On 22 Jan 2004 22:02:49 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Niels L. Ellegaard) wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Arnt Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > ..last time I saw Galeon mentioned here, the word was 1.2.5 was the > > best Galeon ever made, as later versions lost functionality etc, > > what's it like now? > > > I am using stable at work and unstable at home, and I often don't > really notice which version I am using. However I have made a few > observations: > > The password remembering GUI has become nicer. It has become easier to > choose between several accounts on the same page, and to delete > unwanted passwords. ..how about cookies? I generally want "allow these cookies" ban these cookies" and "ban this spam site", should take 3 buttons only, but is a major hassle with all browsers I've used, you get "accept" or "ban" and "these cookies only" or "all cookies". > It has become possible to drag selected text into a smart > bookmarks. This is useful for finding google cache (Drag the current > url into the google bookmark, and press cache). > > If you double click on a link to create a new tab, then the new tab is > born with a memory of the the history of it's ancestor. > > They have come up with a nice algorithm for placing newly created > tabs: Suppose you create a tree that describes the ancestry relations > between the tabs. Then you perform a depth first search in this > tree. This search will result in an ordering of the nodes. This > ordering corresponds to the ordering of the tabs in Galeon. (** Insert > better description here **) > > Downloading has become nicer, but perhaps this is a result of a > gnome/gtk improvement. > > Mouse getures are very amusing, but I haven't yet decided if I think > that they are useful :) > > I really miss to be able to middle click on the "previous page > button". In 1.2.5 this creates a new tab containing the previous > page. In 1.3.11a nothing happens. > > I also miss to be able to clone a tab by middle clicking on the tab. ..is it still possible to drag tabs across each other? Or between Galeon instances? > I have some font problems. If I color text with the mouse, then the > colored letters become too big. I should probably report the bug > instead of complaining here :) > > Some of the preferences are still missing, but I don't really miss > them. > > I conclusion I would say that 1.3.11a is a better browser than > 1.25. Galeon has become a power browser again :) ..the interview explained quite a things, losing bonobo sounds good, but does these guys plan to add mail etc stuff to it??? -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
