FAQ: General: Answers List

 

 

Q:   How can I rename items?

A:   There is a "Rename <<Item>>" command in the Edit menu. You can use Command-E as a shortcut for Rename.

 

 

Q:   What version of Internet Config do I need to run Cyberdog?

A:   In order to run Cyberdog you need Internet Config extension 1.2 or above in the Extensions folder. Cyberdog provides an interface to most of the preferences found in Internet Config, but not all of them. If you want to be able to set the few settings that it doesn't yet have an interface for, such as mapping extensions to helper applications, you will need the Internet Config application that matches the version of the extension you are using.

 

A:   If you are running Mac OS 8.5 or above, you already have Internet Config on your system. With the advent of Mac OS 8.5, Apple built the Internet Config 2.0 feature set into the OS.

 

 

Q:   Does Cyberdog have support for firewalls and proxies?

A:   It supports SOCKS firewall for all protocols, and CERN proxies for gopher, FTP and HTTP. It does not support either of these on a protocol-by-protocol basis.

 

 

Q:   Does Cyberdog work on a 680x0 Macintosh?

A:   Yes, Cyberdog works on all Power Macintosh computers as well as 68030, 68040 and 68040LC processor-based Macintosh computers.

 

 

Q:   Can I specify a whole group of machines as exceptions to the Firewall preferences? For example, all machines ending in ".mitre.org".

A:   No.

 

 

Q:   How do I cancel or stop processes in Cyberdog?

A:   Anywhere you see the running dog icon, click it to cancel or stop the process that is running. Command-. (Command-Period) is a shortcut for Cancel.

 

 

Q:   How can I embed the various CyberParts into an OpenDoc document?

A:   You can embed Cyberdog parts into OpenDoc documents several ways:
  1. Drag a Cyberdog icon (e.g. from the Notebook, Log, or browser window) directly to the OpenDoc document and drop it in.
  2. Drag the Stationery of the Cyberdog part you wish to embed into the OpenDoc document and drop it. You can find various Stationery (for example, CyberButton Stationery) in the Tools folder.
  3. Drag a Cyberdog part file into the OpenDoc document. (Note: the file needs to be closed; you cannot drag an open part window into a container and drop it.)

 

 

Q:   Is there a way I can get Cyberdog to display different icons for things based on their extension?

A:   Yes, Cyberdog supports Internet Config 1.2 or later, which in turn supports extension mapping. Use the Internet Config application (or the Internet control panel in Mac OS 8.5 or above) and set your preferred mappings there.

 

 

Q:   Will Java and VRML be supported?

A:   Initial Java support will be made available with Cyberdog 1.1 and refined with later releases. VRML is not yet supported.

 

 

Q:   Will there be a Windows version of Cyberdog?

A:   Currently, Cyberdog runs only on Power Macintosh and Macintosh computers.

 

 

Q:   Can you specify another post-processor instead of the Stuffit Expander?

A:   Yes. If you have the Internet Config application or Internet control panel, you can change the default settings for post-processing files.

 

 

Q:   What does the menu item Browse In Place in the Navigator menu mean?

A:   The Browse In Place setting lets you choose between creating a new navigator window when you follow a link, or replacing the content in the current navigator. If the Browse In Place menu item is checked then when you follow a link, the content in that current window will be replaced by the content you were navigating to. If the Browse In Place menu item is NOT checked then when you follow a link, Cyberdog will create a new navigator window and put the new content in there.

 

 

Q:   Sometimes I just want just one new window. Do I have to use the Browse In Place menu item?

A:   No, all you have to do is hold down the option key and click (or double-click in Gopher or FTP). The preference will be reversed just for that link. If Browse In Place is NOT checked, then the option key again reverses the preference and you WILL replace the content in that particular window.

 

 

Q:   Is it "CyberDog" or "Cyberdog"?

A:   It is "Cyberdog".

 

 

Q:   How can I open my Netscape Bookmarks file in Cyberdog so I can copy over the links easily?

A:   Simple, open up the notebook you want them in. The Notebook menu has an Import submenu. Use the Import Netscape Bookmarks menu item. This will open a dialog box and allow you to pick the bookmark file you want to import. Select it and hit OK. Cyberdog will import all of the links from the Bookmarks file into the notebook and place them in a category called Bookmarks.

 

 

Q:   Does Cyberdog 1.1 support QuickDraw GX printing?

A:   No, Cyberdog 1.1 does not. It is something we hope to support in a future version.

 

 

Q:   How do I setup Internet Config to use helper applications such as Real Audio?

A:   Cyberdog caches the Internet Config file mapping table when it launches, so you need to make any changes to your Internet Preferences before launching Cyberdog, otherwise you will have quit Cyberdog and re-launch it.

 

A:   To set up Real Audio, launch Internet Config and click on the File Mappings button. Then click the Add button. Now, setup the Mapping Entry dialog as follows:

 

A:   Once that is done, click the Add button again, and configure dialog just as you see below.

 

 

Q:   I have been reading about people making their own "Internet Starting Points", but I can not seem to get it to work. Help!

A:   OK, here are some quick tips on creating your own "Internet Starting Points":

 

 

Q:   I have saved an icon to a web site in my notebook, but the URL is wrong. How do I edit it?

A:   There is no clear cut way to "Edit" a URL at present. Follow this workaround:
  1. Select icon of URL to edit.
  2. Select Get Info menu item from Edit menu.
  3. Copy the URL that is displayed in the window and close.
  4. Click back in the notebook to activate the Notebook menu.
  5. Use the Add Item to Notebook menu item in the Notebook menu.
  6. Select the URL panel and paste the URL into the text block.
  7. Edit the URL as necessary.
  8. Click OK and then choose a place to save the icon.
  9. Go to the new item, use the Rename menu item in the Edit menu to give it a new name.
  10. Delete the old, incorrect item.

 

 

Q:   I really like the idea of using two notebooks, but I do not seem to have the memory to run two OpenDoc processes at the same time, am I out of luck?

A:   No, you are not. In Cyberdog 1.1 with OpenDoc 1.1, all Cyberdog documents will be opened in one process, just like there was an application! This means, you can open as many Notebooks as you have memory for and not have to worry about duplicate processes. Also, you can increase Cyberdog's memory by Getting Info on the Cyberdog application and changing the memory in the field given in that window.

 

 

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Q:   Why don't you answer my question here?!?

A:   Because I don't have time to do everything. If I didn't answer it, you can ask me to write an answer to it here and/or in e-mail.

And of course, if you know a question that should be answered here (and the answer), please remember that "Contributions are welcome!"

 

 

Q:   What is Cyberdog?

A:   Cyberdog is an Internet browser suite from Apple Computer, Inc.

For more info, read the article by Mary Grimsley entitled Think different... think Cyberdog.

 

 

Q:   What is OpenDoc?

A:   OpenDoc is a "component software architechture." ...

 

Well, that just about wraps up the summary... doesn't it? -- I'll add more later.

 

Q:   Hey!! Where did Cyberdog Central go?!?!

A:   It's being dislodged from its current server, so if it is gone... it's gone. Eric Anderson, the author of Cyberdog Central, contacted me some time ago about taking over the content of that site. He said that he was going to be losing control of the server it is (was) hosted on, and wanted to make sure it had a good home. So at his request, I am trying to integrate the information on that site into the Cyberdog.org site. It will be a slow process since I am doing these pages in my spare time, but it should happen sometime soon.

 

In the meantime, check out the next Q & A.

 

Q:   So what happened to Cyberdog Central's FAQ list?!

A:   It's Right Here, Bay-Bee! The following are from the Cyberdog Central Top 18 Questions page.

I haven't had time to integrate them into the list like I'd like to, so most of them are just as they were at Cyberdog Central That means that I haven't checked most of the links either... so I'm sure some things are invalid links. And some of the information may even be outdated too... but I'm working on it when I can.

 

Cyberdog Top 18

 

Cyberdog Top 10...errr, 18 Frequently Asked Questions

 

This list should hit the highlights of common questions about Cyberdog.

If it's not here, then you can check out the appropriate page for the Cyberdog part you're having trouble with.

And now, in no particular order....

 

Q:   How do I save images from the web? I pull them to the desktop, but they're OpenDoc files, I want JPG format....

A:   Get the freeware ColourEdit from Julian Highfield. It's an OpenDoc part that reads, writes, and even edits many graphics formats (not including gifs). After dragging the graphic to the desktop, drag it onto a piece of ColourEdit stationery, and use the "Export" command to save it in a "normal" format.

 

A:   Alternatively, you can enter the complete URL for the image (from checking the HTML source using the "Show source" commands in the "Web" menu). The image will show up in a window, and you can select "Save a Copy" in the "File" menu, and select "Generic File" in the dialog. This way, the file will be saved without the OpenDoc information, and remains a simple image file of whatever type it was originally. (Thanks, Kevin Avoy).

 

 

Q:   I'm using a pre-OS8 OS with Cyberdog, and the title bar of my Mail Tray window is stuck behind the menu bar. How can I move it?

A:   Besides upgrading to OS8, which will let you drag a window from any border, there are several shareware alternatives to get this functionality, like Aaron, Kaleidescope, and DragAnyWindow. There is also an FKEY, WindowTopLeft, that positions the frontmost window to the top left hand corner of the screen, below the menu bar.

 

A:   You can also (in a radical move that destroys much information) delete your Internet Preferences file. But, I wouldn't recommend it.

 

 

Q:   Hey! I thought Apple put Cyberdog into maintenance mode? What's this I keep hearing about Cyberdog 3?

A:   Steve Roussey and Kantara Development are working on a replacement HTML part for Cyberdog. This is only an update to the "browser," not the whole suite.

 

More updates on this as I hear of new developments.

 

Q:   Cyberdog keeps crashing on me, is there any way to configure things better?

A:   Try Paul Lindblad's Yet Another Cyberdog Method to Crashlessness. These setting have worked great for me.

 

 

Q:   How do I set up Cyberdog to work with the Internet Integration features of OS8?

A:   Although the new "Internet Access" icons lean toward using the defaults for browsing and email, Cyberdog is fairly easy to set up. Two places to look are Jade's End Software: Cyberdog and Mac OS 8 Tips and Paul Lindblad's take on this at Cyberdog and OS8.

 

 

Q:   How do I get the RealAudio (RealPlayer) plug-in to work with Cyberdog?

A:   You don't...

 

 

Q:   But...!

A:   The secret is, you don't use the plug-in, but the application itself, as a helper for Cyberdog. Complete instructions can be found at Charles Gaudette's RealAudio through Cyberdog Help Page. If you examine the settings there for RealAudio, and extrapolate to the other file types for RealPlayer, you should be able to set things up correctly.

 

 

Q:   I keep getting this error: "Could not complete the requested action for an unknown reason." If it doesn't know what's wrong, how can I fix it?

A:   What Cyberdog is really trying to tell you is that your Internet Preferences are trapped down a well :-) Seriously, this usually means that your Internet Preferences file has gotten corrupted. Delete it and replace it with that clean copy you made back when everything was working correctly...

If you didn't do this before (and, really, how were you to know to do it?), do it after you've re-entered all of your preferences.

Or, if you haven't had this problem yet, make a backup, just in case. It makes recovery from this situation much easier.

This message is especially likely to happen when you are trying to change some preferences in CD. Since these are written to the Internet Prefs file, if the Internet prefs file is corrupt, this operation doesn't work.

 

 

Q:   The Apple Java Site(*) still has the 1.5.1 MRJ available, and they specifically mention that it supports Cyberdog. Why doesn't MRJ 2.0 support Cyberdog?

A:   The MRJ 2.0 (and later) Installer does not have the Apple Applet Viewer or Stationery. At least a few Cyberdoggers have emailed Apple to complain. There is a feedback form and an email address for feedback and requests, should you feel inclined to voice your opinions.

Anyway... the workaround is to save a copy of the Applet Viewer and Applet Viewer Stationery from version 1.5(.1) in a safe place, install MRJ 2.0 (+), and then replacing those components.

 

* Apple Java Site

 

Q:   I just did something Java-related, and now Cyberdog refuses to start, giving me an error -2817. What's up?

A:   If you are upgrading, it's possible that you didn't remove all of the previous Java installation. Try running the uninstaller for both MRJ installers, then installing the newer version.

 

A:   Another possibility is that you do not have some component installed, like the Apple Applet Viewer and Stationery.

 

See the question above for one reason why this might happen.

 

Q:   What is the status of Kantara Development's(*) update to Cyberdog, Blake?

A:   Blake will be released in beta form when Microsoft (yeah, THAT Microsoft) releases the ActiveX/Internet Explorer Control SDK. Blake, in the words of Steve Roussey of Kantara Development, is
... a software adapter, not an HTML engine. For what? For Active-X and specifically for the Internet Explorer control. I know many of you hate Microsoft, but please read on. Blake makes the IE 3.0.1 engine play _inside_ Cyberdog and act as a replacement for the default HTML part.
Now, although having a Microsoft product of ANY sort is distasteful to lots of folks, this little piece of sleight-of-code will allow Cyberdog to handle some of that fancy new stuff, like style sheets and progressive jpegs, that keeps popping up on the Web.

 

* Kantara Development

 

Q:   Cyberdog doesn't remember window sizes. How can I get a wider browser window?

A:   In the old days, you had to hack into the Cyberdog Editors file with ResEdit, and change WIND resource #20992.

 

A:   But then, Steve Roussey of Kantara Development created a new Cyberdog editor that handles this task for you. You can download KantaraWindowSizer, or go to PartBank.

 

 

 


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Last updated: 2000.2.5; 18:20:37 by James A. Baker.
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