Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 13:48:29 +0100 (BST) From: Kieran <kieran@esperi.demon.co.uk> To: Kremlin Vostok <kremlin@primus.com.au> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Netscape (and others) Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.02A.9908151340540.15524-100000@cuchulainn.tirnanog> In-Reply-To: <3ACAB711.571547DE@primus.com.au>
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On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Kremlin Vostok wrote: > Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 15:54:25 +1000 Please fix the date on your system. > From: Kremlin Vostok <kremlin@primus.com.au> > To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > Subject: Netscape (and others) > > My question is: > > If one was to download and install netscape communicator/navigator on their > system, and ran it from a terminal that was not a X-Windows one, what would > happen? I know that the standard terminals support a mouse, so would it just > open up in fll screen mode in a terminal, or would it try and run x, and > failing that (if it was not installed) give an error message? > The problem here is the nature of the "non-X" windowing system. It behaves like a DOS window. This means that you get only text. This is not a problem as far as using a mouse to cut'n'paste is concerned. Since Netscape is a graphical browser, your idea is a non-starter. You will not be able to display the contents of the browser. I don't know what you want to use NS for. Perhaps lynx (a console based browser) would meet your needs. I is supplied in the ports collection. > Oh, and say it did open without needing X-Windows, how would i open up > multiple windows of netscape. I'm assuming one in each tty, but then how > would I know what page I was up to on which? If you are serious about this, perhaps xemacs w3 would suit your needs for multiple windows. Haven't tried it, so don't quote me. Only advice I have is don't try xemacs on a 486 w/8Mb! Regards Kieran To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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