rephrase paragraph about availability of the manual and add note about browser compatibility

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Axel Kohlmeyer
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----------
The content for this manual is part of the LAMMPS distribution. You can
build a local copy of the Manual as HTML pages or a PDF file, by
following the steps on the :doc:`Build_manual` page. The manual is
organized in two parts:
The content for this manual is part of the LAMMPS distribution. The
online version always corresponds to the latest development version.
If needed, you can download or build a local copy of the manual as
HTML pages or a PDF file by following the steps on the
:doc:`Build_manual` page. If you have difficulties viewing the pages
please :ref:`see this note <webbrowser>`.
-----------
The manual is organized in two parts:
1) the :ref:`User Guide <user_documentation>` for how to install
and use LAMMPS and 2) the :ref:`Programmer Guide <programmer_documentation>`
for how to write programs using the LAMMPS library from different
@ -107,3 +113,15 @@ Indices and tables
* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`search`
.. _webbrowser:
.. admonition:: Web Browser Compatibility
The HTML version of the manual makes use of advanced features present
int "modern" web browsers. This can lead to incompatibilities with older
web browsers (released more than 4 years ago) and specific vendor browsers
(e.g. Internet Explorer on Windows; Microsoft Edge works well though)
where parts of the pages are not rendered as expected (e.g. the layout is
broken or mathematical expressions not typeset). In that case we
recommend to install/use a different/newer web browser or use
the `PDF version of the manual <https://lammps.sandia.gov/doc/Manual.pdf>`_.