02-14-2008, 05:36 PM | #1 |
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Webkit Browser (Safari's Engine) with Beta Release
Edit: There's a beta release in this post.
I don't know why, but I've decided I really want a good, working, web browser on the iLiad. Maybe it's Kindle envy, maybe I spend too much time porting when I should be working, who knows. WebKit seems to be all the rage these days. They have builds of it for just about every platform, and the iPhone has really brought it into the mainstream. So my goal is to port WebKit to the iLiad and provide a useful interface for browsing.
I've got Webkit compiled, and I'm using midori as a front end. Right now, the only page I can visit without it locking up is Google.com. But hopefully with some more bugsquashing, we can have a real, working browser on the iLiad. |
02-14-2008, 05:47 PM | #2 |
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Very cool.
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02-15-2008, 02:36 AM | #3 |
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Nice. This will be a very good addition to the iLiad. Thanks for your work Adam.,
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02-15-2008, 03:12 AM | #4 |
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Thanks Adam, do you actually use the Iliad to read books or just porting?, if so where did get the time? Please tell us the magic trick.
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02-15-2008, 03:27 AM | #5 |
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I love you Adam!!! (づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ~♥
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02-15-2008, 08:01 AM | #6 |
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02-15-2008, 09:49 AM | #7 |
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The more apps we have the better.
Hey Adam B., I hold your "I-wanna-do-it-all-without-hacked-libX11" in high regard. |
02-17-2008, 08:29 AM | #8 |
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Nice!
Webkit is BTW not "Opera-based". It is originally based on the KHTML rendering engine (from KDE) and used by Apple as the rendering engine of Safari. It is currently also being used in the Google's Android platform as well as in Trolltech's Qtopia. |
02-20-2008, 12:38 PM | #9 |
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It turns out Javascript was causing the browser to lock up. Once I turned it off, it's smooth sailing...
Some more teaser shots: |
02-20-2008, 01:49 PM | #10 |
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This you HAD to come up with while my Iliad is away for the battery refit.. argh ... I wants this webkit thing! I wants it ... my precious ...
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02-20-2008, 03:18 PM | #11 |
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It's OK, you're not missing out. He's just teasing us with screenshots at the moment. There'll be t-shirts and lunch-boxes and Adam B. action figures before we get to see the browser itself
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02-21-2008, 10:45 AM | #12 |
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I just received my shipment box for the battery replacement. I hope to have a beta release of this today before I ship out my iLiad (and am without it for a week or so ).
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02-21-2008, 12:21 PM | #13 |
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I'm attaching a beta release of Midori/Webkit
It's beta for a few reasons:
If that list doesn't scare you, go ahead and download it. I think it's the best browser on the iLiad yet. The screen refreshes are all done internally, so they shouldn't be too troublesome. The pagebar and up/down arrow keys work. Most web pages look just fine with it. Check it out and let me know what you think. |
02-21-2008, 05:51 PM | #14 |
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Great job , and it´s "only" a Beta-release..
Subjective more performance than minimo. Best regards nkelle |
03-11-2008, 07:14 AM | #15 |
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Yep,
I install your webkit, he looks like great but he doesn't works with my Connection manager. Wich one are you using to provide a good LAN (not wireless) connection on you iLiad ? |
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