        Index



Page numbers in italics refer to figures.

A

About... command, A8

accounts, in Annotation Author field, A7

Add Current command, 36

Add Current to Hotlist command, 36, A
5

addresses, electronic. See also Uniform 
Resource Locator

for anonymous FTP, C2

for assistance, C1

for comments or reports, A8

for mailing files, A3

for NCSA Mosaic developers, A9, C2

for ordering NCSA Mosaic, 11

Advanced Research Projects Agency 
(ARPA), viii

anchors. See also hyperlinks

definition of, 53, B1

within documents, A5

Anchor Underlines command, 32, A4

angle brackets, for HTML tags, 52

animations, 12

Annotate... command, 41 to 43, A6 to 
A7

Annotate hotkey, 25

Annotate menu

contents of, 41 to 43, A6, A6 to A
8

in Document View window, 21

Annotate window, 41 to 43, A6 to A7

Annotation Author 

default settings, 41

field, A7

annotations

annotating existing annotations, 43

buttons for, A7, A8

coding with HTML, 43

date and time of, A7

definition of, B1

deleting, 42

description of, 41, A6

editing, 41 to 43

entering, 42

hyperlinks in, 42, 43

length of, A7

number of, 41

text wrapping in, 42, 43

type styles in, 43



Annotation Title 

default settings, 41

field, A7

anonymous FTP (File Transfer Protocol), 
A8

definition of, B1

electronic address for, C2

external viewers available on, 12

and HTML documents, 51

NCSA Mosaic available on, 11

NCSA SDG software tools available on, 
viii, 51

NCSA TRC available on, 11

in URL formats, 35

Archie, B1

arrows, 24 to 25

ASCII text files, 51

.au, definition of, B1

Audio Annotate... command, A6

Audio Annotate window, A6

audio files, 12, 31, 52, A6, A8, B1

audio formats, 12

B

Back button, 22, 23, 32 to 33, A5

Back hotkey, 25

Back menu option, 33

Backwards Search toggle button, 38

Beginner's Guide to HTML, 33, 35, 43, 
53, A9, C1

Beginner's Guide to URLs, 35, A9, C1

Bellcore anonymous FTP, 12

bottom control panel, buttons on, 23 to 
24, A1 to A3, A5

brackets, angle, for HTML tags, 52

Broadcast Document window, A3

Broadcast Over DTM... command, A3

browsers

definition of, B1

editors included on, 52

C

Cancel button, A7

cancellation, of hyperlink retrieval, 22

Caseless Search toggle buttons, 38

CERN (Geneva, Switzerland), vii, 25, 52, 
B1, B3

characters, special, C1

Clean Slate button, 42, A7

Clear Global History... command, 34, A
4

clients, viii, B1, B2

Clone button, 23, 24, A1

Clone hotkey, 25

Clone Window command, 24, A1

Close current window hotkey, 25

Close Window button, 23, 24, A3

codes

for documents, 51 to 53

for HTML, 42, 43

Collage. See NCSA Collage

color highlights, 32, 53

command-line flags, A8, D1

comments on files. See annotations

Commit button, 36, 42, A6, A7, A8

CompuServ Graphics Interchange Format 
(GIF). See.gif

configuration information

electronic addresses for, C1

help from local administrator, 13

mulitmedia D1 to D2

for X Window System, D1

control panel. See bottom control panel

copyright, on NCSA Mosaic, 11

cost of NCSA Mosaic, 11

cursors

hand-shaped, 25

pointer, 24

cut and paste functions, 26, A3

D

date, of annotations, A7

DEC workstations, 11

defaults

for Annotate Window, A7

for Annotation Author, 41

for Annotation Title, 41

for Document Title field, 21

for fonts, A4

for global history files, 34, A4

for highlights, 32

for Home Page, 13, 24, A1, A5

for hotlists, 36

for Options menu, A3

for underlines, A4

.Xdefaults file for, 13

Delay Image Loading toggle, A4

Delete button, 42, A7

Delete This Annotation... button, 42, A6

Demo... command, 34, A8

demonstrations, of NCSA Mosaic capabili-
ties, vii, 
A8

directive, definition of, 52

directories

for anonymous FTP source codes, 11

changing, A2

default history file in home, 34

selecting, A7

Directories field, 42, A7

Directories listing with Open Local... com-
mand, 
A2

Dismiss button, 38, A2, A3, A6, A8, 
A9

documents

aborting document retrieval, 22

adding to hotlist, 36

annotating, A6 to A8

coding with HTML, A9, B2

creating HTML coded, 51 to 53

definition of, vii, B1

deleting, 36

formatting, 51

hotlists of, 35 to 37, A5

internal hyperlinks in, 33

multimedia, 12

opening, 34 to 35

reloading, A2

removing from hotlist, 36

retrieving, 23

searching in, 37 to 38

type styles in, 52

viewing, A5

document source files, 35

Document source hotkey, 25

Document Source window, 35, 52, A2

Document Title field, 21

Document URL field, 21, 22

Document View window, contents of, 21 
to 24

Documents window, C2

download, stopping document, 13

duplicates, of windows, 24

DVI format, 12

E

Edit Hotlist Entry Title field, 36

editing, of annotations, 41 to 43

Edit This Annotation... command, 42, A
6

Edit Title command, 36

electronic addresses. See addresses, elec-
tronic

EMACS text editor, 52

Enter the annotation text box, 42, A7

error messages

and external viewers, 22

during start up, 13

execute local program, D2

exhibits, on the Internet, 34

Exit Program... command, A3

extension maps, A4

external viewers, 12, 32, A4, D1 to D2

F

Fancy Selections toggle, 26, A3

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

command for on Help menu, 11, A9

definition of, B1

File menu

contents of, A1 to A3

for displaying URLs, 35

in Document View window, 21

Open URL..., C1

for opening a document, 34

for printing, 53

for searching documents, 37

for viewing HTML-coded files, 51

filenames, A2

files

adding comments to, A6

ASCII, 51

audio, 12, 31, 52, A8, B1

definition of, B1

displaying changes, 24

document source, 35, B2

extensions, D2

formatting, A3, B2

global history, 34, A4

graphics, vii, 22, 31, 52 to 53, A8, 
B1

HTML-coded source, 35, 52, A2

image, 53

locating, A1 to A2

mailing, A3

movies, 12, 22, 52

printing, A2

retrieving, 22 to 23

saving, A4

searching in, A2

selecting text to cut and paste, 26

status of, 22

source, B2

text, 31, 53

video, 52

X bitmapped, B3

File Selection Box, 42, A2, A7

Files fields, 42, A7

Files listing with Open Local... command, 
A2

Filter button, A2

Filter field, A2, A7

Find button, 37

Find In Current... command, 37, A2

Find in Document window, 37, A2

Flush Image Cache command, A4

font resources. See X resources

Fonts command, A4

formats

of documents, 24

types of, 12

of URLs, 34 to 35

formatting of documents, 51

Forward button, 23, 31, 32, A5

Forward hotkey, 25

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). See 
FAQ

FTP (File Transfer Protocol). See anony-
mous FTP

functional resources. See X resources

G

ghostscript viewer, 12

ghostview, 12

.gif

definition of, B1

viewer for, 12

global history files, 34, A4

globe icon, description of, 22

Gopher

definition of, B1, B2

electronic address for, C2

NCSA Technical Resources Catalog 
available on, 11

and serving HTML documents, 51

Go To button, 36, A5

graphics, vii, 22, 31, 52 to 53, A8, B1

guides, beginners. See  Beginners Guide to 
HTML and Beginners Guide to 
URLs

H

hand-shaped icon, 22, 24

hard returns, in annotations, 42, 43

hardware, compatibility of, 11 to 12

help

electronic addresses for, C1

online resources for, A8

for Sun workstations, 11

Help button, A2, A3, A6, A8, A9

Help menu

beginner's guides, C1 

contents of, A8 to A9, B1, B2

in Document View window, 21

external viewers information from, 1
2

for learning about resources, 33, 34

online guide for creating HTML docu-
ments, 51

Helvetica font, A4

highlights (for hyperlinks), 32, 53

Home button, 23, 24

home directory, 34, A7

Home Document command, A5

Home Page

button for, 24

defaults for, 13, 24, A1, A5

definition of, 13, B1

returning to, 33

setting, C1

hotkeys. See also shortcuts

URL for, C1

help on, A8

list of, 25

Hotlist... command, 35, 36, A5

Hotlist hotkey, 25

hotlists, vii, 35 to 37, A5, B1

Hotlist View window, 35 to 36, A5

HTML (HyperText Markup Language)

 Beginner's Guide to HTML , 51, C1

for coding annotations, 42, 43

creating documents and hyperlinks, 
51 to 53

editors for, 52, C1

On HTML command, A9

tags, 52

URL for translating files to, C1

viewing files coded with, 51

.html, 51, B2

HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)

definition of, B2

setting up server, 51

software for, viii, 51

hyperlinks

activating, 22, 32

in annotations, 42, 43

cancelling retrieval of document, 22

creating, 52 to 53

cursors on, 25

definition of, vii to viii, 31, B2

designation of, 22, 32

display of, vii, 53, A4

and external viewers, 32

identifying, 21

internal, 33

Internet Starting Points, A5 to A6

navigating with, 31 to 38

status of retrieval, 23, 25

URLs displayed in, 24 to 25

visited/unvisited, 34

hypermedia

definition of, vii, B2

examples of, 34

Web, vii

HyperText Markup Language (HTML). See 
HTML

HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP). See 
HTTP

I

IBM RS/6000 workstations, 11

icons, 22, 24 to 25

Illinois, state funding from, viii

image display, viewer for, 12

images, 25, 53, A4

Include File button, 42, A7

Include File in Annotation window, 42

inlined

definition of, A4, B2

graphics, B1

installation of NCSA Mosaic, 11 to 12

Internet

access to, 25

definition of, vii, B2

information retrieval from, vii

with overseas links, 25

resources available on, A5 to A6, C
1 to C2

Internet Resources Meta-Index com-
mand, 33, A5 to A6

Internet Starting Points command, 33, 
A5

J

Joint Photographic Expert Group (JPEG), B
2

JPEG format

defined, B2

viewer for, 12

K

keys

See hotkeys

for moving around in window, 26

underlined, 25

L

LaTeX markup language, 51

links. See hyperlinks

Load Images in Current File command, A
4

Load to Local Disk command, A4

local disk, copying files to, A4

logical style, example of, 52

Lucida Bright font, A4

M

Macintosh

HTTP server software for, 51

NCSA Mosaic for, vii

NCSA SDG software for, viii

QuickTime for, B2

Mail button, A3

mailcaps, A4

Mail Developers... command, A9

Mail Developers window, A9

Mail Document window, A3

Mail To... button, 36, A3

Mail to hotkey, 25

Manual... command, 12, 13, A8

maps, extension, A4

metamail multimedia mail toolkit, 12

metamail viewer, 12

Microsoft Windows

HTTP server software for, 51

NCSA Mosaic for, vii

MIME format, 12, B2, D2

Mosaic. See NCSA Mosaic

mosaic command, for start up, 13

.mosaic.global.history file, A4

Mosaic What's New Page, 34

mouse

activating hyperlinks using, 32

cut and paste functions with, 26

navigating with, vii, 21

MPEG-format, for external viewers, 12

mpeg-play viewer, 12

multimedia documents, 12

multimedia viewers, A4

N

Name for saved document field, A2

Name of file to include field, A7

Name of local document to open field, A
2

National Center for Supercomputing 
Applications. See NCSA

National Science Foundation (NSF), viii

Navigate menu

commands for, 33 to 36

contents of, A5

in Document View window, 21

navigation of World Wide Web

options for, 31 to 35, A5 to A6

tracking of, vii, 13, 32

NCSA, vii, B2, C2

NCSA Collage, A3

NCSA industrial partners, viii

NCSA Mosaic

capabilities of, vii, A8

copyright on, ii, 11

description of, B2

email address for developers, A9, C
2

features of, vii

getting started in, 13

NCSA Mosaic, cont.

Home Page, A5, C1

installing, 11 to 12

licensing of, ii

obtaining, 11

platforms for, vii, 51

purpose of, vii

screen components of, A8

system requirements for, 11

tutorial on, A8

NCSA Mosaic documentation

hyperlinks in, viii

recommended URL, C1

NCSA Mosaic logo and S, 13, 22

NCSA Orders, 11

NCSA server addresses, C2

NCSA Software Development Group (SDG), 
viii, 13, B1

NCSA Technical Resources Catalog (TRC), 
11

NCSA World Wide Web server

address for, C1

hyperlinks on, viii

New Window button, 23, 24, 23, 24, 
A1

New window hotkey, 25

notational conventions of guide, viii to ix

NSF. See National Science Foundation

O

OK button, in Annotate window, 42

On FAQ... command, 11, A9

On HTML... command, 43, 53, A9

online resources

for help, A8, C1

NCSA SDG software tools, viii, 51

NCSA Technical Resources Catalog, 1
1

online user documentation, A8

On URLs... command, 24, A9, B2

On Version... command, A8

On Window... command, A8

Open... button, 23, 24, 34, A1

Open Document window, 24, A1

Open DTM Outport... command, A3

Open Local... command, 37, A2

Open local hotkey, 25

Open URL... command, 24, A1, C1

Open URL hotkey, 25

OpenWindows, and Sun workstations, 11

options, on keyboard, 25 to 26

Options menu

contents of, A3 to A4

cut and paste functions of, 26

in Document View window, 21

for underline default settings, 32

ordering NCSA Mosaic, 11

P

Personal Annotation button, A7

Personal Annotation display, 42

Personal Annotation heading, 41, A6 to 
A8

plain text, vii, 52, A2, A3, B1

platforms, for NCSA Mosaic, vii

pointers, 24 to 25

PostScript documents, 12

price, for NCSA Mosaic, 11

Print... command, 53, A2

Print Document window, A2

printers, A2

Print hotkey, 25

printing, 53, A2

Q

QuickTime, definition of, B2

R

recordings, of audio annotations, A6

Refresh Current... command, A2

Refresh hotkey, 25

releases, of new versions, A8

Reload button, 23, 24, A2

Reload Config Files command, A4

Reload Current command, A2

Reload hotkey, 25

Reload Images command, A2

Remove command, 36

Reset button, 37, 38, A2

resources, information on World Wide 
Web and NCSA Mosaic, A8

S

Save As... command, 23, 24, A2

Save Binary File to Local Disk window, A4, 
D1

Save Document window, 24, A2

save option formats, A2

screen, components of NCSA Mosaic, A8

SDG. See NCSA Software Development 
Group (SDG)

Search button, A2

searches. See Find In Current... command

Search/find in document hotkey, 25

Send button, A9



servers

definition of, viii, B2

setting up, 51

software for, C1

SGI workstations, 11

SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Lan-
guage)

description of, B2

electronic address for, C1

HTML based on, 51

shell scripts, 12

shortcuts. See also hotkeys

for commands, 23 to 24, A1

underlined letters for, 25

showaudio viewer, 12

slash marks, in HTML tags, 52

software

client, viii, B1

HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), 
viii, 51

NCSA Collage, A3

server, viii

Something is broken button, 11

source files, definition of, 52, B2

Spawning external viewer message, 22

specifications, technical: electronic 
address for, C1

Standard Generalized Markup Language. 
(See SGML)

Start Recording command, A6

start up, of NCSA Mosaic, 13

status line, in Document View window, 22 
to 23

Stop Recording command, A6

Sun workstations, 11, 13

system configuration 

of hyperlinks (defaults), 32

and modification (URL for), C1

system modification information, URL for, 
C1

system requirements, 11 to 12

T

Tag Image File Format. (See TIFF)

tags (in HTML)

definition of, B2

description of, 52

image, 53

TCP/IP-based communications, vii

telephone number for NCSA Orders, 11

telnet sessions, 31

TeX markup language, 51

text formats

ASCII, 51

formatted, A2, A3

HTML, A2, A3

plain, vii, 52, A2, A3, B1

PostScript, A2, A3

rich, vii

text annotations, vii

text selection, 26

text wrapping, in annotations, 42, 43

TIFF (Tag Image File Format)

defined, B2

viewer for, 122

time, of annotations, A7

Times font, A4

tkWWW browser, 52

toggle buttons, on Options menu, A3

tracking, vii, 13, 32

Transfer Aborted message, 22

transfer protocol, for the World Wide Web, 
51

troubleshooting

electronic addresses for, C1

at start up, 13

with Sun workstations, 11, 13

tutorial on NCSA Mosaic, A8

type styles

in annotations, 43

fonts, options for, A4

in HTML-coded documents, 52

U

UIUC. See University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign

underlines

defaults for anchors, A4

hyperlinks, 32, 53

Uniform Resource Locator. (See URL)

University of California at Berkeley anony-
mous FTP,12

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

anonymous FTP, 12

defined, B2

funding from, viii

University of Pennsylvania anonymous 
FTP, 12

UNIX. See X Window System (UNIX)

unvisited hyperlinks, 34

updates

on new resources, 34

of software, A8

URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

for beginner guides, A9, C1

for configuration information, C1

URL, cont.

contents of, 21

definition of, B2

interesting information, C1 to C2

example of in status line, 23

format of, 34 to 35

for hotkeys, C1

in HTML codes, 52 to 53

identification of, 35

information file for, 35

of linked files, 22

list of, C1 to C2

for NCSA, C1 to C2

for opening documents, 34 to 35, A
1

for special characters, C1

for SGML, C1

URL To Open field, 34

V

Veronica, B3

versions of NCSA Mosaic (On Version... 
command), A8

vi text editor, 52

viewers. See also browsers

assistance for, C1

external, 12, 32, A4

interpreting logical styles, 52

multimedia, A4

Viewing Area field, 22

View Source... command, 35, 51, A2

visited hyperlinks, 34

visual resources. See X resources

voice annotation, vii

W

WAIS (Wide Area Information Server), 31, 
B3

warning messages, with Sun workstations, 
11, 13

Web. See World Wide Web  

What's New... command, A8

what you see is what you get. (See WYSI-
WYG)

Where you've been field, 33, A5

Wide Area Information Server (WAIS). See 
WAIS

Window History command, 31, 33, A5

Window history hotkey, 25

Window History window, 33, A4, A5

windows

arrangement of documents in, 31

changing display of, A4

closing, A2

creating, A1

duplicating, A1

keys for moving around in, 26

windows, cont.

moving between, A5

opening, A1 to A2

World Wide Web (Web)

browser, for NeXT, 52

commands for navigating, A5

definition of, vii

description of, 25, B1, B3

features of, A8 to A9

navigating in, 31 to 38

philosophy of hyperlinks, 31

resources on, A8

server, documents retrieved from, 33

standard transfer protocol (HTTP) for, 
51

URLs for, C1 to C2

WWW. See World Wide Web 

WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) 
environment for writers, 52

X, Y, Z

.xbm, B3

.Xdefaults file

changing, 32

electronic address for assistance, C1

establishing, 13

X bitmapped files, B3

X resources, A3, D1

X Window System (UNIX)

command-line flags, A8

configuration, D1

cut and paste mechanism of, 26, A3

documentation, A8

help on, A8

HTTP server software for, 51

system requirements, 11

text editors on, 52

xdvi viewer, 12

xv viewer, 12, 32, 33, D1




