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Date:      Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:56:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:      James Phillips <anti_spam256@yahoo.ca>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Looking for fast graphical web browser
Message-ID:  <88736.64891.qm@web65511.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20090731120022.8E64810656C4@hub.freebsd.org>

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"(Firefox) is a redesign of the Mozilla browser component, similar to Galeo=
n, K-Meleon and Camino, but written using the XUL user interface language a=
nd designed to be lightweight and cross-platform. "=0A- http://packages.deb=
ian.org/stable/web/iceweasel=0A=0AThe Original Poster ruled out dillo becau=
se it did not have enough features. I fear any "featureful, lightweight" we=
b-browser is destined to be "bloated" like Firefox, or as some people sugge=
st, Opera.=0A=0AThe introduction of the Document Object Model (and CSS) wit=
h HTML 4.0 means fast Lynx-style single-pass rendering is out. JavaScript m=
eans that websites can use an arbitrary amount of CPU time (sometimes delib=
erately), unless throttled.=0A=0ARegards,=0A=0AJames Phillips=0A=0A--- On F=
ri, 7/31/09, freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org <freebsd-questions-reque=
st@freebsd.org> wrote:=0A=0A=0A> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:30:02 +0200=0A> =
From: Wolfgang Riegler <w.riegler@cbtl.de>=0A> Subject: Re: Looking for fas=
t graphical web browser=0A> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=0A> Message-I=
D: <200907311230.02216.w.riegler@cbtl.de>=0A> Content-Type: text/plain;=A0 =
charset=3D"iso-8859-1"=0A> =0A> Give Midori a try. Of course it's a young p=
roject and maybe=0A> there are not all =0A> of the features of Firefox or O=
pera, but Midori is=0A> lightweight and really =0A> fast. It's based on Web=
Kit, so there should be no problem=0A> with standard =0A> conform websites.=
=0A> =0A> Wolfgang=0A> =0A> =0A=0A=0A=0A      _____________________________=
_____________________________________=0AYahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from =
anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now=0Ah=
ttp://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.



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