Contents



	Contents

	Introduction

NCSA     vii

Software Development Group     vii

NCSA Mosaic     vii

Notational Conventions     viii

  1	Installation

Copyright Software     1-1

System Requirements     1-1

Installation Instructions     1-1

Run-time Problems     1-2

Source Code     1-3

Access Providers     1-3

  2	Document View Window

Window Elements     2-1

Title     2-2

URL     2-2

Globe     2-2

Document View Area     2-2

Status Line     2-3

Bottom Control Panel     2-3

  3	Menus

File Menu     3-1

Options Menu     3-4

Navigate Menu     3-5

Annotate Menu     3-6

Help Menu     3-8

  4	Customizing

Ways to Change Defaults     4-1

X Resources     4-1

Command Line Flags     4-1

Helper Applications     4-1

MIME Explained     4-1

Multimedia Viewers     4-2

Mapping File Extensions to MIME Types     4-2

Where to Obtain Software     4-2

Changing Your Home Page     4-2

.Xdefaults File     4-3

Command Line Flag     4-3

WWW_HOME Environment Variable     4-4

Setting Home when Compiling     4-4

Changing Font Styles     4-4

Changing Your Default Font     4-4

Changing the Appearance of Anchors     4-4

Creating a Configurable Documents Menu     4-5

Executing Local Programs via Hyperlinks     4-5

  5	Advanced Features

Window History     5-1

Global History     5-2

Hotlists     5-2

What is a Hotlist?     5-2

Adding Documents     5-3

Removing Documents     5-3

Making Nested Hotlists     5-3

Editing Hotlist Information     5-4

Linking to Other Documents     5-4

Sharing Your Hotlist     5-4

Annotations     5-5

Annotate Window Elements     5-5

An Annotated Document     5-6

CCI     5-7

Access Authentication     5-7

Kiosk Mode     5-7

  6	Tips and Tricks

Canceling a Document Transfer     6-1

Going Back to an Internal Hyperlink     6-1

Getting Source HTML     6-1

Setting an Editor     6-1

Opening Document Directly     6-2

From the File Menu     6-2

Using the URL Field     6-2

Displaying the URL     6-2

Saving Inlined Images     6-2

Keyboard Options     6-3

Underlined Keys on a Selected Menu     6-3

Hotkeys     6-3

Moving Around the Window     6-4

Selecting Text     6-4

  7	Troubleshooting

Bugs     7-1

Already Reported Bugs     7-1

Bug Reports     7-1

Getting Help     7-1

Online Help     7-1

Technical Support via Email     7-2

 A	Glossary

 B	Obtaining Software

Sources for NCSA Mosaic     B-1

How to FTP     B-1

 C	External Viewers

Obtaining Software     C-1

From NCSA     C-1

From Other Sources     C-1

 D	Access Providers

SLIP and PPP     D-1

Sources of Information     D-1

Magazine     D-1

Books     D-1

Resource Providers     D-2

America Online     D-2

CompuServe     D-2

Delphi     D-2

eWorld     D-2

GEnie     D-2

BBS Update     D-3

Prodigy     D-3

 E	Online Resources

	Home Pages     E-1

Beginner Guides     E-1

Web Resources     E-1

System Configuration and Modification Assistance     E-2

NCSA Server Addresses     E-2

Email Address     E-2

Index