[Info-vax] VMS V8.3 (et al.) v. Netscape Navigator Gold Version 3.03

[George Cook]

In article <hc8s0j$2vl$2 at online.de>, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply) writes:
> In article <4s1rCeQKhgMa at wvnvms>, cook at wvnvms.wvnet.edu (George Cook)
> writes: 
> 
>> I am hoping to get VMS Mosaic V4.3 out the door Real Soon Now.
>> It was supposed to have limited style sheet support; all the
>> needed libraries (libcroco and libxmx2) have already been added,
>> but I have not been well enough to do the coding.
>> 
>> Of course the above assumes you don't want to use the Mozilla
>> or Seamonkey releases for VMS.  
> 
> For some things, Mozilla will have to be used.  What are the long-term 
> plans for Mosaic?  Presumably no Java or Javascript.  What about sound, 
> Flash plugins etc?

A year ago the plans for VMS Mosaic were to have V4.4 released by
now with basic style sheet support.  Now the plans don't go beyond
getting V4.3 zipped up and announced.  Java asnd Javascript are unlikely,
but a flash plugin and reasonably complete CSS2 support would not be
all that difficult to implement.  I'm still hoping the Mosaic-CK
developer will adopt VMS Mosiac as his code base (instead of NCSA
Mosaic V2.7b5); expanding the number of VMS Mosaic developers from
one to two would, I hope, be a good thing. 


George Cook
WVNET