Off Line Browser

magpie · 16-02-2007, 08:08

I am looking for an EASY very easy to use off line browser: anyone used one? or could reccomend one

thank you Magpie

entwisi · 16-02-2007, 14:21

you can use ANY browser offline,

You have a copy of your website somewhere on your hard disk like c:\website

do file open click Browse, navigate to your start page (index.html or whatever you have called yours), click OK and it should all work.

One thing you may have done is use fully qualified paths for images(http://somedomain.com/images/blah.jpg) etc. These won't work and is one of the major reasons that you should only ever use relative paths within your site("images/blah.jpg").

Ian

Neil · 16-02-2007, 14:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by entwisi

you should only ever use relative paths within your site("images/blah.jpg")

do you use images/blah.jpg or //images/blah.jpg or /images/blah.jpg ?

entwisi · 16-02-2007, 14:53

you should use images/blah.jpg or ../images/blah.jpg(if you need to navigate up a level

if you use /images it means from root of teh filesystem so would fail as they won't be there. //images would be like specifying a network root so would be even worse

magpie · 22-02-2007, 10:27

I have got one now called: Off line expo: its not just to view my own site its so I can show other web sites: it works ok, but will not take you to any links.... anyone know of any others.... cheers:

entwisi · 22-02-2007, 10:37

Magpie,

If you want to be able to go to other sites, you can do it but you would need to mirror their site on your hard disk and then set up a local web server and use the hosts files to point at your local machine so that it is served from there. To do what you want(if going to multiple sites is what you want) you need to start learning about more than just HTML.

Other than that you do need a full internet connection and that means either finding a wifi hotspot or using a mobile phone over 3G, neither of which is cheap to do in the long term.

magpie · 22-02-2007, 13:00

cheers Ian....

what are the hot spots in the town centre ? for the wifi ( not drinking holes please)

I have been trying to find the bt map but no joy....

accymel · 22-02-2007, 13:04

U get 250 free wifi of bt openzone

entwisi · 22-02-2007, 13:18

thats only useful if there is a hotspot where you need it.

Here is teh list for Accrington http://btopenzone.hotspot-directory....rch=accrington

You'll notice that most of them are pubs

you can be outside then remember you don't have to go in, realistically you need to within 100m if not less to get a decent connection

magpie · 22-02-2007, 16:39

thanks again... looks like I will have to have a pub lunch everyday: wonder when or if they are going to be more hot spots...

entwisi · 22-02-2007, 20:47

Magpie, perhaps if you give me DETAILED description of what you want to do, what sites are involved etc I may be able to offer another solution. At teh minute I don't really know what you want to achieve

magpie · 22-02-2007, 20:55

Hey I am a woman, how do I know what I am doing.... I think I am sorted now: basically I needed to view web sites off line, ( not my sites , other ones ) via my lap top: this I can do somewhat:
But many thanks for all your help there...
You could sort out a nice clear blue sky for me, I need to get some pics of the area but the light is so grey:

entwisi · 22-02-2007, 21:05

A specific set of sites or a random selection

It was lovely earlier tonight, I was taking some pictures myself

magpie · 23-02-2007, 16:26

Hi... it would be a specific set of sites that I have down loaded the night before....

I managed to get some pics, but it would be great to have a clear blue sky ( makes the town look so much better)

entwisi · 23-02-2007, 18:48

In which case we could preload them on your PC and set it up to access the site running locally