Use a popup link to show another note in a popup window

April 15, 2011

Can you tell me how to insert a popup link? This would be a link that, when you click on it, causes a little popup window to appears with, perhaps, a definition of the word or something like that. It doesn’t actually take you to another note.
You will need to manually edit a link to [...]

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Blog under maintenance

April 1, 2011

We have stopped using FeedBurner for emailing New Posts by Email. Instead, we will be sending the updates directly to you from our mail server. There is no need to subscribe again if you are already subscribed. We have moved all email addresses from FeedBurner to our own mailing list for this blog. But since [...]

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Version 6.5.4 released

April 1, 2011

A new version 6.5.4 of WhizFolders is now available.
Fixed, Add Keywords problems: Version 6.5.4 fixes all problems with the Add Keywords feature, reported by customers.
Improved, Assign Icon feature: We have made two nice improvements in this feature:

Earlier, it was not possible to see the exact icon assigned to a topic. Now, as soon as you [...]

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Trial edition of WhizFolders updated

January 26, 2011

I have just updated the trial edition to version 6.5.2. It now includes the keywords feature and fixes the problem of missing Lock Editor button. The new trial is available in the Downloads section of whizfolders.com.
The paid version customers do not need this download. The paid version is maintained separately on the special support web [...]

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Insert special characters with CatchChar

January 5, 2011
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I just released a freeware utility CatchChar that makes it easy to enter frequently used unicode characters by keeping them on a popup menu. Note that it can be used to enter unicode in any Windows edit box that supports unicode. In WhizFolders, the topic editor, on the right, supports unicode so you can use [...]

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The new tool bar in WhizFolders 6.5

January 5, 2011

WhizFolders 6.5 uses a new tool bar where the number of buttons are reduced to the basic ones. If you look closely, more related operations are grouped under a drop down menu on some buttons. This makes the tool bar simpler. For example, if you click on the drop down next to the Save button, [...]

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How to minimize to the task bar tray area

January 5, 2011

The task bar options have changed in version 6.5 of WhizFolders. Now that most of the users use only one window, the main window, with tabbed pages, it minimizes to the task bar. This is like most other applications and is the least confusing for most of the users.
How to hide to the tray?
If  you [...]

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Version 6.5.2 released

December 29, 2010

I’m happy to announce the final release of WhizFolders 6.5.2. The new version is available on purchase as well as from the self-support web site. The trial version has not been updated yet. Please watch this blog for more news on the trial version.
The new features are documented on this page. We have not yet [...]

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Version 6.5 is in pre-release

December 9, 2010

I’m happy to announce that a new version 6.5 of WhizFolders will be released soon. If you want to install a pre-release copy of this version, please use the menu “Updates–Check for Updates operation” in the latest WhizFolders paid version 6.3.6.2. Only that version will show the download link
A list of new features can be seen [...]

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Tips on the “insert text” menu operations

August 31, 2010

Since I’m already on the topic of Import (see my earlier post on the Import Utility), let me also tell you about how powerful the insert menu features are when it comes to importing text or RTF in WhizFolders. If you are a programmer and can create text files by scripts, you can also finely [...]

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