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This is the README file for the MythBrowser.
December 27, 2003
(c) 2003 Philippe C. Cattin (cattin * vision.ee.ethz.ch)
MythBrowser is distributed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE version 2 (see http://www.gnu.org)
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About
MythBrowser is a full fledged web-browser (multiple tabs) to display webpages in full-screen mode. Simple page navigation is possible. Starting with version 0.31 it also has full support for mouse driven navigation (right mouse opens and closes the popup menu). Version 0.32 now supports mouse emulation using the number keys on a remote or keyboard and definable keybindings.
MythBrowser also contains a BookmarkManager to manage the website links in a simple mythplugin.
Installation
Prerequisites
You have to have the KDE development package installed. Note that if attempting to compile in Slackware, you may need to create a symlink from /opt/kde/ to /opt/kde3/.
Compilation/Installation
qmake make make install
Usage
First you have to enter the MythBrowser Settings to define your favorite webpages and groups. This is also where you can adjust the zoom level of the fonts on the webpages as well as define the command to execute mythbrowser (default: PREFIX+/bin/mythbrowser). The Zoom Level is a percentage between 20 (smaller text) and 300 (larger text). Check 'Scroll Page' to drag the page within the background when moving the mouse while holding 'Alt' or pressing the middle button. If 'Scroll Page' is unchecked then the background will be dragged instead of the page. Set the 'Scroll Speed' to a value according to how fast you want this mouse-scrolling to scroll. Then exit setup.
In the MythBrowser screen you can then select a webpage to display. If you select (SPACE/Enter) on a group the browser will be started with all the websites in that group in a different tab (you can switch between the tabs with the 'P' key).
Default key bindings
(use MythWeb to change them)
- Q Prev Link (eventually in the prev frame)
- Z Next Link (eventually in the next frame)
- ESC Exit
- Space/Return Follow selected link
- R, Backspace Go back to previous page
- Cursor Up/Down Scrolling
- Cursor Left/Right Scrolling
- Page Up/Down Scrolling
- P Switch to next tab
- D Delete current tab
- I Show enter URL dialog
- M Show popup menu
- < Zoom out
- > Zoom in
- F1 Toggle where keyboard input goes to
- 2 Move mouse pointer up
- 8 Move mouse pointer down
- 4 Move mouse pointer left
- 6 Move mouse pointer right
- 5 Left mouse button click
Mouse actions
- Right mouse button Popup Menu
- MouseScroll + MidBut Scroll Page/Background (depending on settings)
- MouseScroll + AltBut Scroll Page/Background (depending on settings)
- WheelScroll + MidBut Zoom Page
- WheelScroll + AltBut Zoom Page
The popup menu (M key) allows to switch between tabs as well. Furthermore it features a Back menu item, as well as a zoomin and zoomout menu. Last but not least you can store the current link in the bookmarks via the popup menu.
Hints
The F1 key selects where the keyboard input goes to. If a web page requires some sort of input, like an edit control used to enter a search term, pressing F1 allows you to send all input to the web page. Pressing it again allows MythBrowser to again capture keyboard input.
The I key opens a dialog allowing you to enter a URL which will be opened in a new tab without having to use the BookmarkManager. It is not neccessary to add 'http://' before a URL MythBrowser will automatically add it if it is missing.
You can get smoother mouse pointer movement by lowering the repeat count for the remote keys used for mouse emulation in your lircrc config file.
TODO
- Add OSD message 'Loading... 45%'
- Make it themeable
