The Web and More: December 2004

Friday, December 31, 2004

Headlines MDI summary

Headlines MDI is a GRML, CSV, and text delimited file and web browser. It uses a list box to display file and web pages. It supports (hyper-)linking, thumbnails, and input controls. There is a workspace, workspace explorer, navigation history, history window, details window, and picture window.

The workspace contains browser windows for viewing different files and web pages. The workspace explorer allows navigation of these browser windows.

Bar graphs
Database software
MS Access alternative
MS Access alternative

Bar graphs
Database software
MS Access alternative
MS Access alternative

Bar graphs
Database software
MS Access alternative
MS Access alternative

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

bar graphs summary

Bar Graph MDI creates graphs from file and web page content. It determines the frequency of items and creates a graph showing the number of occurences. Each graph is created using a column and results. Only one column in a file or web page is used, while all results are used.

The frequency of items is calculated using only the first column in a file or web page. Once calculated, the frequencies are represented using graphs. Bar Graph MDI uses 6 types of graph. There are bar graphs, pie graphs, stacked bar graphs, 3D bar graphs, 3D pie graphs, and 3D stacked bar graphs.

GRML Web Browsers
GRML Web Browsers
GRML Web Browsers
GRML Web Browsers
GRML Web Browsers
GRML Web Browsers
GRML Web Browsers

Saturday, December 25, 2004

different product paths

As things stand, there will be two product paths for subsequent releases with GRML support. The first path has GRML support for input controls, columns, results, and dimensions. They read files and web pages using CSV and delimited formats. They are converters, readers, writers, viewers, and editors. There are file and web browsers.

The second path will have support for all of the features in the first path. It will also support grouping, sorting, joining, filtering, and unions. Any subsequent improvements in GRML are supported in this second path. Any new features or major product improvements are available from this path.

While the first path lacks the advanced features of the second, it still has support for maintenance. This includes bug fixes, security improvements, speed enhancements, and any additional file format support. For practical purposes, GRML support in the first path ends with GRML 2.1.

Bar Graph Browsers
Web Browsers
Web Browsers
Web Browsers

Bar Graph Browsers
Web Browsers
Web Browsers
Web Browsers

Bar Graph Browsers
Web Browsers
Web Browsers
Web Browsers

Bar Graph Browsers
Web Browsers
Web Browsers

Bar Graph Browsers
Web Browsers
Web Browsers

Friday, December 24, 2004

General Pioneer Report MDI information

Use for Link Management

Use Pioner Report MDI to track...

url of linking page
PageRank of linking page
url of destination page on your site
anchor text requested/final
status (ie, "link possibility", "requested link", "now linked", etc.)
first action date
follow up action date
contact name
contact email address or form page url
contact phone/fax number, if applicable
comments about linking page quality, if applicable
miscellaneous notes about link request
site type

as part of your link campaign.

Description.

Pioneer Report MDI uses a list control to display file and web page content. List controls display content using four views: Report, Horizontal List, Vertical List, and Thumbnail. The Report view displays all columns. All result items for a result appear on the same line. The Horizontal and Vertical List only display the first result item of a result. The Thumbnail view displays the first result item of a result with an image, if specified.

Definition.

This offers a discussion of list controls. The view area of Windows Explorer is an example of a list control.

Bar Graphs - Browsers
Browsers
Browsers
Browsers

Bar Graphs - Browsers
Browsers
Browsers
Browsers

Bar Graphs - Browsers
Browsers
Browsers
Browsers

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Quick overview.

Web browsers use GRML, CSV, and delimited files and web pages. They include Bar Graph MDI, Headlines MDI, and Tree MDI. In addition to web browsers, there are converters, readers, writers, editors, and viewers.

Web browsers share the following attributes: navigation buttons, address bar, dockable toolbars, dockable windows, and a workspace. Each web browser supports navigation history. Also, each has a History window to load and save file and web page requests.

Freeware1 Bar graphs
Freeware1 Web Browsers (GRML)
Freeware1 Web Browsers (GRML)
Freeware1 Web Browsers (GRML)

File Guru Bar graphs
File Guru Web Browsers (GRML)
File Guru Web Browsers (GRML)
File Guru Web Browsers (GRML)

File Hungry Bar graphs
File Hungry Web Browsers (GRML)
File Hungry Web Browsers (GRML)
File Hungry Web Browsers (GRML)
File Hungry Web Browsers (GRML)

Saturday, December 18, 2004

Bar Graph MDI

GRML Web Browsers for bar graphs
Web Browsers (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)

GRML Web Browsers for bar graphs
Web Browsers (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)

GRML Web Browsers for bar graphs
Web Browsers (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)

Bar Graph MDI is a GRML, CSV, and text delimited file and web browser. It displays files and web pages using 6 graphs. There are bar, pie, stacked bar, 3D bar, 3D pie, and 3D stacked bar graphs. Each has a legend, color-coding and measurement labels.

The browser has an address bar and supports multiple browser windows. Each browser window supports input controls and displays a graph. To select a graph, there is a graph toolbar with buttons representing each type of graph. When a file or web page is loaded, press a button on this toolbar to create a graph of the content.

Browser windows reside in the workspace. The workspace explorer allows navigation of browser windows in the workspace. The details window shows details about files and web pages. The history window loads and saves file and web page requests. Any file or web page request sent using the address bar appears here.

The legend window shows the color-coding for graph items. Each graph supports a maximum of 50 items.

GRML supports input controls. GRML, CSV, and text delimited files and web pages support columns and results. The columns and results support a view. This allows different graphs to be used on the same columns and results. It allows CSV and text delimited formats to create the different graphs.

There is GRML 2.0 support. This is the smallest, easiest to parse, and easiest to read version available. File sizes are smaller, there are more formatting options, and options to make the markup langauge more human-readable. Data corruption is minimized.

GRML supports a "name" in its syntax. This supports dimensions in a file or web page. Viewing multiple files, or web pages (such as search results, product listings, or news headlines) is possible in one file or web page using a dimension for each. To create a dimension, content is given a "name". A drop-down list displays the available content by "name". To view desired content, select its "name" in the drop-down list for display.

Thursday, December 16, 2004

Pioneer Report MDI (GRML web browsers)

Web Browsers bar graphs (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)

Web Browsers bar graphs (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)

Web Browsers bar graphs (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)
Web Browsers (GRML)

Pioneer Report MDI is a GRML, CSV, and text delimited file and web browser. It reads files from local filesystems and web pages from websites. GRML, General Reuse Markup Language, supports input controls for a form, (hyper-)links, images, and text. Use a form to send web requests. There are four file and web displays, Report, Horizontal List, Vertical List, and Thumbnail. Each displays allows editing, tooltips, cut/copy/paste, and saving.

GRML is a data-oriented format. It contrasts formats such as HTML or PDF, which are display-oriented. Other data-oriented formats include CSV or XML. They describe data content, rather how it is displayed.

Pioneer Report MDI has a history window, workspace explorer, details window, picture window, and navigation history. The history window contains all file and web page requests submitted. The details window displays information about displayed files and web pages. The picture window provides a resizabe area to view images. Navigation history is used to navigate file and web page requests using 'Forward' and 'Back' controls.

There is GRML 2.0 support. This is the smallest, easiest to parse, and easiest to read version available. File sizes are smaller, there are more formatting options, and options to make the markup langauge more human-readable. Data corruption is minimized.

GRML supports a "name" in its syntax. This supports dimensions in a file or web page. Viewing multiple files, or web pages (such as search results, product listings, or news headlines) is possible in one file or web page using a dimension for each. To create a dimension, content is given a "name". A drop-down list displays the available content by "name". To view desired content, select its "name" in the drop-down list for display.

Supporting multiple file and web formats, files and web pages are saved in different ways. Read GRML and save in CSV or text delimited formats. Or, read CSV or text delimited and save GRML. Read. Display. Edit. Save.

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Headlines MDI (web browsers)

Web Browsers - Bar Graph MDI
Web Browsers - Headlines MDI
Web Browsers - Pioneer Report MDI
Web Browsers - Tree MDI

Web Browsers - Bar Graph MDI
Web Browsers - Headlines MDI
Web Browsers - Pioneer Report MDI
Web Browsers - Tree MDI

Shareware Junction Pioneer Report MDI (GRML web browsers)
Shareware Junction Bar Graph MDI (bar graphs, GRML web browsers)
Shareware Junction Headlines MDI (GRML web browsers)
Shareware Junction Tree MDI (GRML web browsers)

Headlines MDI is a GRML, CSV, or text delimited file and web browser. It uses a list box to display file and web pages. It supports (hyper-)linking, thumbnails, and input controls. There is a workspace, workspace explorer, navigation history, history window, details window, and picture window.

The workspace contains browser windows for viewing different files and web pages. The workspace explorer allows navigation of these browser windows. Navigation history is the history of all file and web page requests submitted. The history window loads and saves file and web page requests. The details window displays information about browser windows, files, and web pages. The picture window is a resizable window for displaying images.

There is GRML 2.0 support. This is the smallest, easiest to parse, and easiest to read version available. File sizes are smaller, there are more formatting options, and options to make the markup langauge more human-readable. Data corruption is minimized.

GRML supports a "name" in its syntax. This supports dimensions in a file or web page. Viewing multiple files, or web pages (such as search results, product listings, or news headlines) is possible in one file or web page using a dimension for each. To create a dimension, content is given a "name". A drop-down list displays the available content by "name". To view desired content, select its "name" in the drop-down list for display.

The display of GRML, CSV, or text-delimited files or web pages includes a thumbnail and text description. Display product listings, headlines, or search engine results using the list box.
When a file or web page is displayed, the content supports modification through deletion. Remove anything unwanted and save the new file or web page.

Supporting multiple file and web formats, files and web pages are saved in different ways. Read GRML and save in CSV or text delimited formats. Or, read CSV or text delimited and save GRML. Read. Display. Edit. Save.

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Tree MDI product description

(web browsers) Bar Graph MDI
(web browsers) Headlines MDI
(web browsers) Pioneer Report MDI
(web browsers) Tree MDI
GRML web browsers

(web browsers) Bar Graph MDI
(web browsers) Headlines MDI
(web browsers) Pioneer Report MDI
(web browsers) Tree MDI

(web browsers) Bar Graph MDI
(web browsers) Headlines MDI
(web browsers) Pioneer Report MDI
(web browsers) Tree MDI

(web browsers) Bar Graph MDI
(web browsers) Headlines MDI
(web browsers) Tree MDI
(web browsers) Pioneer Report MDI

Tree MDI is one of family of GRML, CSV, and text delimited file and web browsers. It reads, displays, edits, and saves files and web pages in each format. It supports multiple browser windows. Each browser window supports input controls, (hyper-)links, text, images and history. A browser window has two parts, a form and a view. The form sends web requests and the view displays results. File and web pages use GRML, CSV or character-delimited formats. Only GRML uses a form, but all formats use a view.

The form has input controls for user input. They are edit boxes, drop-down boxes, buttons, etc. The input from these controls is sent when a form is submitted. The form uses a submit control to determine the destination for a submitted request. Tree MDI is a single-form web browser. There is, at most, one form for each web page.

The view displays results. It uses columns to define how many items are in a result.These results are displayed in Tree MDI using a tree control. The tree control displays the first result item as a parent and all other result items as children of this parent. By clicking the '+' next to the parent item, the child items are displayed.

When file or web page results are first displayed in Tree MDI, only the first item of the result is visible. If a result item has a hyperlink, a double-click sends a file or web page request. Use the 'Send To' menu item to send the link to another application.

Editing is only used with child items. While the first item of a result is displayed, it is not editable. Click the '+' next to the item, and the child items appear. These are editable. Select an item and go to the Details window. Edit the item there and select another item to submit the changes.

The browser windows all reside in the workspace. The workspace supports none, one, or many browser windows. The Workspace Explorer browses the workspace. The History window displays submitted file and web page requests. Use the Details window to edit result items.

Monday, December 13, 2004

specialization in GRML web browsers

Bar Graph MDI (bar graphs, GRML web browsers)
Headlines MDI (GRML web browsers)
Pioneer Report MDI (GRML web browsers)
Tree MDI (GRML web browsers)

Bar Graph MDI (bar graphs, GRML web browsers)
Headlines MDI (GRML web browsers)
Pioneer Report MDI (GRML web browsers)
Tree MDI (GRML web browsers)

Bar Graph MDI (bar graphs, GRML web browsers)
Headlines MDI (GRML web browsers)
Pioneer Report MDI (GRML web browsers)
Tree MDI (GRML web browsers)

It appears specializing is a viable strategy for implementing new features of GRML. Existing web browsers are focused on different things. Data-entry, image handling, data viewing, and data manipulation are focus areas of current web browsers.

To handle data-entry, more web browsers will be developed. Trying to maintain business activity using existing web browsers is not the easiest thing to do. Much of this is due to the nature of the controls used for display. When you are doing linking, editing, sorting, deleting, and reordering in the same control, limitations will become evident.

With an understanding of the limitations of trying to do everything using one control, the advantages of specializing become apparent. This not only applies to adding features to a web browser, but also to reading GRML. A consideration is to provide a base level of support for GRML in every web browser, but other features are used in specific web browsers.

Specializing applies to features such as sorting, grouping, and joining dimensions. It is conceivable a web browser not support every feature. Of course, once in development, the consequences of this approach will become clear.

Sunday, December 12, 2004

Fixed some bugs

Bar Graph MDI (bar graphs in web browsers)
Headlines MDI (GRML web browsers)
Pioneer Report MDI (GRML web browsers)
Tree MDI (GRML web browsers)

Shareware Junction Pioneer Report MDI (GRML web browsers)
Shareware Junction Bar Graph MDI (bar graphs, GRML web browsers)
Shareware Junction Headlines MDI (GRML web browsers)
Shareware Junction Tree MDI (GRML web browsers)

Browsers Blog
GRML (web browsers)
Joe User GRML (web browsers)

The 3.70 release of Pioneer Report MDI fixes bugs when reading GRML dimensions. Dimensions allow you to create different sets of data in a GRML file or web page. The "data sets" create a combo (drop down) box in the input form of the browser window. Each item corresponds to a dimension in the GRML file or web page. Select an item in the combo box and the data set of the dimension displays in the browser window.

They have always been a pain to get working properly. Unless you are using them regularly, it is hard to find the bugs preventing them from displaying properly. However, with the latest release of Pioneer Report MDI, these bugs are gone. Now, the only dimension problems have to do with adding additional capabilities. For example, adding sorting and grouping is a challenge using dimensions. (Actually, it is a challenge without dimensions.)

As an aid in understanding dimensions, an article needs to be developed covering its features.

To keep track of product releases, promotional activity, and web partners, dimensions are used extensively to organize the different sets of data. Pioneer Report MDI is good for data-entry in this case (not perfect). If you combine this with the bulk 'Find and Replace' of Notepad, you have a very nice management tool for monitoring the activities of building a small independent software vendor (ISV).

Monday, December 06, 2004

This week's releases

A release of Pioneer Report MDI is expected this week. The improvements revolve around support for dimensions. While all previous releases were designed to support this feature, there have been problems with each implementation.

Having considered the different ways to develop a consistent interface and markup for dimensions, the release this week formalizes these changes. A change to the markup language and file and web browsers supporting GRML are expected to be complete within the week.

Vist the new GRML (web browsers) blog.

Sunday, December 05, 2004

Dimensions

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