frequently asked questions
iSilo™
Was there an iSilo™ verison 1.0?
Yes and no. In a way, because it is based on
ToGo 1.x, which has now been upgraded and re-released
as iSilo™ free 1.5.
No because it has been essentially written from the ground up
and provides many more advantages over ToGo 1.x.
How much does iSilo™ cost?
Only U.S. $12.50.
Where may I purchase a licensed version of iSilo™?
You may do so at the iSilo.com
online store:
Or you may click here for additional
purchasing options.
Can I configure iSilo™'s scrolling behavior?
Yes. This is available as of version 2.2.
Can iSilo™ read documents in the Doc format?
Yes. This is available as of version 2.2.
Is there a freeware application that can read iSilo™
documents?
Yes. You can use iSilo™ free. It is freeware and can be
downloaded here. Note that the shareware
version of iSilo™ has many more features than
iSilo™ free and at a very small price.
What advantages does the shareware version of iSilo™
have over the freeware version?
This is not a complete list, but is a list of the major advantages
of iSilo™ over iSilo™ free:
-
Images: Enrich documents with images.
-
Full formatting: Mix small and large fonts, italics,
underlining, and fixed-width text.
-
Hyperlinking: Navigate through documents with ease
using hyperlinks.
-
Copy & Paste: Copy text from documents to anywhere.
-
Bookmarks: Easily mark and navigate to places
of interest.
What is the difference between iSilo™
and MD Reader?
iSilo™ and MD Reader are exactly equivalent
in functionality. MD Reader is just iSilo™
rebranded for PDAMD.com.
converting content
Why don't I see images in the documents I convert?
By default, the converters do not include images. If you are
using one of the command-line converters, then use the -I
option.
If you are using iSiloWeb, go to the Default Properties dialog,
accessible using the Channel menu, and check the "Include images"
option on the Images tab. To include images for a specific channel,
select the channel, then go the Properties dialog for the channel,
accessible using the Channel menu then "Properties...", and check
the "Include images" option on the Images tab.
How can I convert the content of a Microsoft Word document?
From within Microsoft Word, first save the document in HTML format
(Word 98 and earlier) or to Web Page format (Word 2000). You can
then use one of the converters to convert the HTML document
to iSilo™ format.
ToGo
Can iSilo™ read documents I converted using one of the
ToGo converters?
Yes, iSilo™ can. There is no need for you to reconvert
them using an iSilo™ document converter.
Can ToGo read documents I converted using one of the
iSilo™ converters?
Yes, but ToGo will only display plain text. ToGo
will ignore any formatting information as well as link information.
I originally had ToGo installed. I then installed
iSilo™. But I don't see the iSilo™
icon in the application list. Where did iSilo™ go?
iSilo™ is meant to replace ToGo, when you install
it. But in some cases this does not happen and the exact reason
why this is so is not yet known. The interim solution is to delete
ToGo first and then install iSilo™.
multiple page documents
Are the converters able to convert multi-page HTML documents?
Yes, starting with version 2.1 of the converters.
What are multi-page HTML documents?
Multi-page HTML documents are composed of multiple files that are
linked together through hyperlinks. When converting a multi-page
HTML document, you usually specify the root file of the document.
The converter determines the other files of the document by following
the hyperlinks as indicated by the HTML <A HREF> tags in
the root file and the files to which they link and the files to which
those files link, etc. You can specify the maximum depth of the
links that the converters follow when converting a document.
Each file of the document translates to one page of the converted
document.
How can I control the order of pages in multiple
page HTML documents?
You can do this by specifying the order using a top-level HTML
page that uses the FRAMESET tag with FRAME tags that appear
in the order that you want pages to be listed. For example,
if you have a three page document in the files named
page1.htm, page2.htm, and page3.htm, you could create a
top-level file with the following content:
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>Three Page Example</TITLE></HEAD>
<FRAMESET>
<FRAME SRC="page1.htm">
<FRAME SRC="page2.htm">
<FRAME SRC="page3.htm">
</FRAMESET>
</HTML>
HTML
What authoring tools or editors are available for creating
HTML documents?
Many are available. The following are a couple
that you may already be familiar with:
- Netscape Composer: This application comes with Netscape
Communicator and is used for creating HTML pages.
- Microsoft Word: You can save a document from within
Microsoft Word as an HTML document.
Can I create links to external documents?
As of iSilo™ 2.5, support for this is available.
See Predefining document and
global bookmarks and
External document hyperlinking and targeting for information
on how to embed links in a document that reference other documents.
How does iSilo™ determine that a file I want to convert
is an HTML file?
The file must begin with either the <!DOCTYPE HTML> tag or the
<HTML> tag. HTML comments may precede either of these
two tags. If those tests fail, then the file must have a tag
(e.g., a word delimited by '<' and '>' within the first
four kilobytes of the file.
bookmarks
What is the limit on the number of bookmarks I can define for each
document?
You can define up to 1024 bookmarks for each document.
Can I predefine bookmarks for a document?
As of iSilo™ 2.5, support for this is available.
See Predefining document and
global bookmarks for information on how to do this.
Note that it is recommended that you utilize HTML links
for document navigation instead of bookmarks, since bookmark
navigation becomes more cumbersome for the user as the number
of bookmarks increases.
©1999-2001 DC & Co. All rights reserved.