/ReadMe.txt

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  2. HtmlViewer 12 (under development)                                 BG, 2011-04-02
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  5. What is HtmlViewer 12?
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  7. HtmlViewer 12 will be a re-implementation of the HtmlViewer 11.
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  9. Some new features:
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  10. - supports Delphi 6+ and Lazarus 0.9.31+
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  11. - supports most CSS 2.1 features incl. MEDIA and DISPLAY
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  12. - supports most HTML 4.01 features incl. IFRAME, NOSCRIPT
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  13. - HTML document tree separated from visual component
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  14. - only one visual component
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  15.   - for framed and unframed documents.
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  16.   - for local and downloaded documents.
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  17. - faster processing (due to less string operations)
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  19. You can watch it growing in Demos\HtmlViewer12\HtmlViewer12Test.exe
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  22. HtmlViewer 10.2 and 11
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  25. What are the HtmlViewer Components?
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  27. The HtmlViewer component set consists of the THtmlViewer, TFrameViewer,
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  28. and TFrameBrowser components. All three are HTML document display components:
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  30. THtmlViewer
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  31. - The basic component.
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  32. - THtmlViewer displays single (non-frame) documents.
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  33. - It also forms the basis for the other two components.
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  35. TFrameViewer (deprecated)
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  36. - Displays both frame and single HTML documents.
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  37. - TFrameViewer is oriented more for local file system use.
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  39. TFrameBrowser
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  40. - Also displays frame and single HTML documents.
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  41. - TFrameBrower is oriented for use with local file systems and toward Internet
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  42.   style protocols and URL usage.
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  43. - Additional code and/or components are generally required to get data from
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  44.   other sources than the local file system.
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  46. These components support most of the HTML 3.2 specifications with many
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  47. additional popular HTML 4 enhancements.
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  48. Many Cascading Style Sheet properties are also supported.
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  50. Some features:
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  52. - Cascading Stylesheets
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  53. - Large HTML files
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  54. - HTML Frames
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  55. - HTML Forms
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  56. - HTML Tables
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  57. - Bitmap, GIF, JPEG, and PNG Images
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  58. - Transparent images
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  59. - Image caching
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  60. - Left and right floating images
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  61. - Image sizing attributes
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  62. - Client side image maps
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  63. - Background colors and images
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  64. - Font sizes, styles, and colors with HTML tags or default settings
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  65. - Formatted printing of the HTML document
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  66. - Print preview
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  67. - Text search
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  68. - Copy to clipboard
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  69. - Subscripts and superscripts
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  71. While HTML documents are normally associated with the Internet, they are also
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  72. very useful for displaying all kinds of textual material such as documentation,
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  73. helpfiles, etc. Graphics are easily incorporated in these documents.
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  75. For a detailed list and demonstration of features start FrameDem.exe.
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  77. For a detailed list of changes and bugfixes per version start FrameDem.exe 
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  78. and click "What's new" or see "./Demos/Compiled Framedemo/whatsnew.htm".
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  81. Which HtmlViewer version should I use?
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  83. HtmlViewer 10.2
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  84. - is a mixed AnsiString/WideString version suitable for projects 
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  85.   with a single codepage/charset.
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  87. HtmlViewer 11
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  88. - is a full WideString version suitable for projects
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  89.   with several codepages/charsets.
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  90. - with Delphi 6..2007 requires the TntUnicodeControls.
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  91. - works with Lazarus 0.9.31
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  95. HtmlViewer 10.2 and 11 are available at: http://code.google.com/p/thtmlviewer/
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  96. HtmlViewer developement is hosted at: https://github.com/BerndGabriel/HtmlViewer
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  98. If you are using HtmlViewer 11 with Delphi 6..2007 you will need the
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  99. TntUnicodeControls 2.3.0 or 2.2.1, which are available at:
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  101. http://www.yunqa.de/delphi/doku.php/products/tntunicodecontrols/index
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  103. Please install them into your IDE.
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  107. Copyright (c) 1995 - 2008 by L. David Baldwin
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  108. Copyright (c) 1995 - 2008 by Anders Melander (DitherUnit.pas)
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  109. Copyright (c) 1995 - 2008 by Ron Collins (HtmlGif1.pas)
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  110. Copyright (c) 2008 - 2009 by Sebastian Zierer (Delphi 2009 Port)
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  111. Copyright (c) 2008 - 2010 by Arvid Winkelsdorf (Fixes)
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  112. Copyright (c) 2009 - 2012 by Bernd Gabriel (Fixes, Enhancements)
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  114. See included License.txt
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