Release Arora - Web Browser


Such an amazingly fast web browser. I am using it right now. So far, my only wish is that it could do Flash, but that is not a complaint. Bravo!
 
I found qupzilla to be much more broken with a lot of pages and even slower than Arora. But it's best to try out both for yourself!
 
I like both.  I have no issues with qupzilla.  Arora is fast but one in a while it gives me this SSL error.  I just click ignore and it moves on :)
 
JePP said:
I found qupzilla to be much more broken with a lot of pages and even slower than Arora. But it's best to try out both for yourself!
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Not in the tests I did. Arora happened to be faster than Qupzilla but overall Qupzilla wins among a variety of different websites. Arora is very slow to load javascript heavy pages.
 
Ctrl-M will show/hide Menu bar.

Use it with Fullscreen (F11) for max-space.

Or go to Tools|Options and select, in 2nd tab "Fullscreen has no toolbars at all".

Only the Tab bar cannot be hidden :(
 
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ptitSeb said:
Ctrl-M will show/hide Menu bar.

Use it with Fullscreen (F11) for max-space.

Or go to Tools|Options and select, in 2nd tab "Fullscreen has no toolbars at all".

Only the Tab bar cannot be hidden :(
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VERY nice, thank you

Didn't understand what "Fullscreen has no toolbars at all" option provides
 
badcloud said:
ptitSeb said:
Ctrl-M will show/hide Menu bar.

Use it with Fullscreen (F11) for max-space.

Or go to Tools|Options and select, in 2nd tab "Fullscreen has no toolbars at all".

Only the Tab bar cannot be hidden :(
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VERY nice, thank you

Didn't understand what "Fullscreen has no toolbars at all" option provides
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Hides a few more bars... I'll see if I can improve it by hidding TabBar and Scrollbars...
 
Awesome work, ptitSeb, works really well, my favorite pandora browser!

Btw, how can I add Arora as default browser (e.g. for evince, sylpheed or pidgin)? Especially if the arora pnd is already open a new tab shall be opened. :)
 
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But in a complicated way with scripts and stuff?

Like:

Code: 
If arora runs:
  use /mnt/utmp/arora/arora $LINK
else:
  use pndrun /media/MYRAPLA/pandora/apps/arora.pnd $LINK
 
I use this script for now. Hacky, but it works:


#!/bin/bash
if ps -e | grep "[a]rora" > /dev/null
then
echo "Arora is already running"
else
echo "Starting arora"
pnd_run /media/MYRAPLA/pandora/apps/arora-ptitseb.pnd &
sleep 5
fi
/mnt/utmp/arora/scripts/arora.sh $*

Of course the sdcard name has to be changed.

I saved this as browser.sh in my home folder and use it know as "default browser". :)
 
^^ for a cleaner bash code :

Code: 
if ps -e | grep "[a]rora" > /dev/null
should be :
Code: 
if ps -e | grep -q "[a]rora"
Beside instead of that pnd_run /media/MYRAPLA/pandora/apps/arora-ptitseb.pnd, use pnd_run.sh -m /media/MYRAPLA/pandora/apps/arora-ptitseb.pnd so it will only mount the PND not fire an empty browser window :)
 
Thanks, I don't do bash very often and had to google most of the code. ;)
 
Even cleaner :

Code: 
ARORAPND=/media/MYRAPLA/pandora/apps/arora-ptitseb.pnd
if [ -e /mnt/utmp/arora/scripts/arora.sh ]; then
  echo "Arora is already mounted"
else
  /usr/pandora/scripts/pnd_run.sh -p "$ARORAPND" -m
fi
/mnt/utmp/arora/scripts/arora.sh $*
 
ptitSeb said:
badcloud said:
ptitSeb said:
Ctrl-M will show/hide Menu bar.

Use it with Fullscreen (F11) for max-space.

Or go to Tools|Options and select, in 2nd tab "Fullscreen has no toolbars at all".

Only the Tab bar cannot be hidden :(
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VERY nice, thank you

Didn't understand what "Fullscreen has no toolbars at all" option provides
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Hides a few more bars... I'll see if I can improve it by hidding TabBar and Scrollbars...
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For scrollbars maybe optional.

Some might want to use it with touchscreen, other might simply want to see the scrollbar.

I don't need the touchscreen but would like to see when I'm on the bottom of the page or how much is left.
 
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