NCSA Mosaic for MS Windows User Guide: Advanced Features

Right Mouse Button Features

Mosaic has context sensitive right mouse menus. This means the right mouse button displays a variety of menus depending on the type of information server you are connected to and the type of information on which your mouse cursor rests. For example, different menus are displayed when Mosaic accesses a WWW document, a Gopher document, an FTP site, or a news server.

Some of the right mouse menu functions are specific to the type of information you are viewing but some functions are common to all the menus.

Common Menu Items

Copy
copies the selected text to the clipboard
Save To Disk
saves the currently displayed file to your disk
Save As Text
saves the current file as a plain text ASCII file (.txt). Save as Text omits from the ASCII file all inline images and any information contained in HTML tables.
Document Header Information
prompts a HTTPd server for information about the current document (or anchor information) and displays it in a dialog box. The information includes: URL; file size, date, and MIME type; the HTTPd server, and the MIME version used by the server.
Save Background Images
saves the background of the current document to a local file. (Many HTML files now include a background of some sort--either a pattern or an image.)
Create Internet Shortcut
saves the address of the current document to a file with a .url extension
An Internet shortcut is another way to save a reference or address to a hypertext resource. When you select Create Internet Shortcut, Mosaic creates a link to the document displayed in the document view window. Fill in a file name and location, and Mosaic saves a file with a .url extension. Internet Shortcuts can be used in the following ways:

If you associate the .url extension with Mosaic under Windows 3.1, you can double click on a .url file to load the document in Mosaic. This feature lets you create a program group with a variety of shortcuts to different sites such as a site with the latest stock quotes or your favorite emall (electronic mall). For more information about associating file types under Windows 3.1, open the Windows File Manager, select Help, and search for associate.

NOTE: Under Windows 95, the shortcut file is an object that is used extensively by the operating system and that lets you to create a reference to an object without actually having a copy of that object on your system. Internet shortcuts are pointers to remote resources. In general, consider Mosaic Internet Shortcuts another method of saving links to networked resources.

Spawn Mosaic from Current Page
creates a new session of Mosaic using the current page as the first page loaded into history
Change "font type" Font
changes the characteristics of an HTML style. For example, to change the size, color, or style of the level one head font (i.e., <H1>) place your cursor over some text formatted as a level one head and select Change Header 1 Font from the right mouse menu. Mosaic opens the font style sheet where you can change the font attributes. Your modifications take place immediately and become the new formatting associated with that style.
Load Anchor to Disk
loads an anchored file to your local disk
Add Anchor to Hotlist
opens a dialog box that prompts for a title. Mosaic adds that title and the associated URL to the current hotlist folder as defined in the Advanced Hotlist Manager.
Anchor Information
queries the server for information about the hyperlink. This information includes the address and size of the object and, if available, the MIME type of the object. The type of server (e.g., WWW, FTP, Gopher) is also displayed if provided by the server.

Inline Image Menu Items

Reload
prompts Mosaic to reload the inline image
Save Image
saves an inline image and offers two image formats to save the file: Windows BMP format or Remote Site format. BMP format converts the file to the standard Windows Bit Map format; Remote Site format saves the image in its original format.
Image Information
queries the server for information about the image. Mosaic then opens a new window to display the image information that is sent back from the server. This information includes the address and size of the object and, if available, the MIME type of the object. The type of server (e.g., WWW, FTP, Gopher) is also displayed if provided by the server.

Photo CD Images

Mosaic is Kodak Photo CD (PCD) enabled. PCD technology offers you a third choice in inline images. Kodak's image technology lets you create Web sites that let readers interact with images. Kodak PCD images can be zoomed, panned, cropped, rotated, enlarged and reduced. This technology also brings the Kodak Color Management Tools to the Web, which ensures true color in your inline images.

For more information about this technology see:

http://www.kodak.com/digitalImaging/cyberScene/experience.shtml
Zoom In
zooms into the image one level
Zoom Out
zooms out one level
Zoom Crop
zooms into the selected area
Crop
applies the focus to one area of the image; select Crop and choose the area with the left mouse button
Enlarge
enlarges the size of the current image
Reduce
reduces the size of the current image
Undo
returns the image to its previous state
Rotate Clockwise
rotates the image clockwise
Rotate Counter-clockwise
rotates the image counterclockwise
Pan Left/Up/Right/Down
moves through the image left, right, up, or down
Full Image
views the image in its largest format
Reset to Original
returns the image to the default size
Print This Image
prints the current image
Display Photo CD Icon
marks each Photo CD with a small icon
Image URL
defines the current location of the current PCD image
Image Base
defines the size of the current PCD image and allows you to change the size (in pixels) of the image
Rotation
defines the current attitude of the image and allows you to change the rotation (in degrees) of the image
Compression
defines the level of compression used for the current PCD image; the higher the compression the lower the image resolution
Color Space
determines which image type is used for the PCD
Reset Image Size
resets the current image to the default size
Use Viewer
sends the current image to an image viewer as defined in the Viewer Preferences sheet (viewer is associate with the image/gif or image/jpg MIME types)

FTP Server Specific Menu Items

View As Text - (FTP)
downloads a file and displays it as plain ASCII text
Upload File to Server - (FTP)
transfers a file from your machine to a remote machine. Log on to an FTP server, select this function, and Mosaic prompts you with an FTP Upload dialog box where you to select a single file or multiple files for uploading to the FTP server.

Newsgroup Specific Right Mouse Menu Items

Within the newsgroup list

New Subscriptions
opens the New Subscriptions window where you can add to or delete newsgroups from your current list

Within a newsgroup article list

Post to Newsgroup
posts an article to the current newsgroup
Catch up on Articles
marks all articles in the current newsgroup as being read
Next Subscribed Newsgroup
moves to the next newsgroup in your list
Previous Subscribed Newsgroup
moves to the previous newsgroup in your list

Within a news article

Reply to Author
sends a private reply to the author of the article
Follow Up to Article
sends a public reply to a newsgroup article
Previous Article
moves back to the previous article
Next Article
moves forward to the next article
Previous Topic
moves back to the previous topic
Next Topic
moves forward to the next topic
Back to Last Article List
returns to the list of topics and articles