Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 13:23:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Simon Mendoza <simon_v_mendoza@yahoo.com> To: Kremlin Vostok <kremlin@primus.com.au>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Netscape (and others) Message-ID: <19990819202320.27166.rocketmail@web111.yahoomail.com>
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Kremlin, As far as I am concerned Netscape is a Xwindow app, so it will not run on any terminal based shell. If you need a browser (good one) for a character based terminal use Lynx, is very good, fast and user friendly. Hope this helps Simon --- Kremlin Vostok <kremlin@primus.com.au> wrote: > Hi peoples, > > I have a question which has been plaguing me for a > while, I've searched for > the answer everywhere I know to look, but no > results. I don't have a freebsd > system installed at home - yet, because I need > windows for university. As > soon as this semester is over, I am going to install > it. So as not to lose > too much learning time, I still participate in these > newsgroups and read > on-line documentation and unix related textbooks. > > 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? > > 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? > > Many thanks, this is BUGGING me!! > > kremlin vostok > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of > the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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