SillyDog701

[DJGM]

I've put together a preview release of what will be the DJGM.co.uk customised version of Netscape 7.2.
The filesize is 10.6MB, and includes Navigator 7.2, Composer, Diggler, Home Button and Flash Player.
Download the program from here, test it, and submit your comments and reports in this thread.


Thanks,
DJGM

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[beanboy89]

Very nice, DJGM. I like the included "Home Button" and "Diggler" extentions included with this build. Very good work DJGM.

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[Mandrake]

Most excellent. Seems very stable and fast, I've not encountered any problems with the extensions that were installed with this release.

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[DJGM]

Thanks for the plaudits! Hopefully, if all goes according to plan, I'll have the
completed version out on general release at some point later this week . . .

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[Antony]

I've put together a preview release of what will be the DJGM.co.uk customised version of Netscape 7.2.
The filesize is 10.6MB, and includes Navigator 7.2, Composer, Diggler, Home Button and Flash Player.

...

test it, and submit your comments and reports in this thread.

Downloaded two days ago, and installed in Windows NT 4.

It is faster than Netscape 7.1 (DJGM Preview)

Now, my feedback.
I can't see the Home Button or Diggler at all? Where are they?

Other notes:
No Netscape Toolbar,
Links to SillyDog701 Message Centre missing

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[DJGM]

Since this is only a preview release, I've chosen not to include the Netscape Toolbar.

As for the Home Button, that should show up in - View - Show/Hide - Home Button.
If the Diggler button is not showing up next to the Location Bar as it should, it can
be revealed via it's own little prefs section in the Preferences window.

Can someone remind me how to add entries (such as a link to thees forums) into
the Help menu? This was easily done with the CCK, but as we pretty much all
know by now, that has been foolishly discontinued by AOL/Netscape.

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[Antony]

Since this is only a preview release, I've chosen not to include the Netscape Toolbar.

As for the Home Button, that should show up in - View - Show/Hide - Home Button.
If the Diggler button is not showing up next to the Location Bar as it should, it can
be revealed via it's own little prefs section in the Preferences window.

My View - Show/Hide menu have "Home Button" ticked, I unticked, then ticked it. no changes.
And adjusted the preference of Diggler.. still nothing.

Could this be Windows NT problem?

Can someone remind me how to add entries (such as a link to thees forums) into
the Help menu? This was easily done with the CCK, but as we pretty much all
know by now, that has been foolishly discontinued by AOL/Netscape.

Do you still have the PDF I sent you regarding customising Netscape 7.1 without the proper CCK?

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[Wellander]

Hi,
It looks very nice.
I love.
It did take a very long time to download though.
The server seems slow.

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[Wellander]

Hi,
I think that I found a problem.
When you click on a site that need to open a new window the window fails to open and then causes the browser to use up alot of memory. and become non-functional with the munues.

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[Wellander]

Hi,
This is another problem that I have with that is not in Moz 1.7.2 or Ns 7.2 offical.
I am very sorry for reporting all these problems.
I just want them looked into before the final.

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[DJGM]

Having tested that myself, it seems that's more of an issue with the theme you're using.

But then, that's the risk you run when you're using third party themes and extensions.

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[Wellander]

Hi,
Then why is it just in your build and not offical ns 7.2 or Moz 1.7.2?

Edit:
Ah I found the problem it is with the format toolbar after I hide that it works normal.

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[DJGM]

I've done nothing to alter the way third party themes are handled. Anyway, the theme you're currently
using (Negative Modern) is outdated. The last version of this theme available at themes.mozdev.org,
was made for Mozilla 1.5, and is an unofficial build, so I would expect some anomalies with that
theme, no matter whether you're using a custom build or the official release.

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[Fulvio]

Too bad. The installation went well, but it kicked out my previous installation, doing a job on the GRE folder. The entire folder of the original 7.2 was just about untouched. So, DJGM installation took over that cursed GRE folder which must have been in common with the original installation.
In other words, I cannot have two installation of the same version. I had it for 7.1, but it was working out of an unzipped file.
So, I was back with no problem, including the preservation of the third party stuff.
So, unless I missed it, if there is no .zip file, no DJGM. Sorry.

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[DJGM]

In answer to Fulvio's GRE issues . . . is there anyway around this, so the GRE on a customised build, cannot
overwrite the GRE from the official version of Netscape 7.2, and/or any existing installation of Mozilla 1.7.2?

Meanwhile, I'm planning a second preview release this week, this will be a beta test of the Xtreme Edition
and includes a helping of selected extras such as Mozilla Calendar, BannerBlind and the Netscape Toolbar.


The only issues preventing me from unleashing this second preview release are outlined below . . .


First, I'm having some problems with adding a link to our Netscape and Mozilla forum, to the Help Menu
in Navigator. I have followed guidelines in a non-disclosure PDF sent to me by Antony, but no matter
what I try, even if the relevant guidelines are followed to the letter, I always seem to get this . . .




Secondly, there appears to be a somewhat erroneous compatibility problem with the Classic Theme.
Even though I'm using the latest version of the Classic theme for Netscape 7.2, downloaded direct
from the /netscape7/english/7.2/windows/win32/bfkprv/ folder on the main ftp.netscape.com FTP
server, the "Incompatible Theme" error makes an appearance, suggesting that the theme was
made for an older version of the browser. Here's how the error appears in Preferences . . .



If I click OK at this point, the "Theme changes will take effect when you restart Netscape 7.2" dialog
box appears. So, after Netscape is restarted, the Classic theme has been applied successfully, as
though there was no error in the first place. For some reason, there's something in there that's
thinks the theme is out of date and incompatible, even though it quite clearly isn't.


I could make this preview release available without the Classic theme, and minus the link to SD701
in the Help Menu. But I would like to have these issues sorted out before I release the final builds.

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