Settings Requesters
Purpose
In the settings requesters, you can change many aspects of AWeb. The changed
settings can be saved, used until the next reboot, temporarily tested, or cancelled.
There are four settings requesters, each controlling a different aspect
of AWeb:
| Browser settings
| Everything directly related to the way HTML is shown, including the
fonts used and the external viewers
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| Program settings
| Things general for the program, including screen mode, paths, and
the editor
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| GUI settings
| Things directly related to the GUI functions, like the Arexx menu,
the user buttons and the popup menu
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| Network settings
| Everything related to the network, including the loading of images,
plug-ins and the cache
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Opening the Settings Requesters
A settings requester is opened by selecting the appropriate Settings /
aspect settings... menu item.
The Settings / ClassAct settings... menu item will open
the ClassAct preference requester. You can control
a number of aspects for the different requesters here.
NOTE: When opened on a NTSC medium resolution screen (200 pixels
in height), some requesters may not be visible completely, depending on the
screen font used. If this happens, you should open the ClassAct preference
requester, go to the Misc page, and decrease the number given for the
layout spacing.
Different settings
By default, AWeb stores its settings in the ENVARC:AWeb3 drawer. If
you used the CONFIG tooltype or argument,
the settings are stored in the ENVARC:AWeb3/config_name
drawer instead.
If this drawer doesn't exist, it will be created.
Don't edit the settings files by hand. Some entries contain unprintable characters,
that your editor may or may not handle correctly. Saving a settings file from
your editor may destroy one or more settings.
Controlling the settings requesters
Menus
Each settings requester has the following menu items:
| Project menu
| Open...
| Read settings from a different file.
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| Save as...
| Save the settings in a different file.
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| Quit settings
| Close this settings requester.
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| Edit menu
| Reset to defaults
| The settings in this requester are reset to their default values.
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| Last saved
| The settings in this requester are reset to the values as you have
saved them the last time.
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| Restore
| The settings in this requester are reset to the values as they were
when you opened the requester.
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| Windows menu
| Browser settings...
| Open or activate the browser settings requester.
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| Program settings...
| Open or activate the program settings requester.
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| GUI settings...
| Open or activate the GUI settings requester.
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| Network settings...
| Open or activate the network settings requester.
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| ClassAct settings...
| Open or activate the Classact preference window.
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| Snapshot
| Store the current window positions.
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Buttons
Each settings requester has some standard buttons:
| Clicktabs
| From the row of so-called clicktabs you can pick
a page with related settings.
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| Save
| Save the current settings to disk, and close the requester.
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| Use
| Close the requester and use the current settings, but don't save them.
After a boot, the last saved settings are active again.
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| Test
| Use the settings now, but don't save them to disk. The requester remains
open. If you cancel the requester, the original settings become active
again.
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| Cancel
| Close the requester without changing the current settings.
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The browser settings requester can control the following aspects:
| Options
| Some general options that control the behaviour and looks of the browser.
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| Fonts
| The fonts that should be to AWebs disposal.
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| Styles
| The font type, size and style to use for various elements on a HTML page.
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| Colours
| The colours to be used for various elements of a document.
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| Viewers
| The external viewers to use for various types of objects.
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The program settings requester can control the following aspects:
| Screen
| The screen that AWeb should open on: default public screen, another
public screen, or let AWeb open its own screen.
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| Palette
| The screen colours for AWeb's own screen.
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| Options
| The save and temporary paths, and various other general options.
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| Programs
| The external editor and HTML source viewer to use.
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The GUI settings requester can control the following aspects:
| Options
| If the button row should be visible, and the popup menu activation.
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| ARexx
| The entries to appear in the ARexx macro menu.
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| Buttons
| The buttons to appear in the user button row.
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| Popup
| The entries to appear in the popup menu
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| Keys
| The user-defined keys.
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The network settings requester can control the following aspects:
| Options
| Various general network related settings, including the loading of images.
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| Programs
| The external programs or plug-ins to use, e.g. for telnet.
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| Proxy
| The proxies that AWeb should use.
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| Cache
| The cache size, cache mode and other cache related settings.
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| Privacy
| Various privacy protection options.
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| Mail/News
| Everything related to the internal mailer and newsreader.
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