SOURCE : Kickedface
While Microsoft and Google continue to compete for browser market share, a new version of brings some much needed improvements to the user interface.
Officially launching on Mozilla today, the development team behind Firefox has rolled out a variety of speed improvements and several different tweaks to the layout. Upon installing the new version, Firefox users will immediately notice the new light gray Start Page which contains a familiar Google search field in addition to a variety of new shortcut icons at the bottom of the screen. The one-click shortcuts include direct access to downloads, bookmarks, history, add-ons, syncing across devices and the main pop-up window for settings. There’s also a “Restore Previous Session” icon that opens up all the previous tabs that were being used the last time Firefox was opened. Thanks to the source : DigitalTrends
Similar to Google Chrome, Mozilla plans to use the Start Page as a gateway to enter the Apps Market in order to help users find new extensions to install. The Start Page can be pinned as an App Tab in order to allow users quick access to the shortcuts. Also similar to Google Chrome, Mozilla has added support for nine thumbnails that display recently viewed sites when opening up a new tab.
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Firefox users have the option of pinning specific thumbnails so those sites will always appear on the page or specifically deleting sites in order to remove a site from the page. Sites can also be dragged around the interface. If a Firefox user prefers the old design, there’s an option in the top right corner of the New Tab page that will revert to the solid white background.
In order to tweak loading times, Mozilla has modified the tab loading function that was added within Firefox 12. Rather than loading all tabs when the user starts Firefox, the new “Tabs on Demand” feature will specifically load the active tab only and defer loading of all other tabs until the user actually clicks on a tab. This feature will be particularly helpful if a user utilizes a large number of tabs and attempts to load a previous session. This process will ultimately help free up resources and avoid shifting into a slow crawl when loading pages.
Mozilla has also included a new “Reset” button in Firefox 13 that will restore the browser to basic settings, but also saves all data related to your Firefox profile. Data saved after clicking the reset button includes passwords, bookmarks, browsing history, cookies and auto-fill information. During the reset process, items returned to default settings or simply not saved include themes, extensions, open tabs and site-specific preferences. Ideally, this feature will be helpful for anyone that installs a problematic, third-party extension or someone that simply wants a fresh installation of Firefox.
According to PC World , other improvements within Firefox 13 include tweaked software that cycles memory and free up resources when a tab is closed as well as speed improvements within previously “unoptimized routines” in Firefox code. Anyone interested in downloading the new version of Firefox can find the updated software on the Mozilla Site when it launches today or simply wait until the browser updates the software automatically over the next week.
dharmikasuba said:
Thanks for the post
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FavSites is essentially a quick launch tab browser application that allows you to load up to 5 tabs of your favourite sites. You can customise each tab to your liking to load your favourite local news site, tech news site, webmail or anything that you see fit. It has lots of features and configuration options such as:
- Ability to customise up to 5 sites to be displayed in the tabs (name can be customised too!). 1 Tab is the minimum allowed.
- Manual clearing of application cache (which caches the pages to your internal storage) or automatically clearing of cache on exit
- Exit confirmation dialog (can be enabled or disabled)
- Page Rendering Preferences Option – JavaScript and Display Images Option (useful for those who want text-only display OR those with a mobile data plan and just want to catch the latest news without images)
- Support for Flash to be displayed in the browser (there is a known bug where if a flash element is within view of the tabs above, it will overlap the tabs. I’ve yet to be able to fix this, so for now, please move your tab view outside of the flash element to prevent the overlapping issue)
- Page loading indication below each tab, indicated by a text and a loading percentage (ex: is loading…(10%))
- Forward, backward and refresh capabilities
- Keep Screen ON option. Don’t you hate it when your phone screen times out when you’re reading an interesting article or some really awesome comic? Well don’t get upset anymore! With the keep screen ON option, as long as FavSites is in view, your phone’s screen will never time out.
- Display orientation – You can toggle between automatic sensor orientation, set it to fixed portrait OR landscape orientation all the time.
- Volume Scrolling – I like this one the most. You can use your volume rocker buttons to scroll UP and DOWN one page at a time for easy browsing/reading pleasure. Don’t like that? Perhaps you prefer to scroll to the topmost or the bottom of the page instead? No problem, you can set it to that instead if you prefer. Awesome right?
- Google Web Toolkit mobile page rending – If you’re like me, you’ll probably be browsing some sites that are not optimized for mobile which requires a lot of horizontal scrolling and such. Well don’t worry anymore, you can set for each tab to render them in GWT (Google Web Toolkit) mobilizer form and on top of that, you can set whether you want to display images or not JUST for GWT sites to boot. Now, how cool is that?
- Manual tab loading – Now this one came from a suggestion by a user in legendroid.com, setting this option on any tab allows you to manually load the tab by touching on the link in the tab. Having this option turned on would load up your tabs a bit faster (instead of loading up all 5 sites up at one go for instance) and also possibly gives you more freedom instead of loading all the tabs.
Screenshots:
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Please comment on the app whether you like it or not or have some suggestions / issues encountered. Thank you!
You can grab it here:
https://slideme.org/application/favsites
Check out my other android apps here:
https://slideme.org/user/mlbl
Hi all,
I'd like to now if/how it's possible to open multiple windows in Internet Explorer Mobile. I found "NoNewWindows" in de registry and changed it to 0 but that didn't change anything.
I would like to use it together with iMangager to have a tab-based browsing experience in IE.
Thanks,
Joren
I don't think PIE supports tabs. It would be sweet if it did, though.
Awwww...
But does winmo support opening the same app multiple times? Like regular windows does? (many instances of same exe)
Is there really noone who knows wether or not it's possible to open many instances of the same application in winmo?
(sorry for the bump)
PIE tabbed browsing made possible!
PIE (Pocket Internet Explorer) tabbed browsing made possible!
It's working since WM5 for me
Web Viewer for WM5/WM6/WM6.1 description;
This program has been developed to give Windows Mobile users the facility to have a very useful and functional tabbed web browser. Other tabbed mobile web browsers are either bulky, slow, or not free. This program is entirely free to use and uses Pocket Internet Explorer to show the web pages.
Features
Tabbed Browser
Standard Navigation Buttons (Back, Forward, Refresh, Stop)
Open links in new tab
Duplicate tab
View Source (customise external viewer/editor)
Remember closed tabs
Remember typed URLs
Full Screen mode
Hide Tabs Option (to increase viewing area)
Various Tab Options (Close, Close Others, Reload All)
Screenshots;
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Notes
This program has been developed using Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0.7045.0, which is required to run it. Only this version will work as there are numerous bugs in previous versions, as well as this one, but this is the one that is most stable and enables the functionality to open new tabs.
Favourites are managed by Pocket Internet Explorer.
There is a known issue when navigating, the back/forward buttons do not function correctly. For example, when you click on a link for the first time you should be allowed to "go back". However, due to bugs in Microsoft .NET Compact 2.0 this does not register correctly that you can "go back". However, there is a workaround, which is to go to another tab and then return. This then registers correctly.
Before downloading you must agree END-USER LICENSE at developer's page;
http://www.anbsoftware.co.uk/download.php?id=19
Greets Senax
Hi folks,
So I have been in search for a good-looking yet simple task list manager and to my surprise found none. Some require cloud sync, some integrate with calendars, maps and whatnot, some need crazy permissions and some just look horrible.
Screenshot:
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I am a proud Note 4 user and I've made an app for myself. Its core distinctive features:
Stores lists in plain text format that is convenient to read and edit and can be easily pulled and pushed to the device
Has just one screen - list of tasks with a small one-line form on top that lets you filter new task or add a new one (it filters as soon as you press on priority buttons or start typing the title)
Supports several task states: high-priority, low-priority, current/active (i.e. "doing now"), dropped, completed
Each task can be given extended multiline description by pressing on the list item
Sorts tasks in a complex way according to their states (e.g. high priority goes before regular, yet high priority with "current" goes before other high priority tasks)
Toggle "done" state with a checkbox near each task. Bulk-change states by long pressing an item to bring actionbar's into selection mode
The list file is saved after each change automatically; it also makes backup before every file write (pull them with adb) because I am paranoid when it comes to losing my tasks
Supports Samsung's MultiWindow SDK
Generally, the core principle is usability - similar to iOS' Reminders but less buggy (it crashed on me every other day) and more feature-rich. Still, I didn't want to make another S Planner, it's already good.
It's very much in beta state - I can easily add remaining stuff with the feedback of others (hard to convince myself to finish it ).
Stuff to-do:
Copy Menu
Share Menu
Edit task details
Dependent tasks support
Drag to reorder
Home screen widget
Photo support
Due date support
Alert device when due
File list support (open list from FS, save, copy, create)
Go to file list when click on appbar app title
Swap refresh and clean AB btns
Confirm delete or add undo
Don't just ignore on-save exceptions
Retain state on rotate
mod edit - closed as per OP request
Could you add a Google Keep sync feature?
ATLabs said:
Could you add a Google Keep sync feature?
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Like I said in the first post, I don't want to load it with features you can find in other tasks. Besides, there seems to be no Google Keep API. Why don't you use Keep app itself? It's supposedly good.
fundaprob said:
Like I said in the first post, I don't want to load it with features you can find in other tasks. Besides, there seems to be no Google Keep API. Why don't you use Keep app itself? It's supposedly good.
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Thanks for clarification.
Ugoos team launched a new chapter of building common Android TV Box launcher, which can be a better alternative for Your device.
Standard TV Box launchers are not so suitable to use it with RC and different air mouses. Ugoos Launcher main target is to be a strong alternative for TV boxes with different Remote Controllers.
Right Ugoos Launcher version 1.3 is available in Play Market
Here is a new 1.4.4 BETA version for manual install
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
New features and improvements:
Launcher settings gave ability to add, create, delete and rename groups, but several of them (All apps, Options) users cannot delete, in order not get rid of all apps.
Added ability to change category order and made one of category’s app as “Main app”
Weather temperature indication was added in upper bar and it’s customization was added in Launcher options
Theme manager was with dozens of different color schemas and custom icons for categories
Please help us to make this launcher better and user-friendly for a wide range of users
Download link: MEGA
You can place your suggestions here or send your thoughts and feedback via [email protected]
I really wanted to check it out, but it just crashes on my box. Won't open even once. I have noticed that a lot of launchers do this, though.
You have other in this link
https://prodvb.blogspot.fr/2017/02/launcher-alternative.html#more
Displaying apps on one raw
Hi,
Is there any option to display the apps of the selected section on only one row (in stead of spreading them on all the screen)?
This could be useful, especially on TV, when a movie or an image is already on the screen. This way, we don't hide all the screen with the app shortcuts.
Of course, this supposes that it is possible to show the launcher over an already running image (or movie) like the android tv launcher does when we hit the home button.
I tried your ugoos launcer and its good. I however settled with tv2 launcher. Reason being that tv2 launcher let me save the settings and then copy those settings to another box and import everything in few clicks. I don't have to do everything manually again and again. BUT Ugoos is still my 2nd backup option. Can become number 1 option if it has the import settings option.
I have some other ideas also..
please add recent app option
thank you!
why does there have to be a white background behind the icons ?? Background for icons would look much better being transparent. Also the launcher is supposed to automatically put apps in different categories but it does not do this at all. For example I have the chrome browser app but launcher does not put it in the internet category etc etc. For these reasons I will not be using it at all. Thanks
I just use Microsoft launcher. Seems to work fine
Hello!
A succint presentation first of all:
I am a power user who likes to browse the internet desktop style, this means I use custom desktop user agent (X11; Linux x86_64). I operate in landscape most of the time and use a reduced screen dpi value for sites and apps to think my screen is a lot bigger (at times I reduce it to actual desktop monitor levels). Take a peek:
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Been using Chrome for some years already, with the usual root user user agent hack and many flag optimizations. It still is a great browser imho, but it is starting to seriously stink. If I do recall correctly with the v62 update the address bar tab switching slide left/right thing received an animation which degraded its performance from flawless instant into slow piece of crap. Also at that point or some version later my keyboard's Enter/Go key started turning into Next in some search fields where it shouldn't (this is nothing major as the ALT key forces normal operation). In the recent v71 they removed the homepage links to Bookmarks :crying: and Downloads. When I downgraded from v71 to a previous version, the browser deleted all the files it had in his download history from my device's Download folder (this is super bad and a serious violation of privacy). With the very latest update which for now I am going to uninstall, they have added another stupid animation to the page search engine which of course cripples it considerably when using it in pages with a lot of content. As an example, when searching for a device in the Batteries and chargers' section at lygte-info.dk the search was instant before that upgrade downgrade, now it takes many orders of magnitude more time, i.e. it's a slow piece of sh1t.
It's going downhill or so it seems to me. What a waste of development efforts.
In essence, my question is what are the possible alternatives. I like good bookmark management (with folders and search function) and cloud syncing. I despise explicit and/or slow interface animations, I despise unnecessary crap getting in the way of my high FoV. The more flexibility and options the better.
C'mon, say something.
Web browsers for Android phones
Unfortunately, the details you mention as being important to you are rarely mentioned in reviews and my own selection criteria are different, but maybe, one of the following comes close to what you were looking for?
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cmcm.armorfly
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cake.browser
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ecosia.android
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.emmx
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghostery.android.ghostery
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ksmobile.cb
http://Dolphin.com/download/, http://Dolphin.com/support, http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.generaliglobalassistance.mobileprotection
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiwibrowser.browser
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.libertyvaults.qwant
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.focus
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.vrbrowser
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mi.globalbrowser.mini
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.browser + http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.touch, http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.mini.native
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hsv.powerbrowser
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudmosa.puffin
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.app.sbrowser
http://Tenta.com, http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tenta.android
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.transsion.phoenix
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hawk.android.browser
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.UCMobile.intl
http://play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=mark.via.gp