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- Netscape Navigator 2.02 for OS/2 Warp (National Language Version)
- 7 November 1997.
-
- You might want to use a monospaced font to improve readability.
-
- Welcome to the International version of Netscape Navigator 2.02 for
- OS/2 Warp. This README contains useful information that is required to
- install and use this product.
-
- The following information sources are also available from the IBM
- Software web page (http://www.software.ibm.com):
-
- o Netscape Navigator Handbook
- o Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- o Release Notes
-
-
- Note: To help you locate information in this README, you can use
- the Find option under the Edit menu of the OS/2 System Editor.
- You can print the file by dragging it to your printer object or by
- using the Print choice on the pop-up menu.
-
- CONTENTS
-
- 1.0 Hardware and Software Requirements
- 2.0 Installation Instructions
- 3.0 Function Included In This Release
- 4.0 Using Netscape Navigator behind a Firewall
- 5.0 Reporting Problems
- 6.0 Known Problems
- 7.0 Service and Support
- 8.0 CID Installation
- 9.0 Trademarks
-
-
- 1.0 REQUIREMENTS
- ==================================================
-
- Hardware Requirements:
-
- To install and use Netscape Navigator for OS/2 Warp, your work-
- station needs at least:
-
- o A 486-based system or higher
- o VGA display (Super VGA with 256 colors or higher provides
- the best results)
- o 12 MB of RAM (16 MB or more provides the best results)
- o 8 MB free hard disk space (and 8 MB of temporary disk space)
- o Connection to the Internet (modem, Ethernet card, token ring,
- or ISDN)
-
- Software Requirements:
-
- If you are running IBM OS/2 Warp version 4.0 or Version
- 3.0 (using the Internet Access Kit), no additional
- software is required.
-
- For all other OS/2 systems, type "SYSLEVEL" at an OS/2 command
- prompt and follow these steps:
-
- 1. If the SYSLEVEL.TCP file indicates that IBM TCP/IP Version 2.0
- is installed, install CSD level UN64092 located at:
- ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/tcpip/fixes/v2.0os2/un64092
-
- 2. If you plan to run Netscape Navigator on a LAN:
-
- a. start an OS/2 command prompt
-
- b. type "SYSLEVEL" and press enter
-
- c. look at the information for SYSLEVEL.TRP (IBM OS/2 LAN
- Adapter and Protocol Support)
-
- d. if the version is 2.60.2 or lower, check the CSD level.
- Otherwise, go to step (e)
-
- i. if the number portion of the current CSD level is
- 8150 or higher, no additional software is required.
-
- ii. if the number portion of the current CSD level is
- less that 8150, you need to install CSD 8168 or
- higher (nothing higher that 8168 exists at the time of this
- product release). See step (3) for how to get the
- necessary CSD.
-
- e. if the version is 2.60.5 or higher, check the CSD level.
-
- i. if the number portion of the current CSD level is
- 8210 or higher, no additional software is required.
-
- ii. if the number portion of the current CSD level is
- less that 8210, you need to install CSD 8210 or
- higher (8210 and 8415 exist at the time of this
- product release). See step (3) for how to get the
- necessary CSD.
-
- 3. To locate the proper CSD, do the following:
-
- a. Go to the following ftp site:
-
- ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/mpts/fixes/
-
- b. Click on the appropriate language.
-
- c. Click on the CSD whose name ends in the correct 4-digit
- number as indicated above.
-
- Note: If you do not find the necessary CSD in the language
- you have selected, select US English and choose
- the CSD from that directory (CSD 8168 exists only in
- the US English and French Canadian directories at the
- time of this product release.)
-
- 2.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
- ==================================================
-
- Note: You should check section 6.2 later in this file for other known
- installation issues that you should be aware of.
-
-
- 2.1 Installing Netscape Navigator for OS/2 for the first time
- -------------------------------------------------------------
-
- After you download Netscape Navigator for OS/2 Warp, follow these
- steps:
-
- 1. Change to the directory where you downloaded the
- executable and type the executable name at an OS/2 prompt.
-
- 2. To start the installation program, type:
-
- INSTALL
-
- Note: To install Navigator as a Network Public Application in
- a WorkSpace On-Demand environment, type INSTNSWS. For more
- information, refer to section 3.8, Support for IBM's
- WorkSpace On-Demand Environment.
-
- 3. Follow the on-line instructions. The directory name for installation
- can be a maximum of 8.3 characters (the default is ok).
-
- Notes:
-
- o During installation, you can choose to copy your WebExplorer
- QuickList to Netscape Navigator bookmarks. This gives you quick
- access to your favorite Web pages through Navigator.
-
- Attention: Electing to migrate the WebExplorer QuickList destroys
- any existing Netscape Navigator bookmark file that you may have.
- Your previous bookmarks are saved in a file called BOOKMARK.BAK.
-
- o If you choose to install Java over a previous version, messages
- about replacing the Java files appear. Respond by pressing
- 'Yes to All' when prompted.
-
- o If you are running OS/2 Warp Version 4, you are also asked
- whether you want to convert the default browser for your Desktop
- URL objects to Netscape Navigator. If you answer Yes, Netscape
- Navigator (instead of WebExplorer) opens the URL objects on
- your Desktop. Any URL objects that are set to open with a
- specific browser are not affected.
-
- 4. Restart your system.
-
- o The installation program creates a Netscape folder on
- your Desktop. This includes the Navigator objects, the
- README file, and an installation utility. The installation
- utility can be used to delete, update, and reinstall Navigator).
-
- o If you get a network or TCP error and you are using Netscape
- Navigator behind a Firewall, you may need to set up the socks
- server or proxy gateway. See section 4.0 for more instructions.
-
- Tip for Netscape Navigator Windows 3.1 Users: If you want to use
- the same bookmarks for Netscape Navigator for OS/2 Warp, locate your
- previous BOOKMARK.HTM file and copy it to the new NAVIGATOR
- directory.
-
-
- 2.2 Updating an existing copy of Netscape Navigator for OS/2
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- To update an existing copy of Netscape Navigator, you should first
- make sure that the current version is not running and that you are
- not running any Java applications. Close all running copies of Netscape
- Navigator and all Java-based applications.
-
- After you download Netscape Navigator for OS/2 Warp, follow these
- steps:
-
- 1. Change to the directory where you downloaded the
- executable and type the executable name.
-
- 2. To start the installation program, type:
-
- INSTALL
-
- Note: To install Navigator as a Network Public Application in
- a WorkSpace On-Demand environment, type INSTNSWS. For more
- information, refer to section 3.8, Support for IBM's WorkSpace
- On-Demand Environment.
-
- 3. Follow the on-line instructions.
-
- 4. When prompted, select "Update the currently installed product."
- It is not necessary to delete your current copy before installing
- this version.
-
- 5. When prompted to migrate your Workplace Shell Desktop links and
- WebExplorer QuickList to Netscape Navigator, select "No." It is not
- necessary to migrate these again, because they migrated when you
- first installed Netscape Navigator for OS/2.
-
- Attention: Electing to migrate the WebExplorer QuickList destroys
- any existing Netscape Navigator bookmark file that you may have.
- Your previous bookmarks are saved in a file called BOOKMARK.BAK.
-
-
- 3.0 FUNCTION INCLUDED IN THIS RELEASE
- =================================================
-
- This release of Netscape Navigator offers you all the features of
- Netscape Navigator 2.02 and more. Highlights include:
-
- o Features of Navigator 3.0 for improved quality
- o Extended drag and drop support for URL objects
- o Voice Navigation to surf the Net with Navigator
- o Native OS/2 multimedia plug-ins, installed through the
- associated OS/2 Plug-In Pack
- o Support for Windows 3.1 plug-ins, also installed
- through the OS/2 Plug-In Pack
- o Plug-in toolkit
- o Command line options
- o International document encoding support including DBCS
- o (New) Support for IBM's Java 1.1.
- o (New) Support for IBM's WorkSpace On-Demand environment
-
-
- 3.1 Drag and Drop
- -----------------
- The following drag and drop operations are available on
- all versions of OS/2 Warp:
-
- o Support for Images dragged to a folder and back into the HTML
- window
-
- o Support for drag and drop pages to a printer object
-
- o Support for drag and drop mail items into folders
-
- o Support for drag and drop news and mail items to the Desktop
- from the item itself, instead of from the list boxes.
-
- The Netscape Navigator extends the support provided in
- OS/2 Warp Version 4 for URL objects as follows:
-
- o Dragging from a page creates a URL Object that links
- to that page. Holding down the Ctrl key while dragging a page
- makes of copy of the HTML that corresponds to that page.
-
- o Dragging from an image makes a copy of that image.
- Holding down the Ctrl+Shift keys while dragging an image that is
- also a link creates a URL Object that links to the image
- destination. Holding down the Ctrl+Shift keys while dragging an
- image back to the browser takes you to the URL where
- that image originated.
-
- o Dragging a link creates a URL object that goes to that
- link. Holding down the Ctrl key while dragging a link creates a
- copy of the contents of that link.
-
- o URL objects from the OS/2 Warp Version 4 Desktop can be
- dragged and dropped into the Bookmarks window and from
- the bookmarks window to the Desktop.
-
- o Remapping the mouse buttons specifically for drag
- and drop inside of the Mouse settings for OS/2 means that
- you can no longer drag and drop within the Netscape Browser.
- However, changing the mouse settings from Right Handed mouse
- operation to Left Handed or from Left Handed to Right Handed
- functions correctly.
-
- o Under OS/2 Warp Version 3.0, dragging a URL from the Navigator
- creates a text object, not a URL object.
-
- o Links to pages can be created by dragging and dropping
- from empty space or text in the document to the Desktop.
- You can also drag the Netscape "N" to create a link to a
- page. This is especially useful on pages with frames.
-
- 3.2 Voice Navigation
- --------------------
- A new menu item named 'Links' has been added to the menu
- bar that lists links from the most recently seen parts of
- a page. In OS/2 Warp Version 4, users can use voice
- navigation to surf the net and interact with Netscape
- Navigator for OS/2.
-
- 3.3 Java
- --------
- By default, Java support is enabled during installation. You
- can turn the Java support off by checking the Disable Java
- check box on the General page of the Security Preferences.
-
- This release includes a version 1.02 of Java for OS/2. This
- version of Java replaces the one included with OS/2 Warp
- Version 4 and can also be used on OS/2 Warp Version 3 and
- OS/2 Warp Connect.
-
- If you already have a previous version of Java installed,
- we suggest that you select a drive different from the one
- where Java is already installed. This allows you to cleanly
- remove this level of Java from your computer, if you want to
- remove it.
-
- The 1.02 Java installation program could write an additional
- SET CLASSPATH statement in CONFIG.SYS. If you have installed other
- applications that affect CLASSPATH, you should combine
- the two CLASSPATH statements in CONFIG.SYS. The Java 1.02
- CLASSPATH should be after the 1.01 CLASSPATH.
-
- If you installed the JDK (Java Development Kit) under OS/2
- Warp Version 4, it will no longer match the Java runtime
- version. If you plan to develop Java applets, you must
- update it to the JDK 1.02 level. For more information see
- http://ncc.hursley.ibm.com/javainfo/hurindex.html
-
- This version of Navigator also supports IBM's Java 1.1. For more
- information, please refer to section 3.7 "Support for IBM's Java
- 1.1."
-
- 3.4 Command Line Options
- ------------------------
- Netscape Navigator 2.02 for OS/2 supports the following
- command line options that you can specify at an OS/2 prompt
- or in the Properties notebook for the Navigator object on
- the Workplace Shell Desktop.
-
- -h : Do not load Homepage
-
- -i<filename> : path to NETSCAPE.INI file (use an INI file
- other than the default)
-
- -k[x] <url> : KioskMode is on (default is off)
- x can be one of the following:-
- blank - all controls removed except title bar
- 0 - same as blank
- 1 - all controls removed and browser
- opens full-screen.
-
- -l<xx> : Starts the browser with the given two-letter
- language and attempts to load the
- translated resources and help.
- xx can be one of the following:
- DA - Danish
- DE - German
- ES - Spanish
- FR - French
- IT - Italian
- JA - Japanese
- KO - Korean
- NL - Dutch
- PT - Portuguese
- SV - Swedish
-
- -mail : starts Netscape Mail (not if -k is specified)
-
- -news : starts Netscape News (not if -k is specified)
-
- -3 : changes the user agent to Navigator 3.0 for OS/2
-
- Note: The ONLY change the -3 option makes to the
- product is in the user agent. No additional
- functionality is implemented; all function is
- already active. The only use of this flag is to
- access sites that check for Navigator 3.0. No
- formal support is provided for problems that may
- occur while you view pages with this option selected.
-
-
- 3.5 Document Encoding
- ---------------------
-
- This section gives some help on when and how to use
- document encoding with Netscape Navigator 2.02 for OS/2.
-
- The basic premise behind document encoding is that
- character sets from the Internet are mapped into operating
- system codepages. Netscape Navigator for OS/2 has to map
- various ISO and Windows codepages into OS/2 codepages.
- This is done either dynamically when the page is downloaded
- or manually by the user selecting the appropriate encoding
- from the Options->Document Encoding menu.
-
- In addition to mapping the characters, you must use a font
- that supports the appropriate codepage and that contains the
- appropriate characters. All versions of OS/2 support 1004,
- 852, 855, and 857 in the default Tms Rmn and Courier fonts.
-
- Fonts for other encodings are included with the specific
- version of OS/2 for that country.
-
-
- 3.6 Double-Byte Character Support (DBCS)
- ----------------------------------------
-
- Netscape Navigator for OS/2 supports Double Byte Character Sets (DBCS)
- when running on the following language versions of OS/2 Warp 3.0 and
- OS/2 Warp 4.0:
-
- - Japanese (translated Navigator version available)
- - Korean (translated Navigator version available)
- - Simplified Chinese
- - Traditional Chinese
-
- Browse clipboard functions may not be fully functional without
- a required fix to the preceding language versions.
-
- Windows plug-ins and the OS/2 MPEG plug-in may not be fully functional
- without required fixes to the preceding language versions.
-
- The DBCS support component of Java is supported only on OS/2 Warp 4.0;
- it can be installed on earlier versions of OS/2 Warp, but it does not provide
- DBCS function in Java.
-
- 3.7 Support for IBM's Java 1.1
- ------------------------------
-
- Navigator now supports IBM's Java 1.1 in addition to Java 1.02.
- ("Java 1.1" means the version of Java 1.1 that is available at
- the time, for example, Java 1.1.1, Java 1.1.4, etc.)
-
- To take advantage of this support, you need to download and install
- Java 1.1 from IBM's Software Choice web page at:
-
- http://service.boulder.ibm.com/asd-bin/doc/
-
- A utility now included with Navigator is called "Java Version
- Selection Utility for Netscape Navigator" which enables you to choose
- which version of Java to use with Navigator.
-
- If Java 1.1 is installed when you run the Installation program for
- Navigator, you will automatically be prompted for which version of
- Java you want to use with Navigator. If Java 1.1 is installed
- after Navigator is already installed, you may select the Java
- version by doing the following:
-
- o Open the folder called "Netscape" that was created on your
- desktop when Navigator was installed.
-
- o Launch the "Java Selection Utility for Netscape Navigator."
-
- o Select which version of Java you want to use with Navigator.
-
- o Click OK.
-
- o You a panel displays that tells you to shut down and
- restart your system to activate the selection. Click OK.
-
- o Shut down and restart your system.
-
- Notes:
-
- o The Java Selection Utility is intended to be used once
- in most cases. It should not be used to constantly
- switch between Java versions. Generally speaking, Java
- 1.02 applets should run with Java 1.1.
-
- o In order for Java 1.1 to be used successfully with
- Navigator, "x:\netscape\java11" must be the first entry
- in the LIBPATH statement in CONFIG.SYS (where
- "x:\netscape" is the drive and directory where you
- installed Navigator). Do not put "." or any other entries
- at the front of the LIBPATH statement in your CONFIG.SYS
- after the Java Version Selection utility has been run.
-
-
-
- 3.8 Support for IBM's WorkSpace On-Demand Environment
- -----------------------------------------------------
-
- Navigator Installation is supported as a client Network Public
- Application. To install in this manner,
-
-
- 3.8.1 Installing Netscape Navigator in WorkSpace On-Demand for
- Clients
- --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- After you download Netscape Navigator for OS/2 Warp, follow these
- steps:
-
- 1. At and OS/2 prompt, change to the directory where you
- downloaded the executable and type the executable name.
-
- 2. To start the installation program, type:
-
- INSTNSWS
-
- Note: The System Administrator must be logged on as SysAdmin to
- run INSTNSWS. If not, the resource alias and Network Public
- Application definitions fail, which cause the install to fail.
-
- All parameters that are valid with the INSTALL command are valid
- with INSTNSWS as well.
-
- 3. Follow the on-line instructions.
-
- Note: If WorkSpace On-Demand was installed into a non-standard
- directory (that is, not "x:\IBMLAN\RPL\BB10.cc", where x: is the
- drive and cc is the country code), then the default installation
- directories on the main install panel must be updated with the
- correct directory name.
-
- Note: To install for use on the server, rather than the clients,
- follow the normal installation instructions as described in section
- 2.0 "Installation Instructions."
-
-
- 3.8.2 System Administrator Notes
- ---------------------------------
- o Navigator defines one directory resource alias called "NSWS202."
- This corresponds to the directory where Navigator is installed.
-
- o Navigator defines two Network Public Applications
- (NPAs). They are:
- - Netscape Navigator for OS/2 (Java 1.02)
- - Netscape Navigator for OS/2 (Java 1.1)
- Each one sets up the proper environment required
- for the specific version of Java.
-
- o The System Administrator needs to be logged on as
- SysAdmin to run INSTNSWS and to assign NPAs to clients.
-
- o The System Administrator should make only one or the
- other NPAs available for clients, but not both. This
- can cause operational problems in the Java support
- for Navigator.
-
- o The System Administrator should not make the Java
- 1.1 NPA available to clients unless Java 1.1 is installed.
-
- o The System Administrator must change the default NPA
- parameters if a drive letter other than Z: is used
- for the clients.
-
- o For information on the special CID parameters for
- WorkSpace On-Demand, refer to section 8.0 "CID Installation."
-
- o When the WorkSpace On-Demand environment was originally installed,
- the Feature Install program was used. This creates a Feature
- Install inventory. This version of Navigator does not update that
- inventory. System Administrators should not alter that inventory,
- nor attempt to remove Navigator using the inventory.
-
- 3.8.3 Uninstalling Navigator in a WorkSpace On-Demand Environment
- For Clients
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- To uninstall the client support for Navigator:
-
- o Open the "Netscape - WorkSpace On-Demand" folder that was created
- during installation
-
- o Launch the "Installation Utility" program
-
- o Follow the prompts to uninstall Navigator
-
-
- 4.0 USING NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR BEHIND A FIREWALL
- =================================================
-
- Netscape Navigator 2.02 for OS/2 Warp works best when
- directly connected to the Internet. If you are behind a
- firewall, you must do one of the following to enable access
- to the World Wide Web.
-
- Note: If you don't know the name of your local socks server or proxy
- gateway or if you are behind a firewall, you should contact
- your company I/S department or CIO.
-
- Note: If you receive a message saying "no DNS entry," you
- should ensure that you have a name server in your TCP/IP
- configuration that supports the resolution of names that are
- outside of their firewall and that it is the first entry in the nameserver
- configuration list (if you have more than one nameserver configured).
-
-
- 4.1 Socks for OS/2 Warp Version 4 users
- ---------------------------------------
- OS/2 Warp Version 4 includes socks support within the TCP/IP
- protocol stack. You can enable all TCP/IP applications to cross
- your firewall during TCP/IP Configuration. Select the TCP/IP
- Configuration icon from the Workplace Shell and turn to the
- "Socks" section and fill in each of the three pages.
-
- Page 1...
- Your domain name (for example, ibm.com)
- Your socks nameserver (for example, socks1.server.ibm.com)
-
- Page 2...
- Specify IP addresses that are inside your firewall (that is, the
- addresses you can access directly). For example:
- IP addr 9.0.0.0 Mask 255.0.0.0
-
- Page 3...
- Specify the name of the socks server and IP addresses that you
- access through the gateway. For example:
- socks1.server.ibm.com 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
-
- When you have correctly enabled the settings, you should find
- two files in your MPTN\ETC directory, SOCKS.CFG and SOCKS.ENV.
- The contents of these files should look something like:
- SOCKS.CFG
- direct 9.0.0.0 255.0.0.0
- sockd @=socks.austin.ibm.com 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
- SOCKS.ENV
- socks_flag on
- socks_user
- socks_domain ibm.com
- socks_ns socks.austin.ibm.com
- socks_server
-
- Note: When you enable socks support in OS/2 Warp Version 4, it is not
- necessary to use the Netscape Navigator Network Preferences
- option to configure any proxy or socks gateway.
-
- Note: If you experience poor network performance from Netscape
- Navigator for OS/2, try configuring the Socks or Proxy gateway
- directly in Navigator as described in sections 4.2 and 4.3 that follow.
-
-
- 4.2 Socks Gateway
- -----------------
- If you choose not to use the built-in OS/2 support for
- socks, or you are running OS/2 Warp 3.0, then use
- the Options Network Preferences to configure a socks
- server.
-
- Select Manual Configuration from the Proxies page of the
- Network Preferences dialog and select View.
-
- Enter the name and port number for your socks server in the socks
- server field.
-
- The port number for socks is usually 1080.
-
-
- 4.3 Proxy Gateway
- -----------------
- If you choose not to use the built-in OS/2 support for
- socks or you must use a proxy gateway, use the
- Options Network Preferences to configure a proxy gateway.
-
- The port number for a proxy is usually 80. You
- must use the complete address for a proxy gateway.
- For example: http://proxy.anywhere.com/
-
- Select Manual Configuration from the Proxies page of the
- Network Preferences dialog and select View.
-
- Enter the name and port number for your proxy gateway in the HTTP
- Proxy field.
-
-
- 5.0 REPORTING PROBLEMS
- ========================
-
- If you find a problem while using this release of the
- Navigator for OS/2, please contact IBM support
- by selecting "How to give feedback" from the Navigator's
- Help menu and complete the on-line form. If you cannot
- run the Netscape Navigator to submit the problem, you can
- use the WebExplorer or an alternate web browser and go to
- http://service.software.ibm.com/reg/netscp/probrpt-r to
- complete the problem report form.
-
-
- 6.0 KNOWN PROBLEMS
- ====================
-
- The following problems occur in this release of Netscape
- Navigator for OS/2 Warp. If you find other problems,
- please report them using the method described in section 7.0.
-
-
- 6.1 General
- -----------
- - If your video device driver is configured for 256
- colors, Netscape Navigator for OS/2 uses color
- palette management to display images. You may sometimes
- notice the screen flickering as the color palette is
- modified for the displayed image. You can prevent this
- flicker by unchecking the Palette Aware option on the
- General Preferences Color page. If you do turn off this
- option, you should also turn off palette management
- for the Workplace Shell using the System object in System Setup
- folder. If you have turned off the Palette Manager or
- have 16 or 256 color support, some images might
- display with incorrect colors.
-
- - The Handbook menu option under Help takes you to a home
- page on the Netscape server. This handbook describes
- certain options that may only apply to the Netscape
- Navigator 3.0 for Windows.
-
- - If you are running either OS/2 Warp 3.0 or OS/2 Warp
- Connect 3.0, and you have not installed the
- Bonus Pack, you will get an error if you attempt to use
- any of the default Helper applications. The Helper
- Applications can be installed from the OS/2 Warp Bonus
- Pack.
-
- - The first time you attempt to show all newsgroups on a
- news server, the newsgroups are not displayed. You
- should click on the news server minus (-) symbol, click
- on the plus (+), and then click on "show all newsgroups"
- from the pop-up or menu bar.
-
- - Undo is not supported in this release.
-
- - You may not be able to browse (scroll within) a Web page
- while printing. If this occurs, wait until the document has
- completed printing, and then browse the page.
-
- - If you want to communicate with Netscape Navigator for
- OS/2 using DDE, you can find the DDE documentation at:
- http://home.netscape.com/newsref/std/ddeapi.html
-
- - If you are in a field that does not display on the
- screen and you press the Tab key to tab to the next
- field, which also does not display, that field will not display.
- That is, tabbing from one field that is offscreen to another field
- that is offscreen does not bring it into view (on screen).
- To avoid the problem, make sure that the field you are
- completing is entirely onscreen.
-
- - When saving a URL that contains a target file with
- multiple periods, all but the last period is changed to
- underscores.
-
- - The Navigator does not discard the userID or password
- after receiving an error 500. That is, when the password
- expires, you receive an error 500. However, you are not prompted
- to enter your old password and new password. It is reset if you try
- and load the URL again.
-
- - The Navigator does not print backgrounds when
- printing a URL.
-
- - The Navigator does not print the contents of entry fields
- or the location field when printing a web page
-
- - The nickname field for address books cannot accept
- characters above ASCII 127.
-
- - If you do not get the correct results when pasting
- data that has been copied to the clipboard from
- Navigator, select "Paste Special...," rather than "Paste."
- Text data from Navigator is copied to the clipboard as
- "Plain Text." When some applications, such as Lotus Notes,
- paste data from the clipboard, they paste the Rich Text data,
- not the Plain Text data. By choosing "Paste Special...," you
- can select "Plain Text" as the data type to paste. This should
- produce correct results.
-
- -  , the entity reference for non-breaking space, does
- not work because of differences between OS/2 and Windows
- code pages. Instead of the   entity reference, use an
- absolute character reference for a space (in Latin-1, this
- is decimal 160 or hexadecimal x'A0')."
-
- - Note for when this goes out for translation: Make sure you
- include instructions for the DBCS countries to remove the part
- about manually updating WIN.INI for Windows plug-in support. This
- is done automatically now.
-
-
- 6.2 Installation
- ----------------
- - Do not install Navigator from a directory name with a space in it.
-
- - If you are using the 4OS2 software package, the installation
- may not complete. Try double-clicking on the INSTALL.EXE from the
- folder that represents the directory you want to install from.
-
- - If you intend to install the associated OS/2 Plug-In Pack
- (PLUGPACK.EXE), you should first ensure that you had
- removed the Beta2 version of the Netscape Navigator, if you
- have installed that version. One way to do this is switch
- to the Netscape Navigator Beta2 directory from which you
- performed the installation, enter INSTALL /A:D, and respond
- to the prompts. Then you can install the Netscape Navigator
- package, followed by the OS/2 Plug-In Pack.
-
- - The d:\OS2\DLL\PMDDEML.DLL system file (where d: is the
- appropriate drive) is updated during installation.
-
- 6.3 Preferences
- ---------------
- - There is no method to delete incorrect or invalid
- MIME types that are not valid through the Helper App
- preference page of the General Preference notebook.
-
- - The Helper Apps preference page does not display the
- correct icon for Helper applications.
-
- - The following preferences do not take effect until you
- shut down all Navigator windows including browser
- windows, news, mail, bookmarks and address book.
-
- General Preferences
- - Appearance Page
- - On Startup Launch options
- - Followed Links options
- - Colors Page
- - Palette Aware check box
- - Applications
- - Temporary directory
-
- Network Preferences
- - Cache Page
- - Memory Cache
- - Disk Cache
- - Disk Cache Directory
- - Verify Documents options
- - Connections Page
- - Number of Connections
- - Network Buffer Size
- - Proxies Page
- - Proxy option
- - Manual proxy configuration
- - Automatic proxy Configuration Location (URL)
-
- Security Preferences
- - Disable Java check box takes effect immediately but
- disabling Java does not terminate any currently running
- Java applications.
-
- 6.4 Drag and Drop
- -----------------
- - When dragging an item in the bookmarks or address book
- window, the window does not scroll.
-
- - If you drop a folder of URL links on the browser window,
- the links are displayed correctly, but they do not download
- the page when you click on them.
-
- - If you drop a color or font onto the Navigator window,
- the color or font changes by the change is not saved.
-
- - If you are running IBM OS/2 Warp Version 4, dropping an
- image from the Image viewer application on the Netscape
- Navigator is not supported.
-
- - There are limitations if you set PM_DYNAMIC_DRAG to ON
- (for OS/2 Warp Connect Version 3 users), or turn on Full
- Window Drag in the Warp Version 4 System Object.
-
- 6.5 Voice Navigation
- --------------------
- - If you are using VoiceType with OS/2 Warp version 4, you
- cannot navigate to mail and news.
-
- - Voice navigation can be used to simulate menus such as
- following a link on the Links menu. It cannot be used
- to navigate list boxes or push buttons on a page.
-
- - The Page Up and Page Down keys are not supported for
- frame pages.
-
- - You can experience problems using voice to navigate to
- web pages that contain Java Applets. It may be necessary
- to use the mouse to jump to these pages.
-
-
- 7.0 CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND SERVICE
- ===================================
-
- It is the intent of IBM OS/2 Technical Support to
- provide technical support for Netscape Navigator for
- OS/2 in accordance with the following terms and
- conditions. The support provided has been
- categorized into three categories, Installation and
- Registration, Usage/How-to, and Product (defect)
- support.
-
- 7.1 Installation Support
- ------------------------
- Installation Support is intended to assist in
- getting Netscape Navigator for OS/2 installed
- and prepared for basic operation and
- configuration. Installation is considered
- complete when all of the following are true:
-
- - The Netscape folder is properly displayed on
- the OS/2 Desktop.
-
- - Launching one of the Navigator icons (LAN or
- Modem) in the Netscape folder results in the
- proper display of the Netscape Navigator for
- OS/2 main screen.
-
- - Selecting each of the preference items from
- the Options menu item results in the display
- of the proper dialog box, where the user
- can enter the configuration information
- necessary to access a specific Internet
- Service Provider's network.
-
- Note: The user is responsible for knowing, or
- contacting and obtaining from the Internet
- Service Provider, the proper information to
- enter.
-
- - Selecting Exit from the File menu item
- results in the proper shutdown of the
- Navigator.
-
- An OS/2 user can obtain Netscape Navigator for
- OS/2 installation-only assistance by calling
- 1-800-992-4777 and following one of the procedures
- below:
-
- - Users of OS/2 Warp 4.0 and OS/2 Warp 3.0 family of
- products can obtain installation only assistance by
- invoking their Complimentary Introductory Support or
- "Getting Started" support period.
-
- - OS/2 users who have exhausted their initial support
- period may obtain installation only support, on a single
- call basis, by:
-
- - Recovering the registration number for the
- OS/2 product
-
- - Calling 1-800-992-4777 and requesting
- "Netscape Navigator for OS/2 Installation
- Only Support".
-
- (See the Customer Service and Support brochure
- included with your copy of OS/2 Warp for details.)
-
- - Personal System Support Family offering
- customers can obtain assistance via their
- SupportLine Premium or Standard entitlement.
-
- Note: This installation-only support can be withdrawn at
- any time and does not extend past the Service End date of
- the OS/2 operating system on which it is installed.
-
- Registration is also on-line at the following Web page:
- http://service.boulder.ibm.com/reg/run?netscp/nsreg-1
-
-
- 7.2 Usage/How-to Support
- ---------------------------
-
- - Usage/How-to Support is intended to assist the
- user in using or learning how to use the many
- functions and features of Netscape Navigator for
- OS/2.
-
- - Some of the actions or tasks that fall in this
- category are:
-
- - Specifically configuring Netscape Navigator
- for OS/2 to access a specific Internet
- Service Provider's network
-
- - Setting up and using the Mail and News
- group features
-
- - Installation, configuration, and operation of
- Plug-in and Helper applications for the
- Netscape Navigator for OS/2 program
-
- - General navigation of the Internet.
-
- - Assistance for Usage/How-to support is
- available from many on-line sources. Some of the
- available sources are:
-
- - Readme files included with Netscape Navigator
- for OS/2 and the specific Plug-in or Helper
- products
-
- - The Netscape Navigator for OS/2 on-line help
- accessible by using the F1 function key or the
- Help menu item
-
- - The Navigator Handbook is available from the
- Handbook button on the Netscape Navigator
- main screen, which is a very good
- source for general Internet navigation tips
- and other useful information.
-
- - Selecting "How to get support" under the Help
- menu item.
-
- - In addition, those users who want direct
- technical support from IBM can call 1-800
- 992-4777 and obtain assistance using one of the
- PSSF SupportLine fee based offerings.
-
- Note: PSSF SupportLine Premium and Standard
- offering users may obtain usage support in
- accordance with the terms and conditions of
- those offerings.
-
- 7.3 Product (Defect) Support
- ----------------------------
- Note: Defect support is provided in accordance with
- the product license agreement.
-
- - Defect support is intended to provide the user
- with a method of reporting suspected product
- defects to IBM.
-
- - The user can use any of the currently existing
- methods for reporting defects on the OS/2
- operating system (such as FAX and e-mail)
- to submit defect reports on the Netscape
- Navigator for OS/2.
-
- - Selecting "How to Get Support" or "How to give
- Feedback" from the Help menu item provides
- assistance in getting to the proper Internet
- address to report a suspected defect using the Internet.
-
- - Corrective code, when available, is deposited
- for electronic retrieval and a news item is
- posted at URL http://www.ps.software.ibm.com
-
- Note: All of the previously referenced support may not
- be available in all countries. Countries other than the United
- States should refer to the documentation provided with the
- OS/2 Warp 4.0 and 3.0 products for available support and
- service information.
-
-
- 8.0 CID INSTALLATION
- ======================
-
- The following response file keywords are available to allow you to
- install Netscape Navigator for OS/2 in a CID environment. The
- possible values for each keyword are YES (perform the operation) or
- NO (do not perform the operation):
-
- NSCONVERTBROWSER - Change the default browser for all URL
- objects to be the Netscape Navigator
- for OS/2 (OS/2 Warp Version 4.0 only)
-
- NSCONVERTQL - Convert the WebExplorer QuickList to
- Navigator bookmarks.
- CFGUPDATE=AUTO
-
- OVERWRITE=YES
-
- Attention: You must include statements for all the preceding
- keywords in your response file, as the default values
- may not have been defined previously.
-
- The following response file keywords allow you to specify particular
- operations during the deletion of the package. Again, the possible
- values for each keyword are YES or NO:
-
- NSDELALL - Delete all of the items below (do not
- specify the following keywords if this
- one is specified).
-
- NSDELMAIL - Delete all mail messages
- NSDELNEWS - Delete all news items
- NSDELSEC - Delete all security certificates
- NSDELINI - Delete all settings (NETSCAPE.INI)
- NSDELBOOKMARKS - Delete all bookmarks (BOOKMARK.HTM)
-
- Attention: You must include statements for all of the preceding
- keywords in your response file, as the default values
- may not have been defined previously.
-
- The following response file keyword has been added in support of
- Java 1.1:
-
- NSJAVA11 - YES (means switch to Java 1.1 support if
- Java 1.1 installed)
-
- - NO (means switch to Java 1.02 support)
-
- Note: If you do not include the NSJAVA11 keyword, the Java
- environment for Navigator is unchanged.
-
- The following response file keyword has been added for WorkSpace
- On-Demand support:
-
- AUX2 - x:\workspace (which is the directory where
- WorkSpace On-Demand was installed)
-
- Attention: You must include a statement for the preceding
- keyword in your response file as the default values
- may not have been defined previously.
-
-
- The following command line is an example of a response file
- installation of the Netscape Navigator for OS/2:
-
- INSTALL /X /A:I /NMSG /O:DRIVE /R:responsefile /L2:outputfile
-
- Notes:
- o If, in the response file, you specify the drive or
- directory of an existing Navigator installation
- (including an installation for another platform,
- such as Microsoft Windows), the existing installation
- will be overwritten. For example:
-
- FILE = d:\netscape
-
- o AUX1 specifies the drive on which the javaos2 directory
- and tree is created. Files on an existing JAVAOS2
- directory for the specified drive will be overwritten.
- For example:
-
- AUX1 = c:
-
- o The FILE and AUX1 keywords must be specified.
-
- o The value given in the COMP keyword in the response file
- must exactly match the string specified by the NAME
- keyword of the COMPONENT entry (see about line 60
- in the NETSCAPE.PKG file).
-
- o For more information on the install.exe command line
- parameters, enter VIEW EPFIHELP in either the installation
- or the target directory.
-
-
- 9.0 TRADEMARKS
- ================
-
- The following terms, are trademarks of the IBM Corporation
- in the United States or other countries or both:
- o IBM
- o OS/2
- o WebExplorer
- o WorkSpace On-Demand
-
- The following terms are trademarks of other companies:
-
- Trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation:
- o Netscape
- o Netscape Navigator
-
- Java and HotJava are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
-
- Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks
- of Microsoft Corporation.
-
- Other company, product, and service names, which may be
- denoted by a double asterisk (**), may be trademarks or
- service marks of others.
-
- THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
- KIND. IBM AND NETSCAPE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER
- EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
- IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
- MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS
- DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, NETSCAPE
- COMMUNICATIONS GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR
- COPYRIGHTS.
-
- (C) Copyright IBM Corporation and Netscape Communications Corporation
- 1995, 1997. All rights reserved.
-