X-Git-Url: http://git.maemo.org/git/?p=browser-switch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=www%2Findex.html;h=00749b208b589b347deb51bd6b2061be31c701d6;hp=c8cde68247191266098a79063e640e1eb30a57d7;hb=77ab30457db6b4832bd7d3d94970130ef4254d28;hpb=5740390a1fe98c0bc26aec2581ad177c5dae50fc diff --git a/www/index.html b/www/index.html index c8cde68..00749b2 100644 --- a/www/index.html +++ b/www/index.html @@ -17,34 +17,53 @@

Browser Switchboard (formerly browser-proxy) is a program which allows you to choose which browser to use as the default browser on Maemo devices. -It supports MicroB, Tear, Fennec/Mobile Firefox, and Midori out of the box, +It supports MicroB, Tear, Mobile Firefox, Opera Mobile, and Midori out of the box, and can also be used to launch MicroB without having browserd running.

Current Release

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Version 3.0 (2009/12/23) (Diablo package, EXPERIMENTAL Fremantle package)

+

Version 3.2-2 (2010/05/28) (Diablo one-click install, Beta-quality Fremantle package)

Getting Browser Switchboard

-

Source code, packages for Diablo, and EXPERIMENTAL packages for Fremantle -can be found on the maemo Garage +

For Diablo/Maemo 4.1, the recommended way to install Browser +Switchboard is via the Maemo +Extras repository, +which is enabled by default in the Application Manager. +You should find Browser Switchboard in the Application Manager catalog under +the network category. Alternately, if you're viewing this page on your Diablo +device, opening the one-click install +will install the package from Maemo Extras for you.

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Source code and packages can also be found on the Maemo Garage +download page.

+ +

For Fremantle/Maemo 5, beta-quality packages and source code +can be found on the Maemo Garage download page. -Packages can also be installed from the maemo +Packages can also be installed from the Maemo extras-devel repository (though don't blindly enable extras-devel and install/upgrade — see the linked page first!)

Quick Start

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For Diablo/Maemo 4.1, just open the +one-click install in a browser on +your device and follow the instructions to install Browser Switchboard.

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For Fremantle/Maemo 5, or if you want to install the package by hand:

  1. Download the binary package: browser-switchboard_X.Y-Z_all.deb (where X.Y-Z is the version number, of course).
  2. -
  3. Install the package using the Application Manager (on Diablo, open the -Application Manager, then select Application->Install from file in the -menu).
  4. +
  5. (Maemo 5 only) Make sure that all your MicroB windows are closed — +the installation/upgrade process will cause MicroB to exit.
  6. +
  7. Install the package using the Application Manager.

Browser Switchboard control panel UI
@@ -52,22 +71,24 @@ You can now select the default browser by using the Browser Switchboard applet in the Control Panel. Links in most applications, locally-saved web pages opened from the file manager, and (for Maemo 4.x) entries in the Web sidebar panel will open in the browser that you select as the -default. If you don't configure a default browser, MicroB will continue -to be used as the default browser.

+default. Opening the "Web" menu entry and running "browser" from the +shell will also cause your chosen default browser to open. If you don't +configure a default browser, MicroB will continue to be used as the +default browser.

No matter which browser you select as the default, MicroB can always be -opened via the Web menu entry in the applications menu (for Maemo 4.x, -located in the Internet menu by default), or by running "browser" from -the shell. While MicroB is open, it will receive all links from other -applications; closing MicroB will restore your chosen default browser.

+opened via the MicroB menu entry in the applications menu (for Maemo +4.x, installed in the Extras menu by default), or by running "microb" +from the shell. While MicroB is open, it will receive all links from +other applications; closing MicroB will restore your chosen default +browser.

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Some users have reported that a restart may be necessary to ensure that -Browser Switchboard is functioning. If you experience trouble after -installing the package, try rebooting your device first.

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If you experience trouble after installing the package, try rebooting +your device. If that fixes things, please report this as a bug.

Documentation

See the -README +README for further instructions on how to configure and use Browser Switchboard.

Support

@@ -83,7 +104,7 @@ by running

git clone https://git.maemo.org/projects/browser-switch

from a shell. You can also -browse the repository using gitweb.

+browse the repository using gitweb.

Bug reports and patches can be emailed to the maintainers, or posted on the forum thread.