Autor: Michał Jaskólski (jj_at_gdansk.sprint.pl)
Data: Sun 06 Apr 1997 - 12:25:09 MET DST
WHAT'S NEW IN THIS RELEASE?
General and Setup
Enhanced visual appearance and user interface
Task bar that enables easy access to Communicator components
Context-sensitive NetHelp
Cross-platform support
New animation indicating network activity
Multiple user profiles
Navigator
IIOP distributed objects
Symantec JIT
Dynamic font support (including bitstream font displayer)
New security information manager
Style sheet support (CSS1 and dynamic style sheets)
Enhanced kiosk mode
Java and LiveConnect available on all platforms
Macromedia Fireworks
Improved OLE support
Layering and absolute positioning
Supports the W3C working draft "Positioning HTML Elements
with Cascading
Style Sheets"
The ILAYER tag can be used to create in-flow layers
The zIndex, above, below, bgColor, and background
JavaScript properties have been added to the JavaScript layer
object.
Navigator's scroll bars automatically expand to allow viewing
of all layers in a
document.
Capabilities-based Java/JavaScript security
Extended access for trusted Java applets
Additional JavaScript enhancements
Composer
Enhanced Composer plug-ins (now includes event model)
Publishing enhancements for easy one-button publishing
Table editing enhancements
Keyboard navigation
WYSIWYG HTML editing
Integrated with Messenger and Collabra
Improved line and character spacing behavior
Improved tool bars
Spelling checker
Japanese inline input
Image resize
Image import
Messenger
Encrypted/Signed Messages (S/MIME)
Synchronized offline IMAP4
End-user management of account (vacation and password changes)
Intelligent sending of HTML, plain text, or multi-part alternative
IMAP4 for server-based management of mail
Rules and filters for IMAP server folders
HTML compose with the ability to drag and drop images within a
message (MIME
HTML)
Quoted text with HTML
Intelligent sending of HTML or plain text based on address book
entries
Collabra
Offline reading of discussion groups
End-user management of discussion groups
Indexed searching of messages in discussion group
Virtual Discussion groups (profiled collections of messages)
End-user management of discussion groups on Collabra Server 3.0.
Ability to create:
groups
categories
access control lists
Display to categories in Message List window with Collabra Server
3.0
HTML compose with the ability to drag and drop images within a
message (MIME
HTML)
Quoted text with HTML
Ability to read and post to Internet newsgroups
Conference
Voice Mail for Windows 32-bit platforms
Attendant mode allows the main interface to be hidden and still
listen for incoming
calls. An icon appears in the Task bar tray to recall the main
interface
Drop down list box tracks all direct dialed calls during a session
New DLS server and Phonebook services hosted by Four11.com
htttp://www.four11.com/conference
New high quality elemedia SX8300P speech codec
New ultra low bit rate RT24/29 codec from Voxware
Additional Help implemented
Interface improvements and graphics
Call logging and address book features for Windows 16-bit
platforms
Setup wizard helps set up microphone gain and silence sensor level
Sample business card images included
Live 3D
Full EAI support
ASCII text and font style support
Content selectable and switchable interfaces
Correct calculation of the fieldOfView
Improved sensor handling and routing
Protos
Full VRML 2.0/1.x support (including Live3D 1.0 extension nodes)
JavaScript supported in script node
Per-vertex colors
Support for 3D sound using Intel's RSX Technology
Support for 256x256 and MPEG textures
Improved lighting and material models
Support for large data sets
Improved Collision with terrain following
Support for MFString URLs
Performance enhancements
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Navigator
Resizing the window of a page containing plug-ins, forms, or
stylesheets, causes the
plug-in, form, or stylesheet to lose its original position or
formatting.
The File, Edit Frame menu item is not working correctly.
Some web counters are not displayed correctly in Navigator.
Scrolling in a page containing frames is not working.
All layers in a web page are not printed.
Java and JavaScript
Java is not enabled on Windows 16-bit platforms.
Running JavaScript in frames might cause Navigator to halt,
scroll bars to
disappear, or other unusal behavior.
Running JavaScript with midi files might cause Navigator to
halt.
The View Source command on Windows 32-bit platforms shows
that
JavaScript code does not dynamically create HTML.
Documents in framesets do not receive onunload events while
JavaScript is
running.
In JavaScript, the onSelect event handler is not working.
In JavaScript, Navigator halts when resizing a window
containing an open
document.write.
JavaScript sometimes halts on pages containing frames.
In JavaScript, Navigator might halt while re-sizing windows.
In JavaScript, window.focus() and window.blur() do not work.
In JavaSript, a document.write in SRC="foo.js" does not work.
In JavaScript, a text/plain window turns to text/html on
resize.
In JavaScript document.URL might hide the argument named URL.
The
problem occurs when calling the incoming variable URL and
scoping the
with() statement.
JavaScript is off by default after installing Communicator on
Windows 3.1.
Enable JavaScript under the Advance section of your
Preferences if you have
pages that uses JavaScript, or if you have pages with style
sheets.
JavaScript encounters errors when performing user or group
management.
Running Java in some circumstances might result in lost
resources.
Maximizing and minimizing a page running an applet might
cause the system to
hang.
Java might be slower in this release than it was in previous
versions of
Navigator.
Reloading IIOP applets leaves the the server in an
undetermined state.
In JavaScript, event handlers might be lost when resizing a
page containing
frames.
JsObject.getWindow requires an applet as an argument.
JavaScript sometimes shows the incorrect color or halts on
frame pages.
Launching any page containing Java applets for the first time
might cause a
JavaScript Error.
toLocaleString() method in Date Class throws security
exceptions.
Image onAbort event handler does not work correctly.
onUnload does not work correctly in nested frames.
History.back, history.forward, and history.go(n) display the
local
frame history and not the previous Navigator window.
You must include new when calling constructor functions. For
example,
var size = new java.awt.Dimension (...)
To enable JavaScript after disabling it, you must restart
Communicator.
The View Source and Save commands do not parse JavaScript
writes to
HTML.
Layering and absolute positioning
Pages containing layers cannot be printed.
The overflow property and the height property are not
implemented for
style sheet based positioning.
Percentage values cannot be specified for the CLIP attribute
on the LAYER tag.
Negative values for the Z-INDEX attribute on LAYER and ILAYER
tags are
not recognized.
A value of SHOW for the LAYER tag's VISIBILITY attribute is
ignored.
Tables within layers might not obey the layer's WIDTH
attribute.
Centered HTML in a layer might not be truncated on its right
side.
The ALIGN attribute might not be obeyed for applets and
plug-ins inside layers.
Resizing pages with layers might cause a system halt or
erratic behavior.
Composer
Composer plug-in windows sometimes open behind the Composer
window. Bring
them to the front with the task bar.
The Edit Frame command is not working correctly. The Edit Frame
command edits
the frame set rather than the selected frame pane.
Trying to use an external HTML editor or image editor does not
work in this release.
Composer does not resolve links properly if escape characters are
contained in the
URL.
The Tools, Language menu item is not available in the plain text
mail composer.
Change the language in Composer. Changes apply to plain text mail
as well.
Messenger and Collabra
The font in the subject field might appear smaller than normal.
Opening a draft s saved with a blank recipient field defaults the
recipient to
draft_at_netscape.com. Delete this address entry prior to sending the
draft.
Opening an encrypted message saved as a draft does not work. Do
not save a draft
with the encyption option checked in the compose window.
When you set up your certificate, leave the ask for a password
option at the defualt
setting. If you change the option, you might encounter a system
halt when replying to
an encrypted message.
In the Security Advisor, the options to ask for a password every
time and to ask for a
password after a varying number of minutes are not working. Use
the option to ask for
a password per session.
You need a certificate of your own (in addition to the recipient's
certificate) prior to
sending any encrypted mail to the recipient.
Composing a message from the web browser or from the address book
does not
check the encrypted or signed options by default even if it is set
in the Security
Advisor. Verify the encrypted and signed options from the options
tab in the compose
window.
No visual indication exists for the offline or online states.
Verify the current state by
looking at the File menu. It states either Go Offline or Go
Online.
In the offline state, choosing the Send toolbar button in the
Compose window places
the message to the Outbox to send at a later time.
In the offline state, accessing getting new messages causes
Communicator to try to go
online.
The number shown in the Offline Groups preferences and in the
Download dialog as
being selected for offline reading may show 0. Choose Select
Discussions to view the
accurate number of discussion groups selected for download.
A problem exists with reading a mail message containing a web
page. Persistent error
dialogs appear.
An address book upgraded to Communicator PR3 cannot be used in
Communicator
PR2 or earlier.
The No Pages to Print error occurs if you have scrolled down to
the bottom of a
message. Scroll back to the top of the message and print again.
If you get a system halt when invoking the Compose window, rename
abook.nab
(address book file) located in your Users Profile directory.
Some preference settings are not completely implemented. In such
cases, this release
uses the settings from Netscape Navigator 3.x.
The Add to Address Book button in the Search Directory dialog does
not work.
Selected names are not added to the address book. Access the LDAP
search feature
from within the address book, select the desired name, and choose
to compose a
message. Copy the address, and then from the address book, add a
new user and
paste the address in the specified field.
Shortcut keys might not bring up the correct dialog or perform the
correct action for
Windows NT 3.51.
The default values for the Disk Space tab in Mail and Discussions
Preferences are not
optimally set if you previously used PR2. If using these options,
specify the values you
want to use.
The Next Folder and Next Unread Folder commands under the Go menu
within the
Message window are not working.
In the Mail and Discussions Preferences, Identity section, include
a valid user name
and domain name in the E-mail field (for example,
johndoe_at_company.com). If you do
not include the domain name, a system halt might occur when
composing with the
HTML Composer.
Messenger
Adding an entry, currently not in the personal address book
to a mailing list,
results in a dialog asking to add that entry to your personal
address book. In
this dialog, choosing No is the same as choosing Cancel.
The progress dialog remains at 100% for longer than necessary
before
continuing to download other messages, especially when using
filters for
incoming messages. This can be ignored.
Make sure all cards in your address book contain email
addresses. If there is
not an email address associated with a card in your address
book,
Communicator might halt.
If you encounter a general protection fault in msvcrt.dll
when sending a
message, exit Communicator. This is caused by a .tmp file
Windows limitations.
See your system administrator or equivalent about removing
these .tmp files.
Afterwards, you can send messages from Communicator.
The Empty trash menu item is disabled from the Message List
window. Empty
the trash folder from the Message Center.
After you get new messages, the message you had selected
before downloading
stays current. To get to the first new (unread) message,
click Next Unread on
the toolbar.
If Communicator has not accessed a mail folder (and built a
summary file for it
internally), a mail filter using that folder might not
correctly filter messages to that
folder. The messages appear in your Inbox rather than in the
designated folder.
Michał Jaskólski [ jj_at_gdansk.sprint.pl ]
http://www.gdansk.sprint.pl/~jj/ [ homepage ]
http://www.gdansk.sprint.pl/~jj/jw23/ [ JWww23 ]
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