# WebControl Applet

Copyright © 2000 by John Fleck

# WebControl Applet

`WebControl Applet`, shown in Figure 1, allows you to launch your `Netscape` browser with the URL you indicate in the URL text box. To add this applet to a Panel, right-click on the panel and choose Panel->Add to panel->Applet->Network->WebControl

Figure 1. WebControl Applet

## Usage

To use this applet, type the URL of the document you wish to view in the text box. For an Internet URL, you must type in http:// followed by the web address, for example, http://www.gnome.org. For a local file, simply type the file's name.

If you would like to launch a new browser window instead of using the currently active one, check the `Launch new window` check box.

Right-clicking on the applet brings up a menu containing the following items:

- Properties— opens the `Properties` dialog

- Help — displays this document.

- About — shows basic information about `WebControl Applet`, including the applet's version and author's name.

## Customization

You can customize `WebControl Applet` by right-clicking on it and choosing Properties…. This will open the Properties dialog (shown in Figure 2), which allows you to change various settings.

Figure 2. WebControl Properties Dialog

The properties are:

- `Display URL label` — display the text `Url:` to the left of the text entry window in the applet.

- `Display "launch new window" option` — display check box on the applet window allowing you to decide whether your document will be displayed in a new browser window or the currently open.

After you have made all the changes you want, click on OK to apply the changes and close the Properties dialog. To cancel the changes and return to previous values, click the Cancel button.

## Known bugs and limitations

`WebControl Applet` only starts `Netscape`. If you don't have `Netscape`, it won't work. If you have a different browser set as your URL handler, `Web Control Applet` will still start `Netscape`.

`WebControl Applet` does not resize to match the size of the panel if the panel is smaller than `WebControl Applet's` normal height and width. This effects both small horizontal panels and all vertical panels.

## Authors

`WebControl Applet` was written by Garrett Smith `<gsmith@serv.net>`. Please send all comments, suggestions, and bug reports to the GNOME bug tracking database. (Instructions for submitting bug reports can be found on-line. If you are using GNOME 1.1 or later, you can also use `Bug Report Tool` (bug-buddy), available in the Utilities submenu of Main Menu, for submitting bug reports.

This manual was written by John Fleck (`<jfleck@inkstain.net>`). Please send all comments and suggestions regarding this manual to the GNOME Documentation Project by sending an email to `<docs@gnome.org>`. You can also submit comments online by using the GNOME Documentation Status Table.

## License

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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