
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
                    URL Organizer 2 for Windows 95/98/NT4
                               by Edward Leigh
Version 2.4.3               http://www.urlorg.com/               4 January 2001
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

N.B. All 2.x versions of URL Organizer 2 function fully-enabled with a license
for URL Organizer 2 (see below).


CONTENTS OF ZIP ARCHIVE
-----------------------
setup.exe     Main program with built-in installer & uninstaller
UrlOrgIE.dll  COM interface to Internet Explorer
UrlOrg.hlp    Help file
UrlOrg.cnt    Help contents
ReadMe.txt    This document
FILE_ID.DIZ   Program description for file librarians
Sample URL List.txt    Sample URL list
URL Organizer Home Page.url    Internet shortcut to URL Organizer home page


SPECIAL NOTES FOR PRE-RELEASE VERSIONS
--------------------------------------
Please understand that this is a PRE-RELEASE version of URL Organizer, and is
therefore is not as stable as a release version. In particular, there is a
greater chance that the program may corrupt or even erase a URL list file.
Therefore IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU MAKE BACKUP COPIES OF YOUR URL LISTS from
time to time. Use of this pre-release version is by private invitation only.
Please DO NOT DISTRIBUTE it, but rather refer other interested beta testers to
the author.

Thank you for your interest in URL Organizer and thank you in advance for any
help and feedback you can give me. Please report any problems you encounter or
suggestions to the author, Edward Leigh, at author@urlorg.com.


WHAT IS URL ORGANIZER?
----------------------
URL Organizer is a small, fast, simple utility for storing, organizing,
annotating and backing up large collections of Internet bookmarks/favorites and
Start Menu shortcuts. It offers an innovative, intuitive and highly-
customizable interface.


KEY FEATURES
------------
URL Organizer is a highly sophisticated tool for storing and organizing your
URLs. These are just some of its key features:

General:
* URLs stored in a 3-level hierarchy so no URL is more than 3 mouse clicks away
* fast full text search facility
* instantly switch between collections of up to 10,000 URLs each
* instantly switch between web browsers
* loads in a snap and uses minimal disk space, memory and resources
* plenty of keyboard shortcuts for extra speed
* includes comprehensive integrated help notes

Information stored:
* Internet bookmarks/favorites/favourites
* e-mail addresses
* newsgroup addresses
* application, folder and document shortcuts
* unlimited space for notes on each URL
* site log-in names
* time of last opening each URL

Sophisticated organizing tools:
* import and export favorites to/from Internet Explorer
* import and export bookmarks to/from Netscape Navigator
* import and export hot lists to/from Opera
* import AOL Favorite Places
* import Start Menu shortcuts
* fetch the URL open in any browser window
* quick and easy to edit, re-order and re-group titles and URLs
* support for aliases (multiple instances) of URLs
* support for separators/dividers
* drag and drop support
* automatic and manual backup of URL collections
* copy URLs in a variety of text and HTML formats

Highly-configurable interface:
* alternative interfaces: 'Regular', 'Organize' and 'Compact'
* optional use of Tool Tray and Hot Keys
* fully-resizable windows
* user-definable color scheme


COMPATIBILITY
-------------
URL Organizer should work under all updates of Windows 95, 98 and NT4 with any
version of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Opera and other
Spyglass-compatible web browsers. URL Organizer is Y2K compliant.


DISTRIBUTION
------------
You may freely distribute release, BUT NOT PRE-RELEASE, versions of URL
Organizer 2, PROVIDED THAT you distribute only the most recent COMPLETE,
ORIGINAL zip archive available from my web site. Please check
http://www.urlorg.com/ for the latest release.


LICENSE
-------
URL Organizer 2 is copyright (1998-2000) of Edward Leigh. It is distributed and
sold as 'shareware'. It is NOT public domain or freeware.

In the license conditions that follow, three terms have special meaning:
* 'the Author' shall refer to Edward Leigh, the author of URL Organizer 2
* 'the Program' shall refer to URL Organizer 2
* 'the Licensee' shall refer either to you as an individual plus any family
with whom you share a computer or, if you will be using the Program in the
capacity of an employee, to the company which employs you.

The Author grants the Licensee:
* the right to install and use the Program on any computer;
* the right to use the Program for thirty (30) consecutive days before the
Licensee must either purchase a license or uninstall the Program

providing that the Licensee agrees to be bound by the following conditions:
* No other rights with respect to the Program are granted to the Licensee.
* If the Licensee is a company, the number of licenses required at any one time
  equals the number of employees who use the Program. The number of licenses
  required specifically does not equal the maximum number of concurrent users
  of the Program, nor does it equal the number of computers on which the
  program is installed.
* The Licensee agrees to test the Program to its satisfaction before purchasing
  it.
* The Program is provided 'as is'. The Licensee uses the Program entirely at
  its own risk. No warranties nor guarantees are included with the license. In
  no event shall the Author be liable for any consequential damages whatsoever
  (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of business profits or loss
  of business information) arising out of the use of, or the inability to use,
  the Program. In any case, the Author's liability shall be limited to the
  price paid for this license, or ten UK pounds sterling, whichever is the
  greater.
* The Licensee shall respect all national and international intellectual
  property laws and treaties that apply to the Program, including copyright and
  patent rights.
* The Licensee shall not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or modify in
  any way whatsoever the Program.
* The Licensee shall not sell, rent or lease the Program to anyone else. The
  Licensee may distribute only the most recent installation package as
  available from the Author's Web site.
* This licence agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales.

If The Licensee does not agree with the stated license conditions, please do
not install URL Organizer 2; or if installed already, please uninstall it
immediately.


INSTALLATION
------------
Simply unzip the urlorg2x.zip or urlorg2x.exe archive into a single directory.
Then run 'setup.exe' and follow instructions for installing URL Organizer. (You
will find a 'Help' button that will bring up more detailed information.)

To uninstall, simply select 'Uninstall' from the program's Application menu.


REGISTRATION
------------
URL Organizer is shareware, so you may install it and try it out with all
features enabled for up to 30 days before you must either register and pay for
a license or uninstall the program. Functionality is limited after the 30 day
evaluation period is over, but you will always have access to your URLs and,
should you decide that URL Organizer is not for you, you can export your URLs
back to Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator or Opera.

To fully-enable the program's functionality, you must register on-line with
OSoLiS (http://www.osolis.com/en/registration/). You will find instructions for
how to register in the help notes (see 'Help' under the program's 'Application'
menu) as well as on OSoLiS's Web site.


SUPPORT & FEEDBACK
------------------
Comprehensive integrated help notes are included with URL Organizer. For
anything not covered there, please contact the author, Edward Leigh, at
author@urlorg.com or via the URL Organizer web site at
http://www.urlorg.com/support.html


VERSION HISTORY
---------------
2.4.3 Released 4 January 2001
        Implemented COM interface to Internet Explorer, improving performance
        Minor modifications
2.4.2 Released 2 December 2000
        Resolved Windows ME issue of locking up when 'talking to' a web browser
        Minor bug fixes
2.4.1 Released 23 August 2000
        Minor reorganisation of interface (List menu and Organize mode window)
        Added option 'Always save changes without prompting'
        Removed option 'Leave Organize mode on pressing 'Save' button'
        Minor bug fixes
2.4   Released 24 June 2000
        Added facility to import AOL Favorite Places
        Added facility to fetch a URL from any Web browser window
        Automatically inserts new 'uncategorized' headings when not entered
        Implemented wildcard facility for document URLs
        Implemented facility to open folder containing a local file URL
        Removed limit on number of URL lists and browsers supported
        Added new menu commands (Open, Enter New URL)
        Implemented automatic backup of preferences
        Added new Hot Key to fetch a URL
        Added new keyboard shortcuts
        Implemented workaround to identify frontmost Internet Explorer window
        Added 'Open with [browser]' context menu
        Replaced 'Browser' menu with 'Edit' menu in 'Compact' mode
        Various interface enhancements
        Minor bug fixes (including 'window popping')
2.3.3 Released 27 February 2000
        Hot Key now also minimizes/hides URL Organizer
        'Open URL' button now indicates if new or frontmost window will be used
        Minor interface enhancements
        Minor bug fixes
2.3.2 Release 20 December 1999
        Added option to open URLs with a single click
        Fixed issue of shortened trial period
        Minor bug fix
2.3.1 Released 22 November 1999
        Hot Key now works when URL Organizer is minimized to Tool Tray
        Added option to leave edit mode on pressing 'Save' button
        Context menu for main window includes behaviour preferences
        Improved ways of choosing where to open Internet URLs
        Moving between lists now moves not copies URLs
        Other modifications to interface
        Other minor bug fixes
        Program code 'shrunk'
2.3   Released 1 September 1999
        Main windows, list boxes and note box are now all fully-resizable
        Added facility to move or copy URLs between lists
        Added support for aliases (multiple instances) of URLs within a list
        Added support for section separators
        Added facility to export as an Opera Hotlist format
        Items are inserted into a sorted list box correctly-ordered 
        Permits deletion of non-empty categories and subcategories
        Added pop-up options to set Last Visited time to now or 'never'
        Added message-line help prompts for menu items
        Added option to turn off message-line help prompts
        Enhanced copy-to-clipboard options, including copying multiple URLs
        Drag and drop now drops html links onto html documents
        'Edit' menu included in 'Regular' and 'Organize' modes
        'Display' preferences split into 'Behavior' and 'Presentation'
        Note window auto-docks below main window if no room to right or left
        List boxes now permit dragging of item to bottom line
        Added option to start minimized
        Added option to auto-minimize after opening a URL
        Added popup context menu to application and note windows
        All functionality now available during 30-day evaluation period
        Added index to Help notes
        Program registers with 'Add/Remove Programs' Windows Control Panel
        Esc is no longer a shortcut for Exit
        Alt+F5 activates/deactivates the Note window
        Ctrl+Tab re-opens list containing marked items or list last open
        Various modifications to interface
2.2.4 Released 13 July 1999
        Updated import tools to read Opera v3.6 Hotlists
2.2.3 Released 17 June 1999
        Tweak to 'Compact' mode behaviour
        Various minor bug fixes
2.2.2 Released 4 May 1999
        Added asterisk indicator for annotated URLs
        Location of last-imported Netscape bookmark file now remembered
        Minor tweaks to interface
        Fixed various bugs, including disappearing notes
2.2.1 Released 9 April 1999
        Added 'Save Copy' function
        Enhanced drag and drop support
        Improved list file handling, particularly for networked list files
        Minor tweaks to interface
2.2   Released 26 March 1999
        Added URL note & site log-in name fields
        Added facility to import Opera Hotlists (including URL notes)
        Added facility to import Start Menu shortcuts
        Improved pre-formatting of imported URL collections
        Importing & exporting Netscape bookmarks retains URL notes
        Removed limitation on number of items at each level
        Increased URL list limit to 10,000 URLs
        Items selected in a list now remembered between sessions
        Added 'Mark All' and 'Unmark All' items in a list box
        Added keyboard shortcut to minimize URL Organizer after opening a URL
        Added hot key facility to bring URL Organizer to the front
        Added tool tip showing the exact date and time URL was last visited
        Added color preference for marked items
        Permit user to set 'recent' period for highlighting URLs
        Automatically creates backup copies of URL lists
        Altered 'Organize' mode functionality
        Altered keyboard shortcuts: F5 -> F8; Ctrl+Shift+O behaves differently
        Fixed problems with importing Internet Explorer favorites
        Minor bug fixes and tweaks to interface
2.1.1 Released 5 February 1999
        Added extra keyboard shortcuts
        A few bug fixes
2.1   Released 30 January 1999
        Enhanced 'Mark and Move' to support multiple selections
        Added facility to alphabetically sort headings and titles
        Added option to highlight recently-visited URLs
        Added facility to copy URLs as text or html
        Added option to use System Tool Tray
        Improved support for application and document shortcuts
        Rearranged 'Organize' mode screen to include search facility
        Many functional and graphical enhancements to interface
        Various bug fixes
2.0.1 Released 02 January 1999
        Minor bug fix
2.0   Released 22 December 1998
1.x   Freeware version now distributed separately*
        

*For details about the freeware version of URL Organizer (which lacks the
enhancements detailed above), see http://www.urlorg.com/freeware/

