What is Compass
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Compass has been a popular and powerful bookmark manager utility program
since its first release in January, 1997.  The new version 2.60 supports
three most popular browsers up to the latest version - Netscape 4.51,
Internet Explorer 5, and Opera 3.6.  What makes Compass unique is the power
of handling the hierarchical structure of folders.  With Compass, you'll
be amazed how easy you can find and organize your bookmarks the way you
want, and how easy you can integrate all bookmarks from different computers
or different browsers.

Not only is Compass a bookmark manager, but it is also an "outline editor"
or a "note editor."  You can use Compass to create your personal journal,
notes, outlines, memos, ... etc.  When you use Compass as an outline editor,
you will find Compass is even better than the programs that were created
for that purpose.

Compass can easily handle more than 5000 bookmarks.  Compass has been
tested and works with Netscape 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, Microsoft Internet Explorer
3.x, 4.x, 5.x and Opera 3.x on Windows 95/98/NT4.0.


Brief Features List
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1. Handles Netscape, IExplorer, and Opera file format.  Uniform user
   interface for file open, save, import, export, and merge.  All file I/O
   operations are applicable to all three file formats.
2. Unique Tree, List, and Description three-pane layout with two displaying
   styles - Explorer style and Compass style.
3. Export with Template lets you export bookmarks or folders to the format
   you want.  You can edit or create your own Templates.
4. Powerful multi-selectable Tree pane.
5. Communicates with Netscape, IExplorer, and Opera to launch links, add
   new links, open new browsers, update URLs.
6. Extensive drag & drop - to and from different panes, different instances,
   Compass and browsers, desktop, and Windows Explorer.
7. Speedy search, find duplicate URLs, check for dead links.
8. Tray icon access.
9. Versatile sorting options.
10. Dynamic Bookmarks menu.


License Agreement
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+ This software (Compass 2.x) is SHAREWARE.  You may evaluate this software
  for 30 days without any obligation.  Use after 30 days requires purchasing
  a license.
+ This software is distributed AS IS and without any express or implied
  warranties.
+ The author is not responsible for any damages whatsoever incurred before,
  during, or after the use of this software.
+ This software cannot be resold or used in any profit-generating activities
  without the author expressed written permission.
+ This software may be freely distributed, provided that:
  a. Such distribution includes only the original archive.  You may not
     alter, delete, or add any files in the distribution archive.
  b. No money is charged to the person receiving the software, beyond
     reasonable cost of packaging and other overhead.


How to contact the author?
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Author: Daniel Liu
Web: http://mini.net/cgi-bin/sax?3219
E-mail: danliu@pacbell.net
