Best Browsers

Please select one of these modern browsers to download and install free.
Click the corresponding browser icon to download the latest free browser software, or click the browser name for more information.
	Opera 9.27	with the Java 1.6.0_06 JRE (Java Runtime Environment). It is the fastest browser, especially at starting up. This is the browser I use myself, so it is the one most likely to render correctly. It is now free and ad-free.
	Firefox 2.0.0.14	with the Java 1.6.0_06 JRE (Java Runtime Environment). Most widely supported next to IE.
	Sea Monkey 1.1.9	with the Java 1.6.0_06 JRE (Java Runtime Environment). Similar to Firefox, with integrated Email.
	Safari 3.1.1	with the Java 1.6.0_06 JRE (Java Runtime Environment). Now works both on Macs and PCs. Some rendering problems.
	Flock 1.1.1	with the Java 1.6.0_06 JRE (Java Runtime Environment). Similar to Firefox for social networking.
	IE 8 beta (8.0.6001)	with the Java 1.6.0_06 JRE (Java Runtime Environment). It is pain to get Java Web Start working.
	IE 7 (7.0.6000)	with the Java 1.6.0_06 JRE (Java Runtime Environment). It is pain to get Java Web Start working.
	IE 6 (6.0.2800)	with the Java 1.6.0_06 JRE (Java Runtime Environment). Not secure.
	Sun’s Java	1.6.0_06 JRE (Java Runtime Environment)

Terminology

Performance

• Buy more RAM.
• Tweak/tune/configure/adjust your TCP/IP connection. This will speed up all your internet connections and downloads, not just the ones you do with your browser, perhaps by as much as 100 times. Try any or all of these tuning tools to see which works best for you: TCP Optimizer, TweakMaster or TweakDUN.
• If you use Firefox or IE, consider installing the Google Accelerator.

Detecting Which Browser

Browser Bugs

Opera: ignores <col format settings for table columns. Ignores CSS max-width property. Does not support CSS overflow to permit scrolling tables. Can’t access a printer to print a selection in Vista.

Netscape: Does not display borders on Applets.

Firefox: Does not display borders on Applets. Ignores <col class and alignment settings for table columns.

Mozilla: Does not display borders on Applets.

Sea Monkey: draws boxes needlessly around links that consist of an image plus text.

Internet Explorer: does not render *.png image files with transparent backgrounds properly. In the latest update of IE, it won’t render Applets unless you click on them. This makes Applets like CurrCon which displays all the prices on a page in your local currency useless. This is just another part of Microsoft’s dirty war against Java.

Report bugs to the vendors in their support forums. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Setting Default Font

• In the Opera Browser, Click Tools ⇒ Preferences ⇒ Advanced ⇒ Web pages and select your basic default fonts, sizes and colours. Click Tools ⇒ Preferences ⇒ Advanced ⇒ Fonts. Pick your default fonts for the various purposes. Also you can set up fonts to use for various international Languages. Use Latin-Extended-A for Esperanto.
• In Firefox, click Tools ⇒ Options ⇒ Content ⇒ Fonts & colours ⇒ Advanced. Set up Turkish and Unicode for Esperanto.
• In Netscape, click Tools ⇒ Options ⇒ General ⇒ Fonts & Colours. Set up your fonts for the various character encodings. Western, Unicode, User-Defined, Turkish, Baltic and central European may all need to be modified. Unfortunately they don’t tell you the official encoding name, just the country. If at first you don’t succeed, try some different fonts. I did get it to work eventually. Set up Unicode and Turkish for Esperanto.
• In Mozilla, Click edit ⇒ preferences ⇒ appearance ⇒ fonts. Set up Turkish and Unicode for Esperanto.
• In Sea Monkey, click Edit ⇒ Preferences ⇒ Appearance ⇒ Fonts.
• In Internet Explorer Click Tools ⇒ Internet Options ⇒ General ⇒ Fonts. Select your fonts for the various character encodings. If at first you don’t succeed, try some different fonts. I did get it to work eventually.

Engaging the Java Console in Your Browser

 Opera Engaging the Console

1. Click “Tools”.
2. Click “Advanced”.
3. Click “Java Console”.

1. Click “task bar Start”.
2. Click “Settings”.
3. Click “Control Panel”.
4. On Vista, click “Programsl”.
5. Double click “Java”.
6. Click “Advanced”.
7. Click “+ Java console”.
8. Click “Show Console”.
9. Click “OK”.
10. Click “File”.
11. Click “Close”.

1. Click “Tools”.
2. Click “Advannced”.
3. Click “Java console”.

 Netscape Engaging the Console

1. Click  
2. Click “Advanced”.
3. Click “Enable Java”.
4. Click “Done”.

1. Click “task bar Start”.
2. Click “Settings”.
3. Click “Control Panel”.
4. On Vista, click “Programsl”.
5. Double click “Java”.
6. Click “Advanced”.
7. Click “+ Java console”.
8. Click “Show Console”.
9. Click “OK”.
10. Click “File”.
11. Click “Close”.

 firefox Engaging the Console

1. Click “Tools”.
2. Click “Options”.
3. Click “Content”.
4. click “Enable Java”.
5. click “OK”.

1. Click “task bar Start”.
2. Click “Settings”.
3. Click “Control Panel”.
4. On Vista, click “Programsl”.
5. Double click “Java”.
6. Click “Advanced”.
7. Click “+ Java console”.
8. Click “Show Console”.
9. Click “OK”.
10. Click “File”.
11. Click “Close”.

 Mozilla Engaging the Console

1. Click “Edit”.
2. Click “Preferences”.
3. Click “Advanced”.
4. Click “Enable Java”.
5. Click “OK”.

1. Click “task bar Start”.
2. Click “Settings”.
3. Click “Control Panel”.
4. On Vista, click “Programsl”.
5. Double click “Java”.
6. Click “Advanced”.
7. Click “+ Java console”.
8. Click “Show Console”.
9. Click “OK”.
10. Click “File”.
11. Click “Close”.

1. Click “Tools”.
2. Click “Web Development”.
3. Click “Java console”.

 Sea Monkey Engaging the Console

1. Click “Edit”.
2. Click “Preferences”.
3. Click “Advanced”.
4. Click “Enable Java”.
5. Click “OK”.

1. Click “task bar Start”.
2. Click “Settings”.
3. Click “Control Panel”.
4. On Vista, click “Programsl”.
5. Double click “Java”.
6. Click “Advanced”.
7. Click “+ Java console”.
8. Click “Show Console”.
9. Click “OK”.
10. Click “File”.
11. Click “Close”.

1. Click “Tools”.
2. Click “Web Development”.
3. Click “Java console”.

 Internet Explorer Engaging the Console

1. Click “Tools”.
2. Click “Internet Options”.
3. Click “Advanced”.
4. Click “Java Sun”.
5. Select Use Java (pick latest). Do not use the MS JVM.

1. Click “task bar Start”.
2. Click “Settings”.
3. Click “Control Panel”.
4. On Vista, click “Programsl”.
5. Double click “Java”.
6. Click “Advanced”.
7. Click “+ Java console”.
8. Click “Show Console”.
9. Click “OK”.
10. Click “File”.
11. Click “Close”.

1. Click “Tools”.
2. Click “Sun Java console”.

 Java.exe Engaging the Console

1. Click “task bar Start”.
2. Click “Settings”.
3. Click “Control Panel”.
4. On Vista, click “Programsl”.
5. Double click “Java”.
6. Click “Advanced”.
7. Click “+ Java console”.
8. Click “Show Console”.

  javaws.exe Engaging the Console

1. start javaws.exe
2. Click “edit”.
3. Click “preferences”.
4. Click “advanced”.
5. Click “+ Java console”.
6. Click “Show Console”.
7. Click “OK”.

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