Monday, January 31, 2005

generic browser descriptions

There are two classes of browser:

single doucment interface (SDI), and
multi-document interface (MDI).

Both support files and web pages using GRML, CSV, and delimited formats.

The browser interface has three parts. The navigation area contains the navigation buttons and the address bar. The dockable area contains the toolbars and windows to support file and web browsing.

(GRML) Blog Title

(GRML) Blog Date
(GRML) Blog Size
(GRML) Blog Company
(GRML) Blog Category

(GRML) Blog Title
(GRML) Blog Date
(GRML) Blog Size
(GRML) Blog Company

(GRML) Blog Category

The viewing area displays content using files and web pages. The viewing area in SDI browsers has only one display window. With MDI browsers, there is a workspace to support multiple display windows.

Definition.

A browser reads and displays files and web pages. The file format, it uses, determines the type of the browser. For example, Bar Graph MDI is a GRML browser.

Browsers share the following attributes: navigation buttons, address bar, dockable toolbars, and dockable windows. MDI browsers have a workspace. SDI browsers do not.

(GRML) Blog Title
(GRML) Blog Date
(GRML) Blog Size
(GRML) Blog Company
(GRML) Blog Category

(GRML) Blog Title
(GRML) Blog Date
(GRML) Blog Size
(GRML) Blog Company
(GRML) Blog Category

Each browser supports navigation history. Also, each has a history window, to load and save file and web page requests.

Saturday, January 29, 2005

needed features

Pioneer Report MDI is in need of either filtering or find options. When working with results, it is useful to have a way to find a specific item, by value. Currently, to find a specific item value, all the results are scanned. This requires either using the arrows keys and PgUP and PgDN, or scrolling with the mouse.

business to business software

CSV Delimited
Building Backlinks
business software miami

CSV Delimited
Building Backlinks
business software miami
business to business software

To implement filtering and finds, the question becomes, "Is it necessary to create another tag or add it as a software feature?" Ideally, the Notepad find feature is the goal. It has search and replace. It highlights the found item and scrolls to exactly where it is found. It has a Find Next capability. This allows a search to find all items matching the target value.

This much is clear, saving with filtering is not going to be straightforward. How do you save a filtering or find function started by the user, in a file format? What if the user does multiple find or filter operations? Do you save the last or the first?

CSV Delimited
Building Backlinks
business software miami
business to business software
business solution ecommerce software miami
business medium small software solution

CSV Delimited
Building Backlinks
business software miami
business solution ecommerce software miami

It is not entirely impractical to use Pioneer Report MDI to find specific items. Its sort feature allows data to be organized in predictable ways. The problem with finds becomes acute when doing data-entry, and you do not wish to lose your place by performing a sort function on all the data.

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

browser fixes

Updating Pioneer Report MDI continues...

Sorting seems to work, without problems. There are no issues switching between dimensions, once a column of data has been sorted.

Intranet software
Graphs software
Data entry software
Inventory software

Graphs software
Inventory software
Data entry software
Intranet software

Graphs software
Inventory software
Data entry software
Intranet software

Sorting more than one column is called multi-column sorting. To do this, click a column to sort. Now, press the Ctrl key while clicking on the next column. The results are now sorted by the first column. The results of the first column are sorted by the second column.

Inserting now works fine. This is not a complicated feature.

Deleting works fine. The problems with it concerned deleting non-contiguous rows. This required special attention to enforce consistency.

Data entry software

Intranet software

Graphs software
Intranet software
Data entry software
Inventory software

Graphs software
Intranet software
Data entry software
Inventory software

Editing is now fixed. This was very challenging to resolve, because the list control does not have good support for this.

When switching views, in the middle of an edit, the data never stayed consistent. Editing the item, in the first column, had different requirements from editing subitems. However, these problems have been resolved.

Monday, January 24, 2005

file and arrange toolbars

Small Business Software
Marketing software
Recruiting software
CRM software
Payroll software

Small Business Software
Marketing software
Recruiting software
CRM software
Payroll software
Intranet software

There are four buttons in this toolbar.

The New button creates a browser window in theworkspace.

The Open button opens a dialog to load a file. If a browser window is open, it uses the window to load the file. If not, a new window is created and the file is loaded .

The Save button saves to a file, the results from the active browser window.

The Cut, Copy, and Paste buttons are used when editing (such as in a browser window, or the Details window).

The Print button prints the content in a browser window.

Arrange Bar

There are four buttons in this toolbar.

The Cascade button displays all browser windows in a cascade style.

The Tile Horizontally button displays all browser windows with a maximum width.

The Tile Vertically button displays all browser windows with a maximum height.

The Close All button closes all open browser windows.

Small Business Software
Marketing software
Recruiting software
CRM software
Payroll software

Small Business Software
Marketing software
Recruiting software
CRM software
Payroll software

Saturday, January 22, 2005

Launching GRML MDI browsers

Intranet software
Intranet software
Intranet software
Intranet software

Inventory software
Inventory software
Inventory software
Inventory software

Database software
Database software
Database software
Database software

Launching

When first launching a browser, a dialog appears. It is used to open a history file.

History.

History files contain requests for files and web pages. If a history file is opened, these requests appear in the History window. History files are in character-delimited format. To open a history file, select it and press OK. Otherwise, press 'Cancel'.

Display.

After history, the browser opens a display window. This is a browser window. MDI browsers support many browser windows, simultaenously, for viewing files and web pages. A browser window displays content from file and web page requests. A file request opens a file (e.g. C:\somefile.txt). A web page request opens a URL (e.g. http://127.0.0.1/somefile.asp).

Other windows.

To support browsing, there is a Navigation Bar, Address Bar, support toolbars, workspace, and support windows.

More information.To view a file or web page, see Browsing files and web pages.

Online software
Online software
Online software
Online software

Project management software
Project management software
Project management software
Project management software
Project management software

Payroll software
Payroll software
Payroll software
Payroll software
Payroll software

Understanding GRML MDI browsers

GRML browsers share many common features, such as the support windows, the support toolbars, Navigation Bar, and Address Bar. However, the difference between browsers is determined by the display of file and web page content. There are two parts to a browser window. It has a form and a view.

Form.

The form displays input controls. These include edit boxes, selection boxes, and buttons. The form is displayed the same in all GRML MDI browsers.

View.

The view displays content. Content is created from column and result items.

These items are identified in GRML using tags. In CSV, or character-delimited formats, the first row usually contains the column items. All subsequent rows contain the result items.

Column items describe the items in a result. For each item in a result, there is a corresponding column item. These, column and result, items create the view of a browser window.
Form vs. view.

While the form displays the same, each browser uses a different view.

Examples.

Pioneer Report MDI.

Pioneer Report MDI reads a file or web page and displays content using a list control. List controls display columns (using a header control), rows, and thumbnails (if necessary).

Tree MDI.

Tree MDI uses a tree control. Tree controls display content using a hierarchy. Columns are NOT displayed. Rows ARE NOT displayed. Thumbnails are NOT displayed.

Content displays using a parent-child relationship. The parent item, of a result, shows the value of the first result item. The child items show the value of each result item (including the first).

LINK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Record-keeping software
Record-keeping software
Record-keeping software
Record-keeping software
Record-keeping software

Intranet software
Intranet software
Intranet software
Intranet software
Intranet software

Record-keeping software
Intranet Software
LINK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Inventory software

Wednesday, January 19, 2005

updated docs

Pioneer Report MDI is to be released within the week. The next version is 3.71. With this release, all problems with dimensions are to be resolved. At least, this is the plan for data entry.

Previous releases had trouble with refreshing files or web pages. When lower- or upper-case are used in a tag, sometimes the parser gets confused. Editing, sorting, inserting, and deleting were not consistent, when the dimension was changed. These issues are no longer problems for the next release.

With an upcoming release, it is time to update the documentation. It is focusing away from web browsing capabilities, and more toward data handling.

GRML Blog Bar Graph
GRML Blog Headlines
GRML Blog Pioneer Report
GRML Blog Tree MDI

GRML Blog Bar Graph
GRML Blog Headlines
GRML Blog Pioneer Report
GRML Blog Tree MDI

GRML Blog Bar Graph
GRML Blog Headlines
GRML Blog Pioneer Report
GRML Blog Tree MDI

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

one use

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.

GRML Blog Bar Graph
GRML Blog Headlines
GRML Pioneer Report
GRML Blog Tree

GRML Pioneer Report

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

bar graph definition

A bar graph is a graph using rectangular bars to represent data points on a plane. Bar graphs are used for comparing amounts, or frequency of occurrence, of items in a set of data. Bar graphs allow comparison of groups of data, and enable generalizations of data quickly.

Attributes.

Bar graphs have a title, axes, scale, label, and bars.

Details.

The title of a bar graph is optional, but provides a description of what the bar graph is measuring.

There are two axes in a bar graph. They are horizontal and vertical. The axis, representing each item of data, is the base. The other axis represents the amount, or frequency, of each item of data.

The labels of the bar graph describe what is being measured. For example, number of cars, production hours, or time in days are possible labels. Each axis uses a label.

The scale represents the quantity of measurement. Scale could be 1..2..3, or 10..20..30, etc. Each axis has a scale.

The bars, in the bar graph, represent data plotted using the horizontal and vertical axes. The bar height is the absolute value of the data from the base. The bar width is arbitrary.

Introducing GRML
Understanding GRML
Using GRML
Adapting GRML
Examining GRML
GRML Browsers
Introducing Browsers
CSV and Delimited
Using CSV and delimited formats
Examining CSV files

Thursday, January 06, 2005

List box description

A list box is used to display file and web page content. There are multiple ways to use a list box to display content. Here, it is used with an image and a header. The image is displayed if an image attribute (column) is present for a result in a GRML file or web page. The header displays the text from the first result item of a result.

GRML Blog
GRML Blog
GRML Blog
GRML Blog

GRML Blog
GRML Blog
GRML Blog
GRML Blog

GRML Blog
GRML Blog
GRML Blog
GRML Blog

Monday, January 03, 2005

Tree MDI summary

Tree MDI uses GRML, CSV, and text delimited files and web pages. It reads, displays, edits, and saves content using these formats. MDI browsers support multiple browser windows. Each browser window has content and navigation history.

After reading file or web page content, it is organized into columns and results. They are displayed using a tree control. For each result, the first item is used as the parent item. To create child items, a result item is used for each column.

Bar Graph software
CSV files
CSV files
CSV files

Bar Graph software
CSV files
CSV files
CSV files

Bar Graph software
CSV files
CSV files
CSV files

Sunday, January 02, 2005

Pioneer Report summary

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.

The form is used for sending web requests. There are four different displays, Report, Horizontal List, Vertical List, and Thumbnail. Each display allows editing, tooltips, cut/copy/paste, and saving.

Bar Graphs
CSV and delimited files
CSV and delimited files
CSV and delimited files

Bar Graphs
CSV and delimited files
CSV and delimited files
CSV and delimited files

Bar Graphs
CSV and delimited files
CSV and delimited files
CSV and delimited files