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- JSB ALPHABrowser v2.0.1 for UNIX Systems JSB Corporation
-
- README March 1997
-
-
- Welcome to the JSB ALPHABrowser v2.0.1.
-
- Please read this file as it contains information not included in the Help
- system. For easier reading, print the contents and keep the pages for
- reference.
-
- Topics in this file include the following:
- ------------------------------------------
-
- SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
-
- SECTION 2 - CONFIGURING THE ALPHABROWSER
-
- SECTION 3 - RUNNING THE ALPHABROWSER
-
- SECTION 4 - ALPHABROWSER TROUBLESHOOTING
-
- SECTION 5 - TECHNICAL TIPS
-
- SECTION 6 - ALPHABROWSER LICENSE UPGRADE PROCEDURE
-
- SECTION 7 - NEW AT THIS RELEASE
-
- SECTION 8 - KNOWN PROBLEMS
-
- SECTION 9 - COPYRIGHTS
-
-
- SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
-
- If you have purchased the ALPHABrowser, a Serial Number or Numbers, along
- with the corresponding Activation Key(s) will have been supplied with the
- product. You are restricted by the License to only install the ALPHABrowser
- software on one remote system for each License you have purchased. If you
- are evaluating the software, you may install on as many remote systems as you
- wish. The evaluation period will expire 30 days after installation.
-
- JSB is committed to enhancing the ALPHABrowser. You may like to access JSB's
- Web or FTP sites periodically to download later versions of the ALPHABrowser,
- located at:
-
- www.jsb.com
- ftp.jsb.com/pub/ab
-
-
- SECTION 2 - CONFIGURING THE ALPHABROWSER
-
- The ALPHABrowser has 2 ASCII text configuration files associated with it,
- "color.cfg" and "alphabrw.cfg," located in the default browser sub-directory
- e.g. "/usr/jsbwww/browser".
-
- "alphabrw.cfg" determines the printer, file downloading mechanism and the
- default browser start-up file.
-
- "color.cfg" determines the colors to be used by the terminal (if your terminal
- supports color).
-
-
- SECTION 3 - RUNNING THE ALPHABROWSER
-
- To run the ALPHABrowser, type:
- alphabrowser
-
- Press "m" when the ALPHABrowser completes loading and select "Open Location"
- from the menu.
-
- Enter the URL for the site that you want to access in the form
- "http://remote_system_name:port/filename" as shown in the following
- examples.
-
- http://www.jsb.com
- http://www.jsb.com/welcome.html
- http://www.jsb.com:80/welcome.html
-
- You must include the "http://" portion of the URL.
-
- SECTION 4 - ALPHABROWSER TROUBLESHOOTING
-
- 1. The ALPHABrowser will not start. The following message will be displayed:
-
- THERE IS NO TERMINAL DEFINITION ...
-
-
- Possible reasons:
-
- a. The environment variable $TERM has not been set up.
- b. You do not have read permissions for
- "/usr/jsbwww/browser/window/$TERM".
- c. Your terminal is not supported, i.e. there is no corresponding file in
- "/usr/jsbwww/browser/window." Currently supported terminals are
- Wyse 60, Wyse 370, DEC VT100, VT220, VT241, VT320, VT420, IBM 3151,
- SCO ANSI color console, and terminals that emulate the preceding.
- d. The environment variable $WWWDIR has not been set up. (Only applies
- if the browser directory for the ALPHABrowser is not installed in the
- default of "/usr/jsbwww").
-
-
- Try:
-
- a. Set $TERM
- b. Check file permissions
- c. Use a different terminal emulation
- d. Set $WWWDIR
-
-
- 2. Keystrokes being misinterpreted over slow connections
-
-
- Problems may be experienced over slow network or modem connections with
- the ALPHABrowser misinterpreting arrow keys etc. in the menus.
-
- This problem can be remedied by increasing the number of times the
- ALPHABrowser tries to read characters from the terminal before giving up.
-
- An environment variable W_TM can be defined before running the ALPHA-
- Browser which will increase the number of read attempts. A typical value
- of 10 works well with slow 2400 bps modems.
-
- The variable should be set using the following commands;
-
- Bourne and Korn shell C shell
- --------------------- -------
-
- W_TM=10; export W_TM setenv W_TM 10
-
-
- SECTION 5 - TECHNICAL TIPS
-
-
- SECTION 6 - UPGRADING ALPHABROWSER LICENSES
-
- To upgrade the ALPHABrowser license, change to the directory where the
- ALPHABrowser is installed (normally "/usr/jsbwww").
- e.g. cd /usr/jsbwww
-
- Run the license upgrade script by typing:
- ./jsb.license
-
- Enter the new Serial Number and the corresponding Activation Key when
- prompted.
-
-
- SECTION 7 - NEW AT THIS RELEASE
-
- 1. Documents at several web sites include control-Z as a file terminator.
- On Wyse 60 terminals, this character blanks the screen completely.
- This release has a workaround for the problem.
-
-
- SECTION 8 - KNOWN PROBLEMS
-
- 1. The Wyse 60 cursor keys do not send standard ANSI sequences by default.
- ALPHABrowser will reprogram these keys when it starts and return them
- to the default settings when it exits. If you invoke a shell session
- from within ALPHABrowser, the cursor keys will still send the new
- sequences. This could lead to improper operation of applications run
- this way.
-
- 2. The Wyse 55 terminal does not have a native personality. If you specify
- wy55 or wyse55 as your terminal type (TERM environment variable)
- ALPHABrowser will assume you are using the Wyse 60 personality. If you
- use one of the other personalities supported by ALPHABrowser, you must
- set the TERM environment variable accordingly.
-
-
- SECTION 9 - COPYRIGHTS
-
- JSB ALPHABrowser
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-
- University of Kansas copyright
-
- This product includes computer software created and made
- available by The University of Kansas.
-
- THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO
- REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BY WAY OF
- EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO
- REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY
- PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION
- WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR
- OTHER RIGHTS. COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WILL BEAR NO LIABILITY FOR ANY USE
- OF THIS SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION.
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