Frequently asked questions about Skipper web browser
Where can find instructions for using Skipper?
For help with Skipper, press the help button (question mark)
in the upper right corner of the Skipper window. For additional
help configuring your ISP connection, see technical support
document 281.
What are the differences between Skipper SE (which is
included in NewDeal Office, NewDeal SchoolSuite, and the Evaluation
version) and Skipper Pro (which is included in NewDeal WebSuite)?
The following features available in Skipper Pro are disabled
in Skipper SE:
Edit (but you can still drag and drop from Skipper SE into
NewWrite)
View or Edit source
Multiple Windows
History List
View Zoom
Does Skipper support cookies and SSL (Secure Socket Layer)?
No, the current version of Skipper does not support these features,
but the next upgrade will. Web sites which require cookies or SSL
may not display properly in the current version of Skipper.
How do you get Skipper to recognize a home page? I set it, but
every time I start Skipper, it gives me the New/Open dialog box.
After you set the home page in Options, Miscellaneous, remember to Save Options.
The New/Open dialog will always pop up.
How is a New document useful in Skipper?
It's not particularly useful, but it's part of the
document control feature common to all applications in NewDeal. In
Skipper Pro, it enables multiple pages to be open at the same time (use
the features in the Window menu to view the pages).
I click in the text box and press Enter, but it doesn't reload the page.
Unless you change the URL, it won't refresh. Choose Reload in the
Navigate menu.
I can't get Skipper to list directories on my hard drive. Any files
in the directories showed up as blank.
You can't browse your hard drive using the File protocol. The Http
protocol will list directories, but does not list files.
What URLs can Skipper Pro accept?
URLs beginning with http: and ftp: are supported.
The mailto: protocol is not supported in this version.
Do I need to enter the HTTP:// before the address, or will it add that
automatically?
Skipper will insert that automatically.
Skipper is displaying an error message: unknown resource type.
What should I do?
Check your GEOS.INI file. Skipper SE should have these lines:
Skipper Pro does not have a unique tiny icon in the
Express menu. What's up with that?
Your observation is correct. The tiny icon was not implemented
in this version of Skipper, so the default NewDeal tiny icon appears.
What does Act as No-Frames Browser do?
Skipper SE and Skipper Pro both support frames. The above
option forces Skipper to behave as a no-frames browser, displaying only
one frame at a time.
What does the Formatting Cache do? What does Recalculate
do?
These two features are related. Skipper first retrieves the
HTML code and graphics data for the web page and stores it in
the source cache. Then Skipper translates the HTML language
into NewDeal system objects, similar to those used by the NewWrite
word processor. These system objects are stored in the formatting
cache to speed up display of the page without having to repeat the
translation. Recalculate forces Skipper to repeat the translation
without retrieving the page again.
Sometimes I can drag and drop a whole web page from
Skipper to NewWrite. Other times, I cannot. Why?
If the web page contains tables, you can only drag and drop
one cell at a time.
Why do some web pages display their contents in
columns that are too narrow?
This is a known limitation of the current version of Skipper
when displaying web pages that contain tables. The next version
of Skipper will have improved display of tables.
What is Socket error code: 37?
Skipper will display Socket error code: 37 if the connection to
your ISP cannot be established. The exact cause of the error
can be any of the following:
The modem is not responding. It may be in use by another
program.
Your ISP is temporarily unavailable. Perhaps the
ISP's local phone connection is busy or out of service.
The phone number, login name, password, or
DNS numbers are incorrect in Preferences, Internet.
If you are using the ODI Ethernet driver, the network
may be down, or the network configuration may be incorrect.