axSoft Visual WAP Maker

Start making your WAP site now!

After the program is installed and launched you can see the default demo database which you can change later. The example using its data is possible to see on cellular phones and desktop computers, typing the link:

http://demo.axwap.com

At the left side of the program window you see a tree view. Cellular phones display it as a multi-level list allowing users to navigate through, picking up required information. There is no limitation for nested levels number.
At the right side of the WAP Maker you see a page editor allowing typing formatted text, inserting images and links.
To start making your site, delete all the records from the demo tree except the first one. Deleting a tree record causes consequent removing child records in the tree view.

Working with the tree
The first record of the tree can not be deleted. It is a title of the first page of the site you are composing. Instead, rename it as you want.
Add or insert tree records using pop-up menu, buttons or hot keys as shown in the table:

Ctrl + Ins	Add record	Add a new tree record before the current.
Ins	Add record	Add a new tree record at the end of the list on the same level.
Shift + Ins	Insert record	Insert a new tree record into the current one. At that, the current record becomes a parent record and a new one becomes a child.
F4	Edit record	Edit the current record.
Ctrl + Del	Delete record	Delete the current record. All the child records are deleted too.

You can also use "drag-and-drop" technique working with the tree.

Working with the card editor
Use card editor to manipulate text, images and links on the page. It is like working with MS-Word, the same text and alignment buttons, the same techniques.
To insert an image, press "Insert" button, then "Picture" menu item. Try to choose small pictures because they are loading faster by cellular phones. People are often impatient to wait for a long time to see the page to load.
After inserting a picture you can define its properties. Right click the picture and choose "Image properties" in popup menu. Enter the ALT text for the image which is displayed by phones when they can not display the picture.
To insert a link to another site, press "Insert" button, then "URL link" menu item. In the window enter a link text (it displayed as underlined text in the browser) and a real link. Links always must have http:// prefix.
To edit the link later, right click it and change its properties in the window.
When the page is ready, click "Save" button at the top to save the changes.

Uploading data
If you have not got your own account yet, you can use our special account: http://fun.axwap.com for testing.
In this case, go to "Menu -> File -> Site configuration file" and open fun.xml file, then go to "Menu -> File -> Upload data".
At the bottom you will see the messages corresponding to uploading process. You will see a message at the end saying data have been uploaded.

Now, your site is ready and everybody can take a look at it using either a cell phone or computer browser. Its address is either:

http://your-site.axwap.com

http://fun.axwap.com

by Igor V. Brovin