# W e b W r i t e r / 2 TM

#### Version 1.2 PR1

#### A HyperText Markup Language editor for OS/2

## Don't write Home without it!

## Table of Contents

- Introduction
- Installation
- Prerequisites
- Installing WebWriter/2
- Using WebWriter/2
- Technical Support
- Getting Technical Support

  ## Introduction

  WebWriter/2 is an HTML editor designed and written for OS/2.

  WebWriter/2 now supports the creation of HTML version 3.2 documents. It also includes the capability for the user to define tags which are not currently supported, allowing users to include vendor extensions or tags from more future HTML specifications. A working knowledge of HTML is assumed and no syntax checking of documents is performed.

  WebWriter/2 is now Freeware. Its use and distribution are subject to the terms specified in the license.txt file. The license information in the on-line help has not yet been updated to reflect this.

  Thank you for trying WebWriter/2. I hope you find it both useful and easy to use. Version 1.2 will likely be the last release of WebWriter/2.

  WebWriter/2 is implemented in REXX using VX-REXX and v2.1C of vrobj.dll.

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  ## Installation

  ### Prerequisites:

  1. You must have installed OS/2 REXX support.

     REXX support is installed automatically with OS/2 versions starting with v3.0 (i.e., Warp). If you have using a 2.x version of OS/2 you may need to install REXX support using the Selective Install utility if you have not already done so.

  2. You must have the file vrobj.dll.

     If the .zip file containing this file did not include vrobj.dll, you can retrieve vrobj21c.zip from:

     - http://wymple.gs.net/~jblumel/ww2/download/vrobj21c.zip

  ### Installing WebWriter/2:

  1. Install OS/2 REXX support, using the OS/2 Selective Install utility, if you have not already done so.
  2. Unzip WebWrite.zip into a temporary directory.
  3. Make sure that either:
     - vrobj.dll exists in a directory in your LIBPATH.

     or

     - You have the file vrobj.dll in the directory that you unzipped WebWrite.zip into.
  4. If you are reinstalling WebWriter/2, delete the WebWriter/2 Folder and Program objects before continuing. It is also suggested that you backup your current installation before installing over it.
  5. Run Install.exe.
  6. You may wish to view the readme file that is loaded in the WebWriter/2 - Installation window before you continue.
  7. Select Install/Install from the WebWriter/2 - Installation menu to start the installation process.
  8. Fill in the Install WebWriter/2 options and click Continue. You may wish to install VROBJ.DLL to the C:\OS2\DLL directory rather than another directory which will need to be added to your LIBPATH statement in your CONFIG.SYS file.
  9. WebWriter/2 will be installed using the entries you have made and a WebWriter/2 folder and program objects will be created on your desktop.
  10. Shutdown and restart your system.

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  ## Using WebWriter/2

  WebWriter/2 allows you to create HTML documents from scratch or to markup existing text documents. You may also preview documents using IBM's WebExplorer, Netscape Navigator or another WWW client.

  WebWriter/2 uses a MSDI (Multiple Single Document Interface) method of editing multiple documents. You can open as many WebWriter/2 windows as you want as long as you can keep track of what you are doing. To help manage the open documents you may wish to display the WebWriter/2 - Window list. You can do this by selecting it from the Windows menu or from the OS/2 window list. Clicking mouse button 2 on the WebWriter/2 - Window list will bring up a context menu of options.

  To insert HTML tags, select the desired tag from the Tags menu. Tags which have additonal or optional elements will present the user with a dialog prompting for the necessary information. For some tags this prompting is optional. Optional prompting is indicated by a [...] following the menu item and can be invoked by holding down the control key while selecting the item. Additional tags may be defined and inserted by selecting Tags/More tags... . Special characters can be selected from the Characters menu or from the Character entities dialog which is displayed by selecting Characters/More characters... . When inserting HTML tags, selected text will be wrapped by the tag if it is two sided. One sided tags will be inserted before selected text. Character entities will be inserted before selected text.

  More detailed information on specific features of WebWriter/2 can be found in the on-line help.

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  ## Technical Support

  ### Getting Technical Support

  For technical support, I can be reached at:

  Or:

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