Browsers

[mkvnmtr]

I had an experience with a browser that I think I should relate. I sort of collect browsers so this morning I installed Lobo. I got it from Get Deb and it is written in java. Java did not seem like a good idea to me but I do not know mush so I tried it. It would not load Yahoo. I got it to log on to this forum but it was kind of slow. Then I answered a post and it looked like it did not send and froze up. I could not get force quit to close it so I used my machine restart to boot my 9.04 back up. Looks like it is not something I can use.
I would like to ask if anyone has any experience with it and what you use it for?

[Glucklich]

A browser you found in Get Deb? Written in Java? Say whaaaaaat?! That is strange, to say the least.

Firefox didn't worked for you? Nor SeaMonkey? Nor Dillo?

[mkvnmtr]

No all those other browsers worked fine plus Opera and Chromium. It is just that I thought I would try it. I quite often us two browsers at the same time. And you are right this one does seem strange but maybe it has a purpose that I am not seeing.

[Glucklich]

I looked it up and went to their website. http://lobobrowser.org/java-browser.jsp


Why a Pure Java Browser?
There are a number of advantages to be derived from a browser that is written in Java as opposed to a language compiled into native code, namely:

* Security.- In principle, a Java program is less suceptible to certain types of vulnerabilities such as a buffer overflow attack. Java's security model can also allow web content to have access to a complex set of APIs, except in a controlled sandbox.
* Extensibility.- A Java-based application can be extended via powerful cross-platform plugins. Consider the difference this has made for Java software such as jEdit and Eclipse. (Lobo already has a plugin API).
* New paradigms.- With the help of Java we can implement new powerful cross-platform and secure mechanisms to represent web content. As of version 0.98, JavaFX and Java are first-class citizens in Lobo, on par with HTML.
* Portability.- This is the obvious advantage of a pure Java application.

Plus, I think it might be used on mobile devices. But on the portability chapter, they gotta admit that Dillo is feather-like stuff.

[Sef]

Moved to Community Cafe.