Surf3D - Frequently Asked Questions
I installed Surf3D in the suggested location. But where is it? (FAQ-text only)
Screensaver Settings (with Image) Screensaver Editor (with Image) How does the Surf3D Screensaver work? (FAQ-text only) What is the Randomize Timer? (FAQ-text only) What is the Force Chain True Timer? (FAQ-text only) What is Caption Enable? (FAQ-text only) What is Password Enable? (FAQ-text only)
Main Toolbar Controls (with Image) What does each Toolbar icon control on the main graphic display window do? (FAQ-text only)
Seeing saved web displays on the screensaver is nice, but how do I make it go online as a screensaver? (FAQ-text only)
Action Actions Configuration (with Image) WARNING on hard drive memory usage (FAQ-text only) How do I get rid of collected picture and text files I do not want? (FAQ-text only) (House cleaning)
Go from Screensaver to Editor (with Image) How can I open the Surf3d Editor Module? (FAQ-text only)
How do I use an Agent online while in the Editor? (FAQ-text only)
Simple use agents (FAQ-text only)
More complex use agents (FAQ-text only)
How to modify the BBC agent (FAQ-text only)
How do I best view the graphical display? (FAQ-text only)
3D Display Controls (with Image) Display Domain Coloring (with Image) Display Window (with Image) How do I set up the Captions for an Agent? (FAQ-text only) (FAQ-text only) How do I navigate the 3D view display from the supplied agents or from a new cyberspace display that is created while I run (or continue running) an agent? (FAQ-text only) How can I highlight any particular cyberspace node? (FAQ-text only) Once I have highlighted a cyberspace page node in the display, how do I open the browser to that web page? (FAQ-text only) How do I modify a graphical cyberspace view (simple)? (FAQ-text only) How do I modify a graphical cyberspace view (complex)? (FAQ-text only) How can I navigate, track and stay locked on the current node being evaluated while the search is being run? (FAQ-text only) How do I navigate the 3D view display using flight simulator mode? (FAQ-text only) How do I hide the graphical cyberspace network display while running an Agent? (FAQ-text only) How do I customize the color coding of the graphical display to match certain URLs or URL titles? (FAQ-text only) What is the Display control panel KEY section for? (FAQ-text only) What is the Display control panel ZOOM (and Display type) section for? (FAQ-text only) What is the Display control panel GRID section for? (FAQ-text only) What is the Display control panel ROTATION section for? (FAQ-text only) What is the Display control panel CONNECTOR section for? (FAQ-text only) What is the Display control panel NODE section for? (FAQ-text only) What is the Display control panel METRIC RANGE section for? (FAQ-text only) Using the Bar Graph Controls: (FAQ-text only) Using the Digit Size control slider: (FAQ-text only) Using the View Angle control slider: (FAQ-text only) Using the Vista Control slider: (FAQ-text only) Using the Tracking checkbox: (FAQ-text only) Using the Fan Ring checkbox: (FAQ-text only) Using the Solid Floor checkbox: (FAQ-text only) How do I use the Cloaking controls? (FAQ-text only)
Agent Search (with Image) How do I modify an Agent to search for something I want? (and) How do I customize the main Agent Search set-up window? (FAQ-text only) AND/OR line keywords: (FAQ-text only) Metric channel word counts: (FAQ-text only) Number extraction: (FAQ-text only) Text sentence extraction: (FAQ-text only) Capturing pictures and files: (FAQ-text only) Authoring Agents (with Image) Agent Search Setup (with Image) Agent Readme (with Image) Formatting the Report (with Image) Report Hits (with Image) Report Hit with Graphics (with Image) How do I create my own agent from scratch (simple)? (FAQ-text only) 1. Set up your Search terms: (FAQ-text only) 2. Check your Report format settings: (FAQ-text only) 3. Check your Network Options: (FAQ-text only) 4. Check your Agent Configuration: (FAQ-text only) 5. Save the agent module: (FAQ-text only) 6. Run the Agent Module: (FAQ-text only) 7. Didn’t do anything? Troubleshooting: (FAQ-text only) Network Options Setup (with Image) What are the different Network Options? (FAQ-text only) Operations settings, and what do they each mean, and when do I need to use them? (FAQ-text only) Confine Search to Basic URL Names (FAQ-text only) Use Cache if the Network Fails (FAQ-text only) Force Origin Server (FAQ-text only) Force Reload and Add to Cache (FAQ-text only) Disable Cookies (FAQ-text only) Include Text Based URL’s (FAQ-text only) What is the Maximum Subdirectory limit mean in the Network Options panel, and when should I set it to other than "no limit"? (FAQ-text only) What is the Initial Referrer line in the Network Options panel? (FAQ-text only) What is the I.D. line mean in the Network Options panel? (FAQ-text only) Agent Actions Configuration (with Image) Email Alerts Set up (with Image) How do I set up different agent Start conditions in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) What are the different Early Finish settings in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up different agent Finish conditions in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up picture and/or file Capture and Acquire preferences in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I limit the number of web page nodes to be searched in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I use the RETRY scheduling function in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up the agent Final Actions in the Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up the agent Email alerts in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) What are other Final Actions in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) Agent Chaining (with Image) How can I use the agent Chaining feature in the Configuration Panel? (advanced users only) (FAQ-text only) Do chained agents preserve Password protection? (FAQ-text only) Cursor Highlight Controls (with Image) What are the Cull Nodes controls, and how do I use them? (FAQ-text only) How do I Cull the Number of Titles to be displayed? (FAQ-text only) When using the Cursor Position slider, how can I more easily open the browser to the highlighted web page node online (without using the keyboard)? (FAQ-text only) Search Navigation and Operations (with Image) How exactly does Surf3D execute its Online Search? (advanced users only) (FAQ-text only) Is there any Spyware in Surf3D? (FAQ-text only) When will version Surf3D 1.0 be released? (FAQ-text only) Where can I see a concise list of all of Surf3D’s features? When I press the L key (lower case) on the keyboard, a Log window opens – what is this for? (FAQ-text only) What additional features will Surf3D 1.0 contain? (FAQ-text only) Will Surf3D 1.0 provide an API (Applications Programmer Interface) to customize new display types? (FAQ-text only) What are Surf3D’s current limitations? (FAQ-text only) Is there a professional version of Surf3D for Intranets and enterprise use? (FAQ-text only) My question hasn’t been answered here in this F.A.Q. How do I contact you to ask it? (FAQ-text only) I have found a bug in the software! Who do I report it to? (FAQ-text only) I would like to offer some suggestions. Who do I email? (FAQ-text only)
Authoring Agents (with Image) Agent Search Setup (with Image) Agent Readme (with Image) Formatting the Report (with Image) Report Hits (with Image) Report Hit with Graphics (with Image) How do I create my own agent from scratch (simple)? (FAQ-text only) 1. Set up your Search terms: (FAQ-text only) 2. Check your Report format settings: (FAQ-text only) 3. Check your Network Options: (FAQ-text only) 4. Check your Agent Configuration: (FAQ-text only) 5. Save the agent module: (FAQ-text only) 6. Run the Agent Module: (FAQ-text only) 7. Didn’t do anything? Troubleshooting: (FAQ-text only) Network Options Setup (with Image) What are the different Network Options? (FAQ-text only) Operations settings, and what do they each mean, and when do I need to use them? (FAQ-text only) Confine Search to Basic URL Names (FAQ-text only) Use Cache if the Network Fails (FAQ-text only) Force Origin Server (FAQ-text only) Force Reload and Add to Cache (FAQ-text only) Disable Cookies (FAQ-text only) Include Text Based URL’s (FAQ-text only) What is the Maximum Subdirectory limit mean in the Network Options panel, and when should I set it to other than "no limit"? (FAQ-text only) What is the Initial Referrer line in the Network Options panel? (FAQ-text only) What is the I.D. line mean in the Network Options panel? (FAQ-text only) Agent Actions Configuration (with Image) Email Alerts Set up (with Image) How do I set up different agent Start conditions in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) What are the different Early Finish settings in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up different agent Finish conditions in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up picture and/or file Capture and Acquire preferences in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I limit the number of web page nodes to be searched in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I use the RETRY scheduling function in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up the agent Final Actions in the Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up the agent Email alerts in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) What are other Final Actions in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) Agent Chaining (with Image) How can I use the agent Chaining feature in the Configuration Panel? (advanced users only) (FAQ-text only) Do chained agents preserve Password protection? (FAQ-text only) Cursor Highlight Controls (with Image) What are the Cull Nodes controls, and how do I use them? (FAQ-text only) How do I Cull the Number of Titles to be displayed? (FAQ-text only) When using the Cursor Position slider, how can I more easily open the browser to the highlighted web page node online (without using the keyboard)? (FAQ-text only) Search Navigation and Operations (with Image) How exactly does Surf3D execute its Online Search? (advanced users only) (FAQ-text only) Is there any Spyware in Surf3D? (FAQ-text only) When will version Surf3D 1.0 be released? (FAQ-text only) Where can I see a concise list of all of Surf3D’s features? When I press the L key (lower case) on the keyboard, a Log window opens – what is this for? (FAQ-text only) What additional features will Surf3D 1.0 contain? (FAQ-text only) Will Surf3D 1.0 provide an API (Applications Programmer Interface) to customize new display types? (FAQ-text only) What are Surf3D’s current limitations? (FAQ-text only) Is there a professional version of Surf3D for Intranets and enterprise use? (FAQ-text only) My question hasn’t been answered here in this F.A.Q. How do I contact you to ask it? (FAQ-text only) I have found a bug in the software! Who do I report it to? (FAQ-text only) I would like to offer some suggestions. Who do I email? (FAQ-text only)
Network Options Setup (with Image) What are the different Network Options? (FAQ-text only) Operations settings, and what do they each mean, and when do I need to use them? (FAQ-text only) Confine Search to Basic URL Names (FAQ-text only) Use Cache if the Network Fails (FAQ-text only) Force Origin Server (FAQ-text only) Force Reload and Add to Cache (FAQ-text only) Disable Cookies (FAQ-text only) Include Text Based URL’s (FAQ-text only) What is the Maximum Subdirectory limit mean in the Network Options panel, and when should I set it to other than "no limit"? (FAQ-text only) What is the Initial Referrer line in the Network Options panel? (FAQ-text only) What is the I.D. line mean in the Network Options panel? (FAQ-text only) Agent Actions Configuration (with Image) Email Alerts Set up (with Image) How do I set up different agent Start conditions in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) What are the different Early Finish settings in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up different agent Finish conditions in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up picture and/or file Capture and Acquire preferences in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I limit the number of web page nodes to be searched in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I use the RETRY scheduling function in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up the agent Final Actions in the Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up the agent Email alerts in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) What are other Final Actions in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) Agent Chaining (with Image) How can I use the agent Chaining feature in the Configuration Panel? (advanced users only) (FAQ-text only) Do chained agents preserve Password protection? (FAQ-text only) Cursor Highlight Controls (with Image) What are the Cull Nodes controls, and how do I use them? (FAQ-text only) How do I Cull the Number of Titles to be displayed? (FAQ-text only) When using the Cursor Position slider, how can I more easily open the browser to the highlighted web page node online (without using the keyboard)? (FAQ-text only) Search Navigation and Operations (with Image) How exactly does Surf3D execute its Online Search? (advanced users only) (FAQ-text only) Is there any Spyware in Surf3D? (FAQ-text only) When will version Surf3D 1.0 be released? (FAQ-text only) Where can I see a concise list of all of Surf3D’s features? When I press the L key (lower case) on the keyboard, a Log window opens – what is this for? (FAQ-text only) What additional features will Surf3D 1.0 contain? (FAQ-text only) Will Surf3D 1.0 provide an API (Applications Programmer Interface) to customize new display types? (FAQ-text only) What are Surf3D’s current limitations? (FAQ-text only) Is there a professional version of Surf3D for Intranets and enterprise use? (FAQ-text only) My question hasn’t been answered here in this F.A.Q. How do I contact you to ask it? (FAQ-text only) I have found a bug in the software! Who do I report it to? (FAQ-text only) I would like to offer some suggestions. Who do I email? (FAQ-text only)
Agent Actions Configuration (with Image) Email Alerts Set up (with Image) How do I set up different agent Start conditions in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) What are the different Early Finish settings in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up different agent Finish conditions in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up picture and/or file Capture and Acquire preferences in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I limit the number of web page nodes to be searched in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I use the RETRY scheduling function in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up the agent Final Actions in the Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) How do I set up the agent Email alerts in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) What are other Final Actions in the agent Configuration panel? (FAQ-text only) Agent Chaining (with Image) How can I use the agent Chaining feature in the Configuration Panel? (advanced users only) (FAQ-text only) Do chained agents preserve Password protection? (FAQ-text only) Cursor Highlight Controls (with Image) What are the Cull Nodes controls, and how do I use them? (FAQ-text only) How do I Cull the Number of Titles to be displayed? (FAQ-text only) When using the Cursor Position slider, how can I more easily open the browser to the highlighted web page node online (without using the keyboard)? (FAQ-text only) Search Navigation and Operations (with Image) How exactly does Surf3D execute its Online Search? (advanced users only) (FAQ-text only) Is there any Spyware in Surf3D? (FAQ-text only) When will version Surf3D 1.0 be released? (FAQ-text only) Where can I see a concise list of all of Surf3D’s features? When I press the L key (lower case) on the keyboard, a Log window opens – what is this for? (FAQ-text only) What additional features will Surf3D 1.0 contain? (FAQ-text only) Will Surf3D 1.0 provide an API (Applications Programmer Interface) to customize new display types? (FAQ-text only) What are Surf3D’s current limitations? (FAQ-text only) Is there a professional version of Surf3D for Intranets and enterprise use? (FAQ-text only) My question hasn’t been answered here in this F.A.Q. How do I contact you to ask it? (FAQ-text only) I have found a bug in the software! Who do I report it to? (FAQ-text only) I would like to offer some suggestions. Who do I email? (FAQ-text only)
Agent Chaining (with Image) How can I use the agent Chaining feature in the Configuration Panel? (advanced users only) (FAQ-text only) Do chained agents preserve Password protection? (FAQ-text only) Cursor Highlight Controls (with Image) What are the Cull Nodes controls, and how do I use them? (FAQ-text only) How do I Cull the Number of Titles to be displayed? (FAQ-text only) When using the Cursor Position slider, how can I more easily open the browser to the highlighted web page node online (without using the keyboard)? (FAQ-text only) Search Navigation and Operations (with Image) How exactly does Surf3D execute its Online Search? (advanced users only) (FAQ-text only) Is there any Spyware in Surf3D? (FAQ-text only) When will version Surf3D 1.0 be released? (FAQ-text only) Where can I see a concise list of all of Surf3D’s features? When I press the L key (lower case) on the keyboard, a Log window opens – what is this for? (FAQ-text only) What additional features will Surf3D 1.0 contain? (FAQ-text only) Will Surf3D 1.0 provide an API (Applications Programmer Interface) to customize new display types? (FAQ-text only) What are Surf3D’s current limitations? (FAQ-text only) Is there a professional version of Surf3D for Intranets and enterprise use? (FAQ-text only) My question hasn’t been answered here in this F.A.Q. How do I contact you to ask it? (FAQ-text only) I have found a bug in the software! Who do I report it to? (FAQ-text only) I would like to offer some suggestions. Who do I email? (FAQ-text only)
Cursor Highlight Controls (with Image) What are the Cull Nodes controls, and how do I use them? (FAQ-text only) How do I Cull the Number of Titles to be displayed? (FAQ-text only) When using the Cursor Position slider, how can I more easily open the browser to the highlighted web page node online (without using the keyboard)? (FAQ-text only) Search Navigation and Operations (with Image) How exactly does Surf3D execute its Online Search? (advanced users only) (FAQ-text only) Is there any Spyware in Surf3D? (FAQ-text only) When will version Surf3D 1.0 be released? (FAQ-text only) Where can I see a concise list of all of Surf3D’s features? When I press the L key (lower case) on the keyboard, a Log window opens – what is this for? (FAQ-text only) What additional features will Surf3D 1.0 contain? (FAQ-text only) Will Surf3D 1.0 provide an API (Applications Programmer Interface) to customize new display types? (FAQ-text only) What are Surf3D’s current limitations? (FAQ-text only) Is there a professional version of Surf3D for Intranets and enterprise use? (FAQ-text only) My question hasn’t been answered here in this F.A.Q. How do I contact you to ask it? (FAQ-text only) I have found a bug in the software! Who do I report it to? (FAQ-text only) I would like to offer some suggestions. Who do I email? (FAQ-text only)
Search Navigation and Operations (with Image) How exactly does Surf3D execute its Online Search? (advanced users only) (FAQ-text only) Is there any Spyware in Surf3D? (FAQ-text only) When will version Surf3D 1.0 be released? (FAQ-text only) Where can I see a concise list of all of Surf3D’s features? When I press the L key (lower case) on the keyboard, a Log window opens – what is this for? (FAQ-text only) What additional features will Surf3D 1.0 contain? (FAQ-text only) Will Surf3D 1.0 provide an API (Applications Programmer Interface) to customize new display types? (FAQ-text only) What are Surf3D’s current limitations? (FAQ-text only) Is there a professional version of Surf3D for Intranets and enterprise use? (FAQ-text only) My question hasn’t been answered here in this F.A.Q. How do I contact you to ask it? (FAQ-text only) I have found a bug in the software! Who do I report it to? (FAQ-text only) I would like to offer some suggestions. Who do I email? (FAQ-text only)
Is there any Spyware in Surf3D? (FAQ-text only)
When will version Surf3D 1.0 be released? (FAQ-text only)
Where can I see a concise list of all of Surf3D’s features?
When I press the L key (lower case) on the keyboard, a Log window opens – what is this for? (FAQ-text only)
What additional features will Surf3D 1.0 contain? (FAQ-text only)
Will Surf3D 1.0 provide an API (Applications Programmer Interface) to customize new display types? (FAQ-text only)
What are Surf3D’s current limitations? (FAQ-text only)
Is there a professional version of Surf3D for Intranets and enterprise use? (FAQ-text only)
My question hasn’t been answered here in this F.A.Q. How do I contact you to ask it? (FAQ-text only)
I have found a bug in the software! Who do I report it to? (FAQ-text only)
I would like to offer some suggestions. Who do I email? (FAQ-text only)
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