Index



A

About... command, 3-8, 7-1

access authentication, 5-7

access providers, D-1 to D-3, 1-3

accounts, designated in Annotation Author  
field, 5-5

Add Current button, 5-3, 5-4

Add Current To Hotlist command, 3-6, 5-3, 5-4

addresses, electronic mail. See also Uniform  
Resource Locators (URLs)

for bug reports, ii, 7-1

to contact developers, 3-9, 7-2

for ordering NCSA Mosaic, B-1

for technical support, 7-2, E-2

Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), vii

AIFF format, A-1

America OnLine, D-2

Anchor Underlines command, 3-5, 4-4

anchors. See also hyperlinks

changes to, 4-1, 4-4

definition of, A-1

animations, 2-2

Annotate... command, 3-7, 5-5

Annotate hotkey, 6-3

Annotate menu

contents of, 3-6 to 3-7

in Document View window, 2-1

Annotate window, 3-7, 5-5

Annotation Author field, 5-5

Annotation Title field, 5-5

annotations

access to, 5-5

audio, 3-7

author of, 5-5

date and time of, 5-5

definition of, A-1

deleting, 3-7

editing, 3-7

entering, 5-6

hyperlinks in, 3-7

length of, 5-6

number of, 3-7

text wrapping in, 5-6

title of, 5-5

anonymous FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

definition of, A-1

electronic address for, E-2

externals viewers available on, C-1

NCSA Mosaic available on, 1-1 to 1-2, 3-8, 
B-1 to B-3

NCSA SDG software tools available on, vii

sample sessions on, B-2, B-3

Archie, definition of, A-1

arrow cursor, 2-3

arrows, 6-4

assistance, electronic addresses for, E-2

.au, definition of, A-1

Audio Annotate... command, 3-7

Audio Annotate window, 3-7



B

Back button (bottom control panel), 2-2, 2-3, 5-1, 
6-1

Back command (Navigate menu), 3-5, 5-1, 6-1

Back hotkey, 6-3

BBS Update (NovaLink Interactive Networks), D-3

beginner guides

on Help menu, 3-9, 7-2

URLs for, E-1

Beginner's Guide to HTML, 3-9, 6-1, 7-2, E-1

Beginner's Guide to URLs, 3-9, 7-2, E-1

Bellcore anonymous FTP, C-2

BinHex format, A-1

bottom control panel, buttons on, 2-3 to 2-4

Broadcast Document window, 3-3

Broadcast Over DTM ... command, 3-3

browsers, definition of, A-1

bug reports, 1-2, 7-1



C

cached images, 3-2, 3-5

Cancel button, 3-3, 5-6

cancellation  of document retrieval, 2-2, 6-1

CCI. See Common Client Interface (CCI)

CCI ... command, 3-3

CERN (Geneva, Switzerland), A-1

character strings, searching for, 3-2

characters, special: electronic address for,  E-1

Clean Slate button, 5-6

Clear Global History... command, 3-5, 5-2

clients, definition of, A-1

Clone button (bottom control panel), 2-4

Clone hotkey, 6-3

Clone Window command (File menu), 3-2

Close current window hotkey, 6-4

Close Window button (bottom control panel),  2-4

Close Window command (File menu), 3-3

code, NCSA Mosaic source, 1-3

Collage. See NCSA Collage

color highlights, 3-2, 3-4, 3-5

command line flags, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3

comments on files. See annotations

Commit button, 3-7, 5-3, 5-4, 5-6

Common Client Interface (CCI), 5-7

Common Client Interface window, 3-3

CompuServ Graphics Interchange Format (GIF), 
4-2, C-2

CompuServe, Inc., D-2

configuration information, electronic  address 
for, E-2

control panel. See bottom control panel

Copy button, 5-4

copyright, on NCSA Mosaic, ii, 1-1

core dumps, 1-2

cost of NCSA Mosaic, 1-1

cursors

arrow cursor, 2-3

pointing hand cursor, 2-3

customflags variable when compiling, 4-4

cut and paste mechanisms, 3-4, 6-4



D

date, of annotations, 5-5

DEC workstations, 1-1 to 1-2

default directory, saving files in, 3-3

defaults. See also .Xdefaults file

for Annotation fields, 5-5

changing, 3-4, 4-1

in Filter field, 3-2

of fonts, 4-1, 4-4

of global history file, 3-5, 5-2

for home page, 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 3-6, 4-2

of hyperlink underlines, 3-5

for Options menu, 3-4

for personal annotations, 5-5

for Title field, 2-2

Delay Image Loading toggle button, 3-4

Delete button, 5-6

DELETE key, 6-2

Delete This Annotation... command, 3-7

Delphi (Delphi Internet Services  Corporation), D-2

Demo... command, 3-8

Directories field, 5-6

Directories listing with Open Local... command, 
3-2

Directories scroll window, 3-3

Dismiss button, 3-2, 3-3, 3-7, 3-9, 5-6

Document menu, 4-5

Document source hotkey, 6-3

Document Source window, 3-2, 6-1

Document View area, 2-2

Document View window, contents of, 2-1 to 2-4

documents

aborting retrieval of, 2-2

adding to hotlist, 3-6, 5-3

annotating, 3-6 to 3-8

canceling transfer of, 6-1

definition of, A-1

deleting (removing) from hotlist, 3-6, 5-3

formats for saving current, 2-4

internal hyperlinks in, 6-1

opening, 6-2

reloading, 2-3, 3-2

retrieving, 2-2

saving, 2-4, 3-3

searching in, 6-4

sending to NCSA Collage session, 3-3

title of current document, 2-2

duplicates, of windows, 2-4, 3-2

DVI format, C-2



E

Edit button, 5-4

Edit Hotlist Entry window, 5-4

Edit Source... command, 3-2 to 3-3, 6-1

Edit This Annotation... command, 3-7

editing

of annotations, 3-7

of files, 3-2 to 3-3

of information in hotlists, 5-4

EDITOR environment variable, 6-2

editors

URLs for, E-1

setting of, 6-1 to 6-2

electronic addresses. See addresses,  electronic

electronic mail

mailing a file, 3-3

sending hotlists via, 5-4  to 5-4

email. See addresses, electronic;  electronic mail

Enter the annotation text box, 5-6

Entry Title field, 5-3

error messages

and external viewers not installed, 2-2

during startup, 1-3

eWorld (Apple Computer, Inc.), D-2

execute local programs, 4-5

Exit Program... command, 3-3

exiting

with Close Window button, 2-4

with Close Window command, 3-3

with Exit Program... command, 3-3

extension maps, 3-4, 4-2

external viewers

definition of, A-1

electronic address for, E-2

and hyperlinks, 2-2

and MIME types, 4-1 to 4-2

obtaining software for, C-1 to C-2

selection of, 4-2



F

Fancy Selections toggle button, 3-4, 6-4

FAQ. See Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

file extension mapping, 4-2

File menu

contents of, 3-1 to 3-3

in Document View window, 2-1

opening documents from, 6-2

File Transfer Protocol (FTP), definition of,  A-2. 
See also anonymous FTP

files

editing of, 3-2 to 3-3

failure to retrieve, 1-2

HTML source, 6-1

mailing of, 3-3

opening local, 3-2

printing of, 3-3

scrolling through, 2-2

Files field, 5-6

Files scroll window, 3-3

Filter button, 5-6

Filter field, 3-2, 5-6

Find In Current... command, 3-2

Find in Document window, 3-2

firewalls, 1-2

Flush Image Cache command, 3-5

fonts

availability of, 4-4

changing styles of, 4-4

default, 4-1, 4-4

options for, 3-5, 4-4

Fonts command, 3-5, 4-4

formatted text

mailing files as, 3-3

printing files as, 3-3

saving files as, 2-4, 3-3

Forward button (bottom control panel), 2-3,  5-1

Forward command (Navigate menu), 3-6, 5-1

Forward hotkey, 6-3

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

about stopping warning messages, 1-3

command for (Help menu), 3-8

definition of, A-2

electronic address for, E-1

and On FAQ... command, 3-8, 7-2

FTP. See anonymous FTP; File Transfer  Protocol 
(FTP)



G

GEnie (General Electric Information  Services), D-2

-ghbnie flag, 1-2

ghostscript viewer, C-1 to C-2

ghostview, C-1 to C-2

.gif, definition of, A-1

GIF format. See CompuServ Graphics  Interchange 
Format (GIF)

global history file, 3-5, 5-2

globe icon, 2-2

Go To button, 5-4

Gopher, definition of, A-2

graphics, 2-2

guides, beginner

electronic addresses for, E-1

on Help menu, 3-9, 7-2



H

hand pointer, 6-2

hard returns, in annotations, 5-6

help

online resources for, 3-8 to 3-9, 7-1 to 7-2, E-2

via e-mail, 7-2, E-2

Help button, 3-2, 3-3, 3-7, 3-9, 5-6

Help menu

contents of, 3-8 to 3-9, 7-1 to 7-2

in Document View window, 2-1

helper applications

definition of, A-2

mapping file extensions to MIME types, 4-2

MIME explained, 4-1 to 4-2

multimedia viewers, 4-2

obtaining software, 4-2

Helvetica (font), 3-5

highlights

in color, 3-2, 3-4, 3-5

underline, 3-5

history lists, definition of, A-2

Home button (bottom control panel), 2-3

Home Document command (Navigate menu), 3-6

-home flag, 4-3

home page

button for, 2-3

changing, 4-2 to 4-4, E-2

defaults for, 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 3-6, 4-2

definition of, A-2

local, 4-3

moving to designated home page, 3-6

hotkeys, 6-3 to 6-4, E-2

Hotlist... command, 3-6, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4

Hotlist hotkey, 6-3

Hotlist View window, 3-6, 5-2 to 5-3, 5-4

hotlists

adding/deleting documents to, 3-6, 5-3

definition of, 3-6, 5-2, A-2

editing information in, 5-4

linking to other documents, 5-4

mailing of, 5-4 to 5-5

nested, 5-3 to 5-4

sharing of, 5-4 to 5-5

HP 9000/700 workstations, 1-2

HTML. See HyperText Markup Language (HTML)

.html, definition of, 4-2, A-1

HTTP. See HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

hyperlinks

activating, 2-2, 3-4

in annotations, 3-7

definition of, A-2

designation of, 2-2

display of, 3-5

executing local programs via, 4-5

to exemplary applications, 3-8

impact of clearing global history file on, 3-5

to inlined images, 3-4

internal, 6-1

and Internet starting points, 3-6

URLs on status line, 2-3

hypermedia, definition of, A-2

HyperText Markup Language (HTML)

beginner's guide for, 3-9, 4-3, 6-1, 7-2, E-1

definition of, A-2

and On HTML... command, 3-9, 4-3, 7-2

mailing files as, 3-3

online documentation for, 3-9

printing files as, 3-3

savings files as, 2-4, 3-3

translating files to, E-1

viewing files coded with, 6-1

HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

definition of, A-2

setting up server, E-2



I

IBM RS/6000 workstations, 1-1

icons

for hyperlinks to inline images, 3-4

NCSA Mosaic globe icon, 2-2, 6-1

Illinois, state funding from, vii

images. See also inlined images

cached, 3-2, 3-5

delayed loading of, 3-4

hyperlinks to, 3-4

inlined, 3-4, 6-2 to 6-3, A-2

loading, 3-4

reloading, 3-2

Include File... button, 5-6

inlined images

definition of, A-2

delayed loading of, 3-4

hyperlink icons for, 3-4

loading in current document, 3-4

saving, 6-2 to 6-3

Insert button, 5-3, 5-4

Insert Hotlist Entry window, 5-3

installation, 1-1 to 1-3, E-2

Internet

access to, D-1 to D-3, 1-3

definition of, vii, A-2

information retrieval from, vii

problems with connections to, 1-2

Internet Access Providers: An International  Resource 
Directory, D-1

Internet Resources Meta-Index command, 3-6

Internet Starting Points command, 3-6

INTERNET WORLD, D-1

Introducing the World Wide Web, 2-2, 3-2



J

Joint Photographic Expert Group (JPEG), C-2,  A-2

JPEG. See Joint Photographic Expert Group  (JPEG)



K

keys. See also hotkeys

for moving around in window, 6-4

underlined, 3-1, 6-3

kiosk, definition of, 5-7

-kiosk command flag, 5-7

kiosk mode, 5-7

-kioskNoExit command flag, 5-7



L

links. See hyperlinks

List button, 5-3

Load Images In Current command, 3-4

Load To Local Disk toggle button, 3-4, 6-2,  6-3

Lucida Bright (font), 3-5



M

Mail button, 3-3, 6-1

Mail Developers... command, 3-9, 7-2

Mail Developers window, 3-9

Mail Document window, 3-3

Mail To... button, 5-4

Mail To... command, 3-3, 6-1

Mail to hotkey, 6-3

mailcaps, 3-4

Manual... command, 3-8, 7-1

maps, extension, 3-4, 4-2

memory, refreshing current, 3-2

metamail multimedia mail toolkit, C-2

metamail viewer, C-2

MIME. See Multipurpose Internet Mail  Extensions 
(MIME)

MOTIF (Open Software Foundation), 1-1

movies, 2-2

Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG), A-2, C-2

MPEG. See Moving Pictures Experts Group  (MPEG)

mpeg-play viewer, C-2

multimedia viewers. See external viewers

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions  (MIME), 
4-1 to 4-2, A-2



N

Name for saved document field, 3-3

Name of file to include field, 5-6

Name of local document to open field, 3-2

National Center for Supercomputing  Applications. 
See NCSA

National Science Foundation (NSF), vii

Navigate menu

contents of, 3-5 to 3-6

in Document View window, 2-1

NCSA

description of, vii, A-2

establishment of, vii

location of, vii

NCSA Collage, 3-3

NCSA Home Page, E-1

NCSA httpd software, 5-7

NCSA industrial partners, vii

NCSA Mosaic

capabilities of, vii-viii

compiling, 1-1, 4-4

copyright on, ii, 1-1

cost of, 1-1

customizing of, 4-1 to 4-5

description of, A-3

e-mail address for developers of, 3-9, 7-2, E-2

exiting, 2-4, 3-3

features of, vii-viii

globe icon for, 2-2, 6-1

information about, 3-8

installation of, 1-1 to 1-3, E-2

kiosk mode for, 5-7

licensing of, ii

master licensee for, 1-1

obtaining, 1-1 to 1-2, 3-8, B-1 to B-3

online documentation for, 3-8, 7-2, E-1

purpose of, vii

run-time problems, 1-2 to 1-3

source code, 1-3

start-up more quickly (local home page), 4-3

system requirements for, 1-1

versions of, 3-8

NCSA Mosaic Home Page, 2-3, 4-2, E-1

NCSA Mosaic S icon, description of, 2-2

NCSA Orders, B-1

NCSA server addresses, E-2

NCSA Software Development Group (SDG), vii

NCSA Technical Resources Catalog, B-1

nested hotlists, 5-3 to 5-4

New Century (font), 3-5

New Window button (bottom control panel), 2-4

New Window command (File menu), 3-1 to 3-2

New window hotkey, 6-3

notational conventions of guide, viii

NSF (National Science Foundation), vii



O

OK button, 3-2, 3-3, 5-6, 6-3

On FAQ... command, 3-8, 7-2

On HTML... command, 3-9, 4-3, 7-2

On URLs... command, 2-3, 3-9, 7-2

On Version... command, 3-8, 7-1

On Window... command, 3-8, 7-1

online documentation, 3-8, 3-9, 7-2, E-1

online resources

beginnerŐs guides, 3-9, 7-2, E-1

for help, 3-8 to 3-9, 7-1 to 7-2, E-2

home pages, E-1

NCSA server addresses, E-2

system configuration and modification 
assistance, E-2

Web resources, E-1

Open... button (bottom control panel), 2-3,  6-3

Open... command (File menu), 6-2

Open Document window, 2-3, 3-2

Open DTM Outport... command, 3-3

Open Local... command, 3-2

Open Local Document window, 3-2

Open local hotkey, 6-3

Open URL... command (File menu), 3-2, 6-2, 7- 1, E-1

Open URL field, 6-3

Open URL hotkey, 6-3

Options menu

contents of, 3-4 to 3-5

cut and paste mechanism in, 3-4

in Document View window, 2-1

orders, for NCSA Mosaic, B-1



P

Personal Annotation button, 5-5

Personal Annotations heading, in Document View 
window, 3-7, 5-5

plain text

mailing files as, 3-3

printing files as, 3-3

saving files as, 2-4, 3-3

pointing hand cursor, 2-3

point-to-point protocol (PPP), D-1, A-3

PostScript

definition of, A-3

mailing files as, 3-3

printing files as, 3-3

saving files as, 2-4, 3-3

PPP. See point-to-point protocol (PPP)

price of NCSA Mosaic, 1-1

Print button, 3-3

Print... command, 3-3

Print Document window, 3-3

Print hotkey, 6-3

problems, run-time, 1-2 to 1-3

Prodigy (Prodigy Services Company), D-3



Q

QuickTime format, A-3

quitting. See exiting



R

recordings, of audio annotations, 3-7

Refresh Current command, 3-2

Refresh hotkey, 6-3

releases, of new versions, 3-8, 7-1

Reload button (bottom control panel), 2-3

Reload Config Files command, 3-4

Reload Current command (File menu), 3-2

Reload hotkey, 6-3

Reload Images command, 3-2

Remove button, 5-3

Reset button, 3-2

resources. See online resources

run-time problems, 1-2 to 1-3



S

Save As... button (bottom control panel), 2- 4, 3-2

Save As... command (File menu), 3-3

Save Binary File to Local Disk window, 3-4,  4-2

Save Document window, 2-4, 3-3

scroll bar, 2-2

scrolling, arrows for, 6-4

SDG. See NCSA Software Development Group  (SDG)

Search button, 3-2

searches. See Find In Current... command

Search/find in document hotkey, 6-4

Send button, 3-9

Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP), D-1, A-3

servers

definition of, A-3

electronic addresses for, E-2

SGI workstations, 1-1

SGML. See Standard Generalized Markup  Language 
(SGML)

shell scripts, executing via hyperlinks, 4-5

shortcuts. See also hotkeys

for commands, 6-3 to 6-4

underlined letters for, 3-1, 6-3

showaudio viewer, C-2

SLIP. See Serial Line Internet Protocol  (SLIP)

source code, 1-3, 6-1

source files

definition of, A-3

viewing of, 6-1, 6-2

"Spawning external viewer" message, 2-2

special characters, URL for,  E-1

specifications, technical: URL for, E-1

Spyglass, Inc., 1-1

Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)

description of, A-3

URL for, E-1

Start Recording button, 3-7

status line, in Document View window, 2-2, 2- 3, 6-2

Stop Recording button, 3-7

Sun workstations, 1-1

system configuration

URLs for, E-2

modification of, E-2

system requirements, 1-1



T

Tag Image File Format (TIFF)

definition of, A-3

viewer for, C-2

tags, definition of, 3-9, A-3

TCP/IP

and Common Client Interface, 5-7

definition of, A-3

TCP/IP for the Internet: The Complete  Buyer's Guide 
to Micro-Based TCP/IP  Software, D-1

telephone number for NCSA Orders, B-1

TeX markup language, C-2

text selection, 6-4

text wrapping, in annotations, 5-6

TIFF. See Tag Image File Format (TIFF)

time, of annotations, 5-5

Times (font), 3-5

Title field, 2-2

troubleshooting

and bug reports, 7-1

online resources for, 3-8 to 3-9, 7-1 to 7-2

at startup, 1-2 to 1-3

type styles. See fonts



U

UIUC. See University of Illinois at Urbana- 
Champaign (UIUC)

underlining, broken versus solid, 3-5

Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)

beginner's guide for, 3-9, 7-2, E-1

definition of, 2-2, A-3

display of, 2-3, 6-2

online documentation for, 3-9

for opening documents, 6-2

in status line, 2-3

technical specifications for, E-1

and On URLs . command, 2-3, 3-9, 7-2

University of California at Berkeley  anonymous 
FTP, C-2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  (UIUC)

definition of, A-3

funding from, vii

UNIX. See X Window System (UNIX)

unviewed hyperlinks, 3-5

URL. See Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)

URL field, 2-2

URL To Open field, 6-2



V

Veronica, definition of, A-3

versions of NCSA Mosaic (On Version...  command), 
3-8, 7-1

View Source... command, 3-2, 6-1, 6-2

viewed hyperlinks, 3-5

viewers. See external viewers



W

WAIS (Wide Area Information Server), A-3

warning messages, 1-3

Web. See World Wide Web (Web or WWW)

What's New... command, 3-8

Where you've been display (list), 3-6

Wide Area Information Server (WAIS), A-3

Window History... command, 3-6, 5-1

Window history hotkey, 6-4

Window History window, 3-5, 3-6, 5-1 to 5-2

windows

closing, 2-4, 3-3

components explained (Help menu), 3-8

duplicating, 2-4, 3-2

elements of, 2-1 to 2-4

keys for moving around in, 6-4

limits on number open, 2-4

opening, 2-4, 3-1 to 3-2

World Wide Web (Web or WWW)

description of, A-3

electronic address for, E-2

navigating in, 3-5 to 3-6

news about, 3-8

WWW. See World Wide Web (Web or WWW)

WWW_HOME UNIX environment variable, 4-4



X, Y, Z

X resources, 4-1

X Window System (UNIX)

changing defaults in, 3-4

changing home page in, 4-2, 4-4

cut and paste mechanism in, 3-4, 6-4

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about, E-1

system requirements, 1-1

.xbm, definition of, A-1

.Xdefaults file, 3-4, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 6-1 to  6-2, E-2

xdvi viewer, C-2

xlsfonts command, 4-4

xref, 2-3

xv viewer, C-2, 4-2, 5-1