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Offline ErolTopic starter

Palemoon Browser
« on: December 14, 2014, 11:19:45 AM »
http://www.palemoon.org/sourcecode.shtml

An Amiga version of this browser would be cool..  would it be possible?
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Re: Palemoon Browser
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2014, 01:00:54 PM »
Why? With the build prerequisites (VS, DX SDK, Mozilla build tools) it seems like an awful candidate for porting. So much, in fact, that the Linux port is maintained as a separate project.

Looking at the feature list, the only feature that really stands out is that it's "optimized for modern processors", which of course is a disadvantage in running it on any Amiga or Amiga-like.

Admittedly, I've never run Pale Moon, so I have no idea what its advantages really are, but given their focus on the Windows platform and modern processors it does seem like the worst of the modern open source browsers to port to the Amiga.
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Re: Palemoon Browser
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2014, 03:08:35 PM »
I guess we have timberwolf which is a port of Firefox.

what happened with IBrowse and Aweb?
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Re: Palemoon Browser
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2014, 03:29:07 PM »
I think everyone that has the skills should concentrate on a single browser that has proper javascript.
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Re: Palemoon Browser
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2014, 04:13:11 PM »
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An Amiga version of this browser would be cool..  would it be possible?
This may be complicated. According to its main features, it is optimized for modern processors.
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Re: Palemoon Browser
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2014, 11:19:14 AM »
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http://www.palemoon.org/sourcecode.shtml

An Amiga version of this browser would be cool..  would it be possible?


As far as I can tell, it's basically Firefox and it's designed for Windows, so forget it.
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Re: Palemoon Browser
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2014, 11:20:27 AM »
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I think everyone that has the skills should concentrate on a single browser that has proper javascript.


If anybody wants to lend a hand with NetSurf's Javascript support, I'm sure it will be appreciated. http://www.netsurf-browser.org/contact/
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Re: Palemoon Browser
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2014, 11:49:35 AM »
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I guess we have timberwolf which is a port of Firefox.


on amiga we dont have anything like that. its on os4.

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what happened with IBrowse and Aweb?


nothing, they are where they have been left.
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Re: Palemoon Browser
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2014, 01:55:08 PM »
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If anybody wants to lend a hand with NetSurf's Javascript support, I'm sure it will be appreciated. http://www.netsurf-browser.org/contact/


The only modern browser we have on classic. The only thing it's missing is Javascript and some optimization. But I am able to use the facebook mobile and chat with friends. It's just that you have to refresh to see if you received any replies to your messages :)
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Re: Palemoon Browser
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2014, 03:53:27 PM »
@Erol,

I think it was BigGun that was on a team trying to update AWeb. He said it was a dead end because of the way it was written.

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Re: Palemoon Browser
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2014, 04:22:01 PM »
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Admittedly, I've never run Pale Moon, so I have no idea what its advantages really are, but given their focus on the Windows platform and modern processors it does seem like the worst of the modern open source browsers to port to the Amiga.

1) You can ask your question anytime and you get a sensible answer within 24 hours. Try that with mozilla.

2) It's much faster when using WebGL, compared to firefox (and waterfox).
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Re: Palemoon Browser
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2014, 03:47:01 PM »
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1) You can ask your question anytime and you get a sensible answer within 24 hours. Try that with mozilla.

So if you go through with the substantial change to the codebase required to get this running on Amiga, at which point it will basically be a different browser, you will also get this level of support?

Also, have you actually tried to get support for your Mozilla product questions? They have their own IRC network with support channels, their own forums, and unofficial support is ubiquitous.

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2) It's much faster when using WebGL, compared to firefox (and waterfox).

What makes you think that an Amiga operating system could benefit from this? WebGL at all would be a good start.
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