Goose readme (English)

Goose
Check Updated Homepage Utility

Pretty Pop Music and Software
Readme - Japanese edition

Goose

This OS/2 application requires VROBJ.DLL, the runtime module from Watcom VX-REXX.
You can get a copy from...

Download VROBJ.DLL 2.1d (vrobj21d.zip)

Install

Install
1. Unzip the arihived file into any unique local directory.
2. Run INSTALL.CMD by either OS/2 full screen or OS/2 session. The Goose program object will automatically be created on your desktop.

Usage

Regist Site
1. Regist new site
  Push `New' button to add new site.
2. Edit site data
  Push `Edit URL' button to edit URL at first.
3. Edit memo
  Push `Edit Memo' button to edit memo at first.
4. Site parameters
  - URL1
    Set target URL.
  - URL2
    When the target site uses FRAMEs, you can set check URL and open URL separately.
    Note: At this time, you should select `Open Secondary' radio button.
  - Open Primary/Open Secondary
    When you use URL2 parameter, select primary or secondary URL which you want to open.
  - Memo
    You can set the simple description for the site. When you use memo, Goose can shows memo in place of title at Title Area.
    Note: Check `Show Memo' check box at Preference. When you use URL2, then check `Set Memo as title when using secondary URL' check box.
Functions
1. Context Menu
  - Edit
    1. New Site
      Regist new site.
    2. Edit Site
      Edit URL of selected site.
    3. Edit Memo
      Edit memo of selected site.
    4. Delete Site
      Delete selected site.
  - URL
    1. Copy URL
      Copy selected URL to clipboard.
    2. Open URL
      Open selected URL.
    3. Check URL
      Check selected URL.
2. `Check Previously Not Updated Site Only'
  When you want to check previously not updated site only, check `Check Previously Not Updated Site Only' check box before push `Run' button.
3. `Skip'
  You can set the site that you want to skip to check. This parameter is kept till you set disabled.
  Note: After you check the site from context menu `Check Site', `Skip' parameter is disabled.

Preference

Proxy
- Use Proxy/Port
  I recommend to set proxy server.
- Ping Proxy
  Check `Ping Proxy Every...' check box when you want to check proxy server is active. Also you can set interval time (minutes).
- Add/Edit/Delete Proxy Site
URL List
- Type
  Select title type from Title or URL.
- Style
  Select URL list window style from Graphic or Text only. When you select Graphic, you can indicate background image (Goose default image only).
- Show Memo
  Check `Show Memo' check box when you want to show memo at title field.
- Set Memo as title when using secondary URL
  This parameter is same as `Show Memo' when you uses URL2. Check `Set Memo as title when using secondary URL' check box when you want to use show memo at title field.
General
- Remember last selected site list
  Check `Remember last selected site list' check box, when you want to remember last selected view mode when Goose startup time.
- Change to updated view when check is done
  Check `Change to updated view when check is done' check box, when you want to change view mode to `Updated' when check is done.
- Font
  Of cource, you can change font as you like.

HTML File (Goose.htm)
Goose create summary file, Goose.htm after checking homepages.

Create Goose.htm Shadow on Desktop.
Check `Create Goose.htm Shadow on Desktop' check box when you want to create Goose.htm shadow on the dessktop.
Background Image
You can set background image of Goose.htm file.
Color
You can set color set of Goose.htm file.

Date and Time
You can select Date and Time style which are written in Goose.htm file.

For example...

Normal (24Hour)
: 28 Oct 1999 22:55
Ordered (12Hour)
: 99/10/28 10:55pm
USA (24Hour)
: 10/28/99 22:55
European (12Hour)
: 28/10/99 10:55pm

Homepage Browser
You can set homepage browser you like (I tested only by Netscape Navigator 4.6).

Note
1. Goose cannot get data from some sites(servers).
2. For more stability, I recommend to use Proxy Server.

Working Conditions:

OS/2 Warp V4

Distribution

Please ask a written consent of the author before distributing this software in any manner. You may not modify Goose in any way nor may you reverse assemble, reverse compile, or otherwise translate or reverse engineer its executable codes or datas.

Goose is `Buy-My-CD-Ware'!

Title	:	Plastic Music
Artist	:	Pretty Pop
Release	:	1999
Price	:	$6.00 (MP3.com D.A.M CD Edition) 1.000Yen (Currach Records Edition in Japan)

You can listen some MP3 edition and order this CD at MP3.com homepage.

MP3.com - Pretty Pop

License Agreement

Goose, its executables and documentation, is the copyrighted property of Ken Kinoshita. It is licensed, not given, for your personal use.

Warranty...

This program is AS IS CONDITION and the writer should not have any responsiblities but hold the copyright. Testing and bug reports are welcomed.

Reports

Email:

Ken Kinoshita <kinop@sakura.email.ne.jp>

Pretty Pop Software Home Page

Pretty Pop Music and Software

History

Version 0.80

Little progress. Long way to verion 1.00.

Version 0.81 (29.Oct.1999)

Fixed the inconvenience.

Version 0.82 (30.Oct.1999)

Fixed the inconvenience.

Version 0.83 (09.Nov.1999)

Fixed the problem caused at ObjectREXX environment.
Fixed the inconvenience.

Version 0.84 (20.Nov.1999)

Add `Remember last selected site list' function.
Add `Change to updated view when check is done' function.
Fixed the inconveniences.

Version 0.85 (21.Nov.1999)

Fixed the inconveniences.

Version 0.86 (25.Nov.1999)

Fixed the problem caused when disabled proxy server.

Version 1.00 (11.Dec.1999)

Add `Check Previously Not Updated Site Only' function.
Add `Change to Updated view when check is done' function.
Add `Skip' function.
Modify `Delete Site' window.
Modify pop up menu layout.
Modify and fix some data of title exchange table.
Fix the inconveniences (Ping Proxy and other minor problems).
Becomes `Buy-My-CD-Ware' :)

Version 1.01 (04.Jan.2000)

Fixed the minor inconveniences (some GUI and default parameters).

Normal (24Hour)	:	28 Oct 1999 22:55
Ordered (12Hour)	:	99/10/28 10:55pm
USA (24Hour)	:	10/28/99 22:55
European (12Hour)	:	28/10/99 10:55pm

URL1	:	Set check URL
URL2	:	Set open URL