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2-40 PATROL for BEA WebLogic User Guide
Installing the Unix Version of the Help Browser
Summary: The browser that is required for the Unix version of PATROL Help on
PATROL version 3.x is Netscape Navigator version 3.01 through 4.xx.
However, if you are running a Red Hat Linux platform, you must run
Netscape Navigator version 4.x to display the online Help. Currently,
PATROL Help does not support Netscape Navigator 6.0.
Before You Begin
You must install Netscape Navigator on the computer where the PATROL
Console resides. You can install Netscape anywhere on your Unix
computer as long as the binary is in the path.
Netscape Navigator is supplied by Netscape Communications Corp. You
can locate the browser at
http://home.netscape.com/download.
Additional Considerations for Using Online Help for Unix
When you select Help from the PATROL Console on a Unix system, it
may take a few seconds for the Help browser to launch. Two windows
will be displayed. First, the Netscape Navigator window is displayed as
an icon, and then a browser window that contains the Help is displayed.
In addition, you must be aware of the following restrictions:
• Netscape Navigator displays warning messages when it is invoked
multiple times within the same user account because of its
file-locking mechanism. It will, however, continue functioning.
• By default, when Netscape Navigator starts, it uses a private color
map. As a result, you might experience color flashing on your
workstation. If so, you can set the value of PATROL_BROWSER so
that the colormap option is not specified. However, some subsequent
color requests might fail and the online Help will be improperly
displayed.
