Corel WebMaster Suite trial version Readme

Corel WebMaster Suite offers a complete solution for creating Web sites. This comprehensive suite includes everything you need to create and maintain compelling Intranet and Internet sites. The Corel WebMaster Suite Trial Version will allow you to try the powerful applications from the Corel WebMaster Suite for 30 days.

Included in the suite

The Corel WebMaster Suite includes the following programs:

· Corel WEB.DESIGNER: Provides state-of-the-art Web page authoring.

· Corel WEB.PhotoPaint: Create and edit bitmap images and photographs with Corel PHOTO-PAINT 7 technology.

· Corel WEB.SiteManager: Provides extensive web site creation and management capabilities.

· Corel WEB.DATA: Publish database information to HTML format.

Corel WebMaster Suite full version

The full version of Corel WebMaster Suite also includes the following applications:

· Corel WEB.DRAW: Create and edit illustrations using the award-winning CorelDRAW technology.
· Corel WEB.MOVE: Create exciting animations that bring your web pages to life.
· Corel WEB.GALLERY: Easily access a library of Internet-ready images and animated .GIFs.
· Corel WEB.WORLD: Easily create three-dimensional virtual reality worlds.

 

GENERAL NOTES

Integration between applications

From within Corel WEB.SiteManager, you can launch Corel WEB.DESIGNER to create and edit Web pages or launch Corel WEB.PhotoPaint to create and edit images.
From within Corel WEB.DESIGNER, you can launch the other applications in the Corel WebMaster Suite. This integration will allow you to easily insert files created in the other programs into Corel WEB.DESIGNER. You can easily merge .HTML files, create, edit, and insert graphics, animations, database information, and VRML into Corel WEB.DESIGNER. Corel WEB.DESIGNER will also allow you to convert word processing files into HTML.

Using the Site Builder wizard in Corel WEB.SiteManager

Between the first and second dialogs in the Site Builder wizard, there is a time delay that may take a number of seconds.

To Access the Corel WebMaster Suite Web Page

Be sure to look at the Corel WebMaster Suite Web Page located at: http://www.corel.com/webmaster. Information on other Corel products can be found at: http://www.corel.com.

To Send Software Suggestions and Comments

Please forward suggestions for any component of the Corel WebMaster Suite to:

Corel WebMaster Suite Product Manager
Corel Corporation
1600 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
CANADA
K1Z 8R7

Email: webmastersuite@corel.ca

 

 

Corel WEB.DESIGNER

Launching other applications from within Corel WEB.DESIGNER

Files created in the other applications in the Corel WebMaster Suite can be easily merged with your Corel WEB.DESIGNER documents to integrate their features. Use the other applications in the Corel WebMaster Suite to create professional Web pages that incorporate Java Powered applets, animations, graphics, clipart images, virtual worlds, retouched photographs, database information, and more. It is possible to launch the other applications in the Corel WebMaster Suite from within Corel WEB.DESIGNER, and then automatically place the files back into your Corel WEB.DESIGNER Web page.

Browser specific features

Blinking Text: Netscape 2.0 or higher.
Marquee Text: Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 or higher.
Background Sound: Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 or higher.
Background Color In Tables, Table Cells, and Table Rows: Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 or higher and Netscape Navigator 3.0 or higher.
Tables: Tables are supported by most of the popular Web browsers but the table cell width may appear differently depending on the Web browser used.

Embedded Files: In order for embedded files to be viewed in a Web browser, browser plug-ins are required for each file type. Plug-ins are available from various Web sites.
ActiveX:·ActiveX is currently supported by Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher. A plug-in is required in order to view ActiveX controls in Netscape. A plug-in for Netscape is available from Ncompass which can be obtained from www.ncompasslabs.com. For further information on Netscape compatibility please contact Netscape directly at www.netscape.com. ActiveX components invoke third party executable programs. If any problems are experienced using ActiveX controls, these are most likely do to the controls themselves and not Corel WEB.DESIGNER.

Java Applets:·Java Applets are only supported by Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher and Netscape 2.0 or higher.

Large Container Tags

The use of large container tags, which are sometimes found in hand coded HTML Web pages may pose a problem for the Corel WEB.DESIGNER HTML Parser. This may cause some modification to the layout of those pages

Large files and Images

Please note that you may encounter some problems with larger files. Large files may cause screen distortion when scrolling or selecting text. To refresh the screen, use the Refresh Window command found in the View menu.
Using the Undo command in a large file or one which has large images may cause a screen redraw.

Resizing Corel WEB.MOVE Animations and Applets

Resizing Corel WEB.MOVE Animations in Corel WEB.DESIGNER will display a stretched rendering of your animation. However, when you preview your Web page in the browser, the animation will be displayed correctly with the dimensions specified in Corel WEB.DESIGNER. As a result, reducing the size of your Corel WEB.MOVE animation in Corel WEB.DESIGNER will result in the animation being cropped.
You may also experience this problem with other applets which do not check the height and width specified in the HTML. Therefore, when inserting applets into Web pages, it is recommended that you preview the page to ensure that the frame specified in the Applet properties is large enough so as not to crop the applet.

Applet Codebase

When you choose to an applet to add to your Web page, Corel WEB.DESIGNER enters the folder location of the Applet and the Applet’s class name into the Class text box. The folder location of the Applet should be cut from the Class box and pasted into the Codebase box for the Applet to work correctly.

Inserting .HTML files

If you have enabled the Lower Case File Name check box, only files inserted with Insert, Image, will be changed to lower case. Therefore, if you inserted an HTML file into your document it will still have mixed case filenames.

Progressive .JPG images

Corel WEB.DESIGNER will not display progressive .JPG images. These images will be replaced with a default icon. However, progressive .JPG images will be displayed correctly when viewed in a browser that supports progressive .JPGs.

Copying images with image maps

If you have created an image map for a Corel WEB.DESIGNER image, a server-side map will be created and placed within your document folder. This map file will have the .MAP extension. In addition, client-side image map tags will be automatically added to the HTML code. The client side image map tags will be placed at the end of the HTML document below the </HTML> tag.
If you cut or copy an image with an image map, the image map attributes will be copied along with the image. If you do not want the image to retain the image map attributes, double-click the image, click the Image Map tab, and disable the Use Image Map check box.

Scaling images and image maps

Coordinates in an image map file do not get adjusted after you scale an image. Therefore, it is recommended that you create your image map after you scale your image to the desired size.

If you remove the server-side URL from the Image Map dialog box

Corel WEB.DESIGNER creates a server-side image map file as well as adding client-side map tags to the HTML document. If you remove the server-side image map URL for the image, you will be asked to specify a server side map file or create a new one. You may then Browse for the server-side map that was removed, edit and resave it or create a new map file. When you save the server-side map file, client-side image map tags will be automatically added to the HTML document.

Custom colors

When defining a custom color in the Color dialog box, ensure that the pointer on the left side of the dialog box is pointing to the desired color before clicking the Add To Custom Color button. If you click the Add To Custom Color button before selecting a color, you will add the color white to the Custom Color Palette.

Right and left aligned image in forms

If an image is inserted into a cell that has the ALIGN = LEFT or ALIGN = RIGHT attribute, the image may temporarily not display. To fix this, place the cursor on the first blank line and press Enter until the form border encompasses the image.


Pasting Images from Corel WEB.DRAW

When an image containing an image map is selected and cut or copied in Corel WEB.DRAW and pasted into Corel WEB.DESIGNER the image map tags will be attached to the image. The full image map will always be copied. Therefore, if only selected objects are copied from Corel WEB.DRAW and pasted into Corel WEB.DESIGNER, the image map will not match up with the object. In order to remove the image map, select the image, choose Properties from the Edit menu and then click on the Image Map tab, disable the Use Image Map option. In order to insert a complete image and image map from Corel WEB.DRAW, launch WEB.DRAW from the Applications Toolbar in Corel WEB.DESIGNER, create the image and image map and then choose File, Publish to Corel WEB.DESIGNER.

Typing text beside images that have image maps or hyperlinks associated with them

If the cursor is placed directly beside the image before typing, the text may retain the hyperlink attribute <HREF> tag from the image. In order to remove the attribute from the text, select the text and click the Hyperlink button. (The hyperlink/image map attribute will be retained on the image only).


Images published to Corel WEB.DESIGNER from Corel WEB.DRAW

Graphics created in Corel WEB.DRAW and copied or published to Corel WEB.DESIGNER are published with default Client Side map tags whether or not URLs were defined in Corel WEB.DRAW. If a hyperlink is then placed on the image in Corel WEB.DRAW, the empty client side map tags override the hyperlink, rendering the hyperlink useless. In order to rectify this problem, the following steps can be used:
In Corel WEB.DESIGNER, double-click the image to display the Image Properties dialog box. Click the Image map tab and disable the image map check box to make the hyperlink work correctly.

Open from Internet

Files opened from the Internet may not appear to be the same page that your browser displays. Some advanced Web Servers display different versions of the same file based on the version of HTML that the requesting program handles.

CGI Scripts

Page Depot Scripts will only work if you have published your Web site to Microcraft's PageDepot Server, through the Publish To Internet commands. These PageDepot CGI scripts should not be edited.

Using a global target to reference URLs

Some browsers require mandatory HTML document title text between the <TITLE> and </TITLE> tags in order for the <BASE Target="targetvalue"> to function correctly. To specify a document title click File, Page Properties.

FTP program

If you would like to run the FTP Program as a standalone application, WEBFTP.EXE is located in the C:\COREL\WEBMSTR\PROGRAMS folder. If Corel WebMaster Suite was not installed to the default folder, replace C:\COREL\WEBMSTR with the appropriate drive letter and path.

Some FTP sites restrict read access to root folders. This results in Corel WEB.DESIGNER's FTP program interpreting readable subfolders as empty.

Frames:

There are no Undo or Redo options for Frame manipulations.

Adding Comments to HTML Source:

Comments can be added to the HTML Source. Comments will not appear in the displayed page or in the Browser's display, but they can be used to make notations to the author and other viewers of the page. To add comments, choose HTML Source from the Edit menu.

The following are examples of the syntax for comments:
<!--This page was created by: Name/Date -->
<! Place a comment here Place another comment here >

 

 

Corel WEB.PhotoPaint

Auto FX plug-In

The preview window in the Auto FX plug-in (accessed from the Effects menu), cannot be used while in 256 Color Display mode.

Watermark detection

When opening a CPT7 file, watermark detection will not automatically work (even when the corresponding checkbox is set). You must first load the file and enable the File, Export, Detect Watermark option.

CorelSCAN and scanning

When using CorelSCAN, any image scanned at a resolution lower than 25 dpi, will be resampled to a resolution of 75 dpi.

Scanners

16-bit TWAIN Drivers

In order to scan with Corel WEB.PhotoPaint all other applications that support TWAIN must be closed. You will need to do this when the Select Source contains only the installed 32-bit TWAIN driver(s). Note: Ensure that your TWAIN DLLs are Version 1.6.0.1 or later.

AGFA FotoLook 2.08

Version 2.08 and earlier are not supported. Please contact AGFA for FotoLook version 2.09 or later.

Canon IX-3010

16 grayscale bit-depth image type is not supported.

Canon ScanCraft CS

Please contact Canon to update your driver to 3.01a or later.

CorelTWAIN Drivers

Update your Adaptec SCSI driver to version 1.3 or later.

Epson Scanners

16-bit driver is not supported. Please use the 32-bit scanner driver.

Epson Scanners

When canceling image acquisition, please check that the red error light on the hardware is not flashing and that the scanner is in its Ready state before acquiring the next image.

Hewlett Packard DeskScan II 2.3

CorelSCANs compatibility test will fail if you have an ADF attached to the ScanJet unit.

Kodak Digital Camera 40

Please note that an image acquired to Corel WEB.PhotoPaint or OCR-Trace is one dpi.

Snappy

Driver versions 1.0.064 and earlier only support the memory transfer mode in Corel WEB.PhotoPaint under Windows 95. Please refer to the manual or online help to switch the Transfer Mode within Corel WEB.PhotoPaint.

UMAX MagicScan 2.4

The following sequence may cause certain scanning applications to close without warning. Launch scanning application, acquire and exit the driver (without scanning the image) and then click File, Open.

Video Display Problems

The Matrox Millennium video card may exhibit cursor problems in Corel WEB.PhotoPaint if using the animated cursors in Windows 95. This works fine in NT4.0
The Number Nine Reality video card may exhibit problems in Corel WEB.PhotoPaint. When using some of the tools that utilize marquees, screen dirt can appear which can be cleaned up by refreshing the screen.
It is recommended that if you have a Number 9 GXE video card that you use the S3 drivers in Windows 95.
Matrox video cards may cause the mouse pointer to display an incorrect icon and move slowly.

 

 

Corel WEB.SiteManager

Both Corel WEB.DESIGNER and Corel WEB.PhotoPaint are integrated with Corel WEB.SiteManager.

Using the Site Builder wizard in Corel WEB.SiteManager

Between the first and second dialogs in the Site Builder wizard, there is a time delay that may take a number of seconds.

Wait cursor does not appear on main screen while site is being analyzed

When a site is being analyzed, a wait cursor (e.g., hourglass) appears on the side and top portions of the Corel WEB.SiteManager screen, the hourglass does not appear in the main screen.

Pressing Cancel in the Site Builder wizard

When creating a Web site type that contains many components (e.g., Name, Address, Company Information) the cancel button cancels each component separately, it does not cancel the entire Site Builder Wizard.

Downloading HTML from Remote Sites through Corel WEB.SiteManager

Some files may be locked by the server, therefore Corel WEB.SiteManager will not be able to download them. It is possible to copy the HTML Source of these files from Corel WEB.SiteManager (View, Source View in Corel WEB.SiteManager’s menu) and paste the HTML into Corel WEB.DESIGNER's HTML Source View (View, Document Source in Corel WEB.DESIGNER)
Referenced images don’t get downloaded with the HTML file from Corel WEB.SiteManager. Each image can be downloaded separately, however, Corel WEB.DESIGNER's Open from Internet feature will download the specified .HTML file and its referenced images

Site Builder Wizard Screens appearing behind Corel WEB.SiteManager when mouse is clicked off Site Builder Wizard dialog boxes

While the Site Builder wizard is running, if the mouse is clicked off the dialog boxes, the Site Builder wizard screen goes behind the Corel WEB.SiteManager window. It may appear that the program is stuck. Press ALT + TAB to gain control of the Site Builder wizard program by pressing ALT + TAB until the Site Builder wizard icon is highlighted. The Site Builder wizard dialog will then appear on top again.

Files Referenced in <APPLET>, <OBJECT> and <SCRIPT> tags

The folder structure that Corel WEB.SiteManager shows for remote Web sites is based on the links that are identified in the Web pages. It does not identify the links from Applet Parameters, ActiveX parameters, or Script tags. Files that are referenced in these tags will not be displayed as links or show up in the directory tree structure.

 

Corel WEB.DATA

Applets:

The codebase in the Instant Control Settings dialog should be set to Local and class files are located in c:\corel\webmstr\cwdata\project\docs. If the program was not installed to the default directory, replace c:\corel\webmstr with the appropriate drive letter and path.

Running browsers under NT 3.51

If you choose to publish directly to either Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer in NT 3.51, the browser executable (.EXE) must be in your path. To check your path, go to the Control Panel, System icon. Make sure the directory path to Netscape (NETSCAPE.EXE) or Internet Explorer (EXPLORER.EXE) is in the path variable.

Running Microsoft Internet Explorer under WIN95

When launching Microsoft Internet Explorer, you may get the following error message: The Web browser could not be launched. The browser may not be installed or failed to respond.
However, the browser will be launched and your data will be correct. To prevent the error message from reappearing, ensure that Microsoft Internet Explorer is your default browser (you can set this within Microsoft Internet Explorer), and select HTML 3.0 in Publishing Options.


DAO driver information

The Microsoft DAO drivers are supplied for use by Corel WEB.DATA. These drivers are very sensitive to the format of the data file they are accessing and expect the file to be in the native application's file format (e.g., the DAO drivers expect an Excel spreadsheet file to be created in Excel and saved in an Excel format). However, if the spreadsheet file was created in one application but saved in another application's file format (e.g., created in Quattro Pro, but saved in Excel format), the DAO drivers may generate an "External Table is not in expected format" error when attempting to access the spreadsheets.

To avoid this type of error, you need to ensure that the data file is always in the native application's format. In cases where you exported/saved a spreadsheet file in a format other than that of its native application, you should then open the file in the application to which the file format belongs and re-save the file. For example, if you created a spreadsheet file in Quattro Pro, but saved it in an Excel file format, you would then open that file in Excel and save it as an Excel file again.

Accessing Quattro Pro spreadsheet files

Drivers for Quattro Pro are not available with the current DAO drivers supplied with Corel WEB.DATA. However, you can access Quattro Pro files using Microsoft Excel. Simply open the Quattro Pro spreadsheet in Quattro Pro and save it as an Excel 5.0 (*.XLS) spreadsheet. Then, open Excel 5.0 (or 7.0), open the file, and re-save it as an Excel spreadsheet again. You should now be able to open the Excel 5.0 spreadsheet in Corel WEB.DATA using the Excel 5.0 (*.XLS) selection.

Accessing Paradox database files

When encountering problems opening a Paradox database file, try opening the database in a more current version of Paradox (e.g., versions 3 to 7) and saving the file to that version. Or, you can export the database to any other supported database format (e.g., FoxPro).
If you continue to experience problems opening the Paradox database (e.g., you are receiving the following error message; "Error encountered accessing Table #0, External Table not in expected format. If the Table has a Primary Index, check if .PX file exists. "), try the following:

structure of the "problem" database as the template for the new database).
you should now be able to open this new database in Corel WEB.DATA.

Accessing FoxPro 3.0 database files

When encountering problems using a FoxPro 3.0 database file, try reformatting the file by opening the file in FoxPro 3.0 and saving it as FoxPro 3.0 file. You can also try opening the database file in FoxPro 3.0 and exporting it as a FoxPro 3.0 file.


Changing the output publication in Output Setup

Should you decide to change the output publication from the one that is currently selected in Output Setup, ensure that the Output Text Stream box displays the new output text file for the new publication/chapter. Otherwise, Corel WEB.DATA will not publish to the correct text file.


Corel InstantChart, InstantView, and InstantAnalyzer

If you choose Chart or Analyzer as your process method, the first field should contain text data, since the contents of this field will be used to provide the labels for the ordinal axis. However, the remaining fields should contain numeric values since charts only illustrate numerical data relationships. In addition, charting empty fields (i.e., NULL fields) may lead to unexpected results.
Corel InstantChart, InstantView, and InstantAnalyzer do not display correctly when published to Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. Microsoft offers a patch to correct this problem. You can contact Microsoft at www.microsoft.com.