>Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 02:05:15 -0700
>To: [log in to unmask]
>From: Kelly Ford <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: webwatch-l Helpful Search Utility: f.Search
>
>Hi All,
>
>The following is taken from CNET's shareware update.  The software can be
>downloaded directly from:
>
>ftp://ftp.download.com/pub/win95/internet/fs32_14.exe
>
>The CNET review gives a good description of this software.  I would add
>that for those who use screen readers, you might find performing many
>searches easier with this utility.  Rather than having to enter your search
>information in web-based forms, you use very screen reader friendly dialog
>boxes.  You don't have to navigate through all the screen clutter such as
>navigational links, image maps and such just to enter your basic search
>information.  In addition, the correct prompts for what to enter where are
>read with much greater reliability.
>
>Your screen reading software is going to have to be able to handle icons on
>the Task Bar, as you launch this program with a right mouse click on the
>software's icon.  A menu of searches appears and you pick the one you want
>and are taken to the appropriate dialog.
>
>Be aware that the results of your search are displayed in a web browser
>i.e. Netscape or Internet Explorer.  So while the basic search isolates you
>from the complexities of the web, you will still have to deal with web
>pages to handle the results.  However, my experience has been that more
>often than not dealing with the results simply involves paging through text
>as opposed to finding the right edit boxes, radio buttons and such.
>
>I tried this program with a demonstration version of Window Eyes 2.1 and
>the release version of JFW 3.2 and had no difficulty using the program.  I
>have written a letter to the developer to ask if there's a way to support
>Lynx under Windows 95 as the web browser for this software.
>
>Kelly
>
>
>**********
>Begin CNET Review
>
>QUICK QUERY
>
>With so much information available online, it's tough to know where to
>begin your search. Save yourself some time with f.Search, a tool that
>offers a quick way to locate information on the Internet. The program
>resides in your system tray and provides you with two-click access to
>more than 90 of the Internet's most popular search facilities, including
>metasearchers, Usenet newsgroup crawlers, email address services, and
>music database sites. Just click the program's icon, select the search
>category you want and the desired search engine, and let f.Search go to
>work. A different set of dialog boxes is created to match each search
>engine's interface, and the results are automatically sent to your
>browser. f.Search also gives you the option to automatically save your
>settings for each set of dialogs, as well as an archive that stores your
>most recent 100 queries.
>
>FACT FILE:
>Program name:   f.Search
>Version:        1.4
>Size:           490K
>Developed by:   L'Industrie De Meat
>License:        shareware ($15)
>Requirements:   Windows 95/NT, Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet
>                Explorer
>
>Simplify your searches:
>
>http://www.shareware.com/DD/sw/0%2C156%2C0916-1-003%2C00.html
>
>
>


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