TkGoodStuff WWW
NOTE: Netscape's remote-control functionality is disabled in
Netscape Communicator beta versions (at least up to beta 3). We'll
become compatible when it works.
Description
The WWW client is a web browser launcher.
The WWW client can manage just one browser or more than one
browser. In the preferences manager, you can specify a
space-separated list of browsers (by default, a single browser, namely
your main default tkgoodstuff browser, which by default is netscape).
- Single-browser mode: If (as by default) the WWW client
knows about only one browser (e.g., netscape), the WWW button
behaves as follows. Clicking mouse button 1 on the WWW button
launches your browser program (the button stays depressed and
inoperative until you exit the mailer program). Button 3 is used to
visit the URL that is the current X selection (e.g., highlighted
with the mouse in some application). If your browser is supported
(Netscape and lynx), then WWW starts the browser unless it's already
running; if it's running, WWW sends the browser instructions to go
to the selected URL. This is useful, e.g., for visiting web pages
that are mentioned in news articles, email, etc.
- Multi-browser mode:
If in the preferences manager
you give the WWW client a list of browsers such as "netscape lynx
mosaic chimera hippo tkwww", then you still use buttons 1 and 3 as
above, except now you'll get a popup menu to choose your browser.
(For instance, I like lynx for its startup speed and resource usage
for most things, but I use netscape when I need to see graphics or a
netscape-specific page.)
The WWW client automatically knows what to do for the browsers
lynx (using an xterm) and netscape. It
launches others fine if they can be started by their name.
Thanks to Seth Golub for the idea of using the X selection in this
way.
Invocation
To include the WWW button in your panel, include in your Configuration:
Client WWW
All parameters are adjustable in the preferences manager.