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pbu · #1 03-28-2012, 03:56 AM

PC-BSDer's

getting ready for my big LinuxCNC/EMC2 adventure!

what is the browser that i have now?

is it a good one to download source code?

or should i put in Firefox, which is rock solid?

Have A Nice Day!

pbu · #2 03-28-2012, 05:25 AM

pc-bsder's

this post is coming to you

from pc-bsd and konqueror.

1 booting up in pc bsd seems to 'throw on' num lock.

2 right now when i hit 'caps lock'

i get 'numbers and letters' all over this browser screen.

have a nice day

Ole Juul · #3 03-28-2012, 08:37 AM

I'm not sure if you're asking questions or telling what you did.

However, regarding browsers, I usually install all the ones I come across. I don't need to use any one exclusively, but find that it is practical to leave 4 or 5 of them open at all times. They all have their strong points. Using the same one all the time serves no practical purpose.

Marco · #4 03-28-2012, 09:13 AM

The caps lock thingy can be set in the bios functions

Take a look in the manual of your motherboard.

If you are on a adventure you can take a look here ...

Chromium & Firefox @ freshports.org

Maybe Firefox has the better integration into KDE

pbu · #5 03-29-2012, 04:41 AM

PC-BSDer's

i will work with this PC-BSD installlation and

Konqueror for a little bit.

what web browser is included with PC-BSD 9?

Have A Nice Day!

Beanpole · #6 03-29-2012, 11:33 AM

PC-BSD does not really have an "included" web browser. Each of the available desktop environments could or could not have an included web browser (for instance: KDE uses Konqueror, Gnome uses Epiphany, etc...). The PC-BSD Team does not make a "favorite" choice for the OS, we just make as many PBI's available so that the user can choose what fits his/her needs.

These web browser PBI's are generally available under the "Web" category and include: Firefox, Chromium, Opera, Epiphany, Dillow, Arora, Midori, Lynx, NetSurf, rekonq, SeaMonkey, XXXTerm, and probably a couple others I missed....
You can just read through the descriptions of them and choose any/all that you wish to install and try them out. Because of the way PBI's work you can always just remove any program that you do not like at a later without any downsides at all.

pbu · #7 03-30-2012, 05:12 AM

mr moore

i'm pretty sure i went with defaults

when installing.

right now i need to enjoy the thrills and

excitement of changing video driver and setting time.

screen looks a little fuzzy and it keeps changing

PC clock an hour so when i go back to Win7

i'm an hour off!

Have A Nice Day!

Weixiong · #8 04-01-2012, 07:15 PM

Firefox will be your best bet IMO. Dillo doesn't support JavaScript, or HTTPS depending on how you compile it.

I've been using Dillo, Konqueror, Epiphany and Opera and like Firefox best. Seamonkey, it's sibling, is a little lighter and isn't bad either.

pbu · #9 04-01-2012, 10:47 PM

weixiong

i set the time in PC-BSD and that worked.

when i came back to Win7 it hadn't jumped an hour.

i use Firefox and have used it for a long time.

i will change PC-BSD to Firefox.

Have A Nice Day!

Ole Juul · #10 04-02-2012, 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by pbu

when i came back to Win7 it hadn't jumped an hour.

A computer has two clocks. One for the hardware and one for the OS which is referred to as the software clock. If you go into the BIOS, you will see the hardware time. On a *nix system that is usually set to UTC. The operating system then uses whatever offset from that which you chose - usually to match your time zone. In this case you had set the software clock in PC-BSD, but that is independent of Win7 which continued with the offset that it had before.