# Webbrowsing with &konqueror;

&konqueror; is &tde;'s default web browser. Please refer to the Konqueror Handbook for detailed information.

Where does the name &konqueror; come from?

It's a word play on the other browsers' names. After the Navigator and the Explorer comes the Conqueror.

Can I run &konqueror; without running &tde;?

Yes. Install &Qt;, tdelibs, and tdebase. From your window manager launch &konqueror;. It should work just fine, but if it doesn't (&tde; developers don't often test that use case), report the problem to http://bugs.trinitydesktop.org/. Before reporting a bug, try running "tdeinit" before running &konqueror;. This is of course the same for any other &tde; application running in a non &tde; setup.

Why doesn't &konqueror; show the contents of an image's `ALT` attribute in a tooltip?

There is no standard that states the `ALT` attribute should appear as a tooltip. The specification calls for `ALT` to be displayed in place of the image, as in text-mode only browsers such at lynx or w3m. Abusing the `ALT` attribute is bad for accessibility. Tooltips are supposed to come from the `TITLE` attribute and this is implemented in &konqueror;.

How do I use &konqueror; as a web browser with a proxy?

&konqueror; can be used with &HTTP; and &FTP; proxies. To set up the proxy server in &konqueror;, select Settings Configure &konqueror;... from the &konqueror; menu and select the Proxy option.

How do I import bookmarks from another browser into &konqueror; ?

To import bookmarks from another browser into &konqueror;, from the menu bar select Bookmarks, then select Edit Bookmarks. In the Bookmark Editor, select File then select Import. Select the browser from which you would like to import bookmarks. In the Open dialog, navigate to the location of the folder or file your bookmarks are located.

How can I make &konqueror; only show certain bookmarks in the bookmarks toolbar?

In &konqueror; select Settings Configure &konqueror;.... Then select Web Behaviour from the icon list. Under the Bookmarks heading, place a check in the box next to Show only marked bookmarks in bookmark toolbar.

In the Bookmark Editor an option to Show in Toolbar appears on clicking with the &RMB; on any bookmark entry or in the Edit menu when the entry is highlighted. Folders can also be shown in the bookmarks toolbar in much the same way.

How do I fool a site into believing &konqueror; is &Netscape; or some other browser?

That is called setting the user agent. In &konqueror;, select Settings Configure &konqueror;.... In the icon list, select Browser Identification. Default and site-specific browser identifications can be set there.

&konqueror; is taking a really long time to load web pages -- mdash; what could cause this?

Quite often &konqueror; loading web pages slowly is caused by DNS servers with broken IPV6 support. Adding the following to `/etc/profile` or any other script that is sourced on login should solve this problem:

    export TDE_NO_IPV6=true

for bourne compatible shells, and for C-style shells:

    setenv TDE_NO_IPV6 true

How do I configure &konqueror; to run &Java; applets?

From &konqueror;'s menubar choose Settings Configure &konqueror;.... From the icon list select Java & Javascript. Set the Path to Java executable.

How do I block unrequested popup windows in &konqueror;?

&konqueror; provides a 'smart' policy for JavaScript popups. From the &konqueror; main window, selectSettings Configure &konqueror;.... Then Java & JavaScript. On the JavaScript tab, under Global JavaScript Policies, set the radio button beside Open new windows: to Smart.

Why doesn't my banking site work with &konqueror;? It pops up a new window with the login screen in other browsers, but not in &konqueror;.

Make sure you have Javascript enabled, and the default JavaScript web popups policy set to Ask or Allow. The Smart policy is not always sufficient for some banks. Many banks also require &Java; support.

Can &konqueror; use user-specified stylesheets, like those in the Firefox adblock extension?

Yes, you can set &konqueror; to use any kind of valid css stylesheet to filter webcontent or improve accessibility. From the &konqueror; main window simply click Settings Configure &konqueror;... and select Stylesheets. Set the radio button to Use user-defined stylesheet and browse to where the stylesheet you want to use is located. Alternately, select Use accessibility stylesheet defined in "Customize" tab and then set your own options.

Why does &konqueror; display a plain grey square when I try to view flash animations, even though the flash plugin is installed?

Under the latest versions of X.org, having the composite extension loaded can cause problems with the flash plugin. Try disabling the composite extension and see whether normal flash operation is restored.

When I try to open a web page with &konqueror;, I get the message: There appears to be a configuration error. You have associated Konqueror with text/html, but it cannot handle this file type.

Make sure the embedding settings for the text/html MIME type are correct:

1. In &konqueror;, go to Settings Configure &konqueror;.... In the icon list select File Associations.

2. Open text->html in the tree view.

3. Click on the Embedding tab. Make sure that Left Click Action is set to Show file in embedded viewer, and that TDEHTML (tdehtml) is at the top of Services Preference Order.