Hi folks!


General comments:
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The last couple of months I've had many reactions regarding VDAT, almost all
of them positive. Apparently it has been useful for others too.

Ever since I put up a Webpage I've had many comments on my collections in
general and I'd like to thank those that have contributed to my collection
and those that provided information for use in VDAT.

         In alphabetical order:

         - Aurodreph
         - Dark Killer
         - Dark Knight
         - Darkside
         - D.G. (Italy)
         - God@rky
         - Gothmog
         - Griyo
         - Jack T. Ripper
         - Knight Of Virus
         - Kronos
         - LovinGod
         - Lucifer Messiah
         - Mister Sandman
         - Neophyte
         - Nightmare Joker
         - Omega
         - Poltergeist
         - Pyro
         - Recoder
         - Sepultura
         - Shadow Seeker
         - Silver Surfer AKA ...
         - Stealth Warrior
         - VirusBuster
         - Zhuge Jin

         and quite a few I'm sure don't want to be mentioned by name or
         handle ;-) (you know who you are!)

VDAT/HTML:
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In this archive you'll find the first release of the Windows (HTML) version of
VDAT.

This release is a so called 'stand alone' version and does not require a
Web/HTML browser.

Due to, among other reasons, time constraints this first release is just a
basic conversion of the DOS version of VDAT and has the same contents as
version 1.9 DOS. There is just a minimum number of links, this is something
that should be taken care of in the next release.

The browser allows many user inputs to change the page layout. Additionally
it will allow defining a default Web browser so that any HTTP links will work
using the selected browser.

It was developed and optimized for a 800x600 screen size but should work
perfect in other resolutions, font sizes can be changed to optimize the
layout..

The optimum result is with the following page layout (menu):

View - Proportional Font - Verdana (Regular/13)
View - Fixed Font - Lucida Console (Regular/13)
Screen size: 800x600

Nice-to-know features of the shell:
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- Option of multiple open windows (starting a new copy by 'New Window')
- Option of 'Print All' prints all pages in the database (CAUTION: uncompiled
  it is 5.4 MB so you'll need some paper)
- 'Find' function
- Redefinable link, text and background colors (not recommended, why?:
  Because I would have given it another color if thought it worked better)
- Single (HTML) page print option
- Resizable windows, resizable/changable fonts
- Scroll down page history
- Definable Web Browser (for external sites)
- Selectable 'Toolbar' and 'Status Bar'

I would appreciate any inputs or comments that would result in a better
product next time.



                           Cicatrix / March 1997

                        cicatrix@cyberstation.net
                    http://www.cyberstation.net/~cicatrix
