BrowserMaster(tm) - Version 2.1
Copyright  1998-2000 ApplyThis Software Inc.
All Rights Reserved

http://www.applythis.com/



-------- What is BrowserMaster? ---------------------------------------

BrowserMaster, the successor to BrowserSizer, is a web development
tool, made by web developers, for web developers. (Kind of cliche,
huh?)  It is a low-fat, NOT in-your-face, tool to help you easily
perform very common and tedious tasks required in the development of
professional web sites.  Time consuming tasks such as testing for low
screen resolutions or low color count.  Designed to be used throughout
the development process, not just upon completion, BrowserMaster is the
Professional Web Developer's helper.

Have you ever needed to check how your site renders at different screen
resolutions, on different browsers? Have you ever found this annoying:
always changing your development machine's screen resolution and then
rebooting?  Every single time?  Do you need to test what a page looks
like dithered to the web pallet of 216 colors and find that you have to
change your color count & reboot, or even worse, spend half your day
combining all your images on a page just to dither in PhotoShop(tm)?
Are you sick of maintaining two sets of bookmarks, one for Internet
Explorer and another for Netscape Navigator, just to quickly get to any
of the hundreds of web pages you might be maintaining at one time?

BrowserMaster does all this and more.  It's designed for you, the
Professional Developer.  You, who would prefer to use Notepad(tm)
and stop wasting money on $100 tools used for only one feature. Hey,
you're a Professional Developer, because you develop smarter, not more
costly. Why waste your or your customer's money?


Major Features:
 - Controls the window size of Internet Explorer (3,4,5+), Netscape
    Navigator (2,3,4+), or any active window.
 - Provides accurate sizing of browser as would be when viewed
    full-screen at selected resolutions.
 - Supports user definable custom sizes. (NEW for 2.0)
 - Provides options to account for size with Microsoft Windows
    TaskBar and also Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar.
 - Provides browser safe color palette checking. (NEW for 2.0)
 - Provides browser independent bookmarks. (NEW for 2.0)
 - Provides the 100% control while BrowserMaster is minimized in the
    system tray.
 - Provides online update checking. (NEW for 2.0)
 - Runs under Microsoft Win95/98/2000 & Microsoft NT4.


-------- Registration ------------------------------------------------

You are limited to 30 Days of use for an unregistered version.

BrowserMaster is a shareware program. If you find it useful and
continue to use it you are obligated to register it with the author
for $20.00. This will entitle you to an registration key, the latest
registered version of BrowserMaster, and technical support.  Free
upgrades will be available for at least 1 year by download from our
web site.

Immediate online delivery of registered copies of BrowserMaster is
available for credit card orders placed via the Internet using the
Order link on ApplyThis Software's home page. For more detailed
purchasing information, please visit our web site at
http://www.applythis.com.


-------- Return Policy  ----------------------------------------------

Due to the nature of the shareware distribution, no refunds are issued
after a registration key has been delivered to the purchaser.


-------- Addresses ---------------------------------------------------

Internet:       support@applythis.com

WWW:            http://www.applythis.com/

Snail Mail:     ApplyThis Software Inc.
                13206 Austrian Pine Ct.
                Fairfax, VA 22030
                USA

FAX             1-(801)-740-2208


-------- Latest Version ----------------------------------------------

The latest version of BrowserSizer may be found at ApplyThis
Software Inc. web site:

    http://www.applythis.com/


-------- Special Thanks ----------------------------------------------

Jina
    - My loving, supporting, patient wife, for which I thank the
    stars everyday that she doesn't divorce me because I spend most of
    my waking hours staring at a few computer screens.  Honey, I
    swear I'll spend quality time with you, just after I fix this last
    bug. ;-) Love Ya.

William
    - The ride to work, every day, just wouldn't be the same without
    him, even though he still contests that HE came up with the idea
    for BrowserMaster back in 1995.  Whatever...  I can't imagine that
    I will ever have the opportunity to work with anyone who has more
    excitement and eagerness to learn than he does.  Thanks Bill, my
    #1 beta tester, idea man, and best friend.

Vasile
    - Hmm, what can I say about this guy?  Definitely the smartest,
    gayest, most friendly.. ist guy I have ever met.  Day-to-day life
    and work would just suck without Vasile on my team.  I hope we
    stay working together for a very, very long time.  Besides, how
    would I ever figure out how to do anything without asking him
    first?

Racecar
    - I would like to thank all of the members of the band Racecar.
    <http://www.go-racecar.com/>  If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't
    have any good music to listen too or a social life.  Damn, guys.
    Get that second album out!  I haven't been able to update the web
    page for almost a year. Thanks Brian, Werner, Brian, Chris, and
    Jina (my wife) for being so cool.

Last, but not least, I would like to thank all the supporters of
BrowserSizer when it was it its Stampware phase.  I hope the
six months since its initial release has made it a better product for
everyone.  Thanks you all for your suggestions and kind comments.


-------- Know Issues -------------------------------------------------

* Re-sizing Netscape Navigator in quick succession can occasionally
    cause BrowserMaster to crash.
* Both browsers don't consistently pop to the front of the desktop
    on resize attempt. (Mostly when BrowserMaster is hidden in
    system tray)
* BrowserMaster does not attach to an open Internet Explorer window
    on resize attempt.
* Netscape Navigator's position can get 'confused' when attempting
    a resize while two windows are open to the same web page or
    with the same title.


-------- History -----------------------------------------------------

v2.1    - Added command line paremeters to open up BrowserMaster with
            a specified URL.
            E.G. CMD "BrowserMaster.exe http://www.applythis.com/"
        - Fixed the problem of the "Organize Bookmarks" window from
            losing bookmarks when saving after edits.
        - Updated Browser controller code to be more tolerent to
            various windows system dll versions.
        - Added bookmark import support for Netscape v4.6+
        - Updated all company and url references to ApplyThis.
        - Fixed a memory leak when dynamically building bookmarks.
        - Updated installer and compressed executable.

v2.02   - Fixed some small problems with crashes upon running
            BrowserMaster that affected a few people.
        - Updated installer and compressed executable.

v2.01   - Fixed including browser's title bar when checking page color
            depth.  On Some windows machines, the title bar is a
            gradient which can use up a large percentage of available
            colors.

v2.0    - Added web color palette checking tool.
        - Added support to size current window from BrowserMaster tray
            icon.
        - Added browser independent bookmarks.
        - Added Netscape Navigator bookmarks and Internet Explorer
            Favorites importing.
        - Added user definable custom sizing.
        - Added fancier TrayMenu Pop-up.
        - Added on-line 'check for updates' to check for newer
            versions of BrowserMaster.
        - Added option to always open BrowserMaster minimized.
        - Added URL updating on 'Check For Update' so no internal
            BrowserMaster links will be out of date.
        - Added registration and splash screens for shareware version.
        - Added link to purchase BrowserMaster.
        - Added option to cancel the loading of Netscape if it is not
            currently running.
        - Fixed requesting to size Netscape twice if not currently
            running.  Now BrowserSizer waits till Netscape is loaded,
            then attempts to re-size.
        - Fixed IE not popping to front on size attempt when
            BrowserMaster's main window is visible.
        - Changed main window layout.
        - Changed BrowserMaster from Stampware to shareware status.
        - Changed TrayMenu pop-up items for easier control of
            BrowserMaster when minimized.
        - Changed application name from BrowserSizer to BrowserMaster.
            The BrowserSizer name seemed out of date with all of the
            enhancements in version 2.0.

v1.03a  - Fixed a small bug introduced in v1.03.

v1.03   - Fixed (finally) the "intf != 0 failed" error that has been
            plaguing some IE4 users.
        - Replaced InstallShield as the installer software for
            BrowserSizer.  The setups it created were too bloated.
            Now we using 'Inno Setup' <http://www.jordanr.ml.org/> by
            Jordan Russell.  Thanks Jordan!!

v1.02   - Fixed resizing browsers for WebTV mode when sizing from the
            system tray.  Now it does not take into account 95/NT
            TaskBar or Office Bar when calculating size as Web TV does
            not have either of these.

v1.01   - Fixed a problem controlling Internet Explorer v3.0 and
            some versions of Internet Explorer v4.0 where
            BrowserSizer would report an exception on browser
            resize.

v1.0    - Fixed (Really this time) Windows inability to shutdown
            properly while BrowserSizer is running.
        - Fixed positioning of Netscape browser on resize.  Now it
            stays in its current position.
        - Fixed problems resizing Netscape Navigator when the window
            contains frames.
        - Fixed inability to control Netscape Navigator browser
            after closing originally controlled window and having a
            second window open.
        - Fixed StartMenu shortcut to BrowserSizer Help page.
        - Finally made all browser sizes correct.
        - Added simplistic help.
        - Added "Always On Top" option.
        - Added new browser resolution, 560x380, for Web TV and/or
            old Mac development. (Task & Office Bar selections have
            no effect on browser size)
        - Added Win95/NT & Office taskbar resolution options.
        - Changed radio buttons to normal buttons for resolution
            selection.
        - Removed closing of the controlled browser windows on
            shutdown.

v1.0 b3 - Fixed Windows inability to shutdown properly while
            BrowserSizer is running. (Thanks Dave!)
        - Fixed link to BrowserSizer Home page.
        - Added Netscape Navigator Support.
        - Added current browser toggle from the system tray icon.
        - Added release notes. (this file)
        - Added Beta expiration date.

v1.0 b2 - Added Tray pop-up menu to resize browser while BrowserSizer
            is minimized.
        - Added save/restore of last ran BrowserSizer window position.
        - Added minimize to System Tray.
        - Added closing of the controlled browser windows on shutdown.


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BrowserMaster, BrowserSizer & Racecar Stampware are registered
    Trademarks of ApplyThis Software Inc..
Internet Explorer, Windows 95/98/2000, Windows NT 4, and Notepad are
    registered Trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Netscape Navigator is a registered Trademark of Netscape
    Communications Incorporated.
PhotoShop is a registered Trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

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