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[OS/2] Bug 443112: sync README files of all three apps with information for Gecko 1.9.1; add Java version requirements and update web links
(OS/2 only, so does not affect a CLOSED TREE)
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= = = = = = = = = = = = = = Firefox Read Me = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
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= = = = = = = = = = = = = = Firefox Read Me = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
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================================================================================
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@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ installation instructions for the OS/2 build of Firefox.
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For more info on Firefox, see http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/.
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For more info on the OS/2 port see http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2. To submit
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bugs or other feedback check out Bugzilla at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org for
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links to known bugs, bug-writing guidelines, and more. You can also get help
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with Bugzilla by pointing your IRC client to #mozillazine at irc.mozilla.org,
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OS/2 specific problems are discussed in #warpzilla and in the newsgroup
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mozilla.dev.ports.os2 on news.mozilla.org.
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bugs reports go to Bugzilla at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org.
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For discussion and help for OS/2 specific problems, please use the newsgroup
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mozilla.dev.ports.os2 on news.mozilla.org. You can also get help by pointing
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your IRC client to the #warpzilla channel on irc.mozilla.org.
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================================================================================
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@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ mozilla.dev.ports.os2 on news.mozilla.org.
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Official Milestone builds of Firefox are published on the release page at
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http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/
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http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/releases/
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OS/2 releases are not created by Mozilla.org staff and may appear on the page
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http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2 before the releases page. Be sure to read the
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Firefox release notes linked on the releases page for information on known
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problems and installation issues with Firefox.
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OS/2 releases are not created by Mozilla staff and may appear on the
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page http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2 before the releases page. Be sure to read
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the release notes linked on the releases page for information on known problems
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and installation issues.
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OS/2 specific problems with this version are listed below.
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================================================================================
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@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ problems and installation issues with Firefox.
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================================================================================
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- This release requires the C runtime DLLs (libc-0.6.3) from
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ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip
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- This release requires the C runtime DLL (libc063.dll) from
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ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip
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in order to run. You can unpack them in the same directory as the
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Firefox executable or somewhere else in your LIBPATH.
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@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ problems and installation issues with Firefox.
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+ Convenience Pack 2 or eComStation 1.0 or later meet these requirements
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out of the box.
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+ Only Java plugins of version 1.4.1 or 1.4.2 are supported.
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(IBM Java 1.3.1 or earlier will crash the application!)
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- Useful optional software
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The following packages enable additional features in Firefox. Download
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locations are listed below with a detailed description of the features.
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@ -86,58 +90,67 @@ problems and installation issues with Firefox.
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================================================================================
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For all platforms, unpack into a clean (new) directory. Installing on top of
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previously released builds may cause problems with Firefox.
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Unpack into a clean (new) directory. Installing on top of previously released
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builds may cause problems with Firefox. It is therefore hightly recommended
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to follow the instructions under "Separating profiles from installation
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directory".
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Note: These instructions do not tell you how to build Firefox.
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For info on building the Firefox source, see
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http://www.mozilla.org/build/
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Build_Documentation
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OS/2 Installation Instructions
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------------------------------
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On OS/2, Firefox does not have an installation program. To install it,
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download the .zip file and follow these steps:
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On OS/2, Firefox does not have an installation program. To install it,
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download the .zip file and follow these steps:
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1. Click the "Zip" link on the site you're downloading Firefox from
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to download the ZIP package to your machine. This file is typically called
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firefox-x.x.x.en-US.os2.zip where the "x.x.x" is replaced by the Firefox
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version.
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1. Click the "Zip" link on the site you're downloading Firefox from to
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download the ZIP package to your machine. This file is typically called
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firefox-x.x.x.en-US.os2.zip where the "x.x.x" is replaced by the
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current Firefox version.
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2. Navigate to where you downloaded the file and unpack it using your
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favorite unzip tool.
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2. Navigate to where you downloaded the file and unpack it using your favorite
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unzip tool.
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3. Keep in mind that the unzip process creates a directory "firefox"
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below the location you point it to, e.g.
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unzip firefox-3.0.en-US.os2.zip -d c:\firefox-3.0
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will unpack Firefox into c:\firefox-3.0\firefox.
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3. Keep in mind that the unzip process creates a directory "firefox" below
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the location you point it to, e.g.
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unzip firefox-3.1.en-US.os2.zip -d c:\firefox-3.1
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will unpack Firefox into c:\firefox-3.1\firefox.
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4. Make sure that you are _not_ unpacking over an old installation. This is
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known to cause problems.
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4. Make sure that you are _not_ unpacking over an old installation. This is
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known to cause problems.
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5. To start Firefox, navigate to the directory you extracted
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Firefox to, make sure that the C library DLLs are copied to the
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installation directory or installed in the LIBPATH, and then double-click
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the Firefox.exe object.
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5. To start Firefox, navigate to the directory you extracted Firefox to,
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ensure that the C library DLL is copied to the installation directory or
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installed in the LIBPATH, and then double-click the Firefox.exe object.
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================================================================================
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Tips and Problems
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================================================================================
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Running multiple versions concurrently
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--------------------------------------
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Because various members of the Mozilla family (i.e. Mozilla, Firefox,
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If you want to run more than one copy of Firefox, you have to use the
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-no-remote parameter or set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 in your environment.
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Because various members of the Mozilla family (i.e. SeaMonkey, Mozilla, Firefox,
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Thunderbird, IBM Web Browser) may use different, incompatible versions of the
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same DLL, some extra steps may be required to run them concurrently.
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One workaround is the LIBPATHSTRICT variable. To run Firefox one can create
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a CMD script like the following example (where an installation of Firefox
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exists in the directory d:\internet\firefox is assumed):
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in the directory d:\internet\firefox is assumed):
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set LIBPATHSTRICT=T
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rem The next line may be needed when a different Mozilla program is listed in LIBPATH
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rem set BEGINLIBPATH=d:\internet\firefox
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rem The next line is only needed to run two different versions of Firefox
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rem The next line is only needed to run two versions of the same program
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rem set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1
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d:
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cd d:\internet\firefox
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@ -156,7 +169,7 @@ above depending on the system configuration.)
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Finally, the simplest method is to use the Run! utility by Rich Walsh that can
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be found in the Hobbes Software Archive:
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http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=Run!
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http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=Run!
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Read its documentation for more information.
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http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html
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Support for WPS objects in the browser
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--------------------------------------
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Support for WPS objects
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-----------------------
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Firefox can make use of Rich Walsh's Remote Workplace Server (RWS) library to
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access Workplace Shell objects from the browser. This allows helper applications
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for downloaded files to be selected based on their default WPS association. In
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addition, the WPS icons of files will be displayed in the download dialog and in
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directory views.
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Firefox can make use of Rich Walsh's Remote Workplace Server (RWS) library
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to access Workplace Shell objects from the application. This allows helper
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applications for downloaded files to be selected based on their default WPS
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association. In addition, the WPS icons of files will be displayed in the
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download dialog and in directory views.
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To enable this functionality, Firefox has to find the RWS DLLs. They have to be
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located in a directory on the LIBPATH, in the Firefox directory, or already be
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registered as a WPS class. For eComStation 2 this is already the case. If RWS
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is not yet available on your system, download it from
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http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=rws08dll
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To enable this functionality, Firefox has to find the RWS DLLs. They have to
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be located in a directory on the LIBPATH, in the Firefox directory, or
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already be registered as a WPS class. For eComStation 2 this is already the
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case. If RWS is not yet available on your system, download it from
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http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=rws08dll
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If RWS is found on the system, it is used by Firefox automatically. In case you
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need to disable RWS support, create an environment variable MOZ_NO_RWS and set
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it to 1.
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If RWS is found on the system, it is used by Firefox automatically. In case
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you need to disable RWS support, create an environment variable MOZ_NO_RWS and
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set it to 1.
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Idle timer for internal cleanups
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@ -242,33 +255,75 @@ executable can be selected. Any changes to these settings will be stored and
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reflected in all URL objects once the user presses the "Set Default" button.
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Two small applications make this change a bit easier and provide options to also
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set default programs for mail and news as well as internet chat services:
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set default programs for other types of internet-related activities:
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- ConfigApps
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http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=configapps&sort=date
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http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=configapps1_1
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- Internet Application Integration
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http://7cities.net/~mckinnis/os2/
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Changed font handling
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---------------------
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To be able to display text, Firefox cannot make use of normal OS/2 routines
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but has to use FreeType and FontConfig. This has the advantage that text can
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be displayed with antialiasing, but at the same time has some caveats:
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- Firefox cannot make use of OS/2 fonts like WarpSans and others which
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are not available in Type1 or TrueType format. It is therefore
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recommended to install the "Workplace Sans" font from
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http://users.socis.ca/~ataylo00/creative/fonts/
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or
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http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=wpsu_ttf
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which Firefox will use as a replacement of WarpSans.
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- Display of text in some languages (e.g. Arabic) does not yet take into account
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that different forms of some characters exist.
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To tweak the appearance of text, you can add two preferences, preferably using
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about:config.
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- gfx.os2.font.antialiasing (Boolean)
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This preference controls whether antialiasing is enabled, and defaults to
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true.
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- gfx.os2.font.hinting (Integer)
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This preference controls the hinting level, and can be between 0 (no hinting)
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and 3 (full hinting). The default value is 2.
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Font hinting improves the contrast of displayed text, but may produce poor
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results for certain characters of some fonts, most notably the OS/2 version
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of "Times New Roman".
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Note that these preferences only take effect when a font gets used for the first
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time, so you may need to restart the application to see the full effect.
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Known Problems of the OS/2 version
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----------------------------------
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Cross-platform problems are usually listed in the release notes of each
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milestone release.
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- Printing to normal OS/2 printer queues had to be disabled. It was slow even
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for simple pages and used huge amounts of RAM, so that in most cases the
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application crashed, see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415522.
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While the queues are still displayed in the printing dialog, any printing
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operation will instead create a PDF file. By default this file is placed on
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the Desktop, with the name Firefox_<date>_<time>.pdf, where <date> and
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<time> are replaced by the current system time. If you want to use another
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name, select "Print to file" before pressing the Print button.
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The resulting PDF file can be printed using applications like Lucide, Acrobat
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Reader, or GSview.
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- Fonts with names containing special characters (like Asian Unicode names)
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will not display correctly in the list of fonts in the Options panel.
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- Firefox will beep when copying more than 64 kB of text to the clipboard.
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This is to alert users that many applications (most notably the system
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editor, EPM, and applications running in VIO windows) cannot paste more
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than this.
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- Firefox cannot make use of OS/2 fonts like WarpSans and others which
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are not available in Type1 or TrueType format. It is therefore
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recommended to install the "Workplace Sans" font from
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http://users.socis.ca/~ataylo00/creative/fonts/
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or
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http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=wpsu_ttf
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which Firefox will use as a replacement of WarpSans.
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Other known problems can be found by following the link "Current Open Warpzilla
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Bugs" on the OS/2 Mozilla page <http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/>.
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==========================================================================
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================================================================================
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= = = = = = = = = = = = = SeaMonkey Read Me = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
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= = = = = = = = = = = = = = SeaMonkey Read Me = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
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==========================================================================
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================================================================================
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SeaMonkey is subject to the terms detailed in the license agreement
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accompanying it.
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This Read Me file contains information about system requirements and
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installation instructions for the OS/2 builds of SeaMonkey.
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installation instructions for the OS/2 build of SeaMonkey.
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For more info on SeaMonkey, see http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
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For more info on the OS/2 port see http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2.
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To submit bugs or other feedback, see
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http://www.seamonkey-project.org/dev/get-involved and check out Bugzilla
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at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ for links to known bugs, bug-writing
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guidelines, and more. You can also get help with Bugzilla by pointing your
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IRC client to #mozillazine at irc.mozilla.org, OS/2 specific problems are
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discussed in #warpzilla and in the newsgroup mozilla.dev.ports.os2 on
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news.mozilla.org.
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For more info on the OS/2 port see http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2. To submit
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bugs reports go to Bugzilla at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org.
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For discussion and help for OS/2 specific problems, please use the newsgroup
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mozilla.dev.ports.os2 on news.mozilla.org. You can also get help by pointing
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your IRC client to the #warpzilla channel on irc.mozilla.org.
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==========================================================================
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================================================================================
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Getting SeaMonkey
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==========================================================================
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================================================================================
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You can download OS/2 nightly builds of SeaMonkey from the mozilla.org FTP
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site at
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http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/nightly/contrib/
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For the very latest builds, see
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http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/seamonkey/nightly/contrib/latest-trunk/
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Keep in mind that nightly builds, which are used by mozilla.org developers
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for testing, may be buggy. If you are looking for a more polished version
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of SeaMonkey, the SeaMonkey project releases builds of SeaMonkey regularly
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that you can download from
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Official Milestone builds of SeaMonkey are published on the release page at
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http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/
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Be sure to read the SeaMonkey release notes for information on known
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problems and installation issues with SeaMonkey. The release notes can be
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found at the preceding URL along with the releases themselves.
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OS/2 releases are not created by SeaMonkey project or mozilla.org
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themselves and may appear on the page http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2
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before the releases page. Be sure to read the SeaMonkey release notes
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linked on the releases page for information on known problems and
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installation issues with SeaMonkey.
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OS/2 releases are not created by the SeaMonkey Council and may appear on the
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page http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2 before the releases page. Be sure to read
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the release notes linked on the releases page for information on known problems
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and installation issues.
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OS/2 specific problems with this version are listed below.
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System Requirements
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System Requirements on OS/2
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==========================================================================
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* OS/2
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- This release requires the C runtime DLLs (libc-0.6.1) from
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ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.1-csd1.zip
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in order to run. You can unpack them in the same directory as
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SeaMonkey's executable or somewhere else in your LIBPATH. The
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SeaMonkey installer will not install the C runtime DLLs for you but
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requires them to run.
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- This release requires the C runtime DLL (libc063.dll) from
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ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip
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in order to run. You can unpack them in the same directory as the
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SeaMonkey executable or somewhere else in your LIBPATH.
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- Minimum hardware requirements
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+ Pentium class processor
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+ 64 MiB RAM plus 64 MiB free swap space
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+ 35 MiB free harddisk space for installation
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plus storage space for disk cache and mail
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- Minimum hardware requirements
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+ 400 MHz Pentium class processor
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+ 128 MiB RAM plus 128 MiB free swap space
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+ 40 MiB free harddisk space for installation
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plus storage space for messages and disk cache
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+ Graphics card and driver capable of displaying more than 256 colors
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- Recommended hardware for acceptable performance
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+ 500 MHz processor
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+ 256 MiB RAM plus 64 MiB free swap space
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NOTE: SeaMonkey's performance and stability increases the more
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physical RAM is available. Especially for long browsing and IRC
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sessions 512 MiB of memory is recommended.
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- Recommended hardware for acceptable performance
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+ 1.0 GHz processor
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+ 512 MiB RAM plus 128 MiB free swap space
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NOTE: SeaMonkey's performance and stability increases the more physical
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RAM is available.
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- Software requirements
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+ Installation on a file system supporting long file names
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(i.e. HPFS or JFS but not FAT)
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+ OS/2 Warp 4 with Fixpack 15 or later
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+ MPTS version 5.3
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+ TCP/IP version 4.1
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+ INETVER: SOCKETS.SYS=5.3007, AFOS2.SYS=5.3001, AFINET.SYS=5.3006
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NOTE: Do not attempt to use MPTS & TCP/IP versions below these
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INETVER levels. Although SeaMonkey may seem to start and run
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normally with older stacks, some features SeaMonkey needs are not
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implemented correctly in older MPTS versions, which may result in
|
||||
crashes and data loss.
|
||||
- Software requirements
|
||||
+ Installation on a file system supporting long file names
|
||||
(i.e. HPFS or JFS but not FAT)
|
||||
+ OS/2 Warp 4 with Fixpack 15 or later (Warp 3 may work but is unsupported)
|
||||
+ MPTS version 5.3
|
||||
+ TCP/IP version 4.1
|
||||
+ INETVER: SOCKETS.SYS=5.3007, AFOS2.SYS=5.3001, AFINET.SYS=5.3006
|
||||
NOTE: Do not attempt to use MPTS & TCP/IP versions below these INETVER
|
||||
levels. Although SeaMonkey may seem to start and run normally with older
|
||||
stacks, some features SeaMonkey needs are not implemented correctly in
|
||||
older MPTS versions, which may result in crashes and data loss.
|
||||
|
||||
+ Convenience Pack 2 or eComStation 1.0 or later meet these requirements
|
||||
out of the box.
|
||||
+ Convenience Pack 2 or eComStation 1.0 or later meet these requirements
|
||||
out of the box.
|
||||
|
||||
+ Only Java plugins of version 1.4.1 or 1.4.2 are supported.
|
||||
(IBM Java 1.3.1 or earlier will crash the application!)
|
||||
|
||||
- Useful optional software
|
||||
The following packages enable additional features in SeaMonkey. Download
|
||||
locations are listed below with a detailed description of the features.
|
||||
+ Remote Workplace Server (RWS), version 0.8
|
||||
+ Doodle's Screen Saver (DSSaver), version 1.8 or later
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
==========================================================================
|
||||
================================================================================
|
||||
|
||||
Installation Instructions
|
||||
|
||||
==========================================================================
|
||||
================================================================================
|
||||
|
||||
It is strongly recommended that you exit all programs before running the
|
||||
setup program. Also, you should temporarily disable virus-detection
|
||||
software.
|
||||
|
||||
Install into a clean (new) directory. Installing on top of previously
|
||||
released builds may cause problems.
|
||||
Unpack into a clean (new) directory. Installing on top of previously released
|
||||
builds may cause problems with SeaMonkey. It is therefore hightly recommended
|
||||
to follow the instructions under "Separating profiles from installation
|
||||
directory".
|
||||
|
||||
Note: These instructions do not tell you how to build SeaMonkey.
|
||||
For info on building SeaMonkey from the mozilla.org source code, see
|
||||
|
||||
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Build_Documentation
|
||||
For info on building the SeaMonkey source, see
|
||||
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Build_Documentation
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
OS/2 Installation Instructions
|
||||
------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
To install SeaMonkey by downloading the SeaMonkey installer, follow
|
||||
these steps:
|
||||
On OS/2, SeaMonkey does not have an installation program. To install it,
|
||||
download the .zip file and follow these steps:
|
||||
|
||||
1. Click the "Installer" link on the site you're downloading SeaMonkey
|
||||
from to download the installer file to your machine. This file is
|
||||
typically called seamonkey-x.xx.en-US.os2.installer.exe where the
|
||||
"x.xx" is replaced by the SeaMonkey version.
|
||||
1. Click the "Zip" link on the site you're downloading SeaMonkey from to
|
||||
download the ZIP package to your machine. This file is typically called
|
||||
seamonkey-x.x.x.en-US.os2.zip where the "x.x.x" is replaced by the
|
||||
current SeaMonkey version.
|
||||
|
||||
2. Navigate to where you downloaded the file, make sure that the C
|
||||
library DLLs are copied to the same directory or installed in the
|
||||
LIBPATH, and double-click on the the SeaMonkey installer object to
|
||||
start the Setup program.
|
||||
2. Navigate to where you downloaded the file and unpack it using your favorite
|
||||
unzip tool.
|
||||
|
||||
3. Follow the on-screen instructions in the setup program. The program
|
||||
automatically ends any running SeaMonkey sessions and creates a
|
||||
SeaMonkey folder on the Desktop. To start SeaMonkey the first time,
|
||||
again make sure that the C library DLLs are copied to the
|
||||
installation directory or installed in the LIBPATH and then
|
||||
double-click the SeaMonkey program object inside this folder.
|
||||
3. Keep in mind that the unzip process creates a directory "seamonkey" below
|
||||
the location you point it to, e.g.
|
||||
unzip seamonkey-2.0.en-US.os2.zip -d c:\seamonkey-2.0
|
||||
will unpack SeaMonkey into c:\seamonkey-2.0\seamonkey.
|
||||
|
||||
To install SeaMonkey by downloading the .zip file and installing
|
||||
manually, follow these steps:
|
||||
4. Make sure that you are _not_ unpacking over an old installation. This is
|
||||
known to cause problems.
|
||||
|
||||
1. Click the "Zip" link on the site you're downloading SeaMonkey from
|
||||
to download the ZIP package to your machine. This file is typically
|
||||
called seamonkey-x.x.x.en-US.os2.zip where the "x.x.x" is replaced
|
||||
by the SeaMonkey version.
|
||||
|
||||
2. Navigate to where you downloaded the file and unpack it using your
|
||||
favorite unzip tool.
|
||||
|
||||
3. Keep in mind that the unzip process creates a directory "seamonkey"
|
||||
below the location you point it to, e.g.
|
||||
unzip seamonkey-1.7.5.en-US.os2.zip -d c:\seamonkey-1.7.5
|
||||
will unpack SeaMonkey into c:\seamonkey-1.7.5\seamonkey.
|
||||
|
||||
4. Make sure that you are _not_ unpacking over an old installation.
|
||||
This is known to cause problems.
|
||||
|
||||
5. To start SeaMonkey, navigate to the directory you extracted
|
||||
SeaMonkey to, make sure that the C library DLLs are copied to the
|
||||
installation directory or installed in the LIBPATH, and then
|
||||
double-click the seamonkey.exe object.
|
||||
5. To start SeaMonkey, navigate to the directory you extracted SeaMonkey to,
|
||||
ensure that the C library DLL is copied to the installation directory or
|
||||
installed in the LIBPATH, and then double-click the seamonkey.exe object.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Running multiple versions of SeaMonkey concurrently
|
||||
-------------------------------------------------
|
||||
================================================================================
|
||||
|
||||
Because various members of the Mozilla family (i.e. SeaMonkey, Mozilla,
|
||||
Firefox, Thunderbird, IBM Web Browser) may use different, incompatible
|
||||
versions of the same DLL, some extra steps may be required to run them
|
||||
concurrently.
|
||||
Tips and Problems
|
||||
|
||||
One workaround is the LIBPATHSTRICT variable. To run Mozilla-based
|
||||
applications one can create a CMD script like the following example
|
||||
(where an installation of SeaMonkey exists in the directory
|
||||
d:\internet\seamonkey is assumed):
|
||||
================================================================================
|
||||
|
||||
Running multiple versions concurrently
|
||||
--------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
If you want to run more than one copy of SeaMonkey, you have to use the
|
||||
-no-remote parameter or set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 in your environment.
|
||||
|
||||
Because various members of the Mozilla family (i.e. SeaMonkey, Mozilla, Firefox,
|
||||
Thunderbird, IBM Web Browser) may use different, incompatible versions of the
|
||||
same DLL, some extra steps may be required to run them concurrently.
|
||||
|
||||
One workaround is the LIBPATHSTRICT variable. To run SeaMonkey one can create
|
||||
a CMD script like the following example (where an installation of SeaMonkey
|
||||
in the directory d:\internet\seamonkey is assumed):
|
||||
|
||||
set LIBPATHSTRICT=T
|
||||
rem The next line may be needed when a different Mozilla program is listed in LIBPATH
|
||||
@ -200,7 +170,7 @@ script above depending on the system configuration.)
|
||||
Finally, the simplest method is to use the Run! utility by Rich Walsh that
|
||||
can be found in the Hobbes Software Archive:
|
||||
|
||||
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=Run!
|
||||
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=Run!
|
||||
|
||||
Read its documentation for more information.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -208,16 +178,19 @@ Read its documentation for more information.
|
||||
Separating profiles from installation directory
|
||||
-----------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
To separate the locations of the user profile(s) (containing the bookmarks
|
||||
and all customizations) from the installation directory to keep your
|
||||
preferences in the case of an update even when using ZIP packages, set the
|
||||
variable MOZILLA_HOME to a directory of your choice. You can do this
|
||||
either in Config.sys or in a script or using a program object as listed
|
||||
above. If you add
|
||||
To separate the locations of the user profile(s) (containing the bookmarks and
|
||||
all customizations) from the installation directory to keep your preferences in
|
||||
the case of an update even when using ZIP packages, set the variable
|
||||
MOZILLA_HOME to a directory of your choice. You can do this either in Config.sys
|
||||
or in a script or using a program object as listed above. If you add
|
||||
|
||||
set MOZILLA_HOME=f:\Data
|
||||
|
||||
the user profile(s) will be created in "f:\Data\Mozilla\Profiles".
|
||||
the SeaMonkey user profile will be created in "f:\Data\Mozilla\SeaMonkey".
|
||||
|
||||
If you are migrating from Mozilla, SeaMonkey's import routine will only find
|
||||
the existing Mozilla profile data if MOZILLA_HOME is correctly set to point to
|
||||
it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Other important environment variables
|
||||
@ -227,36 +200,131 @@ There are a few enviroment variables that can be used to control special
|
||||
behavior of SeaMonkey on OS/2:
|
||||
|
||||
- set NSPR_OS2_NO_HIRES_TIMER=1
|
||||
This causes SeaMonkey not to use OS/2's high resolution timer. Set this
|
||||
if other applications using the high resolution timer (multimedia apps)
|
||||
act strangely.
|
||||
This causes SeaMonkey not to use OS/2's high resolution timer. Set this if
|
||||
other applications using the high resolution timer (multimedia apps) act
|
||||
strangely.
|
||||
|
||||
- set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1
|
||||
Use this to run two instances of SeaMonkey simultaneously (e.g. debug
|
||||
Use this to run two instances of SeaMonkey simultaneously (like e.g. debug
|
||||
and optimized version).
|
||||
|
||||
- set MOZ_NO_RWS=1
|
||||
Use this to disable Remote Workplace Server support (see below).
|
||||
|
||||
Find more information on this topic and other tips on
|
||||
http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Support for WPS objects
|
||||
-----------------------
|
||||
|
||||
SeaMonkey can make use of Rich Walsh's Remote Workplace Server (RWS) library
|
||||
to access Workplace Shell objects from the application. This allows helper
|
||||
applications for downloaded files to be selected based on their default WPS
|
||||
association.
|
||||
|
||||
To enable this functionality, SeaMonkey has to find the RWS DLLs. They have to
|
||||
be located in a directory on the LIBPATH, in the SeaMonkey directory, or
|
||||
already be registered as a WPS class. For eComStation 2 this is already the
|
||||
case. If RWS is not yet available on your system, download it from
|
||||
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=rws08dll
|
||||
|
||||
If RWS is found on the system, it is used by SeaMonkey automatically. In case
|
||||
you need to disable RWS support, create an environment variable MOZ_NO_RWS and
|
||||
set it to 1.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Idle timer for internal cleanups
|
||||
--------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
If Doodle's Screen Saver (DSSaver) v1.8 or later is installed, SeaMonkey can
|
||||
determine how long the user has been inactive. If the user has been inactive
|
||||
for a while, cleanup operations may be performed.
|
||||
|
||||
DSSaver can be downloaded from
|
||||
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/dssaver_v18.zip
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Setting the OS/2 default web applications
|
||||
-----------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
The default web browser can be set using WPS URL objects. The properties
|
||||
notebook of every URL object contains a "Browser" tab where the browser
|
||||
executable can be selected. Any changes to these settings will be stored and
|
||||
reflected in all URL objects once the user presses the "Set Default" button.
|
||||
The default mail, news, and irc applications can be set by editing the USER_INI
|
||||
file.
|
||||
|
||||
Two small applications make this change a bit easier and provide options to also
|
||||
set default programs for other types of internet-related activities:
|
||||
|
||||
- ConfigApps
|
||||
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=configapps1_1
|
||||
|
||||
- Internet Application Integration
|
||||
http://7cities.net/~mckinnis/os2/
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Changed font handling
|
||||
---------------------
|
||||
|
||||
To be able to display text, SeaMonkey cannot make use of normal OS/2 routines
|
||||
but has to use FreeType and FontConfig. This has the advantage that text can
|
||||
be displayed with antialiasing, but at the same time has some caveats:
|
||||
|
||||
- SeaMonkey cannot make use of OS/2 fonts like WarpSans and others which
|
||||
are not available in Type1 or TrueType format. It is therefore
|
||||
recommended to install the "Workplace Sans" font from
|
||||
http://users.socis.ca/~ataylo00/creative/fonts/
|
||||
or
|
||||
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=wpsu_ttf
|
||||
which SeaMonkey will use as a replacement of WarpSans.
|
||||
|
||||
- Display of text in some languages (e.g. Arabic) does not yet take into account
|
||||
that different forms of some characters exist.
|
||||
|
||||
To tweak the appearance of text, you can add two preferences, preferably using
|
||||
about:config.
|
||||
|
||||
- gfx.os2.font.antialiasing (Boolean)
|
||||
This preference controls whether antialiasing is enabled, and defaults to
|
||||
true.
|
||||
|
||||
- gfx.os2.font.hinting (Integer)
|
||||
This preference controls the hinting level, and can be between 0 (no hinting)
|
||||
and 3 (full hinting). The default value is 2.
|
||||
Font hinting improves the contrast of displayed text, but may produce poor
|
||||
results for certain characters of some fonts, most notably the OS/2 version
|
||||
of "Times New Roman".
|
||||
|
||||
Note that these preferences only take effect when a font gets used for the first
|
||||
time, so you may need to restart the application to see the full effect.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Known Problems of the OS/2 version
|
||||
----------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Cross-platform problems are usually listed in the release notes of each
|
||||
milestone release.
|
||||
|
||||
- Printing to normal OS/2 printer queues had to be disabled. It was slow even
|
||||
for simple pages and used huge amounts of RAM, so that in most cases the
|
||||
application crashed, see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415522.
|
||||
While the queues are still displayed in the printing dialog, any printing
|
||||
operation will instead create a PDF file. By default this file is placed on
|
||||
the Desktop, with the name SeaMonkey_<date>_<time>.pdf, where <date> and
|
||||
<time> are replaced by the current system time. If you want to use another
|
||||
name, select "Print to file" before pressing the Print button.
|
||||
The resulting PDF file can be printed using applications like Lucide, Acrobat
|
||||
Reader, or GSview.
|
||||
|
||||
- Fonts with names containing special characters (like Asian Unicode names)
|
||||
will not display correctly in the list of fonts in the Options panel.
|
||||
|
||||
- SeaMonkey will beep when copying more than 64 kB of text to the clipboard.
|
||||
This is to alert users that many applications (most notably the system
|
||||
editor, EPM, and applications running in VIO windows) cannot paste more
|
||||
than this.
|
||||
|
||||
- SeaMonkey cannot make use of OS/2 fonts like WarpSans and others which
|
||||
are not available in Type1 or TrueType format. It is therefore
|
||||
recommended to install the "Workplace Sans" font from
|
||||
http://users.socis.ca/~ataylo00/creative/fonts/
|
||||
or
|
||||
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=wpsu_ttf
|
||||
which SeaMonkey will use as a replacement of WarpSans.
|
||||
|
||||
Other known problems can be found by following the link "Current Open
|
||||
Warpzilla Bugs" on the OS/2 Mozilla page <http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/>.
|
||||
Other known problems can be found by following the link "Current Open Warpzilla
|
||||
Bugs" on the OS/2 Mozilla page <http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/>.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
|
||||
================================================================================
|
||||
|
||||
= = = = = = = = = = = = = Thunderbird Read Me = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
|
||||
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = Thunderbird Read Me = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
|
||||
|
||||
================================================================================
|
||||
|
||||
@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ installation instructions for the OS/2 build of Thunderbird.
|
||||
|
||||
For more info on Thunderbird, see http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/.
|
||||
For more info on the OS/2 port see http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2. To submit
|
||||
bugs or other feedback check out Bugzilla at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org for
|
||||
links to known bugs, bug-writing guidelines, and more. You can also get help
|
||||
with Bugzilla by pointing your IRC client to #mozillazine at irc.mozilla.org,
|
||||
OS/2 specific problems are discussed in #warpzilla and in the newsgroup
|
||||
mozilla.dev.ports.os2 on news.mozilla.org.
|
||||
bugs reports go to Bugzilla at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org.
|
||||
|
||||
For discussion and help for OS/2 specific problems, please use the newsgroup
|
||||
mozilla.dev.ports.os2 on news.mozilla.org. You can also get help by pointing
|
||||
your IRC client to the #warpzilla channel on irc.mozilla.org.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
================================================================================
|
||||
@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ mozilla.dev.ports.os2 on news.mozilla.org.
|
||||
|
||||
Official Milestone builds of Thunderbird are published on the release page at
|
||||
|
||||
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/releases/
|
||||
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/releases/
|
||||
|
||||
OS/2 releases are not created by Mozilla.org staff and may appear on the page
|
||||
http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2 before the releases page. Be sure to read the
|
||||
Thunderbird release notes linked on the releases page for information on known
|
||||
problems and installation issues with Thunderbird.
|
||||
OS/2 releases are not created by Mozilla staff and may appear on the
|
||||
page http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2 before the releases page. Be sure to read
|
||||
the release notes linked on the releases page for information on known problems
|
||||
and installation issues.
|
||||
OS/2 specific problems with this version are listed below.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
================================================================================
|
||||
@ -41,29 +42,28 @@ problems and installation issues with Thunderbird.
|
||||
|
||||
================================================================================
|
||||
|
||||
- This release requires the C runtime DLLs (libc-0.6.1) from
|
||||
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.1-csd1.zip
|
||||
- This release requires the C runtime DLL (libc063.dll) from
|
||||
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/libc-0.6.3-csd3.zip
|
||||
in order to run. You can unpack them in the same directory as the
|
||||
Thunderbird executable or somewhere else in your LIBPATH.
|
||||
|
||||
- Minimum hardware requirements
|
||||
+ Pentium class processor
|
||||
+ 64 MiB RAM plus 64 MiB free swap space
|
||||
+ 35 MiB free harddisk space for installation
|
||||
plus storage space for disk cache
|
||||
+ 400 MHz Pentium class processor
|
||||
+ 128 MiB RAM plus 128 MiB free swap space
|
||||
+ 40 MiB free harddisk space for installation
|
||||
plus storage space for messages and disk cache
|
||||
+ Graphics card and driver capable of displaying more than 256 colors
|
||||
|
||||
- Recommended hardware for acceptable performance
|
||||
+ 500 MHz processor
|
||||
+ 256 MiB RAM plus 64 MiB free swap space
|
||||
+ 1.0 GHz processor
|
||||
+ 512 MiB RAM plus 128 MiB free swap space
|
||||
NOTE: Thunderbird's performance and stability increases the more physical
|
||||
RAM is available. Especially for long sessions 512 MiB of memory is
|
||||
recommended.
|
||||
+ Graphics card and driver capable of displaying more than 256 colors
|
||||
RAM is available.
|
||||
|
||||
- Software requirements
|
||||
+ Installation on a file system supporting long file names
|
||||
(i.e. HPFS or JFS but not FAT)
|
||||
+ OS/2 Warp 4 with Fixpack 15 or later
|
||||
+ OS/2 Warp 4 with Fixpack 15 or later (Warp 3 may work but is unsupported)
|
||||
+ MPTS version 5.3
|
||||
+ TCP/IP version 4.1
|
||||
+ INETVER: SOCKETS.SYS=5.3007, AFOS2.SYS=5.3001, AFINET.SYS=5.3006
|
||||
@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ problems and installation issues with Thunderbird.
|
||||
+ Convenience Pack 2 or eComStation 1.0 or later meet these requirements
|
||||
out of the box.
|
||||
|
||||
+ Only Java plugins of version 1.4.1 or 1.4.2 are supported.
|
||||
(IBM Java 1.3.1 or earlier will crash the application!)
|
||||
|
||||
- Useful optional software
|
||||
The following packages enable additional features in Thunderbird. Download
|
||||
locations are listed below with a detailed description of the features.
|
||||
+ Remote Workplace Server (RWS), version 0.8
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+ Doodle's Screen Saver (DSSaver), version 1.8 or later
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================================================================================
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@ -82,58 +90,67 @@ problems and installation issues with Thunderbird.
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================================================================================
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For all platforms, unpack into a clean (new) directory. Installing on top of
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previously released builds may cause problems with Thunderbird.
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Unpack into a clean (new) directory. Installing on top of previously released
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builds may cause problems with Thunderbird. It is therefore hightly recommended
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to follow the instructions under "Separating profiles from installation
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directory".
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Note: These instructions do not tell you how to build Thunderbird.
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For info on building the Thunderbird source, see
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http://www.mozilla.org/build/
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Build_Documentation
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OS/2 Installation Instructions
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------------------------------
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On OS/2, Thunderbird does not have an installation program. To install it,
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download the .zip file and follow these steps:
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On OS/2, Thunderbird does not have an installation program. To install it,
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download the .zip file and follow these steps:
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1. Click the "Zip" link on the site you're downloading Thunderbird from
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to download the ZIP package to your machine. This file is typically called
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thunderbird-x.x.x.en-US.os2.zip where the "x.x.x" is replaced by the
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Thunderbird version.
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1. Click the "Zip" link on the site you're downloading Thunderbird from to
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download the ZIP package to your machine. This file is typically called
|
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thunderbird-x.x.x.en-US.os2.zip where the "x.x.x" is replaced by the
|
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current Thunderbird version.
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2. Navigate to where you downloaded the file and unpack it using your
|
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favorite unzip tool.
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2. Navigate to where you downloaded the file and unpack it using your favorite
|
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unzip tool.
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3. Keep in mind that the unzip process creates a directory "thunderbird"
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below the location you point it to, e.g.
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unzip thunderbird-1.0.1.en-US.os2.zip -d c:\thunderbird-1.0.1
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will unpack Thunderbird into c:\thunderbird-1.0.1\thunderbird.
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3. Keep in mind that the unzip process creates a directory "thunderbird" below
|
||||
the location you point it to, e.g.
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unzip thunderbird-3.0.en-US.os2.zip -d c:\thunderbird-3.0
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will unpack Thunderbird into c:\thunderbird-3.0\thunderbird.
|
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|
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4. Make sure that you are _not_ unpacking over an old installation. This is
|
||||
known to cause problems.
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4. Make sure that you are _not_ unpacking over an old installation. This is
|
||||
known to cause problems.
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|
||||
5. To start Thunderbird, navigate to the directory you extracted
|
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Thunderbird to, make sure that the C library DLLs are copied to the
|
||||
installation directory or installed in the LIBPATH, and then double-click
|
||||
the thunderbird.exe object.
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5. To start Thunderbird, navigate to the directory you extracted Thunderbird to,
|
||||
ensure that the C library DLL is copied to the installation directory or
|
||||
installed in the LIBPATH, and then double-click the thunderbird.exe object.
|
||||
|
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|
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================================================================================
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|
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Tips and Problems
|
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|
||||
================================================================================
|
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|
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Running multiple versions concurrently
|
||||
--------------------------------------
|
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|
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Because various members of the Mozilla family (i.e. Mozilla, Firefox,
|
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If you want to run more than one copy of Thunderbird, you have to use the
|
||||
-no-remote parameter or set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 in your environment.
|
||||
|
||||
Because various members of the Mozilla family (i.e. SeaMonkey, Mozilla, Firefox,
|
||||
Thunderbird, IBM Web Browser) may use different, incompatible versions of the
|
||||
same DLL, some extra steps may be required to run them concurrently.
|
||||
|
||||
One workaround is the LIBPATHSTRICT variable. To run Thunderbird one can create
|
||||
a CMD script like the following example (where an installation of Thunderbird
|
||||
exists in the directory d:\internet\thunderbird is assumed):
|
||||
in the directory d:\internet\thunderbird is assumed):
|
||||
|
||||
set LIBPATHSTRICT=T
|
||||
rem The next line may be needed when a different Mozilla program is listed in LIBPATH
|
||||
rem set BEGINLIBPATH=d:\internet\thunderbird
|
||||
rem The next line is only needed to run two different versions of Thunderbird
|
||||
rem The next line is only needed to run two versions of the same program
|
||||
rem set MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1
|
||||
d:
|
||||
cd d:\internet\thunderbird
|
||||
@ -152,7 +169,7 @@ above depending on the system configuration.)
|
||||
Finally, the simplest method is to use the Run! utility by Rich Walsh that can
|
||||
be found in the Hobbes Software Archive:
|
||||
|
||||
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=Run!
|
||||
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=Run!
|
||||
|
||||
Read its documentation for more information.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -162,13 +179,13 @@ Separating profiles from installation directory
|
||||
|
||||
To separate the locations of the user profile(s) (containing the bookmarks and
|
||||
all customizations) from the installation directory to keep your preferences in
|
||||
the case of an update even when using ZIP packages, set the variable
|
||||
the case of an update even when using ZIP packages, set the variable
|
||||
MOZILLA_HOME to a directory of your choice. You can do this either in Config.sys
|
||||
or in a script or using a program object as listed above. If you add
|
||||
|
||||
set MOZILLA_HOME=f:\Data
|
||||
|
||||
the Thunderbird user profile will be created in "f:\Data\Thunderbird".
|
||||
the Thunderbird user profile will be created in "f:\Data\Mozilla\Thunderbird".
|
||||
|
||||
If you are migrating from Mozilla, Thunderbird's import routine will only find
|
||||
the existing Mozilla profile data if MOZILLA_HOME is correctly set to point to
|
||||
@ -190,28 +207,119 @@ behavior of Thunderbird on OS/2:
|
||||
Use this to run two instances of Thunderbird simultaneously (like e.g. debug
|
||||
and optimized version).
|
||||
|
||||
- set MOZ_NO_RWS=1
|
||||
Use this to disable Remote Workplace Server support (see below).
|
||||
|
||||
Find more information on this topic and other tips on
|
||||
http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Support for WPS objects
|
||||
-----------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Thunderbird can make use of Rich Walsh's Remote Workplace Server (RWS) library
|
||||
to access Workplace Shell objects from the application. This allows helper
|
||||
applications for downloaded files to be selected based on their default WPS
|
||||
association.
|
||||
|
||||
To enable this functionality, Thunderbird has to find the RWS DLLs. They have to
|
||||
be located in a directory on the LIBPATH, in the Thunderbird directory, or
|
||||
already be registered as a WPS class. For eComStation 2 this is already the
|
||||
case. If RWS is not yet available on your system, download it from
|
||||
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=rws08dll
|
||||
|
||||
If RWS is found on the system, it is used by Thunderbird automatically. In case
|
||||
you need to disable RWS support, create an environment variable MOZ_NO_RWS and
|
||||
set it to 1.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Idle timer for internal cleanups
|
||||
--------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
If Doodle's Screen Saver (DSSaver) v1.8 or later is installed, Thunderbird can
|
||||
determine how long the user has been inactive. If the user has been inactive
|
||||
for a while, cleanup operations may be performed.
|
||||
|
||||
DSSaver can be downloaded from
|
||||
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/dssaver_v18.zip
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Setting the OS/2 default mail and news program
|
||||
----------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
The default mail and news applications can be set by editing the USER_INI
|
||||
file.
|
||||
|
||||
Two small applications make this change a bit easier and provide options to also
|
||||
set default programs for other types of internet-related activities:
|
||||
|
||||
- ConfigApps
|
||||
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=configapps1_1
|
||||
|
||||
- Internet Application Integration
|
||||
http://7cities.net/~mckinnis/os2/
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Changed font handling
|
||||
---------------------
|
||||
|
||||
To be able to display text, Thunderbird cannot make use of normal OS/2 routines
|
||||
but has to use FreeType and FontConfig. This has the advantage that text can
|
||||
be displayed with antialiasing, but at the same time has some caveats:
|
||||
|
||||
- Thunderbird cannot make use of OS/2 fonts like WarpSans and others which
|
||||
are not available in Type1 or TrueType format. It is therefore
|
||||
recommended to install the "Workplace Sans" font from
|
||||
http://users.socis.ca/~ataylo00/creative/fonts/
|
||||
or
|
||||
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?key=wpsu_ttf
|
||||
which Thunderbird will use as a replacement of WarpSans.
|
||||
|
||||
- Display of text in some languages (e.g. Arabic) does not yet take into account
|
||||
that different forms of some characters exist.
|
||||
|
||||
To tweak the appearance of text, you can add two preferences, preferably using
|
||||
about:config.
|
||||
|
||||
- gfx.os2.font.antialiasing (Boolean)
|
||||
This preference controls whether antialiasing is enabled, and defaults to
|
||||
true.
|
||||
|
||||
- gfx.os2.font.hinting (Integer)
|
||||
This preference controls the hinting level, and can be between 0 (no hinting)
|
||||
and 3 (full hinting). The default value is 2.
|
||||
Font hinting improves the contrast of displayed text, but may produce poor
|
||||
results for certain characters of some fonts, most notably the OS/2 version
|
||||
of "Times New Roman".
|
||||
|
||||
Note that these preferences only take effect when a font gets used for the first
|
||||
time, so you may need to restart the application to see the full effect.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Known Problems of the OS/2 version
|
||||
----------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
Cross-platform problems are usually listed in the release notes of each
|
||||
milestone release.
|
||||
|
||||
- Printing to normal OS/2 printer queues had to be disabled. It was slow even
|
||||
for simple pages and used huge amounts of RAM, so that in most cases the
|
||||
application crashed, see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415522.
|
||||
While the queues are still displayed in the printing dialog, any printing
|
||||
operation will instead create a PDF file. By default this file is placed on
|
||||
the Desktop, with the name Thunderbird_<date>_<time>.pdf, where <date> and
|
||||
<time> are replaced by the current system time. If you want to use another
|
||||
name, select "Print to file" before pressing the Print button.
|
||||
The resulting PDF file can be printed using applications like Lucide, Acrobat
|
||||
Reader, or GSview.
|
||||
|
||||
- Fonts with names containing special characters (like Asian Unicode names)
|
||||
will not display correctly in the list of fonts in the Options panel.
|
||||
|
||||
- Thunderbird will beep when copying more than 64 kB of text to the clipboard.
|
||||
This is to alert users that many applications (most notably the system
|
||||
editor, EPM, and applications running in VIO windows) cannot paste more
|
||||
than this.
|
||||
|
||||
- Thunderbird cannot make use of OS/2 fonts like WarpSans and others which
|
||||
are not available in Type1 or TrueType format. It is therefore
|
||||
recommended to install the "Workplace Sans" font from
|
||||
http://users.socis.ca/~ataylo00/creative/fonts/
|
||||
or
|
||||
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=wpsu_ttf
|
||||
which Thunderbird will use as a replacement of WarpSans.
|
||||
|
||||
Other known problems can be found by following the link "Current Open Warpzilla
|
||||
Bugs" on the OS/2 Mozilla page <http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/>.
|
||||
|
||||
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Block a user