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User Commandsnetscape(1)


NAME

 netscape - start Netscape Communicator for Solaris

SYNOPSIS

 /usr/dt/bin/netscape [options] [arguments]

DESCRIPTION

 

Netscape Communicator for Solaris is comprised of a comprehensive set of components that integrates browsing, email, web-based word processing, chat, and group scheduling to allow users to easily communicate, share, and access information.

OPTIONS

 

Any argument that is not a switch is interpreted as either a file or URL. The following options are supported:

-component-bar
Shows only the Component Bar.
-composer
Opens all command line URLs in Composer.
-discussions
Shows Collabra Discussions.
-display dpy
Specifies the X server to use for display.
-dont-force-window-stacking
Ignores the alwaysraised, alwayslowered, and z-lock JavaScript window.open() attributes.
-dont-save-geometry-prefs
Does not save window geometry preferences for the session.
-edit
See -composer.
-geometry =WxH+X+Y
Positions and sizes the Netscape window.
-help
Shows the command line options for Netscape.
-iconic
Minimizes Netscape after start up.
-id window-id
Identifies an X window to receive -remote commands. If you do not specify a window, the first window found is used.
-ignore-geometry-prefs
Ignores saved window geometry preferences for the current session.
-install
Installs private colormap.
-irix-session-management
Enables IRIX session management. On SGI systems, IRIX session management is enabled by default. IRIX session management is available on other platforms and may work with session managers other than the IRIX desktop. See -no-irix-session-management.
-mail
Same as -messenger.
-messenger
Shows the Messenger Mailbox (Inbox).
-mono
Forces a one-bit deep image display.
-ncols N
Sets the maximum number of colors to allocate for images when not using -install.
-nethelp
Starts NetHelp, Netscape's online help system.
-news
Same as -discussions.
-no-about-splash
Bypasses the startup license page.
-no-install
Uses the default colormap.
-no-irix-session-management
Disables IRIX session management. See -irix-session-management.
-no-session-management
Disables session management. Session management is enabled by default. See -session-management.
-noraise
Does not display the remote window on top when using -remote commands. See -raise and -remote.
-raise
Displays the remote window on top when using -remote commands. See -noraise and -remote.
-remote remote-command
Connects to and controls an existing process. You can issue multiple -remote options on the same command line. The commands are executed sequentially unless a command fails. If there is no Netscape process currently running, this command fails. If the command fails, an error message will be reported to stderr and it will exit with a nonzero status. See REMOTE ACTIONS section below and EXAMPLES.

The following options exist for finer-grained control of the -remote commands:

-id X_window_ID
If there is more than one Netscape Navigator window open, this option selects the window to control. If you do not use this option, the first window found is controlled. See EXAMPLES.
-raise
-noraise
Controls whether the -remote command causes the Netscape window to raise/not raise itself to the top. The default is raise.

You can use -raise and -noraise options with the addBookmark and openURL arguments. See EXAMPLES.

-session-management
Enables session management. Session management is enabled by default. See -no-session-management.
-version
Displays the version number and build date.
-visual id-or-number
Uses the specified server visual.
-xrm resource-spec
Sets the specified X resource.

REMOTE ACTIONS

 

When Netscape Navigator is invoked with the -remote argument, it does not open a window, but instead connects to and controls an already existing process. The argument to the -remote switch is an Xt action to invoke, with optional arguments. Remote control is implemented using X properties, so the two processes need not be running on the same machine, and need not share a file system. See http://home.netscape.com/newsref/std/x-remote.html.

All of Netscape's action names are the same as its resource names. For example, if you wanted to know the name of the action that corresponds to the ``Add Bookmark'' menu item, you could look in Netscape for ``Add Bookmark'' and see that the resource that is set to that string is addBookmark. That is the name of the Action as well. Note: To find the Netscape file, use the full path name which is, by default, /usr/dt/appconfig/netscape/lib/locale/C/app-defaults/Netscape.

You can use Actions in Translation tables in the usual Xt manner, but you can also invoke them directly via the -remote option, like this:
 
netscape -remote 'addBookmark()'
That command will cause the existing Netscape Navigator process to add its current URL to the bookmarks, just as if you had selected that menu item.

To open a document, enter:
 
netscape -remote 'openURL(http://home.netscape.com)'

Invoking an action with no arguments has the same effect as selecting the corresponding menu item. However, with some actions you can pass the following arguments:

addBookmark( )
Adds the current document to the Bookmark list.
addBookmark(URL)
Adds the specified document to the Bookmark list. See EXAMPLES.
addBookmark(URL, title)
Adds the specified document and title to the Bookmark list.
mailto( )
Opens the mail dialog box with an empty To: field.
mailto(a, b. c)
Inserts the specified address(es) in the default To: field.
openFile( )
Opens a dialog box that prompts for a file.
openFile(filename)
Opens the specified file.
openURL( )
Opens a dialog box that prompts for a URL.
openURL(URL)
Opens the specified document. See EXAMPLES.
openURL(URL, new window)
Opens a new window displaying the specified document.
saveAs( )
Opens a dialog box that prompts for a URL.
saveAs(output_file)
Writes HTML to the specified file.
saveAs(output_file, type)
Writes the type to the specified file (HTML, text, or PostScript).

EXIT STATUS

 

If a command fails, an error message is reported to stderr and the command exits with a nonzero status.

EXAMPLES

 

The following are all examples of using the -remote command option. For more information and examples, see http://home.netscape.com/newsref/std/x-remote.html

Example 1. Selecting among open Netscape windows
 
 
example% netscape -id 0x3c00124 -remote 'openURL(http://www.sun.com)'
Example 2. Adding a bookmark without raising a window
 

To add a bookmark without raising a window, followed by opening a URL and raising the window, enter:
 
example% netscape -noraise -remote 'addBookmark(http://www.sun.com)' \
   -raise -remote 'openURL(http://home.netscape.com)'

Example 3. Adding a specified document to the Bookmark list
 
 
example% netscape -remote 'addBookmark(http://www.sun.com)'
Example 4. Opening a specified document
 
 
example% netscape -remote 'openURL(http://www.sun.com)'

ATTRIBUTES

 

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
AvailabilityNSCPcom

SEE ALSO

 

attributes(5)

Refer to the Netscape Communicator online help for more information.


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