Chapter 5–Frequently Asked Questions

Is GoClick compatible with my Web page editor?

Yes. HTML files created by GoClick conform to worldwide HTML standards. Any Web editor that
understands HTML 4.0 and Cascading Style Sheets will be able to read and edit GoClick files. You
can configure GoClick to produce older versions of HTML also, if you want to produce files for older
editors and browsers.

Does GoClick replace a Web page editor?

No. GoClick is a complement to a Web page editor. Use a Web page editor to manage sites and make
changes to existing Web documents. GoClick simply and easily converts any document to a Web page.
That converted Web page then can be modified and enhanced with any Web page editor.

How is GoClick different from Myrmidon?

GoClick is a “professional” version of Myrmidon. You can configure GoClick to produce the exact
same output as Myrmidon, but GoClick has many advanced features that Myrmidon doesn’t. Here are
just a few:

1. Produces optimum Cascading Style Sheets for greater control over a document’s appearance.
2. Cross-browser support, so web pages look similar on different browsers.
3. Cross-platform support, so web pages look similar on different platforms.
4. The ability to overlap text and graphics.
5. Smaller HTML files.
6. Custom page sizes.
7. Support for right-aligned, centered, and justified paragraphs.
8. Creation of Adobe Acrobat-style files that don’t require a plug-in or reader application.

Does GoClick produce bloated HTML?

Absolutely not! The HTML produced by GoClick is just large enough to reproduce the appearance of a
document, and no more. In fact, GoClick creates optimum style sheets that are as small as possible. Of
course, the more complex a document is, the more complex the HTML will need to be. GoClick also is
highly configurable. If you want to simplify the HTML and are willing to give up precise duplication
of the layout, you can selectively disable the output of just about any HTML tag. At the extreme,
GoClick will produce nothing but unformatted text and paragraph tags (if you want it to).

Do you have a Windows version?

GoClick is currently Mac-only. The Mac OS provides several advantages when writing a web page
converter like GoClick, so writing a Windows version will be more difficult. And right now, our Mac
customers are keeping us much too busy to get started on a Windows version (about two-thirds of all
web pages are created on a Macintosh). If we receive enough requests for a Windows version, we'll
develop one.

Will GoClick files validate to the HTML 4.0 specification?

GoClick will produce HTML that conforms exactly to the HTML 4.0 specification, if you want it to.
You simply need to adjust the conversion settings. But our research has shown that a strict
conformance to the HTML 4.0 specification produces inconsistent web pages across different
browsers. Therefore, GoClick’s default settings deviate slightly from the specification (by using the
nonstandard but widely supported <NOBR> tag) to preserve a document’s appearance across browsers
and platforms.

The conversion option to produce GoLive’s GRID Tables also uses nonstandard table attributes. An
HTML validator will complain about these attributes, but GoClick still provides this option to support
Adobe GoLive users. None of the GoLive GRID attributes affect how a document appears in a
browser.

How can I make links?

GoClick automatically makes links out text that looks like a valid URL (web address). For example,
the text http://www.imc-ab.com/ will become a link automatically. Since graphics and plain text in
a document have no link information, GoClick cannot convert them to links. To do that, you will need
to open up the converted Web page and add the link information. You can do that with any HTML
editor (or even a text editor if you understand HTML). The easiest software for editing GoClick files is
Adobe GoLive. For information on this software, please see:

http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/golive/main.html.
How do I load files on my server?

When a document is converted, one or more HTML files is stored to your hard disk. In that same
folder is created a folder called "imgs", which contains all of the converted images in the document.
THe HTML files link to the images in the "imgs" folder, so you must copy the HTML files and the

"imgs" folder into the same directory on your server. For instructions on copying files to your web
server, please ask your Network Administrator or Internet service provider.

Can I create old fashioned 8.3 “DOS” file names?

Yes. You control the naming of files by what you type into the "Save As" dialog. If you type in
"mydoc.htm", that will be your main document name. If GoClick creates multiple documents,
succeeding files will be named "mydoc02.htm", "mydoc03.htm", etc. Your images will be named
"mydoc01.gif", etc. So as long as name your document in a "6.3" (aaaaaa.htm) format, all your files
will have an "8.3" (aaaaaa01.htm, aaaaaa01.gif) or shorter format.