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From: "superbotfan" <superbotfan@...>
Date: Fri Jun 8, 2007 3:22 am
Subject: TIP: Removing countdown delays

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By default, SuperBot pauses for a few seconds before starting the
next job in the queue, and before shutting down when all jobs are
completed.

Users who find these delays inconvenient for batch processing can
remove them with a tweak to SuperBot's configuration file:

1) Double-click on the configuration file to open it.  The file
location is:
    C:\Documents and Settings\<your Windows username>\Application
Data\SuperBot\SuperBot.INI

2) Search for this line within the file:
    [Automation]

3) Immediately under that line, insert these two new lines:
    CountdownShutdown=0
    CountdownStartNextJob=0

    The 0 represents a 0-second delay, which you may change to a
different number if you prefer.

4) Save and close the file.  Your change will take effect the next
time SuperBot is started.

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From: "superbotfan" <superbotfan@...>
Date: Sat Jul 1, 2006 11:51 pm
Subject: TIP: Downloading Yahoo Groups and similar sites

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Downloading community-based websites such as Yahoo! Groups with
SuperBot can be a little tricky, but it is possible. Here are a few
tips:

1) If the site requires you to sign in, do so using Internet
Explorer, and leave IE open while you use SuperBot. (SuperBot will
use IE's cookies to gain access to members-only sections.)

2) Sign in with a normal user account. If you have an administrator
account for the site or group, do NOT use it for this purpose.
(SuperBot would follow links such as "Delete this message" or "Remove
this user" unless instructed otherwise.)  If a "Remember me" option is
given at sign-in, turn it on.

3) Enable these features in SuperBot's Additional Options window:
- Allow cookies
- Save query results
- Add .htm extension to web page filenames
- Pause between downloads (2 seconds or longer is recommended)

4) If the group or site contains a "sign out" link, make sure you set
SuperBot's filters to avoid it. Otherwise, you could lose access
halfway through the download job!

5) If you encounter difficulties downloading the entire site at once,
try downloading it in sections. Using Yahoo Groups as an example,
you could first download the "Messages" section specifically, then
the "Photos" section, etc.

6) If automated downloading seems impossible, you can usually use
SuperBot's Quick Copy Hotkey instead:
A) Enable the Job Queue.
B) Browse to a page you want to copy.
C) Press F6, and SuperBot will copy it.
D) Return to step B until finished.

These features are described in detail in the manual
<http://www.sparkleware.com/superbot/help/help.htm>  .




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From: "superbotfan" <superbotfan@...>
Date: Sat Jul 1, 2006 6:35 pm
Subject: TIP: Change SuperBot window to large font display

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On some high-resolution displays, the standard size font used by
SuperBot can be difficult to read.  You can increase the font size by
following these instructions:

1) Download the ENU-Large.csv file from the Files section of this
group.  Save it in your \Program Files\SuperBot\Languages folder.
2) In SuperBot's Preferences window, select the Languages menu item.
3) Select "English (United States) - Large Fonts" from the list.

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From: "superbotfan" <superbotfan@...>
Date: Sat Jul 1, 2006 6:56 pm
Subject: TIP: Add headers and footers to downloaded web pages

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SuperBot* can automatically add text or HTML code to the header of
footer of each web page you download.  This feature is often used to
add a watermark, i.e. "This site was copied by Chris on June 29, 2006
at 4:00pm".

However, adding text this way can unintentionally affect the layout of
the page.  Technically speaking, the solution is to add our header and
footer to the "HTML body" within the file, and not to the file itself.

To add a header and/or footer to the HTML body:

1) Go to the Start window, and click the "Show Details" button.
2) Select Find and Replace from the menu.
3) Click the Add button.
3) Disable the Case Sensitive option.
4) To add a header, replace the word "<BODY>" with "<BODY> My Custom
Header " (without quotes).  To add a footer, replace "</BODY>" with "My
Custom Footer </BODY>".


* Professional Edition only

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From: "superbotfan" <superbotfan@...>
Date: Sat Jul 1, 2006 7:25 pm
Subject: TIP: Import a list of URLs (addresses) for batch downloading

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You can send a list of addresses (URLs) to SuperBot* for automated batch
downloading:

     1. Go to the Preferences tab and choose Automation from the menu.
2. Enable "Create a new job automatically" in the Clipboard Monitoring
section.     3. Enable "Show job queue".     4. Minimize SuperBot.

Highlight the desired address list, containing one address per line, and
press Ctrl-C to copy it to the clipboard.  SuperBot will automatically
download from each address.

For more information on SuperBot's automation features, please see the
manual <http://www.sparkleware.com/superbot/help/help.htm> .

* Professional Edition only





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From: "superbotfan" <superbotfan@...>
Date: Sat Jul 1, 2006 7:09 pm
Subject: TIP: Displaying foreign web pages in their correct language

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Problem: Occasionally, a foreign website contains characters that
appear correct when viewed online, but these characters change or
disappear when a copied version of the site is viewed.

Cause: The web server is sending your browser instructions about each
web page's intended language.  Those instructions are not saved with
the web page files, and your browser made an incorrect guess about
the intended display language.

Solution: Use the Find and Replace feature to explicitly record the
display language within the downloaded web pages.


Example:

While viewing the online site, you choose "View | Encoding" from your
browser's toolbar.  You observe that the website should be displayed
using the "iso-8859-1 character set".

You use the Find and Replace feature to add a Content-Type header to
each downloaded page.  Find "</TITLE>" (without quotes) and replace
it
with "</TITLE><META http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html;
charset=iso-8859-1'>"

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