Chuck, where is this documentation supposed to be accessed? In the
builds, or as served help?
In any case, you should coordinate your efforts with kovu, zach, and
others. Cf. http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46917.
--Steve
"Chuck R." wrote:
> Here is my rough draft of browser documentation. It is basically
> a reference of all the menus and screens, like the Forms Manager,
>
> Preferences, Image Manager, etc. I do not have pictures yet, I am
>
> still looking for a program to paste the image from the clipboard
>
> into a paint program (MS Paint didn't work).
>
> Here is the HTML code for it. These are just the first 3 pages:
> index.html, menufile.html, menuedit.html.
>
> Any comments are welcome.
>
> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN">
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>Browser documentation main page</title>
> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000EE"
> VLINK="#551A8B" ALINK="#FF0000">
> <h3 align="center">Main browser documentation page</h3>
>
> <p>Written by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Updated: May 24, 2001
>
> <ul>
> <li><a href="#CommandLine">Command line parameters</a>
> <li><a href="#Overview">Overview of the browser</a>
> <li><a href="#PartsOfBrowser">Parts of the browser window</a>
> <li><a href="#HowTo">How to...</a>
> <li><a href="menufile.html">File menu</a>
> <li><a href="menuedit.html">Edit menu</a>
> <li><a href="prefs.html">Preferences</a>
> </ul>
>
> <!!====================================================>
> <hr><a name="CommandLine"></a>
> <h3>Command line parameters</h3>
>
> <b>Key:</b>
> <br>[value] means item is optional
> <br><keyword> means a string representing something. Not a
> literal value.
>
> <p>Format of options:
> mozilla [-option [value]]
>
> <dl>
>
> <dt><b>-chrome CHROME://chromedir</b>
> <dd>Used to specify a chrome file.
> <br>Example: mozilla -chrome CHROME://chromedir
> <br>mozilla -chrome chrome://global/default
> <p>
>
> <dt><b>-console</b>
> <dd>Opens a DOS window to which all error messages are sent. From
>
> there you can cut and paste error messages and send them to the
> dev team.
> <br>Example: mozilla -console
>
> <p><dt><b>-f file.txt</b>
> <dd>This may be for testing only. Loads a list of URLs, one at a
> time, listed in File.txt. File.txt has a list of URLs, one per
> line. Add the -d n to add a delay of n seconds between loading
> each URL.
> <br>Ex: mozilla -f file.txt -d 10
>
> <p><dt><b>-help, /?</b>
> <dd>Shows a help screen.
> <br>Ex: mozilla /?
>
> <p><dt><b>-installer</b>
> <dd>Use this to create profiles again in Mozilla, especially if
> you install a new build.
>
> <p><dt><b>-mail</b>
> <dd>Starts Mozilla with the mail/news window.
> <br>Ex: mozilla -mail
>
> <p><dt><b>-V, -Version, -VERSION</b>
> <dd>Show version information. See bug 23501.
> <br>Ex: mozilla -Version
>
> <p><dt><b>-ProfileManager</b>
> <dd>Start Mozilla up with the Profile Manager. The PM is also
> started the first time you run Mozilla. The profiles are stored
> in c:\windows\mozregistry.dat.
>
> <p><dt><b>-profile profilename</b>
> <dd>Start Mozilla using the specified profile name.
>
> <p><dt><b>-CreateProfile "profilename profiledir"</b>
> <dd>Creates a profile and a profiledir under the default profile
> directory.
>
> <p><dt><b>-ProfileWizard</b>
> <dd>Starts Profile Wizard.
>
> <p><dt><b>-ProfileSelector</b>
> <dd>Brings up Profile Selector so user can choose a profile to
> use.
>
> <p><dt><b><URL></b>
> <dd>Use command line with an URL. This should open the URL when
> the browser starts up.
> Example: mozilla http://www.yahoo.com
>
> </dl>
> <!!====================================================>
> <hr><a name="Overview"></a>
> <h3>Overview</h3>
>
> Mozilla is the next generation browser. It supports CSS, XML,
> chrome, and much more. First the user must get familiar with some
>
> terms.
>
> <dl>
> <dt><b>chrome</b>
> <dd>More than just changing the colors of objects, chrome is a
> way to change the whole appearance of object. Chrome includes:
> the skin (the look of the UI, which includes buttons, message box
>
> icons, scroll bar arrows, etc.), new functionality (like new menu
>
> items) and new programs (for the new menu items).
>
> <dt><b>CSS (cascading style sheets)</b>
> <dd>A formatting language which provides a consistent look across
>
> multiple web pages.
>
> <dt><b>homepage</b>
> <dd>The default web page that the browser loads when it first
> starts up. This doesn't have to be on the web, it could be a
> local file on your hard drive.
>
> <dt><b>hotkey</b>
> <dd>A keystroke combination, usually the Control key and a
> letter, which allows the user to perform a function rapidly.
>
> <dt><b>internet</b>
> <dd>The WWW is only part of the internet. The internet also
> includes email, FTP, gopher, WAIS and other means of sharing
> information.
>
> <dt><b>Mozilla</b>
> <dd>The suite of programs which make up the Mozilla package. I.e.
>
> the browser, mail/news, chat, editor, and associated features.
>
> <dt><b>throbber</b>
> <dd>An animated picture in the upper right corner of the browser.
>
> The picture is animated while a page loads, and is still when the
>
> page is done loading.
>
> <dt><b>World Wide Web</b>
> <dd>A collection of computers (hosts) with areas maintained by
> users (web sites) with documents to read (the pages).
>
> <dt>
> <dd>
>
> </dl>
> <!!====================================================>
> <hr>
> <a name="PartsOfBrowser"></a>
> <h3>Parts of the browser window</h3>
>
> When you start the browser you will see several different areas.
> <ul>
> <li>At the top of the Mozilla window is the <b>title bar</b>. It
> has the name of the web page followed by "Mozilla". It also has
> the X in the box which closes the window.
>
> <p><li>Below the title bar is the <b>Menubar</b>. At the far left
>
> is a minimize widget (a thicker vertical bar with an up arrow on
> it). If you click this widget the menu bar shrinks. Click it
> again and the menu bar returns.
>
> <p><li>Below that is the <b>Toolbar</b>. It contains some
> buttons, the <b>Location Bar</b> (where you type in web
> addresses) and the <b>Throbber</b> on the far right. Memorize the
>
> Location Bar and where it is. That is one way to type in web
> addresses.
>
> <p><li>Below the Toolbar is the <b>Shortcut bar</b>. This
> contains frequently used website shortcuts. You can change it by
> going to Bookmarks, Manage bookmarks, and changing what is in the
>
> Personal Toolbar Folder folder. The Home bookmark will take you
> to whatever is defined as your home page (as defined in
> Preferences).
>
> <p><li>The next part is the main browser window which should take
>
> up most of the window space. On the left side of the browser
> window is the <b>Sidebar</b>. The Sidebar combines several
> features into tabs, like one tab for Searching the internet,
> Bookmarks (same as on the Bookmarks menu item), and History. To
> the right of the words "My Sidebar" is the word "Tabs". Use this
> to show or hide tabs in the Sidebar. To show or hide the whole
> Sidebar, choose View, My Sidebar or hit F9.
>
> <p><li>Below the browser window are 2 more toolbar type widgets.
> The first is the <b>Status Bar</b>. On the far left, it shows if
> you are online or offline. Online looks like 2 cables connected.
> Offline looks like 2 cables disconnected. To the right of that is
>
> the loading indicator which tells the user how much of the
> current webpage has loaded. To the right of that is the status
> bar, where text status messages appear. When a document is done
> loading, the word "Document: Done" appears here.
>
> <p>On the far right of the status bar is the <b>security
> indicator</b>. If the webpage is a secure page, the lock will be
> in the locked position. If not, the lock will be in the unlocked
> position.
>
> <p><li>Below that is the <b>??? Bar</b>. On the far left it has 4
>
> icons. Clicking the steering wheel will open a browser window.
> Clicking the envelope will open mail/news. Clicking the pencil
> and paper will open the editor. Clicking the Rolodex card will
> open the address book. Towards the middle is the Window menu,
> which provides a shortcut to all open Mozilla windows.
>
> </ul>
>
> <!!====================================================>
> <hr>
> <a name="HowTo"></a>
> <h3>How to...</h3>
> Open a web page.
> There are several ways to open a web page.
> <ul>
> <li>Type an address in the Location Bar.
> <li>Control-Shift-L: open a web address.
> <li>Control-O: open a local web page on your hard drive.
> <li>Choose a bookmark from the Bookmarks menu.
> <li>Click the down arrow on the Back or Forward buttons and
> choose a site from the list.
> <li>Choose a site from the Go menu.
> <li>Choose the down arrow on the Location Bar and choose a site.
> </ul>
>
> <!!====================================================>
> <hr><a name=""></a>
> <h3></h3>
>
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> <hr><a name=""></a>
> <h3></h3>
>
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> <hr><a name=""></a>
> <h3></h3>
>
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> <hr><a name=""></a>
> <h3></h3>
>
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> <hr><a name=""></a>
> <h3></h3>
>
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> <hr><a name=""></a>
> <h3></h3>
>
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> <hr><a name=""></a>
> <h3></h3>
>
> <!!====================================================>
> <hr><a name=""></a>
> <h3></h3>
>
> <hr>
> <center>
> Get the Mozilla program at <a
> href="http://www.mozilla.org";>www.mozilla.org</a>.
> </center>
>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> --
> http://www.crosswinds.net/~robertsc30/
> Free HLP files for: Access 97 object reference. Plus lots of
> freeware, 500+ files.
>
> Help in the cure for leukemia by using Peer-to-peer computing.
> http://www.intel.com/cure
--
Steve Rudman
Manager, Information Design Group
Netscape Communications
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
650-937-5006
