[LUNI] Newbie needs help

[Jeffrey Garrett]

Look into ies4linux  (uses wine, but does all the setup)
Lets you run IE 5, 5.5, 6.

On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 11:07:19PM -0600, Samir Faci wrote:
> Crossover lets you install IE if you feel you absolutely need it.
> Odds are you don't, but it's available.
> 
> I think pure wine can handle IE as well.
> 
> --
> Samir
> 
> On 2/21/07, Jim Harvey <wb8nbs at prodigy.net> wrote:
> >You could try the User Agent Switcher extension for Firefox
> >https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/59/
> >I have not had much luck with it though.
> >
> >If the site uses Active X you are probably out of luck.
> >
> >Branko Kotur wrote:
> >> You may wish to try Opera (if you don't mind using proprietary software).
> >> With older versions, you can hit F12 and a popup menu will list the 
> >various
> >> browsers that Opera can pretend to be.  In the latest version, you still 
> >need
> >> to hit F12, but then you need to choose Edit Site Preferences, then go 
> >to the
> >> Network tab to choose which browser to identify as.  Even doing this, 
> >there
> >> are still some sites that refuse to work right with a non IE browser.
> >>
> >> Otherwise, you'll either need to install Crossover Office and then use 
> >that to
> >> install IE6, or perhaps look at VMWare/Win4Lin/Parallels.
> >>
> >> On Wednesday 21 February 2007 1:40 pm, Janine Starykowicz wrote:
> >>> I have two very non-technical employees using Mandrake 10.2 with
> >>> Konqueror 340 (KDE340) on a 9-yr-old Dell.  They need to be able to
> >>> enter reports on a private website that just about requires IE 6 or
> >>> higher.  They can log on, but are stopped by a "next" button written in
> >>> javascript.  The button in question doesn't work in Mozilla/Seamonkey on
> >>> Windows either, I believe the site is generated by some WYSIWYG program.
> >>>
> >>> Is there anything they can use to emulate IE6?  They do have a technical
> >>> friend (who installed Linux for them in the first place) who can install
> >>> anything needed.
> >>>
> >>> I realize this is a longshot, but any advice would be appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> Janine
> >
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> Samir Faci
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