Full Description:
WebIndex is an Internet cataloguing and filter system that compiles URLs (Uniform Resource Locators or links) in to a complete set of HTML pages for easy browsing. WebIndex has primarily be designed for use in schools and colleges to allow teachers to easily add links to the establishments Intranet or Internet pages without the need for a knowledge of HTML. To this end WebIndex allows system administrators to turn off advanced features (such as formatting and file paths), hiding these details from the end user and presenting them with just the tools necessary for maintaining the Index(s). A a total of 237699 web sites may be index which comprises of up to 49 main categories (known as Table-of-Contents entries) which are further divided by up to 49 sub-categories per Table-of-Contents entry. Up to 99 web sites may be entered under each sub-category. The example diagram below shows the WebIndex structure:- Automatic alphabetical sorting is provided for each set of entries, as is the ability to manually move entries up and down if you wish to impose your own method of sorting. Picture files may be imported for web-links if desired, and displayed at a fixed size (thumbnail style) or at original size above each link. Any section of the index may be printed (from a single web site entry to a whole Table-of-Contents) entry or, the whole index may be printed, creating a hard copy catalogue. A site licence is provided to allow multiple users to add entries. The software will only allow one user to edit the catalogue at a time however. This prevents data loss from the index becoming out of sequence. A user trying to access an open catalogue file is asked to try again later. Advanced Features:- Import header and footer HTML files into the catalogue on to the first or all pages Import Cascading Style Sheets into the catalogue to format the appearance of the index. An integrated style sheet editor is provided. Alphabetical sorting when compiling.