maemo.org - Talk - Tear 0.3 - Simple WebKit browser, now with Dashboard

I just tried the browser today and it runs really nice, thanks :)

I was also looking into a way to hook into bookmarks but so far no luck.

I was able to associate html files saved on mmc to launch tear when clicked from file manager, but when choosing bookmark from the bookmark plugin i did not have any luck so far.

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I think the best solution would be to find the code to the bookmark taskbar plugin but im not sure thats available.

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Originally Posted by andrewfblack (Post 269988)

tear has its own bookmark taskbar thing just need to install it

I'm actually more interested in figuring out how to make the system use tear to launch hyperlinks. For instance, when you click on a link in modest, it opens it in microb. Like you said Andrew, we can access bookmarks from the tear plugin, so what we need to figure out is if Modest, and any other apps that allow you to use hyperlinks, call Microb (or a launch script) directly or if it is a dbus call similar to a mime open. I plan on looking into it unless some one else already has, or does it before I free up some time.

munky261

2009-03-09 13:42

Re: Tear 0.3 - Simple WebKit browser, now with Dashboard

Im using tear almost exclusively now...even though ive been used to ad-free browsing for a couple years on the tablets. One minor thing that amazes me in the difference with it and microb is when Im reading an article from usa today . com...which is frequent since it is where all my rss feeds come from, but I digest... When viewing an article with several pages of comments microb sometimes takes close to 20-25..sometimes 30 seconds to load all the comments each time I go to the next page of comments...Tear loads them all damn near instantly. I use the stylus friendly rss applet, I think im going to ask the developer if theres a way it can be made to open the links in tear when tapped on the homescreen applet.

hvacengi

2009-03-09 13:46

Re: Tear 0.3 - Simple WebKit browser, now with Dashboard

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Originally Posted by munky261 (Post 270096)

At the very least, knowing how what method he uses to open the browser would be helpful for overriding the way the system responds.

BrentDC

2009-03-09 15:56

Re: Tear 0.3 - Simple WebKit browser, now with Dashboard

I think the browser is called with dbus; if I click a link in the RSS Reader with dbus-monitor running, I get this:

Code:

method call sender=:1.29 -> dest=com.nokia.osso_browser path=/com/nokia/osso_browser; interface=com.nokia.osso_browser; member=load_url

   string "http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27377&goto=newpost"

method call sender=:1.29 -> dest=com.nokia.hildon-desktop path=/com/nokia/hildon/hdwm; interface=com.nokia.hildon.hdwm.startupnotification; member=starting

   string "com.nokia.osso_browser"

method call sender=:1.8 -> dest=com.nokia.osso_rss_feed_reader_refresh path=/com/nokia/osso/rss_feed_reader_refresh; interface=com.nokia.osso_rss_feed_reader_refresh; member=autorefresh

I have a *feeling* the call is: /usr/bin/dbus-send --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.osso_browser /com/nokia/osso_browser com.nokia.osso_browser.mime_open string:"%s"

Where %s is the url. That is the call I use in my programs to load the browser to a specific page, and the behavior is exactly the same as with the built-in programs.

Bundyo

2009-03-09 19:18

Re: Tear 0.3 - Simple WebKit browser, now with Dashboard

Yes, MicroB is called with dbus. No, Tear can't be called that way yet.

tso	2009-03-09 19:24

Re: Tear 0.3 - Simple WebKit browser, now with Dashboard

theoretically it can, by using dbus-switchboard, and redirecting the url to the tear command line...

and by going that route, nearly any browser that can take a url argument will be able to become the main browser...

Bundyo

2009-03-09 19:28

Re: Tear 0.3 - Simple WebKit browser, now with Dashboard

Yes, but by using the command line you start a new Tear every time every one with its own memory space... :)