Appendix : FAQ

FAQ

Is DEVONagent Pro an add-on to DEVONthink?Although we sell DEVONagent Pro with DEVONthink in a bundle, it is a stand-alone application. Many of our customers use DEVONagent Pro for their research work, but don't necessarily archive the results in DEVONthink.

Can I write my own plug-ins for DEVONagent Pro?Sure. The complete documentation on how to make plug-ins for DEVONagent Pro is included in DEVONagent Pro's online documentation.

Can I search my hard disk instead of the Internet?Not with the current version of DEVONagent Pro, no. However, our freeware application EasyFind is able to preview found documents and highlight occurrences in file names. And, of course, there is still Spotlight.

How can I search already archived pagesOpen the archive (Tools & Open Archive) and use the search field there.

What advantages does DEVONagent Pro have over searching in my browser?The most important advantages over using a search engine in your browser:

DEVONagent Pro comes with an innovative visualizer.
DEVONagent Pro can query multiple search engines simultaneously.
Scanners look for certain kinds of webpages, e.g., pages with webcams, thumbnail galleries, videos, etc.
DEVONagent Pro removes duplicate URLs/webpages, advertisements, spam, and HTTP errors.
DEVONagent Pro also removes similar pages on demand.
DEVONagent Pro scans the current contents of the pages; therefore, it doesn't return wrong results from outdated search engine indexes
DEVONagent Pro supports more advanced operators like NEAR, BEFORE, and AFTER
DEVONagent Pro can follow promising links automatically.
DEVONagent Pro provides more useful and complete summaries in the Pages tab and complete digests based on selected/entered topics or the used query.
You can easily find similar results ("See Also"), archive results or transfer them to DEVONthink.

Why does DEVONagent Pro crash when displaying PDFs?DEVONagent Pro can crash when trying to display PDF files on Macs with Adobe Acrobat installed. Acrobat's browser plugin is incompatible to the web browser engine of both OS X and DEVONagent Pro. Remove the Acrobat plugin from "/Library/Internet Plug-Ins" and everything should work as advertised.

Why does DEVONagent Pro crash when I open a browser window or an archived page?DEVONagent Pro uses Apple's WebKit as its browser engine. When WebKit crashes it draws DEVONagent Pro with it into the abyss and there is little we can do about it. So most DEVONagent Pro crashes related to browsing are, in fact, WebKit crashes. Please send us your crash log (in ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/) if you want to know what happened.

How do I completely uninstall DEVONagent Pro?To completely remove DEVONagent Pro from your Mac, see the instructions in the Read Me.