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diff --git a/doc/user_help.html b/doc/user_help.html index e3b11f44..b0daf579 100644 --- a/doc/user_help.html +++ b/doc/user_help.html @@ -2,46 +2,59 @@ <html> <head> - <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> - <title> Help for Dillo </title> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> + <title> Dillo Web Browser :: + + Help for New Users + +</title> </head> -<body bgcolor='#778899' text='#000000'> +<body text="#0f0f0f" link="#2020e0" vlink="#403090" bgcolor="#607cf8"> - <table bgcolor="#70a0c0" border="1" cellpadding="5"> - <tr><td><h1>Help for Dillo 3.0</h1> + <table width="100%" bgcolor="#8080f0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="5" + border="0o"> + <tr><td><big><font color="#302080">Welcome to Dillo 3.0</font></big> </table> <p> - <table WIDTH="100%" BORDER=1 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=5> + + <table WIDTH="100%" BORDER=1 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=3> <tr ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP><td bgcolor="wheat"> <h4><font color="green">Basics:</font></h4> </td></tr> <tr><td WIDTH="100%" bgcolor="#70a0c0"> <ul> - <li>You can tell a link from plain content by the hand-shaped cursor. + <li>You can tell a link from plain content by the hand-shaped cursor. </li> + <li> Besides browsing the web, Dillo also has basic file browsing - capabilities included. So, entering <a href="file:">file:</a> in your + capabilities included. So, entering "file:" in your Dillo URL window will give you the contents of your current - working directory, and <a href="file:~">file:~</a> entered in the + working directory, and "file:~" entered in the same place will point your Dillo browser right to your home directory... - <li> Dillo, at this stage of development, is <u>not</u> not ready + + <li> Dillo, at this stage of development, is not ready to render pages that use <b><font color="#5040a0">frames</font></b>. Nevertheless, it comes with a tiny handler (lynx/w3m-like) that will let you choose which frame to visit, one by one. - <li> Dillo has <b><font color="#5040a0">context + + <li> Dillo has <b><font color="#5040a0">context sensitive menus</font></b> using the right mouse button (available on pages, links, images, forms, the Back and Forward buttons, and the bug meter). + <li> Some of the functions in Dillo are handled by independent - processes. For instance, downloads come through <em>wget</em>. - If Dillo exits, the download can continue (more details + processes. For instance, downloads come through + <em><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/">wget</a></em>. + If Dillo exits, the downloads continue (more details below). + + </ul> </td></tr> </table> - + <table WIDTH="100%" BORDER=1 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=3> <tr ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP><td bgcolor="wheat"> <h4><font color="green">Usage:</font></h4> @@ -54,23 +67,32 @@ or mouse wheel. If nothing happens when keys are pressed, try <b> <font color="#5040a0">focusing</font></b> your Dillo main window first by clicking it (not on any link!:)). - <li> You can use the space key as PgDn, and {'b' | 'B'} as PgUp.</li> + + <li>You can use the space key as PgDn, and {'b' | 'B'} as PgUp.</li> + <li> Similarly, you can use "<b>,</b>" and "<b>.</b>" as shortcuts for forward and backward buttons (mnemonic: those keys are usually labeled "<" and ">"). + <li> <b>Configuration:</b> If you want to change Dillo's appearance or behaviour, look at the options in your <b><font color="#5040a0">dillorc</font></b> - file (if you don't have a copy in your ~/.dillo/ directory, get it - <a href='http://www.dillo.org/dillorc'>here</a>). + file (if you don't have a copy in your ~/.dillo/ directory, get it + <a href='http://www.dillo.org/dillorc'>here</a>). + <li> Clicking the "Reload" button always requests an end-to-end reload of the page currently viewed, but it will *not* reload embedded images during this process. - <li> Dialogs can be closed with the ESC key. - <li> You can try the different control panel size options listed in the - Tools menu, and make any changes permanent by editing your - <code>dillorc</code> file. - <li> The whole window area can be used to display the page (escape key). + + <li> Dialogs can be closed with the ESC key<br> + (ESC also hides the findbar and control panels). + + <li> If you want to try a different control panel, right-click over the + tools button and select one that suits your needs, then make + it the default in your <code>dillorc</code> file. + + <li> The whole window area can be used to display the page (ESC key). + </ul> </td></tr> </table> @@ -82,8 +104,10 @@ <tr><td BGCOLOR="#70a0c0"> <p> - Downloads are made using <b><font color="#5040a0">wget</font></b> - with a FLTK-based GUI wrapper, through the Dillo plugin (dpi) framework. + Downloads are made using + <b><font color="#5040a0"><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/">wget</a></font></b> + with a <a href="http://www.fltk.org">FLTK</a>-based GUI wrapper, through + the Dillo plugin (dpi) framework. If you close the browser window, downloads will continue. <p> </td></tr> @@ -170,9 +194,9 @@ That is, if you just compile and use dillo, it will reject every single cookie sent to it! <p> - If you want to enable cookies in dillo, just - <a href="http://www.dillo.org/Cookies.txt">set up a <code>cookiesrc</code> - file</a>. + If you want to enable cookies in dillo, please read + <a href="Cookies.txt">Cookies.txt</a>. It's very easy -- + just a matter of setting up a <code>cookiesrc</code> file). </td></tr> </table> @@ -192,6 +216,10 @@ </ul> Press SHIFT to temporarily reverse the focusing behaviour. <p> + You can <b><font color="#5040a0">close</font></b> + a tab with middle-click on its label (the default), + or with right-click by setting this dillorc option: + <ul><li><code>right_click_closes_tab</code></ul> </td></tr> </table> @@ -223,7 +251,7 @@ (<a href='http://www.dillo.org/dpi1.html'>dpi</a>) framework. This should be transparent to the end user. Please note that: <ul> - <li>It is a good idea to keep a backup of your + <li>It is a good idea to keep a backup of your <code>~/.dillo/bm.txt</code> <li>The server will stay alive after closing dillo. <li>You can stop the server by sending it a KILL signal. Dillo @@ -242,11 +270,10 @@ </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#70a0c0"> <p> - Dillo's <a href='http://www.dillo.org/help/bug_meter.html'>bug meter</a> - shows the number of - <b><font color="#5040a0">detected bugs</font></b> inside the + Dillo's <em><a href='/help/bug_meter.html'>Bug meter</a></em> shows the + number of <b><font color="#5040a0">detected bugs</font></b> inside the page. The bugs are caught at parsing time, so the - error messages also show the line where they occur and provide a + error messages also show the line where they occur and provide a <b><font color="#5040a0">hint</font></b> of what was expected instead! <p> The primary purpose of the bug meter is to @@ -254,7 +281,7 @@ authors to polish the contents of their sites with a view to making them standards-compliant. <p> - The bug meter is located at the lower right corner of + The Bug meter is located at the lower right corner of Dillo. Left-click to see the messages, right-click for a menu. </td></tr> </table> @@ -275,22 +302,24 @@ <tr><td>Ctrl-W <td>Window <td>quit tab/window <tr><td>Ctrl-O <td>Open <td>Open file <tr><td>Ctrl-B <td>Bookmarks <td>view bookmarks -<tr><td>Ctrl-Q <td>Quit <td>exit Dillo +<tr><td>Ctrl-Q <td>Quit <td>Quit dillo <tr><td>Back or "<b>,</b>" <td>< <td>previous page <tr><td>Shift-Back or "<b>.</b>" <td>> <td>next page <tr><td>Alt-F <td>File <td>file menu <tr><td>Ctrl-TabKey <td>TabKey <td>Next tab <tr><td>Shift-TabKey <td>TabKey <td>Previous tab <tr><td>Esc <td>escape <td>close dialog, - close findbar, <br> - Hide/show control panels + close findbar,<br> + Hide/show control panels </table> <p> You can <b><font color="#5040a0">change</font></b> the bindings using a -<code>~/.dillo/<a href="http://www.dillo.org/keysrc">keysrc</a></code> +<code>~/.dillo/<a href="/keysrc">keysrc</a></code> file. </td></tr> </table> + </body> </html> + |