NetSurf NetSurf is a web browser for UNIX-like platforms including Linux and especially for RISC OS.
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NetSurf is a web browser for UNIX-like platforms including Linux and especially for RISC OS. NetSurf is a web browser for UNIX-like platforms including Linux and especially for RISC OS.Whether you want to check your webmail, read the news or post to discussion forums, NetSurf is your lightweight gateway to the world wide web. Actively developed, NetSurf is continually evolving and improving.Why choose NetSurf?SpeedEfficiency lies at the heart of the NetSurf engine, allowing it to outwit the heavyweights of the web browser world. The NetSurf team continue to squeeze more speed out of their code.Interface innovationSimple to use and easy to grasp, NetSurf significantly raised the bar for user interface design on the RISC OS platform. Designed carefully by RISC OS users and developers to integrate well with the desktop, NetSurf is seen as the benchmark for future applications. NetSurf pioneered the concept of web page thumbnailing, offering an intuitive graphical tree-like view of visited web sites.Lean requirementsFrom a modern monster PC to a humble 30MHz ARM 6 computer with 16MB of RAM, the web browser will keep you surfing the web whatever your system. Originally written for computer hardware normally found in PDAs, cable TV boxes, mobile phones and other hand-held gadgets, NetSurf is compact and low maintenance by design.PortableNetSurf can be built for a number of modern computer platforms 'out of the box'. Written in C, with portability in mind, NetSurf is developed by programmers from a wide range of computing backgrounds, ensuring it remains available for as many users as possible.Standards compliantDespite a myriad of standards to support, NetSurf makes surfing the web enjoyable and stress-free by striving for complete standards compliancy. As an actively developed project, NetSurf aims to stay abreast of new and upcoming web technologies. Here are some key features of "NetSurf": · Web standards: HTML 4.01 and CSS 2.1 · Image formats: PNG, GIF, JPEG, JNG, MNG and BMP · HTTPS for secure online transactions · Unicode text · Web page thumbnailing · Local history trees · URL completion · Scale view What's New in This Release: Core / All: · Completely new HTML parser (Hubbub). · SVG support. (Can be used as normal images and background images.) · PDF export support. · Many improvements to page layout and rendering. · More CSS properties supported. · Improved text selection behaviour. · Charset fixes. · Portability improvements. · Configurable multi-platform build system. · Tabbed browsing awareness. · Corrected behaviour of backgrounds on root element. · Many fixes related to floated content. · More lenient meta refresh delay handling. · Improvements to cut, copy and paste behaviour. · Better cookie handling. · Improved form functionality. · Improved form control display. · Stability fixes for handling nonsense data. · Better handling of HTML attributes. · Fix broken layout on systems which don't use '.' as the decimal separator. · Fix inline height not affecting line height. · Handle whitespace in URL bar. · New throbber animation. · Fixed occasional white flicker of page area during layout. · New default homepage. GTK-specific: · Tabbed browsing. · Global history. · Download manager. · Enhanced interface. · Text selection. · Print support. · Improved context menu. · Handle desktop DPI setting. · Can support RISC OS Sprite bitmap format via librosprite. · View source. · Content language selection option.

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