: Win95,NetscapeCommunicator4.61,P100,32MB
: When online,
: I frequently use right mouse to "open in new window".
: Eventually, left mouse button becomes inactive,
: and only way to access weblinks is to use
: right button to "open in new window".
: In this condition, both mouse buttons work properly
: in other (non-Communicator) applications.
: Close,reopen Communicator does not correct problem.
: Rebooting computer is only solution.

This problem is triggered by visiting some sites
containing Java.

I have asked Netscape who tried to help but their
suggestions did not work.

I thought I was the only one with this problem...

It does not happen with IE but I prefer Netscape.

If you find a cure please post here, thanks.

: Win95,NetscapeCommunicator4.61,P100,32MB
: When online,
: I frequently use right mouse to "open in new window".
: Eventually, left mouse button becomes inactive,
: and only way to access weblinks is to use
: right button to "open in new window".
: In this condition, both mouse buttons work properly
: in other (non-Communicator) applications.
: Close,reopen Communicator does not correct problem.
: Rebooting computer is only solution.

in any event, however, the thing to DO regarding this "left-mouse" button inactivity is either turn off JAVA or load a java script which will re-activate the button.

There are javascripts which run when you load a web page which will effectively disable either or both of your mouse buttons written by various irresponsibly-minded web"masters". There is NOTHING wrong with either IE, Netscape, or Opera regarding mouse button inactivity. The scripts will work in ANY browser. Unfortunately, I have not seriously put any effort into finding a "reactivate button" javascript, but you can easily find an example of a "mouse-deactivation script" at any of a number of "free java code" sites such as perhaps javascript.com or the like. Many developers want to try to prevent people from easily stealing images from there websites, thus they deactivate the right mouse button so you can't just do a "right-button, save-as" routine....as if there aren't many other ways around that! So deactivating the left button or both buttons is a trivial matter. Unfortunately these irresponsible web designers forget to run a "reactivation" script which will run when you LEAVE the page so your mouse keeps on clicking. (Or you just didn't let the page load completely so that the script couldn't run anyway!) It would probably be worth the effort to find a "reactivate button" script and have it handy on your hard drive whenever you like. Then all you need to do is open that file in your browser and you have your mouse button back in business.

Turning off Java is more like closing up your apartment doors and windows and never going out into public again. So it would be better to leave JAVA ON and get a reactivate script and keep it on your computer somewhere, where you know where it is. If I had one I'd send you one, or post it here, and then I'd most likely have it in my bookmarks. (Notice, I call them bookmarks, because THEY are. Favorites, they usually are NOT. Just because I visit them more often then not, does not make them my "favorites" ... MS likes these quirky labels for things that only a preschool teacher could love.)

I happened to pass by this message, and don't have this problem, but just for fun I went to your site, and it has code that checks to see what browser is calling, and switches the page that is loaded, so it's not a fair test. IE has lots of bugs and people are always posting how they are having problems. MS stuff sucks, and almost all of the viruses that have caused damage use MS products to do it. I stay away from MS products.

Netscape works fine. Your site is a security risk because you force people to turn on javascript, which has many known security holes. I don't like going to sites I don't know with javascript on, there have been reports of sites infecting people's computers through known javascript bugs.

I would think someone that wants hits to their site would have the sense to make it work with any browser. And a small content site like yours should take out all this special "plug in" and who knows what else stuff, just present your information.

I have never, ever been to a site that can turn off the right click, except when I have javascript ON, then javascript can take over anything. I don't like it, it has security problems, and so I say

TURN JAVASCRIPT OFF!

Java is better if you must allow people to program your computer from remote. People are confused when it says "you need java to use this feature" and turn javascript on also, BAD MOVE!

: Your Problem is the Fact that NetScape sucks, and doesn't ever act right, it's Almost as bad as IE, But I am almost betting in my non-professinal Opionion, that the site you are visiting, are not Netscape Compatible, so that actual problem is not NS, but the Actual HTML, telling NS that it does not accept the command. For example, if you have IE also, check out http://www.alchemy2.cjb.net , try both browsers, and see the difference.

: : Win95,NetscapeCommunicator4.61,P100,32MB
: : When online,
: : I frequently use right mouse to "open in new window".
: : Eventually, left mouse button becomes inactive,
: : and only way to access weblinks is to use
: : right button to "open in new window".
: : In this condition, both mouse buttons work properly
: : in other (non-Communicator) applications.
: : Close,reopen Communicator does not correct problem.
: : Rebooting computer is only solution.