Help - Getting Started

Abstract

Wired-Marker is a Firefox add-on that enables users to put various kinds of makers on web pages. The marked information are stored in the hierarchical folders that users can arrange their structures freely. Markers also have bookmark function so that users can easily back to the marked position.


Installation

Setting up Firefox

Wired-Marker run only on Firefox 2.0 – 3.0.

Firefox is free web browser and you can download from Mozilla.

Please refer to Mozilla web site about how to setup Firefox on your computer.


Installation of Wired-Marker

You can download Wired-Marker from Firefox add-ons web site.

Please open Wired-Marker add-on web page in the Firefox add-ons web site using Firefox.



Please click “Add to Firefox”.



You can see Wired-Marker End User License Agreement, please check the license agreement and click “Accept and Install”.



You can see “Software Installation” dialog box, click “Install Now”.



Wired-Marker will process and a message “Restart Firefox to complete your changes.” will be displayed. If you need some operation before restarting Firefox, please finish the operation and click “Restart Firefox”.

In the Firefox Add-ons web site, it takes certain time the downloadable version to be replaced to the latest version. If you would like to install the latest version of Wired-Marker, please install from Wired-Marker web site.



After installation is completed, Wired-Marker menu is added to the Firefox. Please select Wired-Marker > Wired-Marker from menu, or use short-cut key (Alt + X) so that you can see the Wired-Marker side bar. You can remove “Wired-Marker” menu from Firefox top menu. To remove the menu select “Wired-Marker” > “Settings...” from menu and select “general” tab in the setting dialog box, remove check from “Show Wired-Marker menu in the top menu”.




User Interface


Name Description
Working folder The name of currently selected working folder is displayed. When no working folder is selected, “All view” is displayed here.
Folder view Folders to store the markers are displayed in hierarchical structures.
Sidebar layout altering button Layout of folder view and object list view in the sidebar is selectable from “left and right”, “up and down”, “together”.
Working folder selection button
You can select working folder from registered folders with drop down list. When selecting a folder from the list, only folders and objects below the working folders is displayed in the sidebar. By right-click on the drop down list, you can remove the clicked folder from registered working folders.
(right and left)
(up and down)
(together)
Property button You can alter property view on/off.
Folders Information of markup is stored in any of folders. The color or shape of a marker can be configured for each folders.
Marker information Current setting of each folders. You can change the color or shape of a marker in the property dialog box.
Object list view Marker information objects stored in the folder is displayed as list. When laying out the sidebar as “together”, this view is not displayed and objects are displayed with the folders.
Icon size button Enables users to change icon size of objects.
Filter By inputting string in the text box, only objects containing the string in their title are shown in the object list view.
View mode button When “All” is selected, all of the objects are shown in the object list view. When “Single” is selected, only the objects related to the current web page are shown in the object list view.
Icon When the object is a sentence of web page or web page itself, favicon is shown. When the object is a image, thumbnail image is shown.
Title A title of the object. Titles are shown in the folder view and object list view. When users mark a sentence of web page, marked sentence come to be the title of the object. Titles can be edited in the property view or property dialog box.
Date Registered date of objects.
Property view Shows information about folders or objects.
Note Comment of the folders or objects.
HYPER-ANCHOR Shows hyperanchor format URL indicating the place of objects. For detail information about HYPER-ANCHOR, please refer to http://www.hyper-anchor.org/.


Sidebar context menu

Folder right-click context menu

Menu Description
New folder Empty folder... Add new folder under the right-clicked folder.
Folder template... Add new folder structures registered as folder templates under the right-clicked folder.
Capture Document Add currently displaying web page as a image object to the right-clicked folder.
Clipboard Add currently copied image on the clipboard as a image object to the right-clicked folder.
Tree list view Defaults Display list of folders and objects under the right-clicked folder with default style.
Arbitrary image size
Fixed image size
Summary
Thumbnail (Image Only)
 Display list of folders and objects under the right-clicked folder with each style.
Style sheet Add... To display list of folders and objects under the right-clicked folder with custom style, users can add an own custom style sheet.
Delete... Delete added custom style sheets.
Automatic object collection... Collect objects with indicated tag automatically and add them under the right-clicked folder.
Do not expand a folder after dropping a object This menu is displayed only when sidebar layout is “together”.Switch a setting whether expand the folder or not, when dropping object to the folder.
Filter... Filter lower folders and objects with their titles by inputting characters.
Export... Export folders and objects under the right-clicked folder as a zipped XML format file.
Replace URL... Replace URLs of objects under the right-clicked folder at one.
Remove Folder Remove the right-clicked folder and all of included folders and objects in it.
All lower folders Remove all of included folders in the right-clicked folder. Objects included in the right-clicked folder are not removed.
All lower objects Remove all of included objects in the right-clicked folder and lower folders.
Template Make... Register the structure of right-clicked folder and lower folders as a folder template that is utilizable when adding new folders.
Remove... Enables removing registered folder templates.
Properties Show properties of the right-clicked folder.


Object right-click context menu

Menu Description
Open Open a webpage related to the right-clicked object.
Open in a new tab Open a webpage related to the right-clicked object in a new tab.
Remove Remove the right-clicked object.
Properties Show properties of the right-clicked folder.