How to Create an Association Between Netscape 4.x
and an External Viewer
The following step-by-step instructions have been tested for version 4.x
of Netscape Communicator running under Windows 95 only.
If you have updated or moved your external viewer software and want to
update
your association files, use Method 2 below and edit the file location after
selecting the Mime Type from the list.
To configure Netscape to work with your external viewer, first verify
that both Netscape and the viewer are running properly. Then, the process
can be performed in one of two ways:
Please note: Method 1 may not work for Maple files -- if your Maple file
has been read into your browser as a text file,
please use Method 2 below
Method 1 - Quick and Easy
Method 2 - More Involved
- With Netscape running, select the "Edit" menu
and click on "Preferences..."
- Click on "Applications" under the "Navigator" branch and
go through the list box to see if the desired
file extensions are already configured.
- Click on "New Type..." and another dialog box named
"Configure New Mime Type" should appear.
- In this dialog box, type in "application" for Mime Type
and a descriptive name, i.e. Maple4
for the Mime Sub Type. Click the "OK" button and the dialog
box should disappear.
- Type the appropriate file extension, i.e. .mws
in the "File Extensions" text box
and click the
"Launch the Application" button.
- Use the Browse button to find the executable file that will run your
external viewer, so that the complete path
and name of the executable file appears in
the text box at the bottom of the page (see the paths above for Polaris)
- Clicking on the "Apply" or "OK" buttons completes the configuration.
Remember, if you update or move your external viewer software, you will
have to repeat this configuration process.