>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< URL Organizer 2 for Windows 95/98/NT4 by Edward Leigh Version 2.3 1 September 1999 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< N.B. All 2.x versions of URL Organizer will function fully-enabled with a license for URL Organizer 2 (see below). CONTENTS OF ZIP ARCHIVE ----------------------- setup.exe Main program with built-in installer & uninstaller urlOrg.hlp Help file urlOrg.cnt Help contents ReadMe.txt This document FILE_ID.DIZ Program description for file librarians Sample URL List.txt Sample URL list URL Organizer Home Page.url Internet shortcut to URL Organizer home page WHAT IS URL ORGANIZER? ---------------------- URL Organizer 2 is a small, fast, simple utility for storing and organizing large collections of URLs (bookmarks/favorites). It offers an innovative, intuitive and highly-customizable interface. KEY FEATURES ------------ URL Organizer 2 is a highly sophisticated tool for storing and organizing your URLs. These are just some of its key features: General features: * URLs stored in a 3-level hierarchy so no URL is more than 3 mouse clicks away * fast full text search facility * instantly switch between up to 10 URL collections of up to 10,000 URLs each * instantly switch between up to 10 web browsers * loads in a snap and uses minimal disk space, memory and resources * includes comprehensive integrated help notes Information stored: * web, e-mail and news addresses * application, folder and document shortcuts * unlimited space for notes on each URL * site log-in names * time of last opening each URL Sophisticated organizing tools: * import/export URLs to/from Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and Opera * import Start Menu shortcuts * quick and easy to edit, re-order and re-group titles and URLs * support for aliases (multiple instances) of URLs * support for separators/dividers * drag and drop support * automatic and manual backup of URL collections * copy URLs as text or HTML Highly-configurable interface: * alternative interfaces: 'Regular', 'Organize' and 'Compact' * fully-resizable windows * user-definable color scheme COMPATIBILITY ------------- URL Organizer should work under all updates of Windows 95, 98 and NT4 with any version of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Opera and other Spyglass-compatible web browsers. URL Organizer is Y2K compliant. DISTRIBUTION ------------ You may freely distribute release, but NOT PRE-RELEASE, versions of URL Organizer 2, PROVIDED THAT you distribute only the most recent COMPLETE, ORIGINAL zip archive available from my web site. Please check http://www.osolis.com/cgi-bin/program.cgi?2 for the latest release. LICENSE ------- URL Organizer 2 is copyright (1998-1999) of Edward Leigh. It is distributed and sold as 'shareware'. It is NOT public domain or freeware. In the license conditions that follow, three terms have special meaning: * 'the Author' shall refer to Edward Leigh, the author of URL Organizer 2 * 'the Program' shall refer to URL Organizer 2 * 'the Licensee' shall refer either to you as an individual plus any family with whom you share a computer or, if you will be using the Program in the capacity of an employee, to the company which employs you. The Author grants the Licensee: * the right to install and use the Program on any computer; * the right to use the Program for thirty (30) consecutive days before the Licensee must either purchase a license or uninstall the Program providing that the Licensee agrees to be bound by the following conditions: * If the Licensee is a company, the number of licenses required at any one time equals the number of employees who use the Program. The number of licenses required specifically does not equal the maximum number of concurrent users of the Program, nor does it equal the number of computers on which the program is installed. * The Program is licensed, not sold, to the Licensee. * The Program is provided 'as is'. The Licensee uses the Program entirely at its own risk. No warranties nor guarantees are included with the license. In no event shall the Author be liable for any consequential damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of business profits or loss of business information) arising out of the use of, or the inability to use, the Program. In any case, the Author's liability shall be limited to the price paid for this license, or ten UK pounds sterling, whichever is the greater. * The Licensee agrees to respect the copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as any other intellectual property laws and treaties that apply to the Program. * The Licensee may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or modify in any way whatsoever the Program. * The Licensee may not sell, rent or lease the Program to anyone else. The Licensee may distribute only the most recent installation package as available from the Author's Web site. * This licence agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales. If The Licensee does not agree with the stated license conditions, please do not install URL Organizer; or if installed already, please uninstall URL Organizer 2 immediately. INSTALLATION ------------ Simply unzip the urlorg2x.zip or urlorg2x.exe archive into a single directory. Then run 'setup.exe' and follow instructions for installing URL Organizer. (You will find a 'Help' button that will bring up more detailed information.) To uninstall, simply select 'Uninstall' from the program's Application menu. REGISTRATION ------------ URL Organizer is shareware, so you may install it and try it out with all features enabled for up to 30 days before you must either register and pay for a license or uninstall the program. Functionality is limited after the 30 day evaluation period is over, but you will always have access to your URLs and, should you decide that URL Organizer is not for you, you can export your URLs back to Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator or Opera. To fully-enable the program's functionality, you must register on-line with OSoLiS (http://www.osolis.com/en/registration/). You will find instructions for how to register in the help notes (see 'Help' under the program's 'Application' menu) as well as on OSoLiS's Web site. SUPPORT & FEEDBACK ------------------ Comprehensive integrated help notes are included with URL Organizer. For anything not covered there, please contact the author, Edward Leigh, at urlorg@osolis.com VERSION HISTORY --------------- 1.x Freeware version now distributed separately* 2.0 Released 22 December 1998 2.0.1 Released 02 January 1999 Minor bug fix 2.1 Released 30 January 1999 Enhanced 'Mark and Move' to support multiple selections Added facility to alphabetically sort headings and titles Added option to highlight recently-visited URLs Added facility to copy URLs as text or html Added option to use System Tool Tray Improved support for application and document shortcuts Rearranged 'Organize' mode screen to include search facility Many functional and graphical enhancements to interface Various bug fixes 2.1.1 Released 5 February 1999 Added extra keyboard shortcuts A few bug fixes 2.2 Released 26 March 1999 Added URL note & site log-in name fields Added facility to import Opera Hotlists (including URL notes) Added facility to import Start Menu shortcuts Improved pre-formatting of imported URL collections Importing & exporting Netscape bookmarks retains URL notes Removed limitation on number of items at each level Increased URL list limit to 10,000 URLs Items selected in a list now remembered between sessions Added 'Mark All' and 'Unmark All' items in a list box Added keyboard shortcut to minimize URL Organizer after opening a URL Added hot key facility to bring URL Organizer to the front Added tool tip showing the exact date and time URL was last visited Added color preference for marked items Permit user to set 'recent' period for highlighting URLs Automatically creates backup copies of URL lists Altered 'Organize' mode functionality Altered keyboard shortcuts: F5 -> F8; Ctrl+Shift+O behaves differently Fixed problems with importing Internet Explorer favorites Minor bug fixes and tweaks to interface 2.2.1 Released 9 April 1999 Added 'Save Copy' function Enhanced drag and drop support Improved list file handling, particularly for networked list files Minor tweaks to interface 2.2.2 Released 4 May 1999 Added asterisk indicator for annotated URLs Location of last-imported Netscape bookmark file now remembered Minor tweaks to interface Fixed various bugs, including disappearing notes 2.2.3 Released 17 June 1999 Tweak to 'Compact' mode behaviour Various minor bug fixes 2.2.4 Released 13 July 1999 Updated import tools to read Opera v3.6 Hotlists 2.3 Released 1 September Main windows, list boxes and note box are now all fully-resizable Added facility to move or copy URLs between lists Added support for aliases (multiple instances) of URLs within a list Added support for section separators Added facility to export as an Opera Hotlist format Items are inserted into a sorted list box correctly-ordered Permits deletion of non-empty categories and subcategories Added pop-up options to set Last Visited time to now or 'never' Added message-line help prompts for menu items Added option to turn off message-line help prompts Enhanced copy-to-clipboard options, including copying multiple URLs Drag and drop now drops html links onto html documents 'Edit' menu included in 'Regular' and 'Organize' modes 'Display' preferences split into 'Behavior' and 'Presentation' Note window auto-docks below main window if no room to right or left List boxes now permit dragging of item to bottom line Added option to start minimized Added option to auto-minimize after opening a URL Added popup context menu to application and note windows All functionality now available during 30-day evaluation period Added index to Help notes Program registers with 'Add/Remove Programs' Windows Control Panel Esc is no longer a shortcut for Exit Alt+F5 activates/deactivates the Note window Ctrl+Tab re-opens list containing marked items or list last open Various modifications to interface *For details about the freeware version of URL Organizer (which lacks the enhancements detailed above), see http://www.osolis.com/cgi-bin/program.cgi?1