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