[aclug-L] Re: any other browsers? Alternatives to Netscape?

[Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Right now I mainly use the kde browser, but I want something simular to
netscape, but just reliable!  WITH SPELLCHECKING :-) for the mail.  I ams a
kollege stugent and I kneeds help wif my spell'n.


On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> John Goerzen wrote:
> 
> > Many alternatives exist:
> >
> > mozilla
> > gzille
> > chimera
> > mosaic
> > lynx
> 
> The only problem is the inability to see userfriendly, so you need a graphical
> browser, too!
> 
> >
> > links
> > w3m
> > amaya
> 
> amaya is good (the only one that supports the new HTML specs), but if the
> problem is that you want to see java/javascript  things (or anyother things
> similar to it) you are out of luck. It will fit on a floppy. It is also an
> editor, and can do all of the new html things (ray-based drawing, math symbols
> galore, etc)
> 
> >
> > kde's thing, kfm or konquerer or whatnot
> 
> According to linux journal the new version will support java/js (etc.), and
> almost everything else netscape and explorer support (except M$ stuff)
> 
> >
> > etc.
> >
> > "Michael A. Holmes" <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> > > In linux most of the time I use the nte browser, but it is very primitive,
> > > by the bye...HOW DO I RESET THE MIME's on kde?  I have loaded adobe 
> > > acrobat
> > > and it is still going to the application which cannot read pdf format. :-(
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Greg House [SMTP:ghouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 10:09 PM
> > > To:   discussion@xxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject:      [aclug-L] Re: any other browsers? Alternatives to Netscape?
> > >
> > > On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> > > > I have netscape installed on my computer, and about every third time it
> > > crashes
> > > > and locks up the xwin server, then when you finally get it to reboot, as
> > > the
> > > > computer is downloading, I see cannot find library glibc_1_2 .  I had 
> > > > 5.0
> > > then
> > > > 6.0 then 6.1 then back down to 6.0 Rad hat installs.  This last time it
> > > was
> > > > prompted by netscape crashing and the fonts trouble.  /home is the only
> > > > original part of the computer, the rest is fresh.
> > >
> > > What? You want a browser that does something more then Lynx??? <g>
> > >
> > > Yeah, Netscape on Linux is significantly less stable then other platforms 
> > > I
> > > run
> > > it on (WinNT, Solaris). I have a lot of problems with it crashing, but it
> > > doesn't usually lock up my X server. I just love pressing the X to close
> > > one
> > > window and having all my Netscape windows vaporize. Doesn't happen every
> > > time,
> > > but frequently enough to annoy me.
> > >
> > > You might try Mozilla. I haven't installed it myself, but I know It's
> > > getting
> > > pretty close to being ready to release (one more build, I think they 
> > > said),
> > > so
> > > it should be getting pretty solid. Far as I can tell, even beta code 
> > > should
> > > be
> > > better then the current Netscape. It's got all the new extensions & stuff
> > > too.
> > >
> > > There are other browsers available, but all seem to have some shortcoming.
> > > I
> > > occasionally browse with the little kfm file manager thing that comes with
> > > KDE.
> > > It works for a lot of stuff, but I don't think it has java or any of that.
> > >
> > > Greg
> > >
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