What are OTIS builds?

2001-11-02 Thread Randall Parker
I see in here: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/nightly/ builds that are OTIS rather than trunk. What are they for?

Re: CNet deception

2001-11-02 Thread DeMoN LaG
Syd Logan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], on 03 Nov 2001: > Not knowing any better, my read of the whole thing is that they ran > 6.2 in order to generate the IE vs. 6.2 evaluation in which we > "tied" IE, but they did not produce an in-depth evaluation of

Re: CNet deception

2001-11-02 Thread Syd Logan
Not knowing any better, my read of the whole thing is that they ran 6.2 in order to generate the IE vs. 6.2 evaluation in which we "tied" IE, but they did not produce an in-depth evaluation of 6.2 to replace their earlier 6.1 in-depth evaluation (you'll notice that the link at the bottom of th

Netscape 6: Changing "new mail" notification

2001-11-02 Thread Piper the Worm
Hey, just wondering if anyone knew how to change the sound it plays when you have new mail and, if there's an option to have the little mail thing go into the taskbar when you have new mail like it did in 4.78. It seems to play the default sound, but I want it to point to something else...

Re: Block Images from this Server? Right click menu?

2001-11-02 Thread jdavis
Jay Garcia wrote: > jdavis wrote: > > >>Anyone? >> >> >> > > Anyone what ?? > > Does anyone see this feature anymore or know where it went for several builds now? Has it been removed because someone doesn't think it should be blocking advertisement? Is someone working on putting it back

Re: OT: Netsape 4.7x CSS support = disaster

2001-11-02 Thread Gervase Markham
> Not impressed by old articles eg., last updated in 1999 So, after the last update to 4.x's CSS support, then? Gerv

Re: Block Images from this Server? Right click menu?

2001-11-02 Thread Jay Garcia
jdavis wrote: > Anyone? > > Anyone what ?? -- Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion Novell MCNE-5/CNI-Networking Technologies-OSI UFAQ - http://www.UFAQ.org

CNet deception

2001-11-02 Thread RV
I complained to CNet about their Netscape vs IE recent comparison. They actually tested Netscape 5.1 vs IE, reported their results and then later changed the article to read Netscape 6.2 instead of the tested 6.1. I got a letter from them which it it's quoted below. I am flabergasted by the la

Re: OT: Netsape 4.7x CSS support = disaster

2001-11-02 Thread Jay Garcia
Joe Camel wrote: > X-No-archive:yes > > Jay Garcia wrote: > > >>4.78 does in fact support CSS and quite well unless it runs into >>proprietary non-standard CSS. >> >>For 4.x issues please visit: >> >> snews://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.communicator >> > > Sorry Jay but Netscape 4.7x CSS s

Block Images from this Server? Right click menu?

2001-11-02 Thread jdavis
Anyone?

Sharing bookmarks between Windows and Linux

2001-11-02 Thread Sierk Bornemann
Hi! I hope, I am at a right place in this NG. My question: Using Mozilla as my default browser either under Windows and Linux, I want to share my bookmarks file on an extra FAT16-Partition. Is this possible? What do I eventually have to change in the prefs or liprefs files to access one bookma

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread R.K.Aa.
Duane Clark wrote: > lal_truckee wrote: > >> Duane Clark wrote: >> >> >>> Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote NS6.2/Moz9.5 >>> >>> Other reasons for upgrading: >>> Another preference allows me to set a minimum font size. Very handy >>> for us old guys with weak eyes. >>> >> >> >> How? I don't see th

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread Duane Clark
lal_truckee wrote: > Duane Clark wrote: > > >>Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote NS6.2/Moz9.5 >> >>Other reasons for upgrading: >>Another preference allows me to set a minimum font size. Very handy for >>us old guys with weak eyes. >> > > > How? I don't see that in Preferences/Appearances/Fonts,

blocking popup ads...

2001-11-02 Thread Travis Crump
A little bit ago I got sick of popup ads and so I set dom.disable_open_during_load to true. Then a myriad of problems started to show up. During page load, do I want to read my mail? Sorry opening mail involves a javascript window.open() call. How about clean up my bookmarks? nope that requ

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread lal_truckee
Duane Clark wrote: > Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote NS6.2/Moz9.5 > > Other reasons for upgrading: > Another preference allows me to set a minimum font size. Very handy for > us old guys with weak eyes. How? I don't see that in Preferences/Appearances/Fonts, and as you mention, it sure would

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread Lucas MacBride
Chris Hoess wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jay Garcia wrote: > >>4.78 does in fact support CSS and quite well unless it runs into >>proprietary non-standard CSS. >> >> > > Huh? I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a web developer who agrees > with that. IIRC, 4.x's CSS support is a

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread Richter
"Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." wrote: > Richter wrote: > > > > Joe Camel wrote: > > > > > X-No-archive:yes > > > > > > I was just over in the Netscape 6 group and frankly, 6.2 still looks a > > > little buggy for my tastes. I am now on 4.78, which other than no > > > support of CSS, etc. and some in

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread Duane Clark
Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote: > > > The reason why the the browser works but not necessarily mail and news. > Is because all emphasis is being placed in the Browser. The Mail and > news is considered an after thought. Though to be fair, the recent couple of versions (Moz 0.93 and later) hav

Just wanted to pass this along

2001-11-02 Thread stevenf15
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Re: Thanks!

2001-11-02 Thread Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.
Henri Sivonen wrote: > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Currently you can't run the two if installed on the same Hard drive > > > > (or > > > > same partition) > > > > > > That is incorrect. See my other post in reply to "DeMoN". > > > > Your statement is tru

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread Pratik
On 11/02/01 03:49 PM, Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote: > I've never run into CSS problems with Communicator using any version 4.5 > or later. Take a look at http://www.geocities.com/pratiksolanki The site uses CSS and doesn't render correctly on NS 4.72 on Linux. I got the css and html validat

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > X-No-archive:yes > > > I was just over in the Netscape 6 group and frankly, 6.2 still looks a > > little buggy for my tastes. I am now on 4.78, which other than no > > support of CSS, etc. and some instability basically works pretty > > nicely. Is it worth it to c

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.
I've never run into CSS problems with Communicator using any version 4.5 or later. Jay Garcia wrote: > > Joe Camel wrote: > > > X-No-archive:yes > > > > I was just over in the Netscape 6 group and frankly, 6.2 still looks a > > little buggy for my tastes. I am now on 4.78, which other than no

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.
Richter wrote: > > Joe Camel wrote: > > > X-No-archive:yes > > > > I was just over in the Netscape 6 group and frankly, 6.2 still looks a > > little buggy for my tastes. I am now on 4.78, which other than no > > support of CSS, etc. and some instability basically works pretty > > nicely. Is i

Re: NS 6.2 and print preview

2001-11-02 Thread Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.
Michael Gratton wrote: > > Kent Scheidegger wrote: > > > > > I gather that means this program remains nonfunctional, > > for practical purposes. Anyone know when, if ever, > > Netscape intends to restore this essential function? > > Out of curiosity, what is a preview so important for you,

Re: Is the flash plug-in part of mozilla?

2001-11-02 Thread Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.
Flash Plugin is included as part of the Ntescape 6.2 download Package as well as RealPlayer 8 which in not compatible with ReplayerPlus which is most current. Mozilla doesn't have any included plugins other than the Java Plugin and the Default plugin. As Mozilla is a opensource project it has no

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread Chris Hoess
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jay Garcia wrote: > > 4.78 does in fact support CSS and quite well unless it runs into > proprietary non-standard CSS. > Huh? I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a web developer who agrees with that. IIRC, 4.x's CSS support is a hack that turns CSS into JSSS,

Re: Thanks!

2001-11-02 Thread Garth Wallace
DeMoN LaG wrote: > > Henri Sivonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], on 01 Nov > 2001: > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, DeMoN LaG > > wrote: > > > >> If he is unable to run Netscape 4.x and Mozilla/Netscape 6 > >> concurrently because he uses a Mac,

Re: imap mail server error

2001-11-02 Thread Garth Wallace
"Malodushnïkh" wrote: > > There are also long-standing authentication problems with Netscape mail > in that your username and password will work in the browser, but fail in > Netscape Mail. > > This has been happening for me for the past two years, and nobody at NS > gives a damn. > > (Think th

Re: Is the flash plug-in part of mozilla?

2001-11-02 Thread Garth Wallace
Minko Markov wrote: > > Hi all, > > Mozilla 2001110112 (latest build), Linux, with flash > plug-in Shockwave Flash 5.0 r47. > > I am tempted to do a bug report, but > I am not sure whether it is appropriate. > Is the plug-in part of mozilla? Probably > not, I got it from the home page of > flas

Re: Getting Modern Theme by default

2001-11-02 Thread Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor wrote: > Forrest Taylor wrote: > >> I am rebuilding mozilla 0.9.5 on Redhat Linux, and I am wondering >> where to set the default theme. I want to use the modern theme by >> default. >> >> TIA, >> >> Forrest >> > > I found the local /usr/lib/mozilla/chrome/user-skins.rdf file,

Re: Fark: Photoshop This Picture

2001-11-02 Thread Matthew Thomas
Mike Koenecke wrote: >... > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> allegedly wrote: >... > > By any chance is your image settings at "accept images from > > originating server only" >... > Oh, for crying out loud. I'll just slink away now, with my tail > between my legs. >... Not your fault -- it's a practically us

Tabs and the URL bar

2001-11-02 Thread Pratik
Is anyone else seeing this 1. Open Navigator (tab pref set to hide tab if only 1 tab is present) 2. Open a new tab. 3. Close a tab so that there is only 1 tab and tabs go away. 4. Try typing in URL bar Result - I can never seem to type in it. URL bar becomes unusable for this window and I have

Re: Tab Browsing Update

2001-11-02 Thread Pratik
On 11/02/01 07:22 AM, Martin C. Messer wrote: > I know this has been asked before, but _is_ there a list of all the > keyboard shortcuts for the various Mozilla components? > none that I know of. sorry :-( Pratik.

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread Jay Garcia
Joe Camel wrote: > X-No-archive:yes > > I was just over in the Netscape 6 group and frankly, 6.2 still looks a > little buggy for my tastes. I am now on 4.78, which other than no > support of CSS, etc. and some instability basically works pretty > nicely. Is it worth it to check out Netscape 6

Where is "Block Images from this Server"???????

2001-11-02 Thread jdavis
THIS FEATURE IS PERMANENTLY GONE NOW???

Re: Tab Browsing Update

2001-11-02 Thread Martin C. Messer
Pratik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > On 11/01/01 10:37 AM, Martin C. Messer wrote: > > > David Hyatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > > >>I just checked in a slew of tab browsing changes and fixes. Here's a list: > >> >

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread Richter
Joe Camel wrote: > X-No-archive:yes > > I was just over in the Netscape 6 group and frankly, 6.2 still looks a > little buggy for my tastes. I am now on 4.78, which other than no > support of CSS, etc. and some instability basically works pretty > nicely. Is it worth it to check out Netscape 6.

Re: Worth it?

2001-11-02 Thread Thomas
I would never ever go back to 4.78. Some pages freeze 4.78 while loading, doesn't happen with netscape 6 and its much faster in displaying pages. NS6.2 has much better interface. Crashes less. To be honest 6.2 never crashed. And I surf alot. 4.7 crashed a least once a day. 6.2 has the best CSS

Re: Thanks!

2001-11-02 Thread Henri Sivonen
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Currently you can't run the two if installed on the same Hard drive > > > (or > > > same partition) > > > > That is incorrect. See my other post in reply to "DeMoN". > > Your statement is true if you use windows or UNIX. On Mac OS

Re: Thanks!

2001-11-02 Thread Henri Sivonen
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Past versions of Netscape 6 would over take Communicator preferences, > The system OS would overwrite Communicator File icons with netscape 6 > icons. No, Netscape 6.2 does not corrupt or take over Communicator's preference files. Finde