Re: OT - web browsers

[Erik Steffl <steffl@bigfoot.com>]

Ken Weingold wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Dec 15, 2000, Erik Steffl wrote:
> > Ken Weingold wrote:
> > >
> > > Sorry for the OT, but the only browser I have used in X is Netscape,
> > > up to 4.7x.  I really pisses me off that they seem to have eliminated
> > > the Open button.  Does Mozilla, Netscape 6, Konqueror, or any of the
> > > other liked browsers have it?  Also, anyone know why it was taken away
> > > in the first place?
> >
> >   which open button? there is still open file option in file menu. was
> > there any other open button?
> 
> Yes, there was.  I know there is alt-o, but I think up to 3.x (or
> maybe 2.x), there was an Open button.  I never understood why there
> was one on the Windows version, but is was very useful in unix.
> Double-click to copy the URL, hit the Open button, Clear,
> middle-click, Open.  That's it.  Very quick.  It's actually like in NT
> that I use at work.  The newest versions of IE have a "Go" button next
> to the Address bar.  I thought it stupid at first, but I love it now.
> I have NT set up much like X.  My SecureCRT copies when text is
> selected, middle button pastes, Caps Lock remapped to Control, etc. :)
> So I can basically do the whole URL thing never touching the keyboard.
> Then again they also added an Open URL option to the right-click menu
> of SecureCRT, so it's even easier.

  - middle click on link opens link in new window (in netscape browser,
email, newsgroups)

  - clicking on wheel (leftmost) button on the status bar
sort-of-toolbar opens new netscape window

  the second one might be what you want. or am I misunderstanding?

	erik