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<para><application>Mozilla</application> is a modern, |
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stable browser that is fully ported to FreeBSD. It features a very |
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stable browser that is fully ported to FreeBSD: it features a very |
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standards-compliant HTML display engine. It provides a mail |
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standards-compliant HTML display engine; it provides a mail |
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and news reader. It even has a HTML composer if you plan to |
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<application>&netscape;</application> will recognize the |
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similarities with <application>Communicator</application> |
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suite, as both browsers shared the same basis.</para> |
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with less than 64MB of RAM, <application>Mozilla</application> |
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with less than 64MB of RAM, <application>Mozilla</application> |
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can be too resource-consuming to be fully usable. You may |
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instead, described a little later in this chapter.</para> |
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<title>Firefox, Mozilla and &java; plugin</title> |
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already installed <application>Firefox</application> or |
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<application>Mozilla</application>.</para> |
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role="package">java/javavmwrapper</filename> port. Then, |
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download the <application>Diablo &jre;</application> package |
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<keycap>Enter</keycap>. A page regarding installed plugins |
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plugin should be listed there now. If it is not the case, as |
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<username>root</username>, run the following command:</para> |
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result can be obtained with the Ports Collection by |
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typing:</para> |
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version is useful in situations requiring the use of plug-ins |
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that are only available for Linux, such as <application>Adobe |
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that are only available for Linux, such as <application>Adobe |
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&acrobat.reader;</application>. In all other respects, the |
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&acrobat.reader;</application>. In all other respects, the |
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FreeBSD and Linux versions appear to be functionally |
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<application>Konqueror</application> is much more than a browser, |
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it is also a file manager and a multimedia viewer.</para> |
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is available at <ulink url="http://freebsd.kde.org/howto.php"></ulink>.</para> |
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good office suite or a friendly word processor. While some |
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good office suite or a friendly word processor. While some |
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<link linkend="x11-wm">desktop environments</link> like |
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<application>KDE</application> already provide an office suite, |
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there is no default application. FreeBSD provides all that is |
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needed, regardless of your desktop environment.</para> |
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many file formats, including some proprietary ones like |
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Microsoft <filename>.doc</filename>.</para> |
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and a drawing program. Its user interface is very similar |
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popular file formats. It is available in a number of |
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different languages including interfaces, spell checkers, and |
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The standard viewers they require may not be available in the |
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the advent of &unix;; |
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base system. We will see how to install them in this |
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viewer. It is originally based on |
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<application>ghostview</application> but it has a nicer look |
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thanks to the <application>Xaw3d</application> library. It is fast and its interface is |
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thanks to the <application>Xaw3d</application> library. It is fast and its interface is |
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clean. <application>gv</application> has many features like |
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orientation, paper size, scale, or antialias. Almost any |
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operation can be done either from the keyboard or the |
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finances on your FreeBSD Desktop, there are some powerful and |
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easy to use applications ready to be installed. Some of them |
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are compatible with widespread file formats like those of |
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<application><trademark class="registered">Quicken</trademark></application> or <application>Excel</application> documents.</para> |
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<application><trademark class="registered">Quicken</trademark></application> and <application>Excel</application> to store documents.</para> |
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<application>GNOME</application> effort to provide |
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<application>GNOME</application> effort to provide |
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user-friendly yet powerful applications to end-users. With |
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user-friendly, yet powerful, applications to end-users. With |
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<application>GnuCash</application>, you can keep track of your |
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income and expenses, your bank accounts, or your stocks. It |
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income and expenses, your bank accounts, and your stocks. It |
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features an intuitive interface while remaining very |
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register, a hierarchical system of accounts, many keyboard |
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accelerators and auto-completion methods. It can split a |
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single transaction into several more detailed pieces. |
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<application>GnuCash</application> can import and merge |
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of the <application>GNOME</application> desktop environment. |
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of the <application>GNOME</application> desktop environment. |
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It features convenient automatic <quote>guessing</quote> of user |
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input according to the cell format and an autofill system for |
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many sequences. It can import files in a number of popular |
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formats like those of <application>Excel</application>, <application>Lotus 1-2-3</application>, or <application>Quattro Pro</application>. |
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date, time, and much more.</para> |
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r gnumeric</userinput></screen> |
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in several domains such as statistics, finances, and |
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in several domains such as statistics, finances, and |
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mathematics. It can import and export the <application>Excel</application> file format. |
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mathematics. It can import and export the <application>Excel</application> file format. |
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<application>Abacus</application> can produce &postscript; |
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output.</para> |
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<para>To install <application>Abacus</application> from its |
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r abacus</userinput></screen> |
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r abacus</userinput></screen> |