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- AWeb 1.1 bugfix
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- INTRODUCTION
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- AWeb is a World Wide Web browser for the Amiga computer.
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- It offers the following features:
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- o AWeb doesn't use Magical User Interface (MUI). It uses BOOPSI classes
- instead, which results in less memory usage and increased speed. The
- BOOPSI classes are partially custom designed for AWeb, and partially
- from the ClassAct kit.
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- o AWeb can use a wide range of TCP-stacks: AmiTCP/IP, I-Net225, AS-225
- or compatible. Without TCP stack running, you can still view local files.
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- o AWeb uses extensive internal multitasking, which leads to total
- asynchroneous and parallel network access. Images are starting to load
- while the document is still loading. It is possible to follow a link
- while the previous document is still loading. A separate network status
- window shows all pending network and local file accesses. All network
- accesses can be interrupted immediately.
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- o The HTML-2 standard is fully supported, including forms. For buggy
- pages not conforming to the standard, AWeb offers a compatibility mode.
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- o AWeb supports the use of proxies for HTTP, FTP, Gopher and Telnet.
- Because some proxies can't handle forms or other special cases, the use
- of proxies can be temporarily disabled from the menu.
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- o The HTTP and Gopher protocols are supported internally. By using
- external programs, FTP and Mailto can be used too. HTTP user
- authorization is supported.
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- o AWeb lets you load all images, delay all image loading, or load only
- clickable maps and delay other images. For delayed images, the ALT text
- is taken into account. Transparent GIFs are supported. The 24-bit picture
- datatype (picturedtV43) is supported.
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- o To improve network speed, host names and network addresses are cached
- so addresses are looked up only once during a session.
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- o AWeb can open it's windows on the default public screen, on a named
- public screen or open its own screen.
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- o In extension to its own hotlist, AWeb can read other hotlists, like
- those of AMosaic and early IBrowse betas.
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- o An advanced settings requester is integrated in the program.
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- o AWeb has an ARexx interface, and a unique and powerful shell command
- interface.
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- REQUIREMENTS
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- AWeb needs:
- o OS 3.0 or better
- o At least 2MB of memory, preferably more
- o Either AmiTCP/IP, I-Net225 or AS-225 if you want to access the Internet
- o Appropriate picture datatypes (GIF, JPEG) to show inlined images
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- VERSION 1.1
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- AWeb 1.1 is a bugfix with many bugs fixed that were left in version 1.0.
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- Changes in this version include:
- o Fixed several bugs:
- + crashed on 68000 machines at some URLs like www.yahoo.com
- + sending forms with empty fields didn't work
- + loading MPEGs skipped 1 byte
- + crashed when typing beyond the border of a textarea form field
- + image memory cache limit didn't work
- + downloading image didn't save but started external viewer instead
- + shift-click on ftp link stopped AWeb
- + didn't adapt to different frame size for navigation buttons
- + GIFs didn't show up as transparent, or were messed up totally
- + some settings weren't saved correctly when changed
- o Transparent GIF now works even if the GIF datatype used doesn't
- support transparency
- o Now falls back to topaz if font not found instead of exiting
- o Improved scrolling speed on simple refresh windows
- o Added keyboard support for the settings window
- o Added HOTLIST tooltype and argument
- o Improved speed when navigating back and forward to large documents
- o Now remembers form field values when going back
- o Improved pre-loaded palette
- o Now uses KEYPATH variable to locate key file
- o ... and many other very small changes
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- INSTALLATION
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- To install AWeb, just double-click the Install icon.
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- NOTE: During installation of AWeb, the installer tool might give an
- error message like: "unable to compile script".
- This is most likely caused by some misbehaving application installation,
- that has copied an obsolete version of the Commodore Installer utility to
- your hard drive. Make sure the Installer version in the SYS:C drawer is
- "installer_2 2.17 (1993-02-13)" or better. This version can be found on
- the Amiga Workbench 3.x Install floppy disk.
- Also, delete any copies of the Installer program from your SYS:Utilities
- drawer.
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- If you want to try AWeb before a permanent installation, make sure to
- double-click the "MakeAssign" icon first. It makes the necessary assigns
- that AWeb needs to find the ClassAct classes.
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- DOCUMENTATION
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- The archive contains full documentation in HTML format. If you prefer a
- printed copy, get the archive AWebdoc_ps.lha for the same documentation
- in PostScript format.
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- COPYRIGHT
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- AWeb is Copyright (c) 1996 by Yvon Rozijn. All rights reserved.
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- Refer to the Docs/copyright.html document for more legal information.
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