Configuring Netscape for Macintosh to use
Mathematica.
Netscape for the Macintosh provides a point-and-click method for
customization through its
Options pulldown menu. Below is
enumerated the procedure to associate the
Mathematica
application with
Mathematica documents served from a
Web server.
- From the Options pulldown menu select Preferences...
This brings up a Preferences dialog box.
- From the pulldown menu at the top of the Preferences
dialog box select Helper Applications.
- Click on the New... button in the Preferences
dialog box. This open a Create New Mime Type window.
- Type application in the MIME type:
field, and mathematica in the MIME
sub-type: field. Click on OK. This closes
the window.
- In the the Preferences dialog box, type .ma
in the Extensions field.
- From the Action options, select Launch Application.
- Click on the Browse... button, this will bring up a standard
Macintoch file dialog box.
- Find and select Mathematica, then click on
Open.
- Click on OK in the Preferences dialog box. The
dialog box will close.
- From the Options pulldown menu select Save Options.
This makes the changes permanent.
