Technical Requirements

1. Monitor settings (resolution and colours)
2. Operating systems
3. Web browsers
4. JavaScript
5. Pop-up blockers

Monitor settings (resolution and colours)

Your monitor must be set to a minimum resolution of 800 × 600. We recommend a minimum of 256 colours and (for Windows users) a Small Fonts setting.

Windows users can check their settings by right-clicking on the desktop, clicking Properties, and then clicking the Settings tab.

Macintosh users can check their settings by clicking the Apple symbol at the top left of the screen, pointing to Control Panels, and then clicking Monitors.

Operating systems

The Parlianet database has been tested with Web browsers running under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mac OS 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.4.

In theory, you should be able to use the Parlianet service with Web browsers running under Unix, Linux or any other operating system for which the recommended browsers are available. However, we have not tested this, and our Help Desk cannot provide support for problems related to operating systems other than 32-bit Windows and Mac OS.

Web browsers

The Parlianet service allows you to access the Parlianet database via the Internet, using a standard Web browser. However, Web browsers do not include all of the functionality that is required for a feature-rich search and display system, and so Justis Publishing provides the missing functions via software that runs on our Web server and generates HTML that is sent to the customer’s browser. Some Web browsers are more amenable than others to this technology, and so there is no simple answer to the question “Which Web browser should I use?”.

Microsoft Windows

The versions under which we test Web browsers are Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

* Opera must be set to “Identify as Internet Explorer”; press F12 to see Quick Preferences.

You can check the version of your Web browser by clicking its “Help” menu and selecting the “About” item.

Some customers have experienced problems when trying to access the Parlianet service from AOL and Compuserve.

Macintosh OS X 10.4

* Opera must be set to “Identify as Internet Explorer”; select “Quick preferences” on the Opera menu.

You can check the version of your Web browser by clicking its application menu and selecting the “About” item.

Macintosh OS 9.2

The only version of Mac OS 9 under which we have tested Web browsers with the Parlianet service is Mac OS 9.2.2. Other versions of the operating system may be suitable, but have not been tested.

You can check the version of your Web browser by clicking its title bar, clicking the Apple logo at the top left of the screen, and selecting the “About” item.

JavaScript

You cannot search the Parlianet database unless your Web browser supports JavaScript.

If your organisation has a firewall that does not allow JavaScript from the Web in general, then you will need to ask your network administrator to enable JavaScript for the Parlianet site.

Enabling and disabling JavaScript

If you are using Internet Explorer 6.x, 5.x or 4.x (Windows):

1. Click the Tools menu
2. Click Internet Options ..., to open the Internet Options dialog box
3. Click the Security tab
4. Click the Internet symbol (a globe)
5. Click the Custom Level ... button, to open the Security Settings dialog box
6. In the Settings list, scroll down to Scripting
7. Under Active Scripting, click Enable, so that a dot appears next to it
   
   
   
   
8. (If you are unsure about the other Security Settings, please check with your Network Administrator)
9. Click OK to close the Security Settings dialog box
10. Click Yes in the Warning! message box
11. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box

If you are using Netscape 7.x (Windows or Mac):

1. Click the Edit menu
2. Click Preferences ..., to open the Preferences dialog box
3. In the Category list, click the triangle next to “Advanced” so that it points downwards
4. In the list of items beneath Advanced, click “Scripts & Plugins”
5. To the right of the list, beneath Enable JavaScript for, click “Navigator” to add a tick
   
   
   
   
6. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box

If you are using Netscape 6.x or 4.x (Windows or Mac):

1. Click the Edit menu
2. Click Preferences ..., to open the Preferences dialog box
3. In the Category list, click Advanced
4. To the right of the list, click “Enable JavaScript” to add a tick
   
   
   
   
5. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box

If you are using Internet Explorer 5.x (Mac):

1. Click the Edit menu
2. Click Preferences ..., to open the Internet Explorer Preferences dialog box
3. In the scrolling list, click the triangle next to Web Browser so that it points downwards and you can see the bulleted items beneath it
4. Click Security Zones
5. In the Zone: pop-up menu, select Internet Zone
6. Select Custom (for expert users)
7. Click the Settings... button to open the Internet zone dialog box
8. Scroll down so that “Scripting” is visible, and select Enable from the pop-up menu for Execute Scripts
   
   
   
   
9. (If you are unsure about the other settings, please check with your Network Administrator)
10. Click OK to close the Internet zone dialog box
11. Click OK to close the Internet Explorer Preferences dialog box

Last updated 1st February 2007