The Deepwoods Software Toolbar for Firefox
(versions 1.5 through 2.0.0)
Robert Heller
Deepwoods Software
Wendell, MA, USA *
June 11, 2007
*Copyright (C) 2007 Robert heller.
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Abstract
This is the documentation for the Deepwoods Software Toolbar
extension for Firefox.
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Contents
1 Introduction
The Deepwoods Software Toolbar for Firefox provides regular visitors and customers
of Deepwoods Software with a set of quick and easy access to Deepwoods Software
information and services, using a handy toolbar.
2 Useful Shortcuts to Deepwoods Software Pages
The main menu at the left end of the toolbar contains buttons that link to some of the
more important pages on the Deepwoods Software web site:
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Toolbar Preferences
- This menu item opens a preferences dialog for the
Deepwoods Software Toolbar. See Section 5 for more information.
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Home
- This menu item opens the main index pages of the Deepwoods
Software Website.
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Consultation
- This menu item opens the consultation form page and is useful
for quickly sending a consultation request to Deepwoods Software.
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Support
- This menu item opens the support request form page and is
particularly useful for Deepwoods Software customers seeking customer
support.
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Contact
- This menu item opens the contact information page for Deepwoods
Software. All of Deepwoods Software contact information is ready to
hand.
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Toolbar Help
- This menu item opens the documentation page for this toolbar.
3 Searching Deepwoods Software’s Website
Next to the main menu, is a search entry, with a history of searches. This search is
specific to the Deepwoods Software website and can be used to quickly search for
information on the Deepwoods Software website.
4 Searching your website
There is an additional (optional) button that provides a way to search your own
website. See Section 5 for setting the values used for this button.
5 Preferences Settings
There are five preference settings:
- Maximum search history length. This setting limits the size of the search
terms history. Setting it to zero (0) lets the search terms history to grow
indefinately.
- Shortcut target. This is the target window to use for the Deepwoods
Software shortcut menu items. An empty value means the current
window, otherwise it is a window name (blank means always popup a
new window).
- Enable site searching. This check box enables or disables site searching.
If enabled, the following two options are also enabled and if disabled, the
following two options are disabled.
- Name of site to search. This is the name to use as the button label for
site searching.
- URL of site to search. This is the web address of the site to search (leave
off the “http://’).
6 Credits
The Deepwoods Software toolbar for FireFox was written by Robert Heller, the
proprietor of Deepwoods Software. Robert Heller can be contacted by E-Mail at
mailto:heller@deepsoft.com.
7 Version History
Sat Jun 9 18:56:00 2007
Version 0.1 Released.
Initial release.
Sun Jun 10 22:03:00 2007
Version 0.1pre2a Released
First 0.2 release candidate:
Fixes improper search URL.
Makes search history persistent.
Mon Jun 11 18:07:34 2007
Version 0.1pre2b Released.
Second 0.2 release candidate:
Adds preferences dialog and allows for a user activated
site search button.
Tue Jun 12 18:08:00 2007
Version 0.1pre2c Released.
Third 0.2 release candidate:
Add About dialog.
Thu Jun 14 12:45:22 2007
Version 0.1pre2d Released.
Fourth 0.2 release candidate:
Added Webalizer Stats button.
Improved the look of the dialog boxes.
Fixed update.rdf generation.
Sun Jun 17 09:36:24 2007
Version 0.2 Released.
Changed site and Webalizer Stats buttons to menus, to allow
multiple sites.
Added mailman mailist menu.
Updated preferences.
ToDo: update Documentation!
Mon Jun 18 15:17:35 2007
Version 0.2.1 Released.
Fixed bug in DeepwoodsTBguirender() relating to improper menu
recreation.