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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 - You can run user-supplied JavaScripts
28 - Bundled web extensions:
35 The following C libraries are required:
38 - WebKit2 API for GTK+ 3
40 lariza expects to be run on a POSIX-ish operating system.
42 To build the program and install it to /usr/local:
47 To use bundled web extensions, they must be copied or symlinked to the
48 appropriate path. Please refer to the manpage.
54 You simply invoke the main program:
58 Refer to the manpage for all options.
61 Background information
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64 What lariza is and what it's not
66 lariza does what I need. It won't do other things. I'm open for pull
67 requests but please don't be upset if I turn them down -- which might
68 happen if it's a feature that I simply don't need. That being said,
69 you should have a look at the PATCHES file. :-)
71 lariza does not compete with powerful browsers like dwb or luakit, nor
72 with monstrous applications like Firefox or Chromium. lariza won't
73 have persistent storage, nor a plugin system, nor cloud sync, nor
79 "lariza" stems from a german sentence:
81 Alle anderen waren mir zu anstrengend.
84 That phrase basically means: "It was too tiresome to deal with any
85 other browser." I couldn't find a simple browser that does just what I
86 need. Most of them are utterly bloated, others lack essential
87 functions. Thus, I was forced to write scripts and tools and stuff to
88 deal with these issues. That is what was tiresome. I don't want to
89 work around bugs or nonsensical behavior anymore.
91 So, I wrote my own browser^W WebKit GUI. WebKit does all the dirty