URLpad 1.5 (Simplified Edition)
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Simple text editor which displays URLs in blue color. Doubleclick
on an URL if you want to open it in the default browser or with a
specified application. To open an URL you can also place the
cursor on the URL and then press Alt+ENTER. The program might be
useful for you if you keep your internet links in text files or
if you have installed more than one browser on your computer.

(De)installation:
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The program does not need an installation. Copy all the files
to a folder and then open the executable URLpad.exe. If you
open the program for the first time it asks you to choose a
language (English or German). Uncheck the checkbox if you do not
want the program to create a shortcut on the desktop.
To uninstall the program simply delete the program folder and
all the shortcuts that were created by the program.

Upgrade:
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If you have installed a previous version of the program then
simply copy the new files over the old ones. But take care that
you do not overwrite or delete the files URLpad.ini, URLpad.cfg
and the text files containing your internet links! It is
recommended to make a backup of the folder before you overwrite
its old content with the new one.

Initialization:
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The program can be initialized by a file named URLpad.ini. Here's
an example for its content:

delimiter='
separators=( )
tags=www.'http://'https://'mailto:
application=[System]'
application=Explorer'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
application=Mozilla'C:\Program Files\Mozilla\mozilla.exe
application='C:\Programme\Mulberry\mulberry.exe
default=4'mailto:
default=2

In the first line the delimiter is defined which is used in the
following lines to delimit values. The second line specifies the
separators which separates URLs from normal text (e.g. parentheses
or spaces). The third line contains a list of prefixes. The
elements of the list are separated by the delimiter which was
specified in the first line. With the following lines you tell
the program how to open URLs. By the line "application=[System]'"
an URL is opened with the default browser. With the next two lines
you tell the program to open URLs by alternative applications (If
you open URLs with your default browser every URL is opened in the
same browser window. If you open URLs by other applications each
URL is opened in its own window). The last line "default=2" sets
the second application (Explorer) as default.
The 4th assignment to the application tag does not contain a name
(between the character "=" and the delimiter "'"). This is an
invisible entry which is not listed in the field titled
"Open URLs with" (which is shown when "Options::Settings..." is
selected). But in relationship with the line "default=4'mailto:"
this entry defines the application for opening URLs beginning with
the prefix "mailto:".
You can use the file URLpad-template.ini as template for the file
URLpad.ini. After renaming it to URLpad.ini you can customize its
content to your own purposes.

Syntax and Parameters:
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URLpad.exe [[drive:][path]filename] ...
Use [[drive:][path]filename] if you want the program to load a file
on startup.
Note: URLpad can't work with files greater then 64 KByte. The
option "Backup to Recycle Bin" works only on local drives, but not
on network drives.

Disclaimer and Credits:
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This program is FREEWARE. It is given away WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
So use it on your own risk. The author will not be liable for data
loss, damages, loss of profits or any kind of loss while using this
software. In no event will the author's liability exceed the amount
paid for the software product (... and you know you paid nothing
for it because it's freeware ;-). Don't use this program if you
can't agree with these terms.
The source code was written for Rapid-Q which you can download from
http://www.basicguru.com/rapidq/ . For better runtime stability it
is highly recommended to use the patched Rapid-Q Basic Library
Files available at http://www.angelfire.com/space/netcensus/ when
compiling the source code. Many thanks to Doctor Electron for his
excellent bug fix!
Permission is granted to copy parts of this source code to your own
private applications. But it is not allowed to publish (modified
versions of) this source code or executables based on (modified
versions of) this source code without permission of the copyright
holder.

Contact and Download Location:
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http://mitglied.lycos.de/maweso/
mailto:martin.wehner@firemail.de