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README for Symantec Visual Page Trial Version 2.0
=================================================================
Copyright (c) 1998 by Symantec Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Other brands and their products are trademarks of their respective
holders.
Table of Contents:
I. Welcome!
II. Minimum System Requirements
III. Installation Notes
IV. General Notes
V. User Tips
VI. Known Problems
VII. Contacting Symantec
* * * * * *
I. Welcome!
=================================================================
Welcome to Symantec's Visual Page Trial for Windows 95 and
Windows NT. This is a fully functional version of the retail
product, but will time out 30-days after the first launch.
Please take a few minutes to read this file, which contains the
latest information regarding this release.
The Visual Page templates, complete Active Desktop set, sample style
sheets and Art Collection are only available in the retail product.
* * * * * *
II. Minimum System Requirements
=================================================================
IBM PC or 100% compatible
Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 or higher
486-66 MHz or above
20 MB free hard disk space
VGA (256 colors are required for previewing Java Applets)
8 MB of RAM for Windows 95
12 MB of RAM for Windows NT
* * * * * *
III. Installation Notes
=================================================================
Installing from Symantec's Web Site
-----------------------------------
If you download the files from our Web site, please copy them
into an empty directory. To expand the installation files, run
the executable from File | Run, or at a DOS prompt. Once
expanded, run SETUP.EXE to install Visual Page.
If you choose not to download the full version of Visual Page,
you may at any time download individual supporting files, such
as the Tour (Getting Started) or Help. Place these
supporting files; e.g. tour.bin, into the directory containing
the installer and then run Setup.exe.
Note: When downloading individual components (*.bin)
Netscape Communicator may incorrectly append an extension
to the file name. Once the file has been downloaded to your
computer please rename the file to contain the appropriate
extension; e.g. help.bin, tour.bin, or template.bin.
We have included the User's Guide and Getting Started manuals
in PDF format which are optimized for printing, because of this,
some images may appear blurry when viewed through Acrobat Reader.
Getting Started Tour and Templates
----------------------------------------------------------------
The Tour files are also available in uncompressed form on
the retail CD in the \uncompressed\tour directory.
The Getting Started and User's Guide are available in PDF format
in the \documentation directory on the CD.
If you purchased the trial version from the web, please download
the self extracting exe file: documentation.exe to any directory
on your local drive and then run it.
As with any new software, please install the trial version of
Visual Page into a clean directory.
Please do not install the trial version over an existing version of
Visual Page.
Installing the ACDSee Image Browser
---------------------------------------
A shareware version of ACD Systems' ACDSee image browser with a 30-day
license is included on the retail CD for the viewing of the Visual Page
Art Collection. ACDSee can also be downloaded from:
http://www.acdsystems.com/acd/acdsee32.html
To add any of the images to your web pages, hold down the Control key
while dragging the image from ACDSee to Visual Page. You will be
prompted with the Save As dialog allowing you to choose an appropriate
location for the image such as an image directory relative to your web
pages, as opposed to a link back to the Visual Part Art directory, which
may be on the CD. To use any of the images as backgrounds, copy the image
into the appropriate directory (i.e. /images), open the Page Properties
dialog and navigate to the directory.
IV. General Notes
=================================================================
Trial Time-out Mechanism
---------------------------------------
The 30 day time-out mechanism in the Visual Page 2.0 trial version
is instantiated the first time the application is launched. After
30 days, the 2.0 Trial version can not be made to run under that
install of the Windows operating system unless the software
is purchased.
Visual Page Highlights
---------------------------------------
To view the highlights main page, open highlights.htm located in the
\Visual Page\Highlights directory. The highlights can also be viewed
using your browser and is accessible from the Symantec Visual Page
program group.
Visual Page Getting Started Errata
---------------------------------------
1. On page 3-6 of Visual Page Getting Started, click Browse instead
of New to add the ImportMe.html. To import this file, navigate
to the Tour folder and open Importme.html. This file will add
all the necessary files for you to complete the tour. Continue
on Page 3-8, step #6.
Before starting the Tour, you must open the Edit Preferences
dialog box and select Run Java Applets in Preview mode.
Next, you must create and add the home.htm file by selecting the
Tour folder and selecting the New Page icon in the toolbar.
Name the new page "home.htm".
2. In Visual Page Getting Started, on page 3-14, it states:
"To preview the contents of the Home page, double-click on the
file icon for home.htm in the Project Manager window..."
It should read:
"...double-click on the file icon for home.htm that is in the
Walkthrough folder in the Project Manager window..."
Using the Active Desktops
---------------------------------------
Win98:
Open the display properties in the Control Panel and select the
Background tab. Click the <Browse> button and navigate to the
\Visual Page\Active desktops directory, open the desired
theme directory and open the corresponding HTML file.
Windows 95 and NT 4.0:
Obtain and install the Windows Desktop Update from Microsoft which
is included with Internet Explorer 4.0 and follow the above
instructions.
The Symantec Active Desktop is included in the Trial Version as
an example of the Active Desktops included with the retail product.
Cascading Style Sheets
----------------------------------------
Cascading style sheets and layers work best in the 4.0 browsers.
Additional CSS information is available from www.w3c.org/style.
* * * * * *
V. User Tips
=================================================================
Q: How do I retain my entries in the custom dictionary if I
reinstall Visual Page to a different drive, directory or
another machine?
A: The Visual Page uninstaller does not remove the custom.pd file
in the \Visual Page directory containing custom entries for
the user dictionary. If you choose to install Visual Page into
another directory or machine and wish to retain the dictionary,
copy the custom.pd file into the Visual Page root directory of
the new install. The installer will not write over an existing
custom.pd.
Q: I noticed after uninstalling Visual Page, the Visual Page directory
was not deleted.
A: The Visual Page installer logs all files installed with the
exception of the initial spell checker's custom user
dictionary, custom.pd. If you uninstall Visual Page, this file,
and other files created after installation, are not uninstalled.
Q: I'm using frames with mixed border widths. However, Netscape
displays the entire frameset using the border width of the first
frame.
A: Netscape 4.0 and earlier uses the first border width value
encountered and applies it to the entire frameset.
Q: How do I run QuickTime Movies?
A: In order to run QuickTime Movies in Visual Page, you must obtain
the QuickTime software from Apple Computer, Inc. At the time
this file was written, the QuickTime files are available at
http://quicktime.apple.com. QuickTime is a trademark of Apple
Computer, Inc.
Q: Why won't my applets appear in preview mode?
A: Make sure the "Run Applets in Preview Mode" preference item is
checked and that you are running 256 or more colors. It is also not
uncommon for vendors of Java applications to install any supporting
virtual machine (VM) or Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler files into
the system directory. Check your Windows and System directories
(system32 for NT) for JAVAI.DLL and AWT.DLL. Rename the file(s)
to *.SAV and relaunch Visual Page.
Q: How can I determine why my applet won't run in preview mode?
A: Place the HTML file in preview mode. Select Show Java Console
from the View menu. All Java errors are displayed within this
window. In many cases, it is likely that Visual Page is unable
to find one or more supporting class files for the applet.
This may occur if your applet contains a custom component.
Create an environment variable for the Classpath variable.
Point the Classpath variable to the zip file that contains the
class file.
In Windows 95, place a statement similar to the one below in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT:
Set Classpath=C:\directoryname\classfile.zip.
In Windows NT Choose Start > Control Panel > System. Select the
Environment Tab in the System Properties dialog box. Enter the
word Classpath in the Variable field. Enter the path to the zip
file containing the classes in the Value field.
Q: How Do I create CSS contextual selectors within Visual Page?
For example, I want to change the color of bullet lists, but
only for those contained within numbered lists.
A: This can be accomplished by assigning the desired style(s) to the
first selector (i.e. OL) within the Style Sheet editor and
then adding the remaining selectors in the source editor.
For example: OL {Color : Red}
Change to: OL UL LI {Color : Red}
Q: Why do file names of broken links appear in lower case when I know
the file name is upper or mixed case?
A: The "broken" file name is only in the project file and does not
affect any Java or HTML file. Since the reference to the real
filename is missing, they are represented in lowercase by the
Project Manager.
Q: When I open a .DIB or .BMP in my project, it is opened as a .GIF
file and saved as such when I close it.
A: Since .DIB and .BMP are not Web image formats, Visual Page
automatically converts them to the .GIF format.
Q: When I make Netscape 3.x my default browser in the Viewers panel
of the Preferences dialog, then later change the default browser
to Netscape 4.x, Netscape 3.x still launches when I click on
the Open in Viewer button.
A: When Netscape 3.x was last run, it overwrote the Window's registry
making itself the default browser instead of Netscape 4.x. The
solution is to launch 4.x outside of Visual Page, causing it to
become the default broswer.
Q: I often receive two copies when printing through Netscape by
using the Open in Viewer - Netscape Navigator (print) button.
A: Netscape may be configured in the Window's registry such that if
it is not running and the print function is invoked through
Visual Page, Netscape will receive both a command line request
and a DDE request causing two copies to print. The workaround
is to already be running an instance of Netscape before using
this feature in Visual Page.
WARNING: Do not edit the Windows registry if you are not
familiar with it.
Q: Which version of Sun's JDK is included in Visual Page 2.0?
A: JDK 1.1.5
Q: When adding several files, linking a default stylesheet, or when
opening a project after I have modified my files outside of Visual
Page, the application appears to hang and the Windows NT Task
Manager shows a status of "not responding." Has Visual Page
crashed?
A: Adding several files, linking a default stylesheet to a large
project or performing global site operations is an intensive
process. Completion time is dependent on the speed of your
machine and the amount of files processed. It is not uncommon
for Windows to report the application as not responding during
such operations.
Q: Can I move or copy my project directory to another drive or
directory?
A: Yes. However it will be necessary to recreate the .vpp project
file using the Project Wizard. You cannot copy .vpp files to
other locations.
* * * * * *
VI. Known Problems and Workarounds
================================================================
o When converting 24 bit (true color or 16 million color)
BMP files to GIF files, the palette may not be saved with the
image. As a result the image may appear as a black square.
We recommend you manually convert the image with an external
program and then add the GIF to your HTML file.
o Columns that span across multiple pages may not appear when
printing from the Visual Editor.
o CSS Image paths for images used as bullets are converted to
relative paths upon saving for untitled documents. The
Workaround is to title the page before saving.
o Remote folders on a server can not be renamed.
o Visual Page uses browser safe colors only when "Run Java Applets
in Preview Mode" is unchecked in the Preferences. This the
default setting. When this item is checked, the JDK 1.1.5
palette is used.
o During installation of Visual Page, you may encounter a "Please
insert disk labeled 'DLL Installations' and press OK" message.
This message is produced by a Microsoft redistributable file
called the Visual Page installer. You can click Cancel with
no ill effects and the Visual Page installation will complete
normally.
o It is recommended that you install the application on Windows NT
using an account with administrator rights. Doing this makes certain
system DLLs are properly updated. Visual Page will install on NT
without administrator rights, however it's possible these
DLLs will not be updated since the system32 directory is locked.
o Visual Page does not append the file extension to file names
changed in the server tab of the Site Project window. When
renaming files in the server tab of the Site Project window,
you must include the proper file extension in the new file name.
* * * * * *
VII. Contacting Symantec
================================================================
o During the 30-day trial period we offer free and unlimited
electronic support on Symantec's news server at:
service.symantec.com.
o Please refer to the newsgroups under:
symantec.support.devtools.pc.visualpage
Note: your company's firewall may prevent you from accessing
this service.
o Web based discussion groups that do not require
news reader software are available at:
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/news/index.html
o Support is also available on the Usenet newsgroup:
comp.lang.java
o Send bug reports to:
Support_javawin@symantec.com
* * * * * *
Thank you for using Visual Page! We are confident you will find it
to be a valuable Web page development and site management asset.
Sincerely,
The Symantec Internet Tools Team