Example 1  
 
Note Call Log
 
 
What's going on here  
 
Attached to an ecco item (for example, person in phonebook),  what a multiple entry call log attached to a single ecco item can look like.
 
Times are entered as in ecco, Control + Q.
 
The highlighting makes review (getting/finding info from our notes) super easy.
 
The outline structure allows easy & clear note taking.  (all is searchable from within log or ecco).
 
here we've highlighted a followup task "call next fri", and with two clicks (or a single keystroke),  auto copied it as a sub item that you can see in regular ecco views and, if desired, assign to-do tasking date, etc.).   Allows keeping detailed (but still organized and when appropriate highlighted and indexed) logs that don't clutter the ecco outline itself,  and effortlessly still keep any key info as a sub item.
 
 
 
To use the index feature, for example,  to add key dates/notes to index so that we will have the key note info at fingertips:  Mark what we want to index, Click on Index, shift click on Add Bookmark,  and marked text is instantly indexed.   (Don't hold down shift to manually enter index entry when desired.)
 
 
with Zoom and font zoom,  can view the note as small or as large as desired.  (Clicking on the word "Zoom"  restores normal zoom level).
 
 
 
Notes can also be attached to individual items,  for example with the highlighted part being ecco item,  and text being individual MagicView log.   What is cool about that is you can mark a bunch of your items,  (ie. event list  in ecco outline), and view them ALL,  IN CONTEXT, in single MagicView page.   (Hint: use MultiView Borders).  (See Example 7 doing exactly that below.)
 
 
In 'MultiViews' you can see a list of all items (Alt + Home),  and instantly jump to any (index of items),  *and* any indexed entries (from any items),  are also accessible as usual from index.
 
 
MagicView pages can be added & accessed multiple ways (ex., double click,  WinKey+Z, WinKey+?, right click and select MagicView, etc.).
 
 
 

 
Example 3  
 
Complete Web Clip
 
 
What's going on here  
 
Attached to an ecco item, what a complete clip looks like.
 
The size of the page (zoom level) is fully, and instantly controllable.  
 
The page text is searchable in Ecco and MagicView.
 
 
 
You can clip 'complete' HTML in several ways,  including by selecting (highlighting) the page's URL and using the Winkey-F12 menu to create 'New from URL' vewpage.  You can also clip or copy some of the page into MagicView and then use Shift + Alt + O  to load into MagicView the original page.  
 
(To view a super 'exact' version of a page,  click into "View" mode to see the page as if from a web browser. "Magic" mode exposes hidden parts of page,  so,  for 'original' look,  use "View" mode).
 
 

 
Example 5  
 
MultiView (with borders, in 'Minimalized' MagicViewer)
 
 
What's going on here  
 
1. The items.  
 
I opened a notepad and added an Item "Sample Clips".  
 
With that item selected,  minimized Ecco, and opened web browser.
 
 
Marked text I wanted to clip, and pressed Windowskey + Shift + E.  
 
Opened another webpage, and repeated--  marked desired clip,  pressed WinKey + Shift + E.
 
Again with another webpage.
 
 
 
2. The MultiView.
 
 
I have the  'MultiView borders' option set.
 
I marked all 3 Ecco items and pressed Winkey + ?  (from either Ecco or MagicView).
 
 
The result is a 'MultiView'.
 
 
 
Alt+Home opens the MultiView index, allowing instant jumping to any page.   Each page can be 'hoisted' by pressing Alt + L  anywhere within that page's portion.   The MultiView can then be recalled by pressing Alt + <.   Any of the pages can be opened directly in your web browser,  and the entire MultiView can be viewed in the browser.
 
 
 
 
 
3. The 'minimalized' MagicViewer.
 
 
I actually don't use this size much because have found the buttons in normal MagicView extremely easy and fast at doing the most common tasks.   The menu is showing the right-click menu.
 
MagicView also has a sidebar mode,  where MagicView becomes a sidebar directly with the Ecco window.
 
 
 
 

 
Example 7  
 
MultiView of individual log items.
 
 
What's going on here  
 
This is an alternative way of keeping logs,  as compared with example 1.
 
In ecco is an example log,  with each entry being made to a separate item.  
 
The log entries are attached individually to the ecco items, as shown in top MagicView window.
 
(You can open multiple MagicView windows if desired.)
 
 
The lower MagicView window shows a 'MultiView' with the 'color border' option selected.
 
 
Selecting all items in Ecco, and pressing Winkey + ?  brings up this page in MagicView.
 
 
 
In 'color border' mode,  multiview indents the log items automatically.   Other multiview options include 'Footnote mode' which places the item ID tag at the bottom of each item.  Footnote mode is fantastic, for example,  if you use source bibliographic as the ecco item tag,  and attach material as the magicview page.  You can organize in ecco freely,  and when ready,  simply bring up a multiview with all the material.   Drag & Drop into Word and with very little cleanup you are done.    

A Sample .eco file for you to try.
 

 
Unzip the attached file for a step-by-step quickstart tour of MagicView's Look & Feel.
 
 
 
Guide summary (detailed in .eco file included in attached .zip):
 

Quickstart STEPS:

1. Download the MagicView files from www.EccoTools.com:
   
   

   1. MagicView.exe_File
   2. optionally MVInstall.exe
      
      
2. Rename the files by removing the "_File" extension.
   
   
   1. eg.: MagicView.exe_file to MagicView.exe
   
   
3. Place the files in your ecco program directory.
   
   
4. Make sure this example .eco file is in same directory as the WebClippersSample.eco.web Folder (from the Zip file).  ".web" folders are located in the same folder as the .eco file they connect with.  (This is the normal mode,  a different name and location for the .web folder can be manually designated to override the default,  but is not recommended unless you have a reason to do so-- for example, sharing MV pages between multiple ecco files.)
   
   
5. Optionally, with Ecco not running, run MVInstall.exe ONE TIME.
   1. Then re-open EccoPro.
      
      
6. Run MagicView.exe
   
   
   1. NOTE: if prompted by 'anti-spy' software such as ZoneAlarm, etc. AUTHORIZE MagicView. It will not work if it cannot 'spy' and 'take over' Ecco. Most anti-spy software correctly recognize that MagicView is 'spying' on your use of another program. MagicView must 'Spy' on EccoPro in order to work!
      
              If prompted by firewall software, AUTHORIZE MagicView to access DNS, the web, and act as a server. You cannot access most webclip features without access to the Web. You do not need web access for localized files. This example does include a few localized files, so, YOU DON'T NEED WEB ACCESS TO TRY THIS-- BUT YOU'LL BE VERY, VERY LIMITED WITHOUT IT!
      
      
   2. MagicView's use of the internet is 100% controlled from the user's machine and does not even check for updates.  It is 100% spyware and adware free.
      
      
7. Optionally set some MagicView settings.
   
   
   1. Click the "View" button, and select "Lined Template" .
   2. Click View and if unchecked select "Internalize".
   3. Click View and select "As Sidebar" (you can press Winkey + Control + Z instead).
      
      

You should now see the MagicView pane inside of your ecco. You can play with pressing F6 a few times, then Shift + F6, and then ALT + F6 to get a feel for different placement options.

Press Winkey + Q (or Right click inside of MagicView pane and select File > QuickView)

note: The initial default setting for QuickView uses a more universal but often slower connection method with Ecco. You can change this later by selecting File > Folder Options > Alternate QV Connection. Once you are familiar with MagicView it is suggestion you try the change to see which Ecco connection method works best on your system.

Click on any of the sub items of Section B in the demo file.

 

Some things to try:

1. You can press Winkey + < or Winkey + > to move up/down in ecco. Left click on the "<" and ">" buttons in magicview pane for same.
   
   
2. Press F11 in magicview pane to enlarge. F11 again to restore. F1 for help. Alt-X index helpful with instructions. F1 again to restore. Press Winkey + Z to see how to restore/remove the button strip. (Also via Right click View > Minimalize)
   
   
3. You can Make your own clips by using Winkey + F12 from your web browser or mostly any other program.
   
   
4. If non-obvious, Ecco ALSO has a built in timeline for clips. (So long as you have any auto-datestamp folder enabled). Press Alt+1 to see in this example.

Note: with  encrypted pages, if you enter wrong password, use Winkey+Alt+D (from MV pane) to clear.

 

Someother basic features that may not be obvious at first:

1. Items have additional folder info, which you can view in columns.
   
   
2. Similarly, you can view items by clip date using the Calendar view.
   
   
3. Within MagicView pressing Alt + O will open the original page in your web browser.
   
   
4. You can directly and freely edit & markup any viewpage, just like any other part of your ecco outline or columns.
   
   
5. Alt + Click on any link opens that link in your web browser.

 

 

 
 
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Example 9  
 
Another screenshot of the "WebClipSample" file.
 
 
What's going on here  
 
Ecco allows controlling the size of panes, and allowing multiple panes in single viewpad, including as in this example, the calendar view.
 
 
 
 
Note: Auto-Dating of clips/viewpages is by an auto-date folder setup (just like normal Ecco).
 
MV will share (left or right side of ) single pane view.
 
On dual pane view,  MV takes place of 2nd pane so you can freely adjust size.  (For 2 pane view with MV, add 3rd pane,  or exclude MV from sharing that tab number).
 
 

 
Example 11  
 
From my personal WebClips .eco  
 
Shown with MV pane on left, and with columns.
 
 
What's going on here  
 
Alt+F6 to shift MV pane left/right.
 
Alt + Z or zoom slider to control zoom of view.  Can set default zoom for page,  or just view pages zoomed.  Click on "zoom" when button bar displayed brings to 100%.  (Alt + Control + Z for same via keyboard,  or Right Click > View > Zoom Off). (Control +/- are also shorthand zoom controls).
 
Perhaps not obvious from picture is that the 'web captured' image is also a live edit pane.  In "Magic" mode as shown here, you can add to, mark-up, and directly edit viewpages, instantly and live.  ("View" mode allows viewing without the ability to modify.)
 
 
 
Edited:

 
 

 
Example 13  
 
Multiple Ecco sessions.
 
In the small Ecco session the MV page displays a paste of clip from the 'default' ecco startup template.
 
 
What's going on here  
 
Ecco can run with MV in multiple Ecco sessions.
 
You can send pages between MV sessions, and can load pages into any MV session from any Ecco session.
 
 
Note:
 
1. Multi-Ecco sessions with MV requires adapting Ecco with the freeware 'MultiEcco Enabler' tool (see main EccoTools.com board).
 
2. The displayed color clip was captured with the freeware EM 'Slang RTF Outline Copier' (see main EccoTools.com board).
 
 
 

 
Example 15  
 
Example of building an outline from multiple viewpages.
 
 
What's going on here  
 
In the left Ecco viewpad is an outline being built from clips of viewpages.
 
The viewpages are stored with their own outline in this Ecco file,  and are being viewed by two internal view panes and two external panes.   (An unlimited number of viewpanes can be opened and edited at the same time with multiple viewpages from the same or different files.)
 
In this example, each viewpane contains a viewpage attached to items in the Ecco file which were clipped from different websites.
 
By highlighting any section and pressing Control + Alt + C  (or using the right click menu "Copy > Copy to Child")  any selection can be instantly added as a child to the outline under construction.  (Material can also be dragged from one MV pane to another).
 
 
 
 

 
Example 16  
 
Example of an external file (in this case a .zip file) as  seamless encrypted internalized viewpage.
 
 
What's going on here  
 
To encrypt internalized pages,  set the File > Encryption > Always Encrypt option.
 
To internalize an external file,  drag & drop the file to the ItemText box (at bottom of MV pane) while holding down the Shift and Control keys.
 
The viewpage is 'live' and you can double click on any item, drag & drop items out of MV,  or control + right click for 'zip' options.  
 
Internalized pages are stored 100% within the .eco file.   Up to 6.1 Megabytes can be stored per single ecco item.   However, not generally recommended to do that as loading such a large page will take up to 30 seconds.   Pages up to about 60k can comfortably be internalized.  The zip file in this example is 175k and works flawlessly.   (If no other global pointers are used up elsewhere,  each ecco file can hold about 10,000 internalized pages of this size,  just over about 1.5Gigs per file.)
 
As a general setup it is recommended to have MV store files in the .web folder, and not internally in ecco-- it keeps ecco file smaller, and larger MV pages load faster. (If you want to encrypt files inside the .web folder use an encrypted folder such as pismo's http://www.pismotechnic.com/download/  as the .web folder,  or better/safer to place the .eco file and .web folder inside an encrypted pismo folder or http://truecrypt.org virtual encrypted drive. If you use a truecrypt drive use only NTFS file system with ecco.  Truecrypt FAT + ecco = eventual BSOD.)
 
 
 
 
Notes:  
 
1. The viewpage updates across networked eccos,  just like any other folder value.   Allows very convenient sharing and shared updating of materials-- so long as the general size is relatively small.    
 
2. MagicView is designed to protect the internalized data from accidental changes. For example, files can be added/deleted directly from internalized .zip files, but to protect the ecco datafile, changes will only be made to the internalized file upon a Control + S, or other intentional save command.  Word, Excel and similar data files will generally not save modification made from within the MV viewpane.   To edit internalized Word and other similar documents,  export the document to a disk file (File > Export as MHT),  edit the exported file,  and then internalize the newly edited file.  
 
3. There are two ways to override the normal protection for Word/Excel etc. files and allow saving changes.  (A) Edit the file in "Package" mode (Alt + F1)  and save normally (Control + S).  Then toggle Package mode off (Alt + F1) and save the magicview page (Control + S  or Winkey + S, etc.).   Or,  (B) A special sequence (Reload/Cancel/Reload/Save/Save) will 'override' the normal protection for Word/Excel etc files and allow saving changes. On most systems, you would thus:  (1) after making any modifications reload the page [winkey + /];  (2) cancel when prompted; (3) Cancel again if prompted a second time; (4) reload [winkey + /] and "Save" the changes; (5) Immediately Control + S to finalize save within MV.    
 
4. While the data is very secure while encrypted inside of ecco,  while being accessed the data can be seen & read by a range of spyware type software.  Ie., while in use of the data is not more secure than opening ordinary .zip file.    Also,  to remove most trances of any encrypted .zip (or any encrypted internalized file in ecco) it is generally necessary to open two other internalized items (eg., internalized .zip files) of the same type and same or larger size in sequence to safely 'flush' most trances of the originally accessed file.   Doing so will generally wipe detection of file contents for most recovery tools.  (The longer your password & the larger the character set [numbers, multi-case, symbols, etc.]  the more secure the data INSIDE of ecco.    Proper password provides US military grade encryption *inside* of ecco and for encrypted MV pages stored externally, but not any grounded images, etc.  For encrypted images use an encrypted .web folder, or, store the images individually as internalized encrypted objects, or, use encrypted internalized MHT format.)
 
 
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