visualcatalogues - Catalogue Interface - Frequently Asked Questions
Index
Hardware
Requirements
Supported
Browsers
Getting
Browser Application Updates
Other
Browser Applications and Java Applet Compatibility
Monitor
Display (Resolution and Colours)
Microsoft
Windows 95/98/2000 or NT4 and System Font sizes
The
Interface wont load - what can I do?
Hardware
Requirements
The visualcatalogues interface is a pure JAVA applet which should run on any computer platform with a Java 2.1 enabled web browser application. See below for supported browsers
To be realistic this requires (for PC's) a Pentium 133MHz+ / 32Mb RAM minimum.
Clearly a fast modem (33.6k+) is best for displaying the visual information the catalogue contains when viewing on-line.
Supported Browsers
This Compact Catalogue interface is a pure JAVA applet which should run on any computer platform with a Java 2.1 enabled web browser application.
To allow for improved Java functionality and future browser releases the catalogue will only work with the latest Java enabled browser applications.
This demo has been
tested with, and will run on the PC with
Netscape
Navigator 4.51
and 4.6 or
MS
Internet Explorer 4.72
or 5.0
+
Please note the Java Catalogue Interface may not load with earlier versions of these browsers, or may have limited functionality.
Browser Updates
To download and
upgrade an existing Netscape Communicator
or
Netscape Navigator installation : Netscape
Software Smart Update
To download a FULL
version of Netscape: FULL
Netscape
- alternatively
you can Order a CDROM containing the latest
Netscape Products.
To download Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5
IE 4 updates are
also available from this site.
The latest versions of these browser applications are often available on computer magazine 'cover disks' - if you want to save yourself the download time.
Internet Explorer 5 can be ordered free from Microsoft, either from their web site or by telephoning Microsoft Connection. Check on Microsofts site for details.
Java Applet
Although the Compact Catalogue Java applet has been designed for compatibility with Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator on the PC with the Java Virtual machine loaded, it should work with any other Internet browser that supports the Java 2.1 virtual machine specification.
If you have tried without success to view the catalogue on other browsers, operating system or hardware, please use our Site Report Form to let us know.
Monitor Display
The Compact Catalogue interface requires a minimum screen resolution (pixels) of 800 x 600 to run, though some controls may be off the viewing area at this resolution depending on your browser settings.
It runs best with a 1024 x 768 pixel resolution, in true colour.
Windows
95/98/2000/NT4
System
Fonts
Microsoft Windows users who have chosen to display Large System Fonts [Display/Properties/LargeFonts - option] may find that button names, short descriptions and other text fields have become truncated. This is a known issue which does not effect the overall functionality.
The
Interface
Applet
Doesn't
Work
Please use our Site Report Form to report any problems you may encounter using the Java Applet - please supply as much information about the problem enclountered as you can, including type of computer (Apple,PC,Unix box etc.), operating system (Windows version, Mac OS and version, Unix flavour and version), and browser version (Netscape,Internet Explorer version).
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