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6 https://uninformativ.de/git/lariza
7 https://uninformativ.de/bugs.html
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13 A simple web browser using GTK+ 3, GLib and WebKit2GTK+.
18 - An input box to change the URI or to search the current page
19 - Built-in launching of suckless' tabbed
20 - Built-in download manager
21 - Optimized hotkeys: Left hand on keyboard, right hand on mouse
22 - Keyword based searching: Opening "wi foo" will search wikipedia
24 - Cooperative instances using FIFOs
25 - Certificate trust store
26 - Bundled web extensions:
33 The following C libraries are required:
36 - WebKit2 API for GTK+ 3
38 lariza expects to be run on a POSIX-ish operating system.
40 To build the program and install it to /usr/local:
45 To use bundled web extensions, they must be copied or symlinked to the
46 appropriate path. Please refer to the manpage.
52 You simply invoke the main program:
56 Refer to the manpage for all options.
59 Background information
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62 What lariza is and what it's not
64 lariza does what I need. It won't do other things. I'm open for pull
65 requests but please don't be upset if I turn them down -- which might
66 happen if it's a feature that I simply don't need. That being said,
67 you should have a look at the PATCHES file. :-)
69 Especially, it's very likely that lariza will never have a "follow
70 mode" like dwb, luakit or others have. I've used these browsers for
71 quite some time and I've also used Firefox extensions that add a
72 "follow mode". The point is, "follow mode" doesn't work anymore. This
73 was a good thing ten years ago. Today, a lot of websites make heavy
74 use of JavaScript or hovering. You NEED some kind of pointing device.
75 I found using "follow mode" to be very frustrating today, because you
76 still have to reach for the mouse all the time. So, you might as well
77 just optimize your mousing workflow.
79 lariza does not compete with powerful browsers like dwb or luakit, nor
80 with monstrous applications like Firefox or Chromium. lariza won't
81 have persistent storage, nor a plugin system, nor cloud sync, nor
84 lariza tries not to exceed 1000 lines of code.
89 "lariza" stems from a german sentence:
91 Alle anderen waren mir zu anstrengend.
94 That phrase basically means: "It was too tiresome to deal with any
95 other browser." I couldn't find a simple browser that does just what I
96 need. Most of them are utterly bloated, others lack essential
97 functions. Thus, I was forced to write scripts and tools and stuff to
98 deal with these issues. That is what was tiresome. I don't want to
99 work around bugs or nonsensical behavior anymore.
101 So, I wrote my own browser^W WebKit GUI. WebKit does all the dirty