NCSA Mosaic for MS Windows User Guide: Customizing


A maximum of twenty-six Mosaic events (actions such as a document load or a find) can be associated with any of the .wav audio files on your system.

An audio message is sent when a .wav sound file is associated with one of the following events. Highlight an event from the Events column (left) and locate the desired .wav file by selecting the drive, directory, and file from the WAV Files column (right). Press Test to hear the audio file. Make certain Enable Sounds box is checked if you want to use this Mosaic feature.
- Sound Scheme File:
- displays the .snd file's path. The .snd file contains the Mosaic event and WAV file link information for each scheme.
- Save As
- saves your current configuration as a scheme
- Load
- loads multiple schemes
- Enable Sounds
- audio events are activated when checked.
- Asynchronous
- permits interrupts (one sound event interrupting another)
- Enable Inline Sounds
- activates Mosaic's ability to play WAV audio files
Mosaic Sound Events
- Sound event
- User action generating the event
- Abort
- -clicking the left mouse on the Mosaic logo;
-pressing the ESC key
- About Box
- -selecting About Windows Mosaic... on the Help menu;
-clicking on the question mark in the toolbar
- Add to Hotlist
- -clicking on Add to Hotlist icon in the toolbar;
-selecting Hotlist Manager from the Navigate menu and then choosing Insert New Item or Add Current at Selection Point from the Edit menu
- Load Document
- -clicking on the green check next to the location bar;
-pressing ENTER
- Navigate Back
- -clicking on the left arrow icon from the toolbar;
-choosing Back from the Navigate menu
- Cancel Location
- -clicking on the red X next to the location bar field;
-pressing the ESC key
- Copy
- -highlighting a range of text in a document and clicking the Copy icon on the toolbar;
-highlighting a range of text in a document and entering Ctrl+C;
-highlighting a range of text in a document and choosing Copy from the right mouse menu
- Document Loaded
- -acknowledges receipt and loading of a document
- Exit
- -exiting from the NCSA Mosaic application
- Find
- -clicking on the Find icon in the toolbar;
-selecting Find from the Edit menu
- Navigate Forward
- -clicking on the right arrow icon in the toolbar;
-selecting Forward from the Navigate menu
- History
- -selecting History on the Navigate menu
- Home
- -selecting the House icon in the toolbar;
-choosing Home from the Navigate menu
- Image Loaded
- -loading of an image
- Mail
- -selecting the Mail icon from the toolbar;
-selecting Send Email from the File menu;
-entering the HTML code mailto: name@address in the location bar field at the top of the window
- News
- -selecting the News icon from the toolbar;
-selecting Newsgroups... from the File menu;
-entering news:newsgroups in the location bar field at the top of the window
- Open
- -clicking on the Open URL icon from the toolbar;
-selecting Open URL... from the File menu;
-selecting Open Local File... from the File menu
- Paste
- -clicking on the Paste icon from the toolbar;
-choosing Paste from the Edit menu
- Preferences
- -selecting Preferences... on the Options menu
- Presentation Mode
- -selecting Presentation Mode on the Options menu
- Print
- -clicking on the Print icon on the toolbar;
-selecting Print... from the Edit menu
- Print Preview
- -clicking on the Print preview icon on the toolbar;
-selecting Print Preview... from the File menu
- Reload
- -clicking on the Reload icon on the toolbar;
-selecting Reload from the Navigate menu
- Save
- -clicking on the Save icon on the toolbar;
-selecting Save As... on the File menu
- Startup
- -starting NCSA Mosaic

