Uzbl

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Uzbl
Original author(s)Dieter Plaetinck, et al.
Stable release
0.9.1[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 27 October 2016; 8 years ago (27 October 2016)
Repository
Written inC, Python
EngineWebKit
Operating systemUnix-like
TypeWeb browser
LicenseGPL-3.0-only[2]
Websitewww.uzbl.org

Uzbl is a discontinued free and open-source minimalist web browser designed for simplicity and adherence to the Unix philosophy. Development began in early 2009 and is still considered in alpha software by the developers. The core component of Uzbl is written in C, but other languages are also used, most notably Python. All parts of the Uzbl project are released as free software under GNU GPL-3.0-only.

The name comes from the word usable, spelled in lol speak.[3]

Development of Uzbl is in

Nix package manager.[4] The project is currently "abandoned" due to lack of time.[5]

Despite being in early stages of development, Uzbl has gained prominence as a minimalist browser.[6] As of 2019, further development for the project is discontinued.[5]

Design

Uzbl follows the

POSIX local IPC socket or it can be passed text files such as a configuration file. This design is intentional, allowing for more customization.[who?
]

Acid3 test

Features

Uzbl uses the

SVG, passing the Acid3 browser test.[8][9] Web kit supports Netscape-style plugins such as Adobe Flash Player and MPlayer.[10]

Numbered links feature enabled for keyboard navigation

Uzbl's design focuses on

pentadactyl and vimperator[11] Firefox extensions, Uzbl employs a mode-based interface derived from the vi and Vim text editors. Rather than move the cursor to an address bar or a link, a user presses a hotkey to switch to "command" mode. From this mode the user may: select links in the view port through assigned keys (0 through 9 by default) or through typing an unambiguous string of the link text; navigate to another web page by typing its URL; modify settings; and perform other normal web-browsing tasks. While this mode-based interface creates an initially steep learning curve
, once learned it typically allows a user greater speed and convenience than many other browsers. Uzbl allows configuration of the hot keys used.

History

The idea of creating a new web browser started in spring 2009 on the

Mac OS X/Darwin (Mac Ports) several pre-compiled binaries are available,[4] although officially there is not yet a version marked as stable. On September 21, 2009, Uzbl was accepted into the Debian unstable repository branch[13] and was migrated to its testing branch on October 2, 2009.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Release 0.9.1". 27 October 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ Uzbl LICENSE file from GitHub.
  3. ^ a b Perrin, Chad (2010-11-15). "Try the uzbl browser if you're tired of feature bloat". TechRepublic. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2019-02-20. 21 April 2009 marked the first commit in the GitHub project for a browser called uzbl — lolcat spelling for "usable" — though the uzbl website's first news item dates to almost a month earlier.
  4. ^ a b "howtos". Uzbl Wiki. Archived from the original on 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  5. ^ a b "What is the official status of this project? #408". GitHub.
  6. ^ "Software Review: 2009 LnF Awards". Arch Linux Magazine. January 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  7. ^ "Uzbl – a browser that adheres to the Unix philosophy".
  8. ^ a b Vervloesem, Koen (2009-07-15). "Uzbl: a browser following the UNIX philosophy". LWN.net. Eklektix, Inc. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  9. ^ "A quick comparison of Linux web browsers". 2009-06-22. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  10. ^ "WebKitFeatures". WebKit Wiki. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  11. ^ a b Bataille, Benoit (2009-05-12). "Uzbl: un navigateur internet, rien qu'un navigateur internet" [Uzbl: a web browser, just a browser] (in French). Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  12. ^ a b "Arch Philosophy/Structure Applied to a Browser". Arch Linux BBS. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  13. ^ Ritter, Stefan (2009-09-21). "Accepted uzbl 0.0.0~git.20090826-1 (source i386)". debian-devel-changes (Mailing list).
  14. ^ Debian testing watch (2009-10-02). "uzbl 0.0.0~git.20090826-1 MIGRATED to testing". uzbl (Mailing list).
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