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I’m currently working on a new Python WebKitGTK browser for GNOME. I’m aiming for it to be a better foundation to work on than Epiphany which has a huge C codebase and some outdated UI patterns. :blobcat_engineer:

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Jamie
Jamie
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I have been working on the UI, among other things for Navigator with @kramo :blobcatHuggiesfox:

I think it's looking nice :blobcatthumbsup:

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Mobile interface for Navigator
Desktop interface
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Jamie
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Since this post, a lot has been added :blobcat_engineer:

Some of the features include:

- Find on Page
- Bookmarks
- Downloads
- History (to be optimized)
- Screenshot Entire Page
- Private Browsing
- Permissions

I've been daily driving it now for testing purposes, and I'm pretty happy with the state. One major task left is adding autosuggestions in the address bar though, which will be a challenge :blobcatglare:

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The Downloads page in the Library dialog. There is one successful, one failed, and one in progress download. The successful download is tinted green, the failed download is tinted red. The library button is tinted red, indicating an error has occurred.
The Behavior page in the preferences. Some features include the zoom, homepage and search engine selection, and developer options.
The Add Bookmark dialog.
The Find on Page action in a private window, where the header bar is tinted pink.
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Jamie
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As the project is growing, I'm deliberating whether Vala could be a better option for the project as it's more GObject oriented, it has stricter typing, and it's compiled. What do you think? :blobcatthinking:

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  • Python (30%, 9 votes)
  • Vala (70%, 21 votes)
30 voters. Poll end: 2 months ago

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This entry was edited (2 months ago)
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Andy Holmes
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I've been mulling porting some UI from C to Vala. It does GObject really well and you don't need to buckle in another supply chain.
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