Various news

1. aMozillaX to be released this month!

The Amiga version of the Netscape Communicator 5, aMozillaX (former aMozilla) is to be released as a public beta version, according to Ben Rothwell from the aMozillaX team, in the first half of this month.

The full version of the WWW browser will be available with the 'World of Amiga' show in London, on July 24th to 25th. It will also offer Java support using external software, which leads to 4 alternatives.

AMIGA-aktuell-international subscribers will be informed in an AMIGA-aktuell-international special.

The full version of aMozillaX will contain these features:

»[aMozillaX]

aMozillaX intends to offer you the most powerful browser available on any platform.

We have implemented most features available in Mozilla (except skins) and added many, many more features that should make it your number 1 choice.

Full Features List:

# Layout #

HTML4.0 Compliant "Gecko" Layout Engine

Complete support except for bidirectional text layout, which is only used in Hebrew and Arabic

Style Sheets

CSS 1 - complete support

CSS 2 - partial support

DOM 1

XML 1.0

JavaScript 1.5 (inc. ECMAScript compliance)

PNG, JPEG, GIF, XBM, IFF

# Java #

Full Java (Optional)

Java Engine supplied by a well known Amiga software company

Netscape Grendel Java Mail Client

aMozillaIRC Java IRC Client

# Plugin #

Plugin API

Propriatary and Arexx plugin API`s

Plugins Included

Propriatary
- Shockwave
- Real Audio

Arexx Plugins
- There will be a number of Arexx plugins released with aMozillaX

# Network #

Networking dealt with by network.library

Intelligent Downloading
- Downloads are dealt with by an external program that isnt reliant on aMozillaX running.
  This download tool will also have SilentDownload technology, which maximises Bandwidth efficiency by only downloading when network.library is idle. (Optional)

HTTP1.1, FTP, Gopher

SSL 128 bit Encryption

# Other Features #

URL Completion (Optional)

Remote Access mode - allow someone else to control your browser, using a password protected direct link

Assign websites to Hotkeys

TV Remote Control, Microsoft Intellimouse (and similar), Input Device support

Inbuilt web server (Optional)

Magnifying Glass

AOL Instant Messenger

Full control of GUI - drag and drop toolbars

Multiple Selection of Links - pre-select the links you wish to visit, and aMozillaX will load them all and you can switch straight to the next link

aMozillaX beta will be released in early May. A full version of aMozillaX

will be released at the World Of Amiga show 1999. aMozillaX will be free

and unrestricted.

aMozillaX wil come in 030, 040, 060 pre-compiled binaries. Image libraries will have PPC enhancement.

A PPC native version is expected in August. The source code will be made

available and a constant versioning system (CVS) will be established.

aMozillaX will be working with other developers in order to integrate aMozillaX technology into a range of other Amiga products.

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