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- I want to see the code behind great HTML pages.
This is something every Internet beginner learns — now it is your turn:
The HTML code behind every Web page you see on your browser is readily available to you. Simply choose the menu item "View ... Source" (MSIE) or "View ... Page Source" (Netscape). You may also right-click pages in MSIE and choose "View Source."
If the page in question uses frames and you want to examine all the components, you should realize that every Web resource you view on your browser has been downloaded onto your computer before viewing. These resources are located in your browser's file cache. Simply locate this file cache and load the pages into your HTML editor for examination.
To reiterate, you should know that every part of every page you view is located on your computer at the time of viewing — Web pages, graphics, Java applets, sound files, and so forth. All of them are available for examination.- May I make a link to your pages on my page?
If your site meets the decency requirements of 90% of Americans, then yes.- May I make a copy of your pages for posting elsewhere on the Internet?
No, never — make a link instead. But you may make a copy for your own, private use.- May I make a copy of your Java applets for use on my own page?
Yes. Please do not copy the entire page, instead make your own personal page to host the applet. Read more about this subject here.- May I make a copy of one of your JavaScript pages for use on my site?
No, never — make a link instead. Read more about this subject here.- I don't see the counters on your pages.
This may mean:
1. Your browser does not support Java, or
2. Your browser does not have Java support enabled.
Both these problems are easily solved, and for free.
- I can't make the Java/Perl page counter work.
The page counter requires advanced computer skills. There is an instruction file with the counter, but if this is not enough information, please either seek the assistance of someone more knowledgeable than yourself, or learn computer programming. I cannot offer individual assistance.- I can't make your Java applets work on my page, even though I can see them on your page.
This is usually caused by using an out-of-date FTP client program or an out-of-date ZIP/unZIP program to handle the applets. Java class files have a suffix of .class, and this suffix cannot be handled by older 16-bit applications.
If a file name such as "javaprogram.class" is mangled into "java~1.cla", for example, an out-of-date program is the cause. Make sure that your FTP and ZIP programs both are capable of coping with long file names and upper/lower case names as well.
Or, simpler overall, dump Windows and install Linux.- One of your clocks is showing the wrong time.
It is important to understand that the Java clocks are running run on your computer, not my server, and therefore they rely on your computer's time and time zone setting.
To summarize, if you see an error in the time display, the error is in your computer, not the Java applet.
Make sure your computer's time, the time zone and Daylight Time options all have been set correctly for your geographical location. If you want a way to automatically set your computer's clock, click here.
- Are there versions of your programs for operating systems other than Windows 95/98/NT?
I am in the process of replacing many of my Windows-only programs with Java programs that will, in every case, be better programs as well as being portable. The entire conversion process could well take years. Arachnophilia 4.0 and Tides have already been replaced by much better Java programs — Arachnophilia 5.0 and JTides. Stay tuned for more.
Also, I have dumped Windows and now use Linux exclusively. I got tired of being inexorably drawn toward the police-state mentality that Bill Gates seems to prefer. Imagine buying a pizza, taking it home, and then discovering you have to to call the pizza parlor for permission to eat it.
Then imagine having to call the pizza place again, the next day, in order to be allowed to give the leftovers to your cat.
You may object to this comparison — after all, Windows isn't a pizza. I agree. A pizza is worth more and lasts longer without collapsing.- How do I get the Tree Browser applet?
After a long pause, I have finally replaced Tree Browser with a much better applet, Outline Browser, which is available for downloading.
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