Color Chaser v1.0b Installation and Usage Help

I   About Color Chaser v1.0b
II  Installation
III Usage
IV  Bug Reports and Revision History
V   Licensing

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(I) About Color Chaser v1.0b

Color Chaser is a OS/2 program designed to ease the pain of chasing HEX color
combinations when designing HTML pages. Color Chaser uses a standard OS/2 color
wheel that allows you to visualy select colors for the HTML <BODY> tag. HTML
spec 3.2 is supported. This lets you define BGCOLOR, TEXT, ALINK, VLINK, and
LINK attributes.

Features Include:
 * GUI Color Picker. No knowledge of HTML HEX Codes required
 * Colors you select are shown in real time before you add them to your HTML
 * Import an existing color set from your current HTML page
 * Copy a color set to the OS/2 Clipboard for pasting into HTML pages
 * Save a color set directly to existing HTML pages.
 * Save a color set to a HTML template that you can fill in with your code
 * AutoColor picker generates color sets for you with one click
 * Free for non-commercial use

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(II) Installation

1) Unzip CHASER10.ZIP into it's own directory. (ie c:\chaser)
2) Run the DESKTOP.CMD script from the Color Chaser directory to create an
   icon on the desktop.

That's it. Color Chaser does not need to modify your config.sys or ini files.
Start Color Chaser by double-clicking the icon on the desktop. (Is this easy or
what!)

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(III) Usage

TO CREATE A NEW COLOR SET --

 1) Start Color Chaser.
 2) From the menu, choose the element to color. Availabe <BODY> elements are:

    * BACKGROUND       (BGCOLOR)  The color of the HTML Page
    * Regular Text     (TEXT)     The color of the text that is not a link
    * Hyper Link       (LINK)     The color of the HREF links
    * Highlighed Link  (ALINK)    The HREF link color while the mouse is down
    * Followed Link    (VLINK)    The HREF link color after it has been used

    NOTE: I think the ALINK element is only supported by NetScape currently.

 3) Using the color wheel select the a color.
 4) Repeat using the other <BODY> elements until you have a color set you like.

COPYING A COLOR SET TO THE CLIPBOARD --

 1) Start Color Chaser and define a color set as described above.
 2) Choose SAVE TO CLIPBOARD from the FILE menu.

SAVING A COLOR SET TO AN HTML FILE (See NOTE below)

 1) Start Color Chaser and define a color set as described above.
 2) Choose SAVE TO HTML from the FILE menu.
 3) Select a drive and directory and give the file a name. If the name you
    choose already exists, the <BODY> tag in that file will be updated with
    the new color set. A backup copy of the existing file will automaticly be
    saved to FILENAME.BAK. Any existing backup file with the same name is
    replaced.

    If the file name you choose does not exist an basic HTML Template file will
    be created using the new color set under the name you choose. This template
    file then can be further edited with your HTML code.

IMPORTING A COLOR SET FROM AN HTML FILE (See NOTE below)

 1) Start Color Chaser.
 2) Choose OPEN from the FILE menu.
 3) Select the HTML file to import the <BODY> tag from.
 4) After changing the colors choose SAVE TO HTML from the FILE menu.
 5) You can save the changed color set back to the same file or create a new
    color template by changing the file name being save to.

 NOTE: Color Chaser writes and reads to the HTML 3.2 spec. That means it looks
       for a line that starts with "<BODY " to read in color sets and writes
       new color sets in the form:

       <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#FFFFFF" LINK="#FFFFF" VLINK="#FFFFF">

       The order of the tags is not important but each tag must be defined as
       shown above inorder for Color Chaser to read and write the color sets
       correctly. Only the <BODY> elements BGCOLOR, TEXT, LINK, VLINK, and
       ALINK are written. When reading from a file, Color Chaser will correctly
       skip missing elements. For example you can have only a BGCOLOR and TEXT
       element define and Color Chaser will use built in default colors for the
       other elements. Color Chaser always writes all five elements when
       saving to a file.

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(IV) Bug Reports

 NOTE: There are no bugs in this software as I have created it. Trust me. If
       you do find a problem where another piece of software (such as the
       operating system) is causing a problem with my bug free application then
       send me a note! (This is joke fokes! Lighten up! My Ego isn't that big,
       yet.) Bugs can be submited to scottrus@raleigh.ibm.com with the subject
       "DIE BUG DIE". I'll take a look at it and let you know.
 
 Please understand that this little jem works on my web site without flaw. 
 However, I am not responsable for any damage or file corruption that may be
 caused by your use of Color Chaser. (See Section V) If this scares you then 
 follow the steps below.

THE SAFEIST APPROCH (Not Recommened)
 1) Change to the directory where you installed Color Chaser.
 2) Delete all the file within.

THE SENSABLE APPROCH (Recommended)
 1) Make a temp diretory on your hard drive.
 2) Copy some of your existing HTML files to it.
 3) Play with Color Chaser using the temp files until you're satisfied.
 4) If you're still not satisfied, follow the directions above.


VERSION HISTORY -

 1.0    First Public Release

 1.0a   Added missing DLL to the zip file! (Opps! - Thanks Don.)

 1.0b   Second try at adding a missing DLL! (Thanks AGAIN Don!)
        Changes to the "About" window
        Reduced cchsr.exe size

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(V) License Agreement

   Color Chaser (referred to hereafter as "the program") is provided "as-is"
   without any warranties (or conditions), expressed or implied with respect
   to the program, including the implied warranties (or conditions) of
   merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.  The entire risk
   arising out of use or performance of the program remains with you.  

   In no event, will the copyright holder be liable for any lost profits, 
   lost savings, incidental or indirect damages or other economic consequential 
   damages, even if the copyright holder has been advised of the possibility of
   such damages. In addition, the copyright holder will not be liable for any 
   damages claimed on you based on any third party claim.

   You may not rent or lease the program. You may not reverse engineer, 
   decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works from the program. 

   The program may be included on shareware CDs if the ZIP file is left 
   intact or if all files from the ZIP file are provided in a single directory.
   Two copies of the CD must be sent to Scott Russell at the address listed
   below. The program must not be sold for more than $5 (US) including shipping. 
   If you purchased the program from a dealer paying more please notify the
   dealer of this regulation.

   Use of the program (Color Chaser) and its supporting files constitutes 
   agreement to these terms.

   Color Chaser, Copyright 1996 Scott Russell

   Scott Russell
   7301-Q Lynn Cove Lane
   Raleigh, NC 27613
