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- WebCopier version 2.5
- June 2001
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- HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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- To view Readme.txt on-screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
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- To print Readme.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor,
- and then on the File menu, click Print.
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- CONTENTS
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- 1. Introduction
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- 2. Installation
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- 3. Release Notes
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- 4. Program status and distribution
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- 5. Contact Information
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- 6. Third-party copyrighted material
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- 1. Introduction
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- WebCopier is a powerful offline browser that downloads Web sites and
- stores them locally. It gives you instant access to critical Web sites
- at any time, regardless of where you are. WebCopier performs precise
- links searching, including JavaScript parsing, it can download up to 100
- files simultaneously and print entire Web site or only specific part of
- it. WebCopier supports proxy servers, allows to specify account name
- and password to access secure Web sites. Advanced features include
- website preview, SSL (HTTPS) support, Agent Identification, scheduler,
- templates, URL and file filters, wizards, ability to resume download,
- dialer, Shockwave files support, different language modules.
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- 2. Installation
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- To install WebCopier:
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- - If you have downloaded file named "wcopier.exe", just run it.
- - If the file name has extension ".zip", you need to decompress it
- with a program such as WinZip. Then run the file "setup.exe".
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- 3. Release Notes
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- WebCopier 2.5 New features:
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- - No advertisement
- This version doesnÆt show advertisement and will uninstall advertisement module
- installed by previous versions of WebCopier.
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- - URL macros
- Now you can specify a special macro in project Starting URL to make a list of
- URLs.
- The macro format is {:start-end|increment}. "Increment" parameter is optional.
- For example, the this URL macro
- www.somesite.com/images/set{:001-100}.html
- will create the following URL list
- www.somesite.com/images/set001.html
- ...
- www.somesite.com/images/set100.html
- Notes:
- - Different number of digits in macro parameters (for example, {:0-100}
- and {:000-100}) will give different results.
- - You can include several macros in one URL.
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- - Improved "New Project" Wizard
- Now it has an option to create a project based on URL of page loaded in the
- Integrated browser.
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- - "Copy Project" Wizard
- This wizard simplifies files archiving on Zip drives, CD-RWs and CD-ROMs.
- Just specify a destination directory and the wizard will copy all project files
- for you.
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- - Address bar
- Integrated browser has an Address bar that shows URL of a file loaded in the
- Integrated browser. Also it simplifies browser navigation -- just type a website
- URL, press "Enter", and the browser will load that site.
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- - "Browser \ Find in Contents" menu item
- Shows the Contents tree position of the file loaded in the Integrated browser.
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- - Redesigned Contents Tree menu
- The menu includes new items and shortcuts, for example "Select for next
- Download"
- action can be accessed by "Ctrl + L" shortcut.
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- - HTML files renaming
- New project option to disable non-standard HTML files renaming ("Project
- Settings / Contents" window). For example, it will prevent renaming of
- "index.asp" to "index.asp.htm".
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- - Page breaks
- New project option to control page breaks when printing downloaded files
- ("Project Settings / Contents" window).
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- - Fast HTML Parsing
- New project option to increase HTML files parsing speed ("Project Settings /
- Contents" window). It may make a big difference when you download very large
- websites (more than 10,000 links). On the other hand, with this option set on
- WebCopier will consume more RAM during the download.
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- - New Template keywords
- New Template keywords have been created to support new project options ("HTML
- files renaming", "Page breaks" and "Fast HTML Parsing").
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- - File drag and drop support
- WebCopier accepts dropped files from the Windows Explorer.
- If the fileÆs extension is "wcp" the file will be opened as WebCopier project,
- if the extension is "wct" the file will be opened as WebCopier template,
- otherwise the file will be opened in WebCopier Integrated browser.
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- WebCopier 2.5 Premium features:
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- These features are available in WebCopier PLUS (WebCopier REGISTERED version).
- Free version allows you to try these features for 14 days.
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- - HTML authentication
- Automatically performs authentication based on HTML forms. Just specify your
- "User ID" and "Password" ("Project Settings / Download" window), check "Submit
- HTML Login Forms" option ("Project Settings / Advanced / Download" window), and
- WebCopier will submit this data every time it finds HTML login form.
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- - HTML forms
- Automatically processes HTML forms that include <SELECT> and <OPTION> tags.
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- - Files encryption
- Allows to encrypt all downloaded files, as well as the project and log files, to
- prevent other people from viewing your downloads.
- How it works:
- Close the project - Project files (*.wcp, *.log) are encrypted in *.wcp file,
- all Downloaded files are encrypted in *.wcz file and then
- deleted.
- Open the project - Project and Downloaded files are decrypted, saved with
- their original names, and ready to use.
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- - Export Zip files
- "Copy Project" Wizard can Export all files in one Zip archive.
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- WebCopier 2.5 Bug fixes:
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- - "Delete Project" might keep the project file if latest changes to the project
- settings have not been saved before delete.
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- - Contents Tree & Integrated browser toolbars donÆt switch language immediately,
- only after the program restarts.
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- - CouldnÆt convert some sites links for offline browsing.
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- - DidnÆt convert links in JavaScript (*.js) files.
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- - Improved stability.
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- - Compatibility issues with v2.1 templates.
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- Changed default settings:
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- The following default values have been changed in this version:
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- - The Contents Tree shows up to 10000 files ("Project Settings / Contents" window).
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- - "Main Links" level is set to 3 ("Project Settings / Advanced / Download" window).
- By default, the "Main Links" level is disabled.
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- 4. Program status and distribution
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- The program is FREE and freely distributable.
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- 5. Contact Information
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- E-mail: wcopier@maximumsoft.com
- Internet: http://www.maximumsoft.com/
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- You also can register to receive a free newsletter about latest WebCopier
- releases.
- - Go to WebCopier site.
- - Replace the text "Your e-mail" by your e-mail address.
- - Press the "Sign up! button.
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- 6. Third-party copyrighted material
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- Most of web site are protected by copyright laws. Some of them are even prohibit
- offline browsing.
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- A user's access to and use of third-party copyrighted material is generally
- governed by the third party.
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- In all circumstances, the user is responsible for respecting the rights to and
- maintaining the integrity of third-party copyrighted material.
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