'''NewzPoint by [Michael Jacobson]'''
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[http://www.eteamz.com/HCYM/images/tnp_sc_1.jpg]
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'''Description'''
Newzpoint is a information browser written in Tcl/Tk.  NewzPoint can display mulitple webpages in a two-tiered tab layout system using Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the display engine.  Not only are the webpages layout for efficient use of the display they are automaticlly keepped current.  NewzPoint does this by pulling content from the web at a constant (yet adjustable rate).  Buttons located in the Toolbar are available to assist with navigation, help and configuration. 

Initial options are saved in a configuration file 'newzpoint.ini' which is read at startup, on exit the current configuration changes and saved (including window placement). 
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'''Requirements'''
   * Tcl/Tk version 8.3.4 (or greater) or [TclKit]
   * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (or greater)
   * Microsoft Windows 95 (or greater)
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'''Installation'''


The easiest way to get NewzPoint is to download a single executable containing TclKit and NewzPoint [http://mini.net/sdarchive/newzpoint.exe] (around 1.1 Mbytes).

Alternatively, if you already have Tcl/Tk or TclKit installed and just want to download NewzPoint (around 220 Kbytes) then use one of the following procedures

For Tcl/Tk ...
   1. download newzpoint146.zip [http://www.eteamz.com/HCYM/files/newzpoint146.zip]
   2. unzip the file (keep the tree structure)
   3. run the newzpoint14.tcl file
For TclKit ...
   1. download newzpoint146_tclkit.zip [http://www.eteamz.com/HCYM/files/newzpoint146_tclkit.zip]
   2. unzip all the files to a directory
   3. run the newzpoint.bat file

'''Invoked by:'''
 wish83.exe newzpoint14.tcl
        or
 (double click) newzpoint14.tcl
        or
  newzpoint.exe
        or 
 tclkit newzpoint146.bin

'''Configuration'''

Current version is '''1.4.6''' (4/25/2002)
This version has the following changes:

   * Remembers last state (even iconic or maximized)
   * Update rates on the pages are fixed
   * Override current page update if being viewed (done through the configure page) ~ default is to allow updates
   * Spaces allowed in tab names
   * Delete a page implemented (turns page refresh off and deletes it from the ini file)
   * fixed some more 8.4 issues (-col)
   * able to drag and drop a link or page to the tab areas to cause a page add to occur
   * Associate TclKit with the '''.bin''' extension if user agrees (only in the TclKit version)

''see '''newzpoint.ini''' file for information on what it being loaded''

'''Requested Features'''
    * Make the normal MSIE Keyboard bindings work
    * Delete a page "on the fly"
    * Restore ability to plug-in stock and weather tickers to bottom (as in version .8)
    * Ability to load different set of pages at run time
    * Ability to change the order of the pages or the groups, via alphanumerical sorting or e.g. listbox to change the order by hand
    * Ability to define a startup group and page
    * Keybindings to change the page or/and group (like (Shift-)Control-Tab under MS Windows to change between notebook tabs)
    * Ability to save and to reload the configuration file
    * Make it cross platform (with a Gecko based component???)
    * [[Add your request here]] or submit a patch/request to [MPJ]

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[jcw] Neat! ... I'm editing this page inside NewzPoint... :o)

[MPJ] thanks [stevel] for showing me how to generate a scripted document (now noted in the installation section).

This would be interesting if I could use it with Netscape Communicator or Opera. -- [CLN]

[LV] Sure wish something like this was available using [TkHTML]/[Browsex]/some Tcl/Tk web browsing functionality - so that it could actually run cross platform!

[MPJ] Maybe tkGecko or tclxpcom as a HTML rendering component on *nix because tkHTML seems too slow for more than a couple of pages. Sorry...

[MPJ] I just found an overview of NewzPoint in Japanese [http://www.interq.or.jp/japan/s-imai/tcltk/newzpoint.html] ... very cool :-)

[MPJ] I just saw that Mozilla [http://www.mozilla.org] has tabbed browsing.  I don't know if it has auto-refresh or can save the state of all of its tabs.  I need to check this out again (hope it crashes less then the last time I looked :)
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[Category Application] [Category Internet]