Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 2005
From: Digest <deadmail>
To: "OS/2GenAu Digest"<deadmail>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:12 EST-10EDT,10,1,0,7200,4,1,0,7200,3600

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Sunday 26 September 2010
 Number  2005
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Subjects for today
 
1   new browser versions : Ed Durrant <edurrant at durrant dot mine dot nu>

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Date:  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:52:43 +1000
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at durrant dot mine dot nu>
Subject:   new browser versions

Hi All,

   If you haven't bothered trying them, the latest Firefox (4.0b7pre) 
and Seamonkey (2.1b1pre) are worth a look.

   If you have CUPS installed to support printer(s) these OS/2 versions 
of the browsers sends data directly to CUPS and direct printing occurs 
again (this has been missing in FF 3.x and SM 2.0x versions) - if your 
printer is configured using a native OS/2 driver rather than CUPS, the 
browsers fall back to creating a PDF file, but you now have the option 
of choosing where you want to put the file (it doesn't just go to the 
desktop as with current versions). So those who still want to create PDF 
files rather than printing direct, by setting up any OS/2 driver driven 
"dummy" printer you can still do this.  Best of both options!

   The other new feature in Firefox is "panorama" - this controls 
browser tabs on what appears like a workplace and various web pages able 
to be grouped together and this all works in the OS/2 versions - in fact 
when you click on the "=" symbol, there's even a HTML5 video to tell you 
how to use the new feature (HTML5 plays in the browser without any 
plugin being needed - in the OS/2 version as well).

  Stability wise, these versions seem as stable as previous versions. I 
do get occasional hangs but that's probably more my system than the 
browser itself.

 So definitely worth trying these two new browsers out !

-- 
Cheers/eCS2.0

Ed

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