Topic: Developing a Web Browser - Suggestions (Read 1135 times)

ThRaInPa · « **on:** September 27, 2008, 03:54:26 PM »

Hi people, i'm developing a little web browser to be used on USB-Drives and i wish to ask you all for ideas/suggestions for the program.

Ideas can be small or big, clever or crazy; if it looks good and works good in the end then thats all that matters!

It will be in development for a while but any ALPHA/BETA/Stable releases i create will be posted here first!

I'm looking forward to what you can throw at me!

NOTE: The name for the program has already been determined.

Download net-u Portable Web Browser BETA Build 0050:

It has been brought to my attention that the previous link to net-u Portable Web Browser has stopped working.
I apologize for this and will have it back up on another server soon.

Old link will return after certain problems have been rectified

UPDATE HISTORY

DONE FOR NEXT RELEASE

UPDATE HISTORY

18/11/2008[11:31] - Released net-u Portable Web Browser BETA Build 0050
NO-TIME-STAMP -- Overall Performance boost (code compression)
NO-TIME-STAMP -- Added StatusBar
NO-TIME-STAMP -- Almost Finished First GUI
NO-TIME-STAMP -- Tab System dabbled, WAY still in BETA, recommended NOT to use yet.
05/10/2008[11:25] - Changed update service to semi-automatic (no longer needs the 'Check' button)
29/09/2008[22:46] - Released net-u Portable Web Browser BETA Build 0015[
29/09/2008[22:40] - Added SearchBar which can search Google, Yahoo, MSN, Wikipedia and Mininova
28/09/2008[23:10] - First BETA release declared.
28/09/2008[23:01] - Update System Finished.
28/09/2008[22:26] - First ALPHA release declared.
28/09/2008[22:25] - Finished creating new layout.
28/09/2008[22:07] - Changed browser to use ToolBar.
28/09/2008[20:09] - Added MenuBar and changed Alignment.
27/09/2008[17:18] - Update check system now working.
27/09/2008[16:05] - Back/Forward Button bugs fixed.

i-CONICA · « **Reply #1 on:** September 27, 2008, 06:28:19 PM »

I'd be interested to know how the update checking part of it works? That might be roughly adaptable to make an update checker for http://FileQuake.com. Similar to filehippo.com's update checker... :-/

Most ideas i've thought of have already been done. I'd want to concentrate on making it have something not many other browsers do. I'm thinking speed! At the minute, It loads pretty much instantly and uses very little memory, But I'm sure that'll change as the program develops. My suggestion is to try to keep it as light as possible, Keep the graphics simple and you can brand the browser as "The lightest browser in the world" making it suitable for very very low spec "browsing" PCs... :-/

Cloud · « **Reply #2 on:** September 27, 2008, 07:05:24 PM »

Bah I'm lost for ideas. Firefox has so much stuff on it, Ive ran out. But yeh speed would be the main aspect. If you could make it like chrome, id use it! (FASTER THAN FF) Ill edit this post when I have further ideas

ThRaInPa · « **Reply #3 on:** September 28, 2008, 02:47:33 PM »

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I'd be interested to know how the update checking part of it works? That might be roughly adaptable to make an update checker for FileQuake.com. Similar to filehippo.com's update checker...

It's really quite simple, i hard code the version number into the programming as

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 var VerNum: string;
Vernum:='0005';

(0005 being the version number)
and when a person clicks a button it checks a file i have hosted on gagm.i-conica.net, if the VerNum variable is the same as the one on the internet file then it tells the user there are no updates available. If the internet file with the 'Latest Version' number on it, is different to that which is coded into the program, it tells the user there is download available and provides the download link, which is taken from another fileon gagm.i-conica.net. (i could make it automatic though easily but it would create/increase a small start-up wait)

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Bah I'm lost for ideas. Firefox has so much stuff on it, Ive ran out. But yeh speed would be the main aspect. If you could make it like chrome, id use it! (FASTER THAN FF) Ill edit this post when I have further ideas

Ill tell you what FireFox doesnt have, a mix of speed and portablity! Even the portable FireFox has problems.

i-CONICA · « **Reply #4 on:** September 30, 2008, 06:38:14 AM »

Beta already? I wouldn't say it's that far yet...

Your new display pic is freaky...

ThRaInPa · « **Reply #5 on:** September 30, 2008, 11:38:40 AM »

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Your new display pic is freaky...

Well most of the girls i know love it XD

Cloud · « **Reply #6 on:** September 30, 2008, 04:04:14 PM »

Hey, I'm no whiner but could you post a screenshot? Just wanted to see what it looks like

ThRaInPa · « **Reply #7 on:** September 30, 2008, 04:06:08 PM »

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Hey, I'm no whiner but could you post a screenshot? Just wanted to see what it looks like

That, my dear friend, is the entire point on giving you a download link!

Cloud · « **Reply #8 on:** September 30, 2008, 05:13:38 PM »

A don't really like downloading things that I haven't seen first (I'm like this with everything, nothing personal)

ThRaInPa · « **Reply #9 on:** September 30, 2008, 06:57:42 PM »

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A don't really like downloading things that I haven't seen first (I'm like this with everything, nothing personal)

I guess you don't download much at all then XD

Cloud · « **Reply #10 on:** September 30, 2008, 07:07:15 PM »

I don't download anything I haven't seen. For all I know, it could be anything. But ill download it when I have time, I trust its just a web browser lol

ThRaInPa · « **Reply #11 on:** September 30, 2008, 07:33:29 PM »

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I don't download anything I haven't seen. For all I know, it could be anything. But ill download it when I have time, I trust its just a web browser lol

Its a web browser that I developed, I uploaded to a forum im a mod on and let everyone try if they want...

Please tell me why you think i would possibly upload something that could completely destroy my positon on this forum?

Im proud to be part of geekimo

Cloud · « **Reply #12 on:** September 30, 2008, 09:54:25 PM »

Sorry if I offended you ThRaInPa it's just, I wanted to see your piece of art

Before I actually downloaded it.

ThRaInPa · « **Reply #13 on:** October 01, 2008, 10:12:58 AM »

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Sorry if I offended you ThRaInPa it's just, I wanted to see your piece of art Before I actually downloaded it.

Fair enough just consider others viewpoints before posting something like that eh?

I'll post a screenie after my design co-ordinator finished the GUI (It IS in BETA after all rofl)

Altho i might revert it back to alpha.

i-CONICA · « **Reply #14 on:** October 01, 2008, 10:24:21 AM »

haha now now guys

thought i was gonna see a murder take place here.. ??)

Cloud, It's good your cautious about what you download but seeing a screen shot doesn't indicate if a file is safe or not... (think)

Plus just remember, If it's on one of my servers, it's safe.

i-CONICA · « **Reply #15 on:** October 01, 2008, 10:34:21 AM »

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Well most of the girls i know love it XD

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Your new display pic is freaky...

You know some weird girls dude... (think)

ThRaInPa · « **Reply #16 on:** October 01, 2008, 10:55:31 AM »

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You know some weird girls dude...

Yeah xD But then again were not exactly alike in taste

i-CONICA · « **Reply #17 on:** October 01, 2008, 10:58:06 AM »

True.. Very very true..

ThRaInPa · « **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2008, 03:32:05 PM »

Sorry for not updating y'all i been busy at uni!

More updates coming soon!

i-CONICA · « **Reply #19 on:** November 15, 2008, 11:59:57 PM »

How soon is soon? I'm guessing you've gotten bored and abandoned the project?

Cloud · « **Reply #20 on:** November 16, 2008, 12:48:20 AM »

Make sure you have an auto updater ThRaInPa, because ill be downloading the first version you release! Could you have the setting like on chrome? Firefox concentrates on all tabs, Chrome concentrates on the tab your on, alot faster...

i-CONICA · « **Reply #21 on:** November 16, 2008, 12:58:15 AM »

If you mean having a separate process for each tab, that's a fantastic innovation by google, ThRaInPa wouldn't be able to replicate that into Net-U..

The auto updater is very important, good point. Chrome has a process on auto start to do this, maybe a similar thing for Net-U?

Cloud · « **Reply #22 on:** November 16, 2008, 01:02:46 AM »

yeah. Because downloading a new version for a small bugfix would be very annoying.
Shame he cant replicate the chrome setting...

i-CONICA · « **Reply #23 on:** November 16, 2008, 01:04:08 AM »

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Shame he cant replicate the chrome setting

It's not a setting! it's the way the program has been written from the floor up! It can't be changed and it's very advanced.

ThRaInPa · « **Reply #24 on:** November 16, 2008, 05:31:06 PM »

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How soon is soon? I'm guessing you've gotten bored and abandoned the project?

Bored? I've been on the project almost continuously!
While there may have not been any new releases on the net, it has come a long way.

I will Release its current version in a day or so!

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