The HTML Reference Library v2.2 -------------------------------- Please Note : This version of the HTML Reference Library is the Windows95 specific version. It may run if you have Win32s (specifically WinHlp32.exe) installed, but I can't guarantee it. For the Win3.x version, please download htmlib22.zip instead. Welcome to the HTML Reference Library, your one-stop, on-line guide to HTML mark-up elements, their uses, meaning and syntax. While this document is, at the time of release, up-to-date with all HTML elements that are currently supported by the most common browsers, I make no promises that it will remain current in say, 6 months. All I can say is that as new elements are supported, or when the official HTML level 3.0 spec. is determined, it will be included in the reference. What's new in this version? --------------------------- Users are recommended to check the 'What's New in this Version' section of the Library to see what's new as there is too much to mention here. Also, a major change is the licence terms that the HTML Reference Library is subject to. Please read either LICENCE.TXT, or the Licence topic in the Library itself The Colour Wizard is included within this release of the HTMLib. This allows the user to view the effect of changing the colour scheme without constantly editing a file and re-loading the browser. It is believed to be the only Colour Wizard type application that expressly supports all 140 Netscape colour names. Also with full context sensitive pop-up help. (Click the '?' button and click any area of the App window for help) Notification of future releases ------------------------------- If you heard of this release from a posting to one of the Usenet newsgroups, but thought you were on the mailing list, it will be because your address was incorrect at the time of posting the release note. When this happens, I delete the address, so as to minimise 'bounce back' messages. Please contact me again, with the correct address if you wish to be on the mailing list. Release notes are posted to everybody on the mailing list (to subscribe, mail me, cmlehunt@swan.ac.uk and let me know - this is NOT an autoreplier) and will be posted to comp.infosystems.www.users/misc/authoring.html and possibly others. Where/How to get updates ------------------------ ftp.swan.ac.uk/pub/in.coming/htmlib/htmlib95XX.exe, where XX is the version no., currently 2.1 (21) http://hjs.geol.uib.no/news/htmlib/htmlib.htm http://www.tucows.com/softhtm.html (rated a five-star app!) ftp.crl.com/users/zo/zot/htmlibXX.exe http://www.maui.net/~dml/htmlhlp.html http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~Mchaifet/ ftp://ftp.mindpsring.com/users/guild/docs/html/html.hlp ftp://ftp.gov.nb.ca/pub/html.editors/htmlibXX.exe http://www.psy.uwa.edu.au/archive/html_hlp ftp://ftp.kfunigraz.ac.at/edvz/info-systems/win-dos The first site is the primary distribution site. Files kept there are updated by me personally. The other sites are 'mirror' sites, and may lag a few days in holding the actual file after release notes have been issued. If you are having trouble with the swan.ac.uk site, please try one of the others before mailing me. To install : ------------ 1) Expand the downloaded archive, and run SETUP.EXE This will start the installation procedure, and install the HTMLib, together with the new Colour Wizard and all necessary support files. You are encouraged to close down all applications before installing this version of the HTMLib and delete any previous installations. The installation routine will create a Start menu item for the HTMLib automatically. It is also possible for this version of the HTMLib to be uninstalled, through the Control Panel -> Add/Remove programs. 2) DO NOT DELETE THE .CNT file or the file HELPHELP.DLL that is copied to the Windows\System directory. These are required for the proper functioning of this version of the HTMLib. Version History: ---------------- 2.2 Release ?????? Added support for HTML 3 table support (Internet Explorer) Added support for new Frame HTML (Internet Explorer) ActiveX, Visual Basic Script, ActiveX controls now supported by Internet Explorer. Added the Colour Wizard - the easiest way to view different colour schemes withouth constantly re-loading a browser. 2.1 Release 6/1/96 Added support for various new Internet Explorer-isms. Added new functionality into the Quick Reference section that is now displayed in a separate secondary window, allowing it to be kept open longer. Updated some information concerning frames, HotJava and VRML embedding in HTML documents 2.0 Release ??????? Added support for MS Internet Explorer 2.0/Netscape 2.0/Mosaic 2.0 extras. i.e. in-line video and sound, marquee text, frames
, table alignment and colouring, font colouring and the inclusion of HotJava applets. A new 'New in this Version' section was added to the contents page to allow quick jumping to new topics. Many typos/dead links/formatting problems sorted out. 1.1a Release 25/8/95 Added support for MS Internet Explorer specific attributes to the element and element, allowing control over the font type and colour, and client side image maps. 1.1 Released 24/8/95 Added support for ,,,, and elements. Re-arranged several sections. No more Netscape concerns sections. This was done because it was becoming increasingly confusing keeping up with elements that were Netscape specific. Most browsers are implementing Netscapisms anyway, so I felt it would be wise to link all attributes under the same element together, so that future editing would be easier. Icon not provided in archive. Two reasons why. 1) It was a crap icon anyway, 2) Some of you will have it (it came with Visual Basic 3 Prof), or are probably using the default yellow '?'. 1.0g Not released Changed the document background section position, due to support by Mosaic. Changed some links to the extended Horizontal Rule page, due to support by Mosaic. 1.0f Released 8/7/95 Added mid-topic jumping from Attributes pop-up and index keys to the Quick Reference section. RGB triplet chart added to show possibilities for BGCOLOR attribute when using Netscape. (Many thanks to Doug Jacobson - e-mail him if you use the colour chart) 1.0e Released 8/5/95 Added description of Netscape's element for Object embedding. Browse sequences added. Added more functionality to non-scrolling region. Nearly all pages have a direct link to the Quick Reference section, pages that have other references are linked together and pages that are too long to fit on one screen have an attribute list in the non-scrolling region, so the user can check they're on the right page. NOTE : Versions 1.0c and 1.0d were not released publicly. They were just interim versions which I used to add aesthetic changes. 1.0b Released 28/4/95 Included Netscape's LOWSRC attribute, corrected some typos and added graphical screenshot links to the table examples. 1.0a Released 25/4/95 Corrected title graphic problem. 1.0 Released 24/4/95 DISLCAIMER ---------- This reference is supplied 'as is'. I take no responsibility if it breaks your system, or crashes Windows. It's only a Windows Help file...it shouldn't do anything stupid. But if it does, it's not my fault.