How to use

Registration

At first launching of WebCollector, you see the window as shown below. If you are a registered user, type your registration code and click "OK". Once you enter registration code, this window will not appear. If you want to try and evaluate WebCollector, click "Try". In the trial version, only twenty files per web page can be downloaded.

WebCollector is shareware. If you like WebCollector and continue to use it, please consider paying the registration fee($15). I use the Kagi shareware system <http://www.kagi.com>. You can register WebCollector at <http://order.kagi.com/?SCI>.

Main window

Clicking button or field in the window, corresponding explanation will be shown.


1. Buttons

Function of buttons in the main window are shown below.

Button

Function

Fetch Starting download files of showing URL.
Open You can choose a folder for showing list or previews of downloaded files.
Web List "Web list" window is shown.
Folder The download folder of WebCollector is opened on the Finder.
Preferences "Preferences" window is shown.
Change Change the name, creator, type of selected file.
Delete Delete selected file.
Slide Show Images are shown using Slide Show function.

2. URL

Put URL of web page which you are going to download. When you want to download the web pages in the "web list", you can choose them by clicking pop-up button.

3. Link Level / Link Level(ex)

"Link Level" means the depth of the stratum in which the links you want to d
ownload.
For example;
When you choose "1", only the embeded files in the top page will be download
ed. (However, in case the top page is composed multiple windows so-called "f
lames", choosing Link Level "2" is needed even if you want to download only
from the top page.)
When you choose "2", the embeded files in the top page and in the linked page
s from the top page are downloaded. In the same way, by choosing "3" you get
all embeded files in the all pages derived from linked pages to the top page.
However, according as this number increases it takes much processing time. T
o speed up checking web pages, you had better download them separately if yo
u know their URLs.

The links to other web site can be downloaded in the same way. If you do not
need to download embeded files such linked pages, you check "Link level (ex)
0". When you choose above "1", the embeded files in the top page and their l
inks are downloaded in the same way.

4. State

While downloading, the number of "Checked pages" and "Fetched files" are shown.

5. Type of view

You can choose three types of view.

Type of view

Contents

List Name of Files, Volume of Files, URL
Preview(L) Preview(100x100), Name of Files, Volume of Files, Size of Picture (Length x Wide)
Preview(S) Preview(74x74)

When you choose "List" or "Preview, downloaded pictures are shown in original size. Movies and sounds are begun to play.

Download window

By clicking "Download" in the Main window or Web List window the "Download" window will be shown and WebCollector starts downloading files of appointed web pages.


No.

Comment

1

Stop all operations (checking of links and downloading files).

2

When you check this box, downloading the page in checking is aborted and start to download next page.

3

URL of web page in checking.

4

Link level of web page in checking.

5

When you check this box, downloading of the file is aborted and start to download next file.

6

Name of file in downloading.

7

File size which have downloaded / File size.

Web List window

Clicking "Web List" button in the Main window, "Web list" window will be shown. In this window you can edit Name, URL, Link level of web pages in the list and you can start download if you want.


Button

Comment

Add Add new information to the "Web list".
Edit Edit name, URL, Link level of web page in the "Web list".
Delete Delete a URL in the "Web list".
Del(all) Delete all URLs in the "Web list".
BookMark Add URL from "BookMark" of Netscape Navigator.
Favorite Add URL from "Favorite" of Internet Explore.
Download Start to download files of the chosen web pages.
Import Text Import the "Web list" saved as text file.
Export Text Save the "Web list" as text file.
OK Save all information of the "Web list" and back to the "Main window".

Preferences window

Clicking "Preferences" button in the Main window, "Preferences" window will be shown.

Items

Comment

Background color Background color of "Main window" and "Slide show".
Download folder Choose the folder to which downloaded files are saved.
Duplicated filename If there is same name in the download folder,

"Add number" : File name will be changed, for example, sample.gif -> sample.gif (1).

"Over write" : Only newer file will be saved.
Proxy "Apply" : Proxy server and port can be settled.
Type of file* Relations of file and suffix are,

JPEG(jpe;jpeg;jpg),GIF(gif),MPEG(m1v;mpe;mpeg;mpg),QTmoovie(mov;qt),AVI(avi),AIFF(aif;aiff;aifc),WAV(wav),MIDI(mid),MP3(mp3)
Time limit You can set period for timeout each action.
After download If you want to do "dial-up disconnect", "Quit" of WebCollector or "Shutdown" of Windows System, check the corresponding check box.
Auto WebCollector starts downloading the files at launch your Macintosh, and also it is able to settle to download on appointed time.
Preview You can choose whether to make previews or not. If you want previews, it is able to be set when they should be made.
Log You can choose whether to save the log in the "Log information" folder.

*If you want to download files accompanied another suffix, click "Other" and type it from keyboard.



"Name" : When the previews are shown, this name is used.

"Suffix" : Put the characters accompanied after period.
































Slide show

Clicking "Slide show" in the Main window, the pictures are shown one by one.