Source Code Library 2000
June 20, 2001
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While building a Web site recently, I needed a script written. My
first thought was to send it to the scripting department. My
second thought was that my "scripting department" was in 11th and
12th grade English classes at the local high school —
probably asleep.
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A quick dive into the surf of the Internet turned up a great
solution: Source Code Library 2000. This is a program with
more than 200 source code samples, a file creator, and wizards
for meta tags, colors, fonts, and sounds. And, unlike my
scripting department (aka teenage sons), it didn't cost me a dime
for services or hit me up for gas money.
SCL 2000 is a program that provides quite usable samples of
Active X Controls, Dynamic HTML, frames and tables, HTML and
cascading stylesheets, JavaScript, VBScript, windows controls,
and scripts exclusive to Internet Explorer 5. If you find a
script somewhere else or write one of your own, it can be saved
into the program for later use.
The program features two "main" screens: the Code Browser
(above) and the File Creator (left). The selected code
sample appears in the Code Browser. A click on the arrow
in the menu bar starts the external browser, allowing users to
see the program in action before deciding whether or not to use
it.
The program's Auto Clip Board, Quick Page Creator,
Single File Viewer, and Example Copier enable the
user to copy the example code into a folder. From there, the user
can open the file, tweak it to a particular need or appearance,
then run the new code using the File Creator module or on
an HTML page.
Those things are all nice, but SCL 2000 offers much, much more:
- Meta Wizard: This simple fill-in-the-blank form makes
the creation of meta tags a snap, and includes some items that
lesser experienced users may not have known or thought about. In
addition to the usual keywords and description information, it
prompts the user for refresh time and target, expiration date,
creator information, robot directions, contributors, and relative
links. Once that is done the user can copy to the clipboard for
insertion into an HTML file or send it directly to File Creator.
- Color Wizard: This allows
users to see the name and hex code for the colors as well as a
small preview window to see what the color really looks like.
By merely choosing a button, the user can insert hex or decimal
code or color name into a document or send it to the clipboard.
- Font Wizard: This enables the user to choose the font,
its color (including color coding) and then insert a font tag or
basefont tag into a document or send it to the clipboard.
- Sound Wizard: Sound files can be selected to use
either as a background sound or an embedded sound. It works with
both Netscape and IE by creating JavaScript code that can be used
in either browser. It also enables users to choose a media player
on their computer and then listen to the files without leaving the
program.
The program, created by Gary Warren and Warren Webdesign, does
not have to be registered, but registration will allow the
company to notify you if an upgrade is available.
What is it called again? Source
Code Library 2000 (SCL 2000).
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Where can I get it?
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/warren.webdesign/index.html
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How much does it cost? Nothing
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How big is the download? 729 KB
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Do I recommend it? Yes I do.
It's a great little program for dealing with those nasty little
things that usually take a lot of time.
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