[OLPC-AU] Browse problems - alternatives?

[forster at ozonline.com.au]

I am using Browse 120 on os373pyg (0.88)
It seems to handle the web ok because it has tabbed browsing.
it seems to be a feature of the os rather than browse since both earlier and later builds dont have tabs. I suspect that its set in a configuration file. Maybe you can turn tabs on with your preferred build?
Tony


> There appear to be several deficiencies, and even regressions, in
> recent versions of Browse for the XO. Version 108.4, as included in
> the latest OLPC OS, crashes on some Web sites[0] and can't display
> pop-up/dialogue boxes[1][2].
> 
> I understand that Browse development has progressed past that, but
> AFAICS the Sugar 0.84 in the OLPC OS cannot use any later version. We
> need to work within this reality probably for the next year, which
> means that I am looking for a Web browser that works better for the
> existing OS. We could use the installed Fedora Firefox, but that
> either requires switching to GNOME or loading from the terminal (not
> user friendly). The Firefox activity I've seen for Sugar[3] is quite
> old.
> 
> Are there any other alternatives?
> 
> 
> 
> [0] http://dev.laptop.org.au/issues/511
> [1] http://dev.laptop.org.au/issues/472
> [2] http://dev.laptop.org.au/issues/385
> [3] http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Firefox/Obsolete
> 
> 
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