The OpenCms workplace provides a rich user interface (UI). Many of the features it employs, such as the file hierarchy and the navigation system, are achieved with very complex JavaScript that requires IE or Mozilla. Two notable features, the WYSIWYG content editor and the advanced sourcecode editor, require IE to function properly. This section explains the configuration of the browser clients.
Mozilla, derived from the Netscape browser, is the core of several different web browsers, including the Netscape 7.x family, Mozilla, Firefox (formerly Firebird, originally Phoenix), and Galleon. OpenCms will function well with Mozilla-based browsers provided that they have JavaScript and cookies enabled, and do not block popup windows.
Since none of the Mozilla browsers support ActiveX or the built-in IE controls, the WYSIWYG editor and the advanced source control plug-in can't be used. OpenCms will default to a sourcecode editing text area for all...