Re: [SLUG] Online banking
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 11:24:59AM +1100, Andrew Bennetts wrote: > On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 11:20:07AM +1100, Benno wrote: > You can disable that in Firebird, thankfully. Go to Tools -> Options -> > Advanced -> Browsing, and disable "Use autoscrolling". While you're at it, make the middle-button load a new page in another tab in the background. Your fingers, brain and many other body parts will be pathetically grateful. > > Points will go to the first person to make a light weight interface to the gecko > > engine, get it into a debian package, and most importantly, doesn't then go > > on to make it totally bloated. > > I haven't used it, but have you tried epiphany? Epiphany is not as mature as galeon, and mozilla is getting better all the time. I'll be sticking with mozilla from now on in I think. Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
On Mon Dec 01, 2003 at 11:24:59 +1100, Andrew Bennetts wrote: >On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 11:20:07AM +1100, Benno wrote: >> On Mon Dec 01, 2003 at 09:18:42 +1100, Matthew Davidson wrote: >[...] >> > >> >Can't pass up an opportunity to plug Mozilla/Firebird. >> >> Can't pass up the opportunity to bitch about web browsers. First Galeon, >> and now Mozilla/Firebird have to go and remap middle click from >> "go to url in clipboard" to `pop up some really annoying thing that makes >> the mouse do weird things' (apparently this is copying some IE functionality??). > >You can disable that in Firebird, thankfully. Go to Tools -> Options -> >Advanced -> Browsing, and disable "Use autoscrolling". Huzzah! I owe you a beer. I did look through those options but I was looking for "goto url on middle click"; no idea it was called "auto-scrolling" >> Points will go to the first person to make a light weight interface to the gecko >> engine, get it into a debian package, and most importantly, doesn't then go >> on to make it totally bloated. > >I haven't used it, but have you tried epiphany? Yeah, it doesn't support middle click though :) B -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 07:13:21PM +1100, Richard Neal wrote: > This might help its a list of banks versus browser compatibility, note > its not just for Australia but the world, > > Also if anyone uses web banking check to make sure the results that are > listed are correct. > > http://www.starnix.com/banks-n-browsers.html nice! mostly still correct (but eg. commbank no longer needs java) also check out some idiot fish's rambling comparison in linmagau: http://articles.linmagau.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=321&page=1 and anthony rumble's howto on the subject: http://www.linuxhelp.com.au/electronic-banking/Electronic-Banking-HOWTO-3.html Kfish. > > On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 16:56, Benno wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online > > banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, > > and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking > > at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that > > works with linux browsers? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Benno > -- > GPLG > GPLGPLGP > GPLGPLGPLGP > GPLGP > GPL MICROSOFT > GPLGP > GPLGPLGPLGP > GPLGPLGPL > GPLGPL > > > Richard Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 11:20:07AM +1100, Benno wrote: > Points will go to the first person to make a light weight interface to the gecko > engine, get it into a debian package, and most importantly, doesn't then go > on to make it totally bloated. epiphany? -i [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
On Mon Dec 01, 2003 at 09:18:42 +1100, Matthew Davidson wrote: >On Tue, Nov 25, 2003 at 04:56:19PM +1100, Benno wrote: >> I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online >> banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, >> and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking >> at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that >> works with linux browsers? > >Can't pass up an opportunity to plug Mozilla/Firebird. Can't pass up the opportunity to bitch about web browsers. First Galeon, and now Mozilla/Firebird have to go and remap middle click from "go to url in clipboard" to `pop up some really annoying thing that makes the mouse do weird things' (apparently this is copying some IE functionality??). Points will go to the first person to make a light weight interface to the gecko engine, get it into a debian package, and most importantly, doesn't then go on to make it totally bloated. Benno -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 11:20:07AM +1100, Benno wrote: > On Mon Dec 01, 2003 at 09:18:42 +1100, Matthew Davidson wrote: [...] > > > >Can't pass up an opportunity to plug Mozilla/Firebird. > > Can't pass up the opportunity to bitch about web browsers. First Galeon, > and now Mozilla/Firebird have to go and remap middle click from > "go to url in clipboard" to `pop up some really annoying thing that makes > the mouse do weird things' (apparently this is copying some IE functionality??). You can disable that in Firebird, thankfully. Go to Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Browsing, and disable "Use autoscrolling". > Points will go to the first person to make a light weight interface to the gecko > engine, get it into a debian package, and most importantly, doesn't then go > on to make it totally bloated. I haven't used it, but have you tried epiphany? -Andrew. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
On Tue, Nov 25, 2003 at 04:56:19PM +1100, Benno wrote: > I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online > banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, > and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking > at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that > works with linux browsers? Can't pass up an opportunity to plug Mozilla/Firebird. I'm with a credit union that uses http://www.netteller.org. It uses JavaScript browser sniffing that can be circumvented with the User Agent Switcher extension to Firebird and Mozilla: http://chrispederick.myacen.com/work/firebird/useragentswitcher/ I've been using it for a while with no noticeable problems. I also sent a politely-worded complaint about the practice of coding for browsers rather than standards, for all the good it will do. Matthew. -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
This might help its a list of banks versus browser compatibility, note its not just for Australia but the world, Also if anyone uses web banking check to make sure the results that are listed are correct. http://www.starnix.com/banks-n-browsers.html On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 16:56, Benno wrote: > Hi all, > > I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online > banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, > and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking > at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that > works with linux browsers? > > Cheers, > > Benno -- GPLG GPLGPLGP GPLGPLGPLGP GPLGP GPL MICROSOFT GPLGP GPLGPLGPLGP GPLGPLGPL GPLGPL Richard Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
Benno wrote: Hi all, I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that works with linux browsers? Cheers, Benno I use Heritage Building Society (http://www.heritageonline.com.au) with Mozilla and Phoenix without a problem. They make heavy use of JavaScript so Konquerer is a bit of a mixed bag; some stuff works, but the menus aren't displayed making the site only vaugely useful in Konquerer. Keeping in mind I'm a computer nerd and what I know about finance can be etched on a pebble with a blunt chisel, Heritage have one of the best mortgages SWMBO and I have found - justified refinancing and is saving us a packet. YMMV. Cheers, James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
Rick Welykochy wrote:
>
> When oh when are webmasters going to learn that HTML has
> its own hyperlinking mechanism called the tag? And that
> JS is simply not required for these kinds of things?
>
Umm, you get paid more for writing in javascript than basic HTML {:-).
Thread-wise - my wife stopped internet (and other) banking with St
George because her Nutscape (ver 4.7) didn't work with it and it was the
usual HD whine.
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Re: [SLUG] Online banking
On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 08:16:27 +1100 (EST) Rick Welykochy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Benno wrote: > > > I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online > > banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, > > and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking > > at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that > > works with linux browsers? > > I bank with Westpac. > Netscape 4.7x on Linux/RH 7.4 works fine. > > Unfortunately, recent Netscapes and Mozillas do not work, > simply because the link to the online banking page is in > some weird Javascript that these browsers cannot handle. > Go figure. I've got https://olb.westpac.com.au/ bookmarked :-). That avoids the JS crap. Erik -- +---+ Erik de Castro Lopo [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yes it's valid) +---+ UNIX *is* user-friendly, just picky about who it chooses for friends! -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Benno wrote: > I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online > banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, > and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking > at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that > works with linux browsers? I bank with Westpac. Netscape 4.7x on Linux/RH 7.4 works fine. Unfortunately, recent Netscapes and Mozillas do not work, simply because the link to the online banking page is in some weird Javascript that these browsers cannot handle. Go figure. When oh when are webmasters going to learn that HTML has its own hyperlinking mechanism called the tag? And that JS is simply not required for these kinds of things? cheers rickw - Rick Welykochy || Praxis Services Pty Limited "To mess up a Linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up your Windows box, you just need to work on it." -- Scott Granneman, SecurityFocus -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Benno wrote: > Hi all, > > I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online > banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, > and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking > at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that > works with linux browsers? I use the ANZ and StGeorge. Out of the two the ANZ wins for ease of use and maximum browser compatability. StGeorge works well enough with a reasonably recent version of Java - the catch is Java is required and a lot of systems don't have it. -- -- Electronic Hobbyist, Former Arcadia BBS nut, Occasional nudist, Linux Guru, SLUG/AUUG/Linux Australia member, Sydney Flashmobber, BMX rider, Walker, Raver & rave music lover, Big kid that refuses to grow up. I'd make a good family pet, take me home today! Do people actually read these things? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 16:56:19 +1100 Benno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online > banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, > and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking > at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that > works with linux browsers? I use westpac and anz with Galeon on i386 and PowerPC (ie no Java). Erik -- +---+ Erik de Castro Lopo [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yes it's valid) +---+ J. Headley: "God, root, what is difference ?" G. Haverland: "God can change the byte order on the CPU, root can't." -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
I have used St George (java applet) and National Australia Bank fine with mozilla. Hi all, I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that works with linux browsers? Cheers, Benno -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
On Tue, Nov 25, 2003, Benno wrote: > Hi all, > > I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online > banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, > and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking > at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that > works with linux browsers? St George's internet banking (a Java applet) works using a JDK >= 1.4 and Mozilla. I don't think it is officially supported. -Mary -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
westpac seems to work with any browser/os combination i throw at it On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Benno wrote: > Hi all, > > I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online > banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, > and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking > at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that > works with linux browsers? > > Cheers, > > Benno > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
I use the Information Technology Credit Union: http://intechcu.com.au/ Work's nicely on all my browsers on both Linux PPC and x86[1] 1 - You'd be surprised by the sites that don't > Hi all, > > I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online > banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, and > ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking > at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that > works with linux browsers? > > Cheers, > > Benno > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Online banking
ANZ and Commbank, Australian Credit Union work fine for me, I'm using mozilla > Hi all, > > I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online > banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, > and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking > at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that > works with linux browsers? > > Cheers, > > Benno -- Regards, Kevin Saenz Spinaweb I.T consultants Ph: 02 4620 5130 Fax: 02 4625 9243 Mobile: 0418455661 Web: http://www.spinaweb.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] Online banking
Hi all, I was wondering what peoples current experiences with online banking is. I'm currently successfully using commonwealth netbank, and ingdirect however for various reasons I am currently looking at other alternatives. So what other banks have netbanking that works with linux browsers? Cheers, Benno -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
