Project is abandoned now, originally is was going to be a Safari 4-based, fast WebKit browser. Safari 4 is getting too old.
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This would not be like TigerWebKit. While it would be based of WebKit, It wouldn't have all of the Safari features. As I said before, it would be striped down to the basics.There is one out already, its TigerWebkit (I think). Worked fine on my PBG3
I'll work on it, but it may not happen. What is most likely is that there will be a button that sends the URL directly to PPC Media Center, or possibly VLC. I've never worked with Coreplayer before but I'll try it out. Thanks for the idea!Any development on PPC software at all is welcome and appreciated, so best of luck with your browser and I look forward to trying it.
Will it have Youtube ability? Something that parses the URL and passes the mp4 or 3gp file directly to Coreplayer, Realplayer or VLC without further clicks would be great.
I'll work on it, but it may not happen. What is most likely is that there will be a button that sends the URL directly to PPC Media Center, or possibly VLC. I've never worked with Coreplayer before but I'll try it out. Thanks for the idea!
So, you didn't answer my question earlier, but how will this be faster than Safari 4? If you are making a window with buttons around Webkit, that hardly counts as a browser.Sorry for delays, everyone. I have some other plans for distribution but if it doesn't happen soon I'll just release on my own website. While I wait for that, the browser is getting continuous improvements! One more thing I forgot to mention earlier is that I recommend you re-link against Tiger-WebKit (if it offered that functionality, I've never used it so I don't know). That will give you a WebKit version much better than the version found in Safari 4. Still not completely up-to-date, but it will be fast!
Yep, a window with buttons around WebKit. You're exactly right. I know it hardly counts, but in my tests it does actually perform faster. Keep in mind that on a G3 or slower G4 you're never going to have "fast", but it is faster than the built-in Safari and TenFourFox. The browser itself didn't take very long to make, but I'm waiting on something and I've also been experimenting with other ways to make it faster. The whole point is speed, not features. I don't really expect anyone to use this as a main browser, but it will be good for those sites than are very slow in TenFourFox or possibly as a main if you're only using a G3 Mac as a music player or kitchen Mac.So, you didn't answer my question earlier, but how will this be faster than Safari 4? If you are making a window with buttons around Webkit, that hardly counts as a browser.
I don't hate the idea, I'm genuinely curious (almost morbidly). You first marketed a fast web browser, which piqued my curiosity as a programmer. Then, as the thread progressed, I theorized that it was not a web browser, but just an NSWebView in a frame with buttons, which does have potential to be faster (removal of bookmarks, preview page rendering, etc), but its hardly a browser, but a light-weight WebKit wrapper.Yep, a window with buttons around WebKit. You're exactly right. I know it hardly counts, but in my tests it does actually perform faster. Keep in mind that on a G3 or slower G4 you're never going to have "fast", but it is faster than the built-in Safari and TenFourFox. The browser itself didn't take very long to make, but I'm waiting on something and I've also been experimenting with other ways to make it faster. The whole point is speed, not features. I don't really expect anyone to use this as a main browser, but it will be good for those sites than are very slow in TenFourFox or possibly as a main if you're only using a G3 Mac as a music player or kitchen Mac.
You seem to really hate this idea, and I don't understand why. If you don't like it, don't use it. Don't even read this thread.
I will be improving it with more features through updates. Whenever I add a feature in, I'll make sure it doesn't impact performance at all, which may keep some things from coming in (like tabbed browsing), but it should have some basic bookmarks at one point.I don't hate the idea, I'm genuinely curious (almost morbidly). You first marketed a fast web browser, which piqued my curiosity as a programmer. Then, as the thread progressed, I theorized that it was not a web browser, but just an NSWebView in a frame with buttons, which does have potential to be faster (removal of bookmarks, preview page rendering, etc), but its hardly a browser, but a light-weight WebKit wrapper.
Ok, I see, so TenFourFoxBox, but with WebKit, I assume.I will be improving it with more features through updates. Whenever I add a feature in, I'll make sure it doesn't impact performance at all, which may keep some things from coming in (like tabbed browsing), but it should have some basic bookmarks at one point.
Yep, that's the idea. But you can go to any website you want.Ok, I see, so TenFourFoxBox, but with WebKit, I assume.