Re: Replacement for Dillo web browser

[Marc Shapiro <mshapiro_42@yahoo.com>]

L Glidewell wrote:
> On Thursday 12 February 2009 19:25:50 Marc Shapiro wrote:
> > Is there a light-weight browser that does not have a huge list of
> > dependencies?
> > --
> > Marc Shapiro
> > mshapiro_42@yahoo.com
>
> Kazehakase:
> http://packages.debian.org/testing/web/kazehakase
>
> It is capable of using either Webkit or Gecko as the rendering engine, but 
> only the Gecko version has been built for Lenny. 
>
> Obviously, it's heavier (and far more functional) than Dillo. For the tasks 
> you mention, it might be better to use something like links2. Or build Dillo. 

I'll give it a try.  It is certainly heavier than dillo -- 20 new 
packages and about 10MB to download.  It loads pages quickly off the 
web, though, so it ought to be good and fast for local html documentation.

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Marc Shapiro
mshapiro_42@yahoo.com