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diff --git a/!NetSurf/Docs/en/info,faf b/!NetSurf/Docs/en/info,faf new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8aca68e98 --- /dev/null +++ b/!NetSurf/Docs/en/info,faf @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> +<html> +<head> +<title>NetSurf: The open-source web browser for RISC OS</title> +<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="netsurf"> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> +</head> +<body> +<p class="logosmall"><a href="http://netsurf.sourceforge.net/"><img src="images/logosmall" alt="NetSurf"></a></p> +<h1>User Information</h1> +<h2><a name="downloading">Downloading NetSurf</a></h2> +<p><em>NetSurf</em> is currently in beta. The latest version of NetSurf can be obtained from <a href="http://netsurf.strcprstskrzkrk.co.uk/">netsurf.strcprstskrzkrk.co.uk</a>. As these builds are generated automatically from <a href="http://cvs.semichrome.net/netsurf/">CVS</a>, they are likely to be unstable and may crash your machine.</p> +<h3><a name="versions">Different Versions</a></h3> +<p>There are 32-bit and 26-bit NetSurf builds. The 26-bit versions are suitable for any processor up to StrongARM and the 32-bit versions will work on ARM6 and higher. Only the 32-bit versions will run on Castle's IYONIX pc.</p> +<p>The 32-bit builds of NetSurf include https support, although they require more memory.</p> +<h3><a name="requ">Requirements</a></h3> +<p>NetSurf requires the <a href="http://www.chocky.org/unix/usage.html">SharedUnixLibrary</a> to run. Also, you may need to download the <a href="http://sudden.recoil.org/others/">Acorn URI module</a>.</p> +<h2><a name="devel">Contacting the Developers</a></h2> +<p>If you want to contribute to the NetSurf project, please see the <a href="dev">Developer Information</a>. Before submitting a bug report, please check that you have the latest version and check to see if the bug has <a href="#known">already been discovered</a>. Bug reports and questions about NetSurf can be raised in the following forms.</p> +<h3>Mailing List</h3> +<p>The <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/netsurf-develop">netsurf-develop</a> mailing list is for discussion of NetSurf. If you are interested in NetSurf's development, please subscribe to this list.</p> +<h3>IRC Channel</h3> +<p>The #netsurf-develop IRC channel on the IRCNet network is also for discussion of NetSurf. Both the ircnet.demon.co.uk and ircnet.easynet.co.uk servers are suitable.</p> +<h3>Bug Tracker</h3> +<p>Please submit any bugs to the <a href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=51719&atid=464312">bug tracker</a>.</p> +<h2><a name="features">Current Features & Limitations</a></h2> +<p>The following features have been implemented:</p> +<ul> +<li>Basic HTML 4, including tables</li> +<li>Parts of CSS (display, text-align, float, width & height)</li> +<li>Local and HTTP fetching</li> +<li>Memory cache</li> +<li>External CSS files</li> +<li><em><style></em> element</li> +<li>Encrypted HTTP or https (32-bit builds only)</li> +<li>Plugin System</li> +<li>Redirects</li> +<li>View Source</li> +<li>Support for Acorn URI Protocol and URI files</li> +<li>HTML forms, using GET method</li> +</ul> +<p>The following is in progress:</p> +<ul> +<li>GUI</li> +<li>PNG Support</li> +<li>JPEG Support</li> +<li>GIF Support</li> +<li>File downloads (eg. zip files)</li> +<li>HTML forms, using POST method</li> +<li>Improved Memory handling</li> +</ul> +<p>We want to release a stable and fairly complete HTML / CSS browser before considering JavaScript support. To see what remains to be done in more detail, please see the <a href="http://cvs.semichrome.net/netsurf/Docs/">TODO lists</a>.</p> +<h2><a name="known">Known Bugs</a></h2> +<ul> +<li>No way to re-download a webpage, if it has been updated, without quitting NetSurf.</li> +<li>PNGs with transparency don't display correctly unless you have Select.</li> +<li>NetSurf quits when it runs out of memory</li> +</ul> +<p class="footer"><em>NetSurf</em> is copyright 2003 The NetSurf Developers<br>This page was written by Michael Drake</p> +</body> +</html>
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