File
New project file
Displays the Target preferences dialog and allows you to create a new Rocket Science project.
Open project file...
Displays the Open file dialog and allows you to select and open an existing Rocket Science project file.
Save project file
Saves the current project to the hard drive.
Save project file as...
Displays the Save file dialog and allows you to save the current Rocket Science project file under a different name.
Import
Directory as new project file...
Displays the Target preferences dialog and allows you to create a new Rocket Science project, specifying a directory which already contains HTML files as the source. Rocket Science will read the files and construct a new project based on their contents.
Web site as new project file...
Displays the Target preferences dialog and allows you to create a new Rocket Science project, specifying a web site URL as the source. Rocket Science will download the web site onto your hard drive and construct a new project based on its contents.
Export
Project to directory...
Displays the Select a directory dialog and allows you to select a destination directory, then copies all of the source files in the current project to that directory. This feature can be used to archive a project.
Project file names to listing file...
Displays the Save file dialog and allows you to create a new file, the writes the name of each source file in the current project, along with project statistics, to the file. This feature can be used to document and archive a project.
Print
Sends project statistics and a list of all source files in the current project to the printer.
Printer setup...
Displays the Print setup dialog and allows you to select a printer and set options for the printer such as paper size and orientation.
Exit Rocket Science
Terminates the Rocket Science application.
Project
View selected file
Sends the selected HTML file to your web browser application.
Edit selected file
Sends the selected file to the application which you have configured to edit that type of file. If there is no editor configured to handle the file type, Rocket Science will ask Windows to launch an appropriate editor application.
Add/New publication target to project...
Displays the Project settings dialog and allows you to add a new publication target to the project.
Add/New folder to publication target...
Displays the Folder properties dialog and allows you to add a folder to the currently selected publication target. The folder will be associated with the server directory which you specify in the Server directory field; any files that you put into the folder (see the next item below) will be copied into this directory when you upload the project.
Add/New HTML document to publication target...
Displays the Open file dialog and allows you to add one or more HTML files to the currently selected publication target.
Add/New file to folder...
Displays the Open file dialog and allows you to add one or more files to the currently selected file folder. Note that there is a difference between file folders (which are displayed in yellow) and HTML folders (which are displayed in green). You cannot add files to an HTML folder, since it is really a representation of an HTML file. The contents of an HTML folder are determined by the source code in the HTML file which it represents.
Delete/Selected item from project
Deletes the reference to the currently selected target, folder or file from the project. If the item is a file, the file itself is not deleted from the hard drive, it is simply removed from the project.
Delete/Selected item from project and disk
Deletes the reference to the currently selected target, folder or file from the project. If the item is a file, the file itself is deleted from the hard drive.
Update selected thumbnail
Updates the thumbnail image for the currently selected graphics file.
Update all thumbnails
Updates the thumbnail images for all graphics files which have been modified since the thumbnail was created.
Refresh project
Scans all modified HTML files to display correct file sizes/download times and creates thumbnail graphics for all graphics files.
Browse
Web site on server
Displays the web browser window and loads the home page from the server. The URL that is used here is entered in the URL field of the Home Page section of the Target preferences dialog. This feature is used to view a web site that is being published to a web server for use on the internet.
Web site from publication directory
Displays the web browser window and loads the home page from the publication directory on the hard drive. The file name that is used here is entered in the Publication directory on this PC: and Home page's file name on this PC: fields of the Home Page section of the Target preferences dialog. This feature is used to view a web site that is being published to a local directory for use as a CD-ROM- or intranet-based web site or an HTML help project like the one you are reading now.
Web site from project directory
Displays the web browser window and loads the home page from the project directory on the hard drive.
Publish
Upload project to server(s)
Uploads all targets in the current project to their respective web servers. Only files which have changed since they were
last uploaded will be sent.
Publish project to publication directory(s)
Uploads all targets in the current project to their respective publication directories.
Clear all file dependencies
Rocket Science keeps track of the last time you uploaded each of the files in your project, and will not upload a file unless it is newer than the copy on the server. You can select this menu item to clear the date dependencies so that all of the files in your project will be sent to the server the next time you upload the project.
Set all file dependencies
Rocket Science keeps track of the last time you uploaded each of the files in your project, and will not upload a file unless it is newer than the copy on the server. You can select this menu item to "start over" and reset the date dependencies so that none of the files in your project will be sent to the server the next time you upload the project.
Tools
Note pad
Displays the note pad for the current project in whatever application you have configured as your HTML editor.
Project statistics
Displays the Project statistics dialog which displays information such as when the project was created, when it was last uploaded, etc. The Total time in use is a running total of how much time you have actually spent working on the project, and can be used for billing purposes. To changed the this number, just type the new values into the hour and minute fields.
Check project for errors
Checks the project for HTML syntax errors, broken links, missing or unreadable files and conformance to 3Wc, Microsoft and Netscape standards, then brings up the Messages Window to display the results. If you are using HyperText X/Press as your HTML editor, you can double-click on error messages in the Messages Window to go directly to the offending lines of source code in your HTML documents.
Clean project directory
Allows you to remove "dead wood" from your project directory by displaying a list of all files in the project directory which are not referenced within your project and allowing you to select those that are to be deleted. If the Back up files before deleting checkbox is checked, Rocket Science will create a subdirectory named cleaned beneath the project directory and move each file into the subdirectory rather than deleting it forever.
Create site map
Generates an HTML document containing a clickable directory-tree-style overview of your project and adds it to the project.
Create table of contents
Generates an HTML document containing a clickable table of contents-style overview of your project and adds it to the project.
Create index
Generates an HTML document containing a clickable alphabetical index-style overview of your project and adds it to the project.
