Help for Slow Network Connections
If your network connection is slow or if you want a speedier response even when you have a good connection, you can change two Mosaic options. See Chapter 4, "Customizing," for more information.
Mosaic now displays a generic image icon (and alternate text when available) in place of the actual image. To view the image, click on the image icon with the right mouse button and select Load Image from the pop-up menu (see "Right Mouse Button Features" on page 5-22 for more information on pop-up menus). To find out how large the image file is before you download it, select Image Information from the pop-up menu. Mosaic queries the server for the file size and displays this information for you.
Many shareware, freeware, and copyright software viewers and applications work well with Mosaic. For more detailed information about viewers, enter the URL below in the location bar and press RETURN:
Viewers
NCSA Mosaic uses external viewers or other applications to display certain types of files (e.g., PostScript images, MPEG movies) that are not handled internally. These external viewer applications can be commercial, shareware, freeware, or copyright software. You select the software to use for a specific file type.
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/WinMosaic/viewers.htm
See "Setting Up Mosaic Viewers" on page D-1 for more information.