Command Reference



This section provides an alphabetical listing of all OmniWeb commands. Please note that some standard commands and menus, such as the Hide and Quit commands, or the Windows and Services menus, are not documented here. For help with these commands and menus, refer to your NEXTSTEP User's Guide.

[Shortcut: The name of a command is often followed by a character in parentheses-the command's keyboard alternative. Holding down the Command key and typing the keyboard alternative is the same as choosing the command from its menu. Also, sometimes a command will be in a submenu &emdash; a menu accessible from the visible top-level menus. For example, the Document menu contains the menus Browser, Bookmarks, and Search. These submenus are denoted with slashes, e.g. Document/Bookmarks.]


Add to Personal (A)

Choose Add to Personal to add a browser's current URL to your primary, or "personal" bookmark window. This command is located in the Document/Bookmarks menu.

[Note: Choosing this command is the same as clicking the button in the browser.]

Check Spelling (;)

Choose Check Spelling to check the spelling of browser text. The first non-recognizable word will be selected. Click Check Spelling again to search for the next word. This command is located in the Edit menu.

Close

Choose Close to close the currently selected browser or bookmark window. This command is located in the Document menu.

Console

The Console is a window that keeps a log of all OmniWeb's error messages. An error message in red text is displayed briefly in the progress bar area if, for example, a site is unreachable or a connection is refused. If you wish to review these messages at any point in your session, they will be stored in the Console until you close the application. This command is located in the Tools menu.

Contract All (0)

Choose Contract all to collapse all bookmark trees in the selected bookmarks window. This command is located in Document/Bookmarks.

Copy (c) and Cut (x)

These are the standard editing commands used to copy or cut text from a browser or bookmark window. Select text, choose Copy or Cut and then paste it into other browser text fields, panels, documents or even other programs. These commands are located in the Edit menu.

Delete

Choose Delete to remove selected text. This command is located in the Edit menu.

[Note: You cannot delete text from a page displayed in the browser.]

Enter Selection (e)

Choose Enter Selection to place the currently selected text into the Find field of the Find Panel. This command is located Edit/Find.

Expand All (9)

Choose Expand all to expand all bookmark trees in the selected bookmarks window. This command is located in Document/Bookmarks.

Find Panel (f)

This command raises the Find panel. Enter a key word or phrase in the Find field and press Return or click the Next button to search forward from the current selection in the browser.

Click the Previous button to search backward through the text for the first match that precedes the current selection. The Find Panel command is in Edit/Find.

The Find panel works for bookmark windows, as well as browsers.

Find Next (g) and Find Previous (d)

Choosing Find Next has the same effect as clicking the Find Panel's Next button. Choosing Find Previous is the same as clicking the Previous button. These commands are located in Edit/Find.

Flush Cache (U)

Choose Flush Cache to empty your current cache. After you execute this command, any pages that you have viewed during your current session will need to be reloaded from their remote sites. This command is located in the Tools menu.

Follow Anchor

By default, link anchors appear on a web page as colored and underlined text. Destination anchors are unmarked until selected.

Choose Follow Anchor if you would like to follow the link of a currently selected anchor. This command is located in Document/Browser/Navigate.

[Shortcut: When an anchor is selected, its URL will appear in the selected URL text field at the top of the browser. Choosing Follow Anchor is the same as clicking the Load button, or pressing the Return key.]

Help (?)

Choose Help to raise the standard NEXTSTEP Help panel. For information on using this panel, please refer to your NEXTSTEP User's Guide. The Help command is located in the Info menu.

Home Page (H)

Your Home page is the document displayed automatically every time you launch OmniWeb or create a new browser. Choose Home Page to return to this page at any time during a session. This command is located in Document/Browser/Navigate.

[Shortcut: Choosing this command is the same as clicking the button in the browser.

[Note: OmniWeb provides a default Home page. To designate a different page, use the Home Preferences panel.

[Note: This "Home" page is your start page. The term "home page" is also used to refer to a top-level page at a website.]

Info Panel

Choose Info Panel to raise a panel that provides a quick summary of OmniWeb and its authors. The Info Panel tells you which version of OmniWeb you're running and how to get in touch with Lighthouse Design. This command is located in the Info menu.

Inspector Panel (I)

Both your Bookmarks and Search Panels can be managed with their respective Inspector panels. This command is located in the Tools menu.

Jump to Selection (j)

If your selected text has scrolled out of the visible portion of a browser, choose Jump to Selection to scroll it back into view. This command is located in Edit/Find.

License

The panel raised by the License command indicates whether your copy of OmniWeb is registered. OmniWeb is automatically registered for one user, and if you have more than one person registered at your site, this panel will state the number of registered users.

The OmniWeb Installation Guide explains how to use the License panel to register your copy of OmniWeb for multiple users. This command is located in the Info menu.

Linear History

Choose Linear History to raise a panel that displays a chronological listing of all URLs you have visited during the current session. The most recent site visited will appear at the top of the list.

To go to back to any of the URLs listed or to save one for future use, simply drag its symbol and drop it into a browser or bookmark window, respectively. This command is located in the Tools menu.

New Bookmarks (N)

Choose New Bookmarks to create a new (and empty) bookmark window. You can have multiple bookmark windows, enabling you to separate URLs by subject or create panels that can be shared with other people, or even across an entire company. This command is located in Document/Bookmarks.

New Browser (n)

Choose New Browser to open a fresh browser window. By default, it will display your designated start page when it opens. You can have multiple browsers open during a session, and be loading documents simultaneously in several or all of them (this is called true multitasking). This command is located in Document/Browser.

New Search Panel

Choose New Search Panel to create a new search panel. This command is located in Document/Search.

Next Anchor

Choose Next Anchor (or press the down-arrow key on your keyboard) if you would like to select the next anchor on the page currently displayed. The selected anchor will display its URL in the selected URL text field and its symbol will appear in the selected URL well.

To then follow the link, choose Follow Anchor, left-click the selected anchor, or click the Load button. The Next Anchor command is located in Document/Browser/Navigate.

Open Company (C)

Choose Open Company to raise the following panel:

Enter the name of the company you're interested in. OmniWeb searches for a matching URL in the form http://www.company-name.com. Remember that many companies use abbreviations and acronyms in their site names.

Open File (o)

Choose Open File to raise the Open panel and open a .html file. Select the file and then select whether you want to open it in a bookmark window, a new browser, or a search panel. Click OK or press Return.

This command is located in the Document menu.

Open Personal Bookmarks (B)

Choose Open Personal Bookmarks to open your primary, or "personal" set of bookmarks. The Open Personal Bookmarks command is located in the Document/Bookmarks menu.

[Shortcut: Choosing this command is the same as clicking the button in the button ribbon.

[Note: OmniWeb assigns a default personal bookmark window. To designate a different set of bookmarks, use Home Preferences.

Open Personal Search Panel (+)

Choose Open Personal Search Panel to open your primary, or "personal" search panel. The Open Personal Search Panel command is located in the Document/Search menu.

[Note: OmniWeb assigns a default personal search panel. To designate a different search panel, use the Home Preferences

Open URL (O)

Choose Open URL to raise the following panel:

Enter a URL in the text field and select whether to open it as a browser, a search, or a bookmark window, then click OK or press Return.

If you select Open As Browser, a new browser will open and load that URL. If you select Open As Bookmarks, the URL and any links it includes will appear in a new bookmark window.

This command is located in the Document menu.

Processes (P)

Choose Processes to raise your Processes Panel.

[Shortcut: Choosing this command is the same as clicking the Processes button in the browser.]

Paste (v)

Choose Paste to place text that you have copied or cut into browser text fields, bookmark windows, documents or even other programs. This command is located in the Edit menu.

Preferences

Choosing Preferences raises the Preferences panel, where you customize OmniWeb's default behavior. The Preferences command is located in the Info menu.

Previous Anchor

Choose Previous Anchor (or press the up-arrow key on your keyboard) if you would like to select the next anchor on the page currently displayed. The selected anchor will display its URL in the selected URL text field and its symbol will appear in the selected URL well.

To then follow the link, choose Follow Anchor, click the selected anchor, or click the Load button. The Previous Anchor command is located in Document/Browser/Navigate.

Previous Page

Choose Previous Page to page back to the last displayed URL in your browser. This command is located in Document/Browser/Navigate.

[Shortcut: Choosing this command is the same as clicking the button in the browser.]

Recently Viewed Pages

Choose Recently Viewed Pages to raise a panel listing the URLs you have visited during the session, with your currently viewed page at the top of the list. Pages you have seen more than once will not be repeated in the list. This command is located in the Navigate menu.

[Shortcut: Choosing this command is the same as clicking the button in the browser.]

To go to back to any of the URLs listed or to save one for future use, simply drag its symbol and drop it into a browser or bookmark window, respectively. This command is located in the Navigate menu.

Reload/Revert to Saved (u)

Choose Reload to reload the current page in a selected browser. When a bookmark window is selected, this command becomes Revert to Saved. Select it to undo any changes you've made to the bookmark window since it was last saved. This command is located in the Document menu.

Save (s) and Save As (S)

Choose Save to save the currently selected bookmark or search window. When you choose Save As (or choose Save for the first time with a newly created panel), you will be presented with a standard Save panel. Use the panel to select a name and directory location, and then click the Save button. These commands are located in the Document menu.

Save All

Choose Save All to save all open bookmark and search windows. This command is in the Document menu.

Select All (a)

Choose Select All to select everything in a browser. This command has no effect on a bookmark window. Select All is located in the Edit menu.

Spelling (:)

Choose Spelling to raise the standard NEXTSTEP Spelling panel. For information on using this panel, please refer to your NEXTSTEP User's Guide. The Spelling command is located in the Edit menu.

Stop Load (.)

Choose Stop Load to discontinue an attempt to display a web page. After choosing Stop Load, you will return to the page you were last viewing prior to the selection. This command is located in the Document/Browser menu.

[Shortcut: Choosing this command is the same as clicking the on the button ribbon.]

View as Bookmarks

Choose View as Bookmarks to view a browser's currently displayed URL as a bookmark window. The URL and all of its links will appear in a new bookmark window. Text following a link will appear in the Annotation field when the link is selected. View as Bookmarks is located in the Document/Browser menu.

View Source (V)

Choose View Source to look at the source code of a web page. The page will automatically open in a View Source window. This command is located in the Document/Browser menu.

You can then see the source code of the page. Documents on the WWW are written in a language called HTML, or HyperText Markup Language. HTML controls the content of the document, including the placement of pictures, the size of the text, and the appearance of tables. Information on how to create a basic HTML file is available.

View Source allows you to not only examine the source code, but also edit it. The text field utilizes the same commands as NeXT's Edit application. After you make your changes, press the Redisplay button at the bottom of the window to reload the page in your browser. You can also save your changes using the Save button. Command-u reverts the source to the most recently saved version. You can now create and manage all of your HTML documents without using an external editor.

You can add hypertext links to documents using URL icons.

You can also Paste and Link from Diagram!, Concurrence, and other programs. Only people with local access to the linked documents will be able to see these additions.

OmniWeb 2.0 supports the following HTML 3.0 extensions:


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