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JustCite guides – Technical requirements
Most people with recent versions of Windows using Internet Explorer or Firefox web browsers will be able to use JustCite without needing to make any alterations to their computer or web browser. If you use Macintosh OS X, then you will need to install the Firefox browser.
For a quick assessment of your computer, please see the System check.
For more detail and some explanation, particularly if you are having problems using JustCite, please check the following requirements.
- Screen settings (resolution and colours)
- Operating systems
- Web browsers
- JavaScript
- Cookies
- ActiveX
- Pop-up blockers
1. Screen settings (resolution and colours)
Your screen must be set to a minimum resolution of 1024 × 768 (width × height). Almost all LCD screens that are 15 inches or larger, and almost all CRT screens that are 17 inches or larger, will already be set to a suitable resolution.
We recommend a minimum colour depth of 8 bits, which allows 256 different colours. Almost all screens will already have a suitable colour setting.
For Windows users, we recommend the default Small Fonts setting.
Windows users can check their settings by right-clicking on the desktop, clicking Properties, and then clicking the Settings tab. (For Windows Vista, click Personalize, then Display Settings.)
Macintosh users can check their settings by clicking the System Preferences icon in the Dock, and then clicking Displays.
2. Operating systems
The version of JustCite released in May 2007 has been tested with web browsers running under Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X 10.4.
We expect JustCite to work under Mac OS X 10.2 or higher (using Firefox), Windows 98, Windows Me and Windows NT 4, but these operating systems have not been thoroughly tested.
In theory, you should be able to use JustCite with Unix or Linux if you use the Firefox browser, but 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 X 10.
Windows 95 (and earlier), Mac OS 9 (and earlier), Mac OS X 10.0 and Mac OS X 10.1 are not suitable, because none of the web browsers available for these operating systems can be used with JustCite.
3. Web browsers
JustCite is accessed 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 your browser. Some web browsers are more amenable than others to this technology, so please consult the tables of supported web browsers for Windows and for Mac OS X.
In order to view full-text documents in a separate browser window, or to view the Help in its pop-up window, you may need to configure the pop-up blockers in your browser or in a toolbar.
3.1 Microsoft Windows
The versions under which we test web browsers are Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista.
| Web Browser | Supported | Configuration |
|---|---|---|
| Firefox 1.5+ | Yes | Pop-up blocker |
| Firefox 1.0 | No | |
| Internet Explorer 7 | Yes | Pop-up blocker |
| Internet Explorer 6 | Yes | Pop-up blocker |
| Internet Explorer 3, 4, 5, 5.5 | No | |
| Netscape 9 | Yes | Pop-up blocker |
| Netscape 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | No | |
| Opera | No | |
| Safari 3 | No | |
| SeaMonkey 1.0+ | Yes | Pop-up blocker |
| Other browsers | No |
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 JustCite from AOL and CompuServe.
3.2. Macintosh OS X 10
The only version of Mac OS under which we have tested web browsers with JustCite is Mac OS X 10.4. Other versions of the operating system may be suitable, but have not been tested. None of the browsers for Mac OS X 10.1, Mac OS X 10.0, Mac OS 9.x and earlier are suitable.
| Web Browser | Supported | Configuration |
|---|---|---|
| Camino 1.0+ | Yes | Pop-up blocker |
| Firefox 1.5+ | Yes | Pop-up blocker |
| Firefox 1.0 | No | |
| iCab | No | |
| Internet Explorer 5.2 | No | |
| Netscape 9 | Yes | Pop-up blocker |
| Netscape 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 | No | |
| OmniWeb | No | |
| Opera | No | |
| Safari | No | |
| SeaMonkey 1.0+ | Yes | Pop-up blocker |
| Other browsers | No |
4. JavaScript
JustCite uses JavaScript to provide essential parts of the functionality of the service.
If your firewall does not allow JavaScript from the Web in general, then you will need to ask your network administrator to enable JavaScript for the JustCite website.
FAQs and guides to JavaScript and JustCite
5. Cookies
JustCite uses cookies to provide some of the functionality of the service. These cookies do not store any personal data about users of the service. Your saved searches and email alerts are not stored in cookies, they are stored on the JustCite web server.
FAQs and guides to cookies and JustCite
6. ActiveX
If you use the Internet Explorer web browser for Windows, then ActiveX controls need to be enabled (this is the default setting).
- Select the “Tools” menu.
- Select “Internet Options…”
- In the Internet Options dialog box, select the “Security” tab.
- Select the “Internet” Web content zone.
- Click the “Custom Level…” button.
- Scroll down to the settings for “ActiveX controls and plug-ins”.
- Under Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins, ensure that “Enable” is selected.
- Click “OK” to close the Security Settings dialog box.
- Click “OK” to close the Internet Options dialog box.
If you use Firefox or any other supported browser, then JustCite does not use ActiveX controls.
7th April 2008
