From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 6 21:41:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id VAA13238 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 21:41:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from lites.lvdi.net (lites.lvdi.net [208.129.21.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id VAA13226 for ; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 21:41:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from shanmin@lvdi.net) Received: from shan (usr3-ppp42.lvdi.net [208.224.226.151]) by lites.lvdi.net (8.8.7/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA21664 for ; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 21:36:17 -0800 (PST) Reply-To: "Shan-Min Chao" From: "Shan-Min Chao" To: Subject: Netscape help Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 21:42:14 -0800 Message-ID: <01bd1b2f$01b08380$011581d1@shan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01BD1AEB.F38D4380" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BD1AEB.F38D4380 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, everybody. I am in need of dire help. I have set up XWindows and configured my = PPP dialer in FreeBSD 2.2.2, and I just attempted to install Netscape. = I downloaded the gzip file from the netscape FTP site and stored it in = the /usr directory. I then did a=20 gzip -dc "filename" | tar -xvf - which extracted the files. According to the Netscape site, I was then = supposed to type ./nl-install, but I could not find a "nl" file! So, at = this point, I was stuck. I did not know what to do, so I start XWindows = and started the "netscape" executable file. It opened fine, but there = were some errors when Netscape ran. For one, everytime I pressed the = backspace key, it would do a space forward instead of backwards. = Everytime I open up a new window or go to a new site, an error dialog = box titled "Netscape: subprocess diagnostic (stdout/stderr)" would come = up, with the following body: Warning: translation table syntax error: Unknown keysym name: = osfActivate Warning: ... found while parsing = 'osfActivate:BullentinBoardReturn()' Warning: translation table syntax error: Unknown keysym name: = osfCancel Warning: ... found while parsing = 'osfCancel:BullentinBoardReturn()' . . . = =20 "etc." <> Any ideas as to how to fix this problem? Please help me - I would = appreciate it. Also, my XWindows resolution is way too big, which makes the fonts way = too small, and the mouse takes forever to move. Any ideas how to lower = the resolution to fix this problem? =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BD1AEB.F38D4380 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello, everybody.
    I am in need of = dire=20 help.  I have set up XWindows and configured my PPP dialer in = FreeBSD=20 2.2.2, and I just attempted to install Netscape.  I downloaded the = gzip=20 file from the netscape FTP site and stored it in the /usr = directory.  I=20 then did a
 
gzip -dc "filename" | tar = -xvf=20 -
 
which extracted the files.  = According to=20 the Netscape site, I was then supposed to type ./nl-install, but I could = not=20 find a "nl" file!  So, at this point, I was stuck.  = I did=20 not know what to do, so I start XWindows and started the = "netscape"=20 executable file.  It opened fine, but there were some errors when = Netscape=20 ran.  For one, everytime I pressed the backspace key, it would do a = space=20 forward instead of backwards.  Everytime I open up a new window or = go to a=20 new site, an error dialog box titled "Netscape: subprocess = diagnostic=20 (stdout/stderr)" would come up, with the following = body:
       = Warning:  translation table syntax error: Unknown keysym name:=20 osfActivate 
       = Warning:  ... found while parsing=20 '<key>osfActivate:BullentinBoardReturn()'
       = Warning:  translation table syntax error: Unknown keysym name:=20 osfCancel
       = Warning:  ... found while parsing=20 '<key>osfCancel:BullentinBoardReturn()'
          &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp;       =20 .
          &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp;       =20 .
          &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp;       =20 .            =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;      =20
         &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;            = ;            =      =20 "etc."
        &n= bsp;      =20 <<stderr diagnostics have been = truncated>> 
 
Any ideas as to how to fix this problem?  = Please help me=20 - I would appreciate it.
 
Also, my XWindows resolution is way too big, which = makes the=20 fonts way too small, and the mouse takes forever to move.  Any = ideas how to=20 lower the resolution to fix this problem?
        &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;            = ;          =20  
         &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;          
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