Re: Epiphany browser continues to get worse and worse
On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:51:47 -0400 (EDT), Andrew Malcolmson wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:00 PM, Stephen Powell wrote:
>> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:01:41 -0400 (EDT), Andrew Malcolmson wrote:
>>> Couldn't say why they switched, but I find pages in Epiphany 2.29 in
>>> Squeeze look vivid compared with the Gecko version.
>>
>> I have switched back and forth between epiphany and iceweasel several
>> times, on the same computer and monitor, and I have not noticed any
>> difference in image quality between iceweasel, which is based on
>> gecko (xulrunner-1.9.1) and epiphany-browser, which is based on webkit
>> (libwebkit-1.0-2).
>>
>
> Well, I could be hallucinating, but FYI I tested this by comparing the
> two Epiphany versions side by side. Version 2.29 was running in a Sid
> chroot (schroot -p). The new version looked brighter and a wee bit
> clearer. I first noticed this improvement on another computer I'd just
> upgraded to Squeeze. However, maybe the difference is something to do
> with X.org?
Even if there is a measurable difference in image brightness or sharpness,
it's a moot point for me. If I can't download files or reply to e-mails,
the Squeeze version is useless to me. I'll check things out again once
the Sid version migrates to Squeeze.
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