NST WUI Browser Support

The NST WUI supports both the Mozilla Firefox (Versions 1.5x and 2.0x) and the Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer (IE) (Versions 6 and 7) web browsers. Special consideration and endless testing for supporting these two browsers has been maintained by the authors.

The NST WUI is JavaScript intensive and makes heavy use of "Tab Browsing" to support visual rendered results and enhanced navigation experience. This section will describe various browser optional settings, plugins and add-ons that can be used to improve the interaction with the NST WUI.

Recommended Firefox Add-Ons

Below is a list of add-ons that are recommended to install with the Mozilla Firefox web browser to enhance the end-users experience when working with the NST WUI.

• Long Titles - Allows for long 'tooltip' descriptions. Useful for NST WUI help information.
• Colorful Tabs - Tab browsing color enhancement visual.
• Image Zoom - Add zoom functionality on images within browser.
• Autohide - Add full-screen kiosk capability for increased screen real estate.
• QuickRestart - Adds a convenient "Restart Firefox" menu item.
• Dictionary Search - Excellent on-line dictionary search.
• HTML Validator - Tidy and W3C source page compliant validation tool.