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Update: 2.0.7 is out now.
This is mainly a bugfix release.
As I now have a TOHKBD to test it myself I did optimizations here and there and fixed some input handling again to make it a pleasant experience.

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List of changes:

• Fixed 'copy link' in contextmenu
• Fixed Orientation problem on landscape cutting part of the website
• Fixed videoPlayer backend crashing/buffering issue after several videos
• Fixed focus change on input or textarea not recognized
• Make absolutely sure input, textareas and forms block keyboard shortcuts on focus
• Fixed orientation handling for manual download adding page
• Fixed download manager target naming
• Fixed TOHKBD shortcut handling if site loads with input or textarea already in focus
• Added video player TOHKBD hotkeys

Update: 2.0.8 is out now.

Mostly bugfixes and some UI refreshments.
So the video player got the UI update from LLs Video Player (better viewable in dark or bright videos).
Also the timer that saves the session every few minutes is stopped when the app is not active preserving CPU and in consequence a little bit of battery life if the browser is running in the background.
I also added some fixes like the desktop file now allowing paramters like files to be taken into account.
Biggest change for some of which want to run Webcat as their default browser I managed to find a way that works similiar like the sailfish-browser handles it.
So there is a button now in settings to Set Webcat as default browser or to restore to the defaults.
This uses a dbus call so that if the browser is already opened a click on a link in tweetian should open a new tab in Webcat.
If the browser isn't running it should open Webcat and request the clicked url.

This was made all possible in cooperation with Dax89 the developer of WebPirate.

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• Make video play/pause button more visible on bright/white videos
• Adjusted video player title font size and color
• Don't run session save timer when minimized (reduces CPU usage)
• Added new InfoBanner animation (slide in from above)
• Fixed .desktop file to allow urls as parameter
• Added dbus openUrl function and libraries (thx to Dax89 for this)
• Fixed loading of initial page
• Made app active if dbus call opens up new tab
• Added method to set webcat as default browser (with dbus calling stuff)
• Added method to reset the default browser
• Added '--no-homepage' parameter for dbus calls which does not load the homepage
• Fixed homepage loading two times (loadInitialTab + Webview itself)
• Updated german translation

Notice: All who have Mimer installed please be aware the new dbus method of setting the browser as default browser is not supported by it. So please use the webcat buttons for it.

Update: 2.0.9 is out now.

This version introduces many bugfixes and uses a new video player component inside the tab.
Most significant bug fix was the youtube stream grabber that now should always correctly grab all supported (by gstreamer on SailfishOS) 720p, 360p and 240p videos.

Here is a little demovideo: https://youtu.be/Ck2TND0-PwE

Changes:

• Encode requests to search engines (Thx to Hummer12007)
• Removed "Set default" options to be harbour compliant
• Added command line options --set-default and --reset-default as hidden alternative
• Added VideoPlayerComponent to play videos embedded into tab instead of new page
• Use ytQualityChooser as context menu instead of page
• Fixed private mode not starting
• Fixed youtube stream getting (correctly find supported 720p,360p,240p streams)
• Fixed open new window to work with new dbus (dbus calls are pointed to original instance)
• Added '--new-window' parameter to force open a new window (bypass dbus)

Grab the new version from openrepos.net
As the harbour works a little bit slower the update there will take a little bit longer (appr. till the end of this month)
I also uploaded a tablet version you can get from here

Small bugfix release.
Harbour was complaining about the rtsp stream that opens up if you are on youtube and click the youtube play button instead of the mediabar play button.

Due to the removed amr support in SailfishOS there is no sound for those videos.
So I hacked a little workaround for it.
Basically a click on the youtube play button will send a signal to the mediabar play button.
This is basically all for this new rpm.

• Added workaround for missing amr audio codec on youtube rtsp stream
• Always use detected H264 stream when rtsp requested on youtube site (making it harbour compliant)

Thanks for the continued support.
I would like to make webcat the default browser but when using dolphin keyboard the arrows do not work. Any idea?

Don't they work at all ? Because using TOHKBD its working inside website textboxes and the native UI textboxes (like the url box).
I guess the dolphin keyboard should simulate those arrow keys.

They just do not appear at all!

My tohkbd arrow cursor work well everywhere, too.

It is just that those buttons are fully missing inside webcat. Be it in text boxes or url boxes.
Just checked with stock browser and there they also do not appear inside url box but do inside text boxes

So probably more a question for dolphin developer?

I guess so.

Just thought I ask you. Could have been you had a clue.
But after checking the different behaviour also inside stock browser I also have no idea at all.