On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 20:09 +0000, Michael Drake wrote:
> http://test.netsurf-browser.org/about/team
> I really need every core team member to submit something for this
> page. Please can people reply to this message with what they want me
> to put on the page.
If I must:
Rob contributes mainly to the GTK port of NetSurf, and helping
with general portability issues between platforms. He wrote the
Cairo rendering back end which gives the GTK port anti-aliased
rendering, as well as devising the new themes format. Also some
other minor contributions to the main base of the code.
Rob does most of his development work on his Linux desktop
running Ubuntu, and also makes extensive use of an A9 Home for
testing. He also helps maintain the server that hosts the
project's web site and mailing lists.
* First check in: 13 March 2006
* IRC name: rjek, SVN name: rjek
> http://test.netsurf-browser.org/documentation/progress
> Extended an revamped. I'd particularly like James, John-Mark, Richard
> and Adrian to comment on the accuracy of the status of the core and
> RISC OS related items. Also I need the status of nsgtk features from
> Rob.
With respect only to nsgtk:
* Advertisement blocking: complete.
* Buffered rendering: nsgtk's rendering is always buffered.
* Configuration: Almost complete. Most meaningful options work.
* Dithering: This is handed for us by GDK and Cairo already.
* Documentation: Past the building instructions and (fairly
extensive) interactive help, there is indeed none. What sort
of stuff needs writing?
* Find Text: Not started
* Full Save: Not started
* Local history: This is almost done for nsgtk. Just a few
tweaks.
* Global history: There's some support for it, but it's very
incomplete.
* Hotlist/bookmarks: Not started.
* Interactive help: Tool tips are pretty extensive over all the
GTK GUI. Does not exist for the actual rendering area.
* Memory cache: Should just work in nsgtk.
* Printing: I've started to think about it. Needs Cairo backend
updating.
* Save as Drawfile: I suspect this will work as Save as PDF.
perhaps as Save as SVG?
* Save Location: Has no real purpose under GTK - users would
just copy-and-paste the URL.
* Save as Text: Not started
* Text selection: Not started. My understanding is that this
should "just work" when the GUI exposes drag events.
* Themes: In progress for nsgtk.
* Toolbar Customisation: Not started. Done at same time as
themes.
* Unicode Font Support: Complete, although I've not tried it
with right-to-left text. Is this an issue with the renderer,
or rufl?
* URL Completion: Done.
* View Source: Not started.
> http://test.netsurf-browser.org/documentation/nstheme
> Not much changed. Waiting for new theme format anyway, so this should
> need replacing at some stage anyway.
All the code for the format is there, including a command-line tool for
building them. Will this need a RISC OS GUI?
I need to spend a while chatting with Richard about this and how to move
it forward.
> In general I think it's coming together quite well and will be much better
> than the existing site. The whole of the new site is much better at making
> it clear that NetSurf is multiplatform and which bits apply to RISC OS and
> which don't. I expect the new site will be done by some time around
> Christmas.
The new site's looking great - good job so far!
B.
