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</indexterm>
<para><application>Mozilla</application> is a modern,
stable browser that is fully ported to FreeBSD. It features a very
standards-compliant HTML display engine. It provides a mail
stable browser that is fully ported to FreeBSD: it features a very
standards-compliant HTML display engine; it provides a mail
and news reader. It even has a HTML composer if you plan to
write some web pages yourself. Users of
<application>&netscape;</application> will recognize the
similarities with <application>Communicator</application>
suite, as both browsers shared the same basis.</para>
similarities with the <application>Communicator</application>
suite, as both browsers share some development history.</para>
<para>On slow machines, with a CPU speed less than 233MHz or
with less than 64MB of RAM, <application>Mozilla</application>
can be too resource-consuming to be fully usable. You may
can be too resource-demanding to be fully usable. You may
want to look at the <application>Opera</application> browser
instead, described a little later in this chapter.</para>
<para>If you cannot or do not want to compile
<application>Mozilla</application> for any reason, the FreeBSD
<application>Mozilla</application>, for whatever reason, the FreeBSD
GNOME team has already done this for you. Just install the
package from the network by:</para>
@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
<title>Firefox, Mozilla and &java; plugin</title>
<note>
<para>In this section and in the next one, we assume you
<para>In this section and in the next one, we assume you have
already installed <application>Firefox</application> or
<application>Mozilla</application>.</para>
</note>
@ -270,8 +270,8 @@
<para>To add &java; support to
<application>Firefox</application> or
<application>Mozilla</application>, you have to install, at
first, the <filename
<application>Mozilla</application>, you first have to install
the <filename
role="package">java/javavmwrapper</filename> port. Then,
download the <application>Diablo &jre;</application> package
from <ulink
@ -280,9 +280,9 @@
<para>Start your browser, enter
<literal>about:plugins</literal> in the location bar and press
<keycap>Enter</keycap>. A page regarding installed plugins
will be displayed, the <application>&java;</application>
plugin should be listed there now. If it is not the case, as
<keycap>Enter</keycap>. A page listing the installed plugins
will be displayed; the <application>&java;</application>
plugin should be listed there now. If it is not, as
<username>root</username>, run the following command:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ln -s /usr/local/diablo-jre1.5.0/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so \
@ -356,9 +356,9 @@
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r opera</userinput></screen>
<para>Some FTP sites do not have all the packages, but the same
result can be obtained with the Ports Collection by
typing:</para>
<para>Some FTP sites do not have all the packages, but
<application>Opera</application> can still be obtained
through the Ports Collection by typing:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/www/opera</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
version is useful in situations requiring the use of plug-ins
that are only available for Linux, such as <application>Adobe
&acrobat.reader;</application>. In all other respects, the
FreeBSD and Linux versions appear to be functionally
FreeBSD and Linux versions should be functionally
identical.</para>
</sect2>
@ -388,10 +388,13 @@
<application>Konqueror</application> is much more than a browser,
it is also a file manager and a multimedia viewer.</para>
<para><application>Konqueror</application> also comes with a set of plugins,
<para>There is also a set of plugins available for
<application>Konqueror</application>,
available in <filename role="package">misc/konq-plugins</filename>.</para>
<para><application>Konqueror</application> also supports <application>&flash;</application> and a How To
<para><application>Konqueror</application> also supports <application>&flash;</application>; a <quote>How To</quote> guide
for getting <application>&flash;</application> support on
<application>Konqueror</application>
is available at <ulink url="http://freebsd.kde.org/howto.php"></ulink>.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
@ -403,7 +406,7 @@
good office suite or a friendly word processor. While some
<link linkend="x11-wm">desktop environments</link> like
<application>KDE</application> already provide an office suite,
there is no default application. FreeBSD provides all that is
there is no default productivity package. FreeBSD can provide all that is
needed, regardless of your desktop environment.</para>
<para>This section covers these applications:</para>
@ -503,7 +506,7 @@
<para><application>AbiWord</application> can import or export
many file formats, including some proprietary ones like
Microsoft <filename>.doc</filename>.</para>
&microsoft;'s <filename>.doc</filename>.</para>
<para><application>AbiWord</application> is available as a
package. You can install it by:</para>
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and a drawing program. Its user interface is very similar
to other office suites, and it can import and export in various
popular file formats. It is available in a number of
different languages including interfaces, spell checkers, and
different languages &mdash; internationalization has been
extended to interfaces, spell checkers, and
dictionaries.</para>
<para>The word processor of
@ -593,7 +597,7 @@
can be found on the
<ulink url="http://www.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org web site</ulink>.
For FreeBSD specific information, and to directly
download packages use the <ulink
download packages, use the <ulink
url="http://porting.openoffice.org/freebsd/">FreeBSD OpenOffice.org
Porting Team</ulink>'s web site.</para>
@ -656,9 +660,10 @@
<sect1 id="desktop-viewers">
<title>Document Viewers</title>
<para>Some new document formats have recently gained popularity.
The standard viewers they require may not be available in the
base system. We will see how to install them in this
<para>Some new document formats have gained popularity since
the advent of &unix;;
the standard viewers they require may not be available in the
base system. We will see how to install such viewers in this
section.</para>
<para>This section covers these applications:</para>
@ -751,9 +756,9 @@
viewer. It is originally based on
<application>ghostview</application> but it has a nicer look
thanks to the <application>Xaw3d</application> library. It is fast and its interface is
clean. <application>gv</application> has many features like
orientation, paper size, scale, or antialias. Almost any
operation can be done either from the keyboard or the
clean. <application>gv</application> has many features, such as
orientation, paper size, scale, and anti-aliasing. Almost any
operation can be done with either the keyboard or the
mouse.</para>
<para>To install <application>gv</application> as a package,
@ -832,11 +837,11 @@
<para>If, for any reason, you would like to manage your personal
finances on your FreeBSD Desktop, there are some powerful and
easy to use applications ready to be installed. Some of them
are compatible with widespread file formats like those of
<application><trademark class="registered">Quicken</trademark></application> or <application>Excel</application> documents.</para>
easy-to-use applications ready to be installed. Some of them
are compatible with widespread file formats, such as the formats used by
<application><trademark class="registered">Quicken</trademark></application> and <application>Excel</application> to store documents.</para>
<para>This section covers these applications:</para>
<para>This section covers these programs:</para>
<informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1">
<tgroup cols="4">
@ -882,14 +887,14 @@
<para><application>GnuCash</application> is part of the
<application>GNOME</application> effort to provide
user-friendly yet powerful applications to end-users. With
user-friendly, yet powerful, applications to end-users. With
<application>GnuCash</application>, you can keep track of your
income and expenses, your bank accounts, or your stocks. It
income and expenses, your bank accounts, and your stocks. It
features an intuitive interface while remaining very
professional.</para>
<para><application>GnuCash</application> provides a smart
register, a hierarchical system of accounts, many keyboard
register, a hierarchical system of accounts, and many keyboard
accelerators and auto-completion methods. It can split a
single transaction into several more detailed pieces.
<application>GnuCash</application> can import and merge
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<secondary><application>Gnumeric</application></secondary>
</indexterm>
<para><application>Gnumeric</application> is a spreadsheet, part
<para><application>Gnumeric</application> is a spreadsheet program, part
of the <application>GNOME</application> desktop environment.
It features convenient automatic <quote>guessing</quote> of user
input according to the cell format and an autofill system for
input according to the cell format with an autofill system for
many sequences. It can import files in a number of popular
formats like those of <application>Excel</application>, <application>Lotus 1-2-3</application>, or <application>Quattro Pro</application>.
<application>Gnumeric</application> supports graphs through
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date, time, and much more.</para>
<para>To install <application>Gnumeric</application> as a
package, type in:</para>
package, do:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r gnumeric</userinput></screen>
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</indexterm>
<para><application>Abacus</application> is a small and easy to
use spreadsheet. It includes many built-in functions useful
use spreadsheet program. It includes many built-in functions useful
in several domains such as statistics, finances, and
mathematics. It can import and export the <application>Excel</application> file format.
<application>Abacus</application> can produce &postscript;
output.</para>
<para>To install <application>Abacus</application> from its
<para>To install <application>Abacus</application> as a
package, do:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r abacus</userinput></screen>