WebTabs (TM)

Bookmarking for Smart Browsers!

Version 2.0 Beta 3, 5/12/1999

Why is this a "Beta" release? WebTabs was substantially revised in order to support new features. Due to the breadth and depth of changes, WebTabs 2.0 comprises a major revision.

User Interface

Main window redesigned to be more like the Windows File Explorer
- Multiple entry drag and drop
- Detailed bookmark information
- Bookmark icons reflect status (hot, broken, inaccessible, etc.)
Session, Path, Notes, and Cross-Reference windows are independently sized and positioned.
"All Bookmarks" window displays all (or filtered) bookmarks.
- Sortable by title, URL, and status
- Great for finding duplicates
"Favorites" window displays your personal hot list
Shift-clicking on a visit opens a new browser window
Create bookmarks for the browser's current page from within WebTabs

Watch List

Faster and less troublesome
Checks all bookmarks, watch list, or individually selected entries
Handles URL authentication for password-protected pages
Handles proxy authentication

Other Improvements

Password-protection for your WebTabs databases
Preferences command moved to Edit menu
"Url" menu for accessing commands
Exports faster

Coming soon:

Expand/contract all buttons for topic view
Search on URL status
More import/export choices
Improved help
Revised interface to Netscape
...

Version 2.0 Beta 4, 5/28/1999

Reorder and resize columns in report views by dragging
New menu accessible from right mouse button when over column header in Details view
- Hide column
- Show all columns
- Arrange all columns
New toolbar buttons to
- Expand a selected folder in the folder view
- Contract the selected folder
- Expand all subfolders of the selected folder
- Contract all subfolders of the selected folder
Y2K compliance testing completed.
Export now uses the sort order from the Explorer view.
Drag/Drop in Explorer view works.
Can tie/untie floating windows from the main windows. There is now a Preferences... menu in most floating windows to control floating window behavior
Date format in report views user-configurable from Edit > Preferences... > Edit tab.
Added keyboard shortcuts to access windows.

Version 2.0 Beta 3 Build 2, 5/12/1999

Maintenance release: export no longer loses headers; date field in search panel more predictable; Y2K compliance checks complete; shuts down cleanly when OS is shut down.

Version 2.0 Beta 3 Build 1, 4/30/1999

Improved floating window behavior so that they are more predictable.
Added Windows menu to the system menu that you get by right-clicking on the Taskbar icon. This means you can bring any WebTabs window to the top from the TaskBar
"Get current page" command in the Folder view now places the bookmark into the selected folder.
Open in other window (Shift-Visit) no longer pops previous IE 4/5 window to top.

Version 2.0 Beta 2, Build 1, 4/2/1999

Maintenance release: fixes and incremental performance improvements.

Version 2.0 Beta 1, Build 2, 3/29/1999

Delete folder prompt now includes folder name.
Revised Delete-key handling during editing of entry names.
Added Undo action for search filter.
Faster update after folder deletion.

Version 2.0 Beta 1, Build 1 3/9/1999

Notes on prior releases

WebTabs™ is a trademark of Robert Ballance & Associates, Inc. All other products mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.