
> browser with the URL you
  indicate in the URL text box. To add this applet
  to a <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>Panel</SPAN
>, right-click on the panel and choose

 <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Panel</B
>-&gt;<B
CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
>Add to panel</B
>-&gt;<B
CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
>Applet</B
>-&gt;<B
CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
>Network</B
>-&gt;<B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>WebControl</B
>
  </P
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="WEBCONTROL-APPLET-FIG1"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="webcontrol-applet.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 1. WebControl Applet</B
></P
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><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="WEBCONTROL-APPLET-USAGE"
>Usage</A
></H2
><P
> To use this applet, type the URL of the document you wish
    to view in the text box. For an Internet URL, you must type in
    <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>http://</B
> followed by the web address, for
    example, <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>http://www.gnome.org</B
>. For a local
    file, simply type the file's name. 
    </P
><P
>If you would like to launch a new browser window instead of
    using the currently active one, check the <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Launch new
    window</B
></TT
> check box.</P
><P
> Right-clicking on the applet brings up a menu containing the
    following items:
      <P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>	    <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Properties</B
>&#8212; opens the
	    <A
HREF="index.html#WEBCONTROL-APPLET-PREFS"
>                <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Properties</B
></TT
>
            </A
> dialog
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	    <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Help</B
> &#8212; displays this
            document. 
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	    <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>About</B
> &#8212; shows basic
            information about <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>WebControl
            Applet</TT
>, including the applet's version and author's name. 
	    </P
></LI
></UL
>
    </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="WEBCONTROL-APPLET-PREFS"
>Customization</A
></H2
><P
>      You can customize <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>WebControl Applet</TT
> by
      right-clicking on it and choosing
      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Properties&#8230;</B
>. This will open
      the <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>Properties</SPAN
> dialog (shown in <A
HREF="index.html#WEBCONTROL-APPLET-FIG2"
>Figure 2</A
>), which allows you to
      change various settings.
    </P
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="WEBCONTROL-APPLET-FIG2"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="webcontrol-applet-prefs.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 2. WebControl Properties Dialog</B
></P
></DIV
><P
>     The properties are:
     <P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
><TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Display URL label</B
></TT
> &#8212;
      display the text <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Url:</B
></TT
> to the left of the
      text entry window in the applet.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>        <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Display "launch new window" option</B
></TT
>
    &#8212; display check box on the applet window allowing you to
    decide whether your document will be displayed in a new browser
    window or the currently open.</P
></LI
></UL
>
    </P
><P
> 
      After you have made all the changes you want, click on
      <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>OK</B
> to apply the changes and close the
      <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>Properties</SPAN
> dialog. To cancel the changes
      and return to previous values, click the
      <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Cancel</B
> button.
    </P
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><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="WEBCONTRO-APPLET-BUGS"
>Known bugs and limitations</A
></H2
><P
>      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>WebControl Applet</TT
> only starts
      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Netscape</TT
>. If you don't have
      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Netscape</TT
>, it won't work. If you have
      a different browser set as your URL handler, <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Web
      Control Applet</TT
> will still start <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Netscape</TT
>.
    </P
><P
><TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>WebControl Applet</TT
> does not
    resize to match the size of the panel if the panel is smaller than
    <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>WebControl Applet's</TT
> normal height and width. This
    effects both small horizontal panels and all vertical panels.</P
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CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="AUTHORS"
>Authors</A
></H2
><P
>    <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>WebControl Applet</TT
> was written by  Garrett Smith
    <TT
CLASS="EMAIL"
>&#60;<A
HREF="mailto:gsmith@serv.net"
>gsmith@serv.net</A
>&#62;</TT
>.  Please send all comments,
    suggestions, and bug 
    reports to the <A
HREF="http://bugs.gnome.org"
TARGET="_top"
>GNOME
    bug tracking database</A
>. (Instructions for submitting bug
    reports can be found <A
HREF="http://bugs.gnome.org/Reporting.html"
TARGET="_top"
>    on-line</A
>. If you are using
    GNOME 1.1 or later, you can also use <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Bug Report
    Tool</TT
> (<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>bug-buddy</B
>), available in the
    <B
CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
>Utilities</B
> submenu of <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Main
    Menu</B
>, for submitting bug reports.
   </P
><P
>    This manual was written by John Fleck
    (<TT
CLASS="EMAIL"
>&#60;<A
HREF="mailto:jfleck@inkstain.net"
>jfleck@inkstain.net</A
>&#62;</TT
>). Please send all comments and
    suggestions regarding this manual to the <A
HREF="http://www.gnome.org/gdp"
TARGET="_top"
>GNOME Documentation Project</A
> 
    by sending an email to <TT
CLASS="EMAIL"
>&#60;<A
HREF="mailto:docs@gnome.org"
>docs@gnome.org</A
>&#62;</TT
>. You can also
    submit comments online by using the <A
HREF="http://www.gnome.org/gdp/doctable/"
TARGET="_top"
>GNOME Documentation Status
    Table</A
>.
   </P
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><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="LICENSE"
>License</A
></H2
><P
>    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the <I
CLASS="CITETITLE"
>GNU General Public
    License</I
> as published by the Free Software Foundation;
    either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
    version.
   </P
><P
>    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    <I
CLASS="CITETITLE"
>GNU General Public License</I
> for more details.
   </P
><P
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CLASS="CITETITLE"
>GNU General Public License</I
> is
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CLASS="CITETITLE"
>GNOME Users
    Guide</I
>.  You may also obtain a copy of the
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CLASS="CITETITLE"
>GNU General Public License</I
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    Software Foundation by visiting <A
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