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Why won't the galleries appear?

You need javascript enabled to view the galleries, this is because the gallery pages draw themselves based on the actual photographs that have been uploaded so that the site doesn't need re-coding for each new gallery.  

Why won't the applets run?

Javascript is also used to start the applets in new windows.

Fixing these issues

Javascript must be enabled. This shouldn't be a problem from a security perspective because you can tell the system to ask you about running scripts, you don't need to turn scripting on unconditionally.

In Internet Explorer:

  • Select menu item Tools->Internet Options...
  • Select the Security Tab
  • Select the Internet icon
  • Click the Custom Level button
  • Scroll down in the list to the Scripting entry
  • Under the Active Scripting option select Prompt or Enable

In Netscape:

  • Click the Site controls shield on the page tab
  • Select the Advanced tab
  • Select the Enable Javascript entry so that it is ticked.
  • For the calculator it is best to ActiveX enabled also - or else the backcloth can not be seen, also use the IE display engine as the firefox option doesn't draw the calculator correctly. 

In FireFox:

  • Select menu item Tools->Options
  • Select Web Features
  • Click 'Enable Javascript' so the option is ticked.

Note: FireFox uses a different display engine to Internet Explorer and so the MPC Calculator doesn't render well in it! Sorry, will try and address this in the future. It's a shame I have to write a page like this but hopefully a few simple instructions will help you get the most from the site. Can anyone provide instructions on how to best set-up Safari on a Mac to view the site???

Kind Regards

Ant