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Re: Internet tools



On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 03:12:11PM +0200, Vladimir Tamara wrote:
> >>>>> "Ben" == Ben Armstrong <synrg@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca> writes:
> 
>     Ben> Can I kick-start this discussion again?  What would make a
>     Ben> good junior-internet-tools package? 
> 
>     Ben> 2. best "light" GUI browser (suggestions?)
> 
> As I promised on irc, I  tested ViewML again.  It is really light (3.7
> MB in RAM),  but it is still unstable (it  crashes frequently).  I did
> my test with fltk 1.0.11 and viewml 0.21.  http://www.viewml.com/
> 
> ViewML doesn't  support Javascript  --I think that  Javascript support
> conflicts with "light".

I tend to agree.  I don't care about Javascript or Java for our "light"
offering.  Unfortunately, the stability issues are more of concern.  Maybe
once it matures we can add it, but for now I think it will stay off our
list.

Still looking for a good "light" browser, then.

Ben
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