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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 download manager
20 - Indicator for web feeds
21 - Optimized hotkeys: Left hand on keyboard, right hand on mouse
23 - Cooperative instances using FIFOs
24 - Certificate trust store
25 - Bundled user-supplied JavaScripts (optional):
27 - Bundled web extensions (optional):
34 The following C libraries are required:
37 - WebKit2 API for GTK+ 3
39 lariza expects to be run on a POSIX-ish operating system.
41 To build the program and install it to /usr/local:
46 To use bundled web extensions, they must be copied or symlinked to the
47 appropriate path. Please refer to the manpage.
53 You simply invoke the main program:
57 Refer to the manpage for all options.
60 Background information
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63 What lariza is and what it's not
65 lariza does what I need. It won't do other things. I'm open for pull
66 requests but please don't be upset if I turn them down -- which might
67 happen if it's a feature that I simply don't need. That being said,
68 you should have a look at the PATCHES file. :-)
70 lariza does not compete with powerful browsers like dwb or luakit, nor
71 with monstrous applications like Firefox or Chromium. lariza won't
72 have persistent storage, nor a plugin system, nor cloud sync, nor
78 "lariza" stems from a german sentence:
80 Alle anderen waren mir zu anstrengend.
83 That phrase basically means: "It was too tiresome to deal with any
84 other browser." I couldn't find a simple browser that does just what I
85 need. Most of them are utterly bloated, others lack essential
86 functions. Thus, I was forced to write scripts and tools and stuff to
87 deal with these issues. That is what was tiresome. I don't want to
88 work around bugs or nonsensical behavior anymore.
90 So, I wrote my own browser^W WebKit GUI. WebKit does all the dirty