X-Git-Url: http://git.maemo.org/git/?p=browser-switch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=www%2Findex.html;h=3367221518af8777aa3b147fab2977d8fa778e79;hp=748974d72fb2a2783a813860405df69eb9dc6b23;hb=4cee1b2bdd3f056a762aa6565c07fe4ca4b032bc;hpb=5b6a80da00cb250dbe07388f36a3cd0634b964a1 diff --git a/www/index.html b/www/index.html index 748974d..3367221 100644 --- a/www/index.html +++ b/www/index.html @@ -9,49 +9,63 @@
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, -and can also be used to launch MicroB without having browserd running.
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+ +Browser Switchboard is a program which allows you to choose which +browser to use as the default browser. 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. A Control Panel +applet to choose the default browser is provided.
Version 3.0rc1 (2009/12/18) (Diablo package)
+Version 3.3 (2010/09/02) (Diablo one-click install, Beta-quality Fremantle package)
Version 2.2 (2009/12/14) (Diablo package)
-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.
+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 -extras-devel repository -(though don't blindly enable extras-devel and install/upgrade — see +Packages can also be installed from the Maemo +extras-testing repository +(though don't blindly enable extras-testing and install/upgrade — see the linked page first!)
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.
+For Fremantle/Maemo 5, or if you want to install the package by hand:
@@ -59,28 +73,30 @@ 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.
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. -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.
+If you experience trouble after installing the package, try rebooting +your device. If that fixes things, please report this as a bug.
See the -README +README for further instructions on how to configure and use Browser Switchboard.
You can email your question to the maintainers (see below), or you can take it to the -Tear thread +Browser Switchboard thread on the talk.maemo.org forums.
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.