Galeon's interface should be familiar to anyone who has used any popular Web browser like Netscape or Mozilla. There is a menubar at the top of the window, a main toolbar below it, and a statusbar at the bottom of the window. There may also be other toolbars, created by the user for often used bookmarks, as described in the section called Bookmarks Toolbars in Chapter 4>.
Creates a new browser window and loads the home page into it. Instructions for setting the home page are described in the section called Homepage in Chapter 3>.
Opens a local file. A file selector window is opened, allowing you to browse through the filesystem for the file you'd like to open.
Opens a dialog with an entry field that you can type a new URL into.
Saves a copy of the current page to disk. A dialog window is opened allowing you to choose the path and filename you'd like to use.
Not yet implemented.
If multiple windows are open, closes the current window. If only one browser window is open, exits the program.
Saves a record of the sites you are currently viewing and exits. The next time you run Galeon, your session will be restored automatically for you — all the windows you have open will be reopened, and their contents will be reloaded.
Closes all open browser windows and exits the program.
Opens a new window and displays the source code for the currently loaded page.
When this option is selected, all subsequent page loads will display the source code of the page instead of rendering the content.
Toggles the display of the menubar.
Toggles the display of the toolbar(s).
Toggles the display of the statusbar.
Toggles full screen mode, which is described in more detail in the section called Full Screen Mode>.
Increases the size of the fonts on the page.
Decreases the size of the fonts on the page.
The settings menu offers quick access to some commonly used settings.
Images in a page can be set to load 'Always', 'Never' or 'From current server only', which will only load images that originate from the server where the page you are viewing is located.
Overrides the fonts that the page specifies, instead using the user-selected default fonts.
Overrides the colors that the page specifies, instead using the user-selected default colors.
Allows Java code to be executed. This has an effect only if a Java plugin has been installed. Consult the plugins section for more information.
Allows Javascript code to be executed.
Makes Galeon attempt to determine the type of the page or file being loaded and act appropriately.
Opens the preferences dialog, where all of Galeon's settings can be viewed and/or modified.
Opens the bookmarks editor.
Imports Netscape or Mozilla bookmarks into Galeon, or exports Galeon's bookmarks into Netscape or Mozilla.
Adds a bookmark for the currently loaded URL to one of your bookmarks folders, possibly also opening a dialog box allowing you to name the bookmark. This option is described in the section called Bookmarks in Chapter 3>.
Adds a bookmark for the currently loaded URL to the temporary bookmarks.
Displays the temporary bookmarks window.
The first five items in this menu are simply copies of the five buttons on the main toolbar, which are described in the section called The Main Toolbar>.
Shows the history dialog, which contains a list of all previously visited locations. You can learn more about how to change settings related to this dialog in the section called History in Chapter 3>.
Displays this manual.
Displays a window containing information about Galeon.