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Borneo is a very simple and lightweight web browser, based on Qt framework (C++ and Qt4) and intended to join in KDE desktop in the future.
Includes Do.Start, a quickstart page written in HTML (thanks to Matthew Gadd ~darkotter360 ) and uses DuckDuckGo as default search engine.

This is a little experiment to me, to learn basic coding in C++/Qt (I'm a rookie).

Really I'm a designer (Caledonia for KDE - [link]),
but if you like this concept of web browser and you want to contribute to improve, please, contact me. :)

Licensed under the BSD - 2 clause.

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Borneo es un simple y ligero navegador web, basado en el framework Qt (C++ y Qt4) y pensado para integrarse en KDE en un futuro.
Incluye Do.Start, una página de acceso rápido escrita en HTML (gracias a Matthew Gadd ~darkotter360 ) y usa DuckDuckGo como motor de búsqueda predeterminado.

Realmente soy diseńador (Caledonia para KDE - [link]),
pero si te gusta este concepto de navegador web y quieres contribuír a mejorarlo, por favor, contacta conmigo. :)

Licenciado bajo BSD - 2 cláusulas.

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The image is public domain
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DOWNLOAD / DESCARGAR --> [link]

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SEE MORE (in Spanish) / VER MÁS (en espańol) --> [link]

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Changelog:

*_v0.3.3 / 15 Jan 2012
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-Code improvements
-General menu button
-Full screen / normal screen button
-Enable plugins option
-Enable JavaScript option
-Translations enabled
-Spanish translation
-Plugins and JavaScript disabled by default
-Private browsing and others are avaiable in the code

*_v0.3.2 / 13 Jan 2012
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-Fullscreen support (shortcut F11)
-New "About" dialog
-QPushButtons morph into QToolButtons
-Code improvements

*_v0.3.1 11 / Jan 2012
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-Fixed some bugs in program and documentation


*_v0.3 10 / Jan 2012
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-Continues XWebSurfer base (released in 13 Nov 2011)
-Code improvements
-Own artwork/icons
-Testing spanish translation
-Added a "Home" button
-Added DO.START (as quickstart page), adaptation from Matthew Gadd's work with same name. Link to some popular webs and good quality services
-Added "new window" button
-Better end user experience
-Included original final advice of BSD-2 clause license
-Enabled Flash and JavaScript plugins
-"About" dialog and button
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:iconsleazycriss:
This is awesome, hope to see this project grows! I think the ui at the moment is probably the best of qt browsers!
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~Malcer Jun 17, 2012  Hobbyist Interface Designer
Thank you, but, the project is now "sleeping". I haven't enought knowlegde about coding, and I can't continue more than this. I'm designer, not developer... :(

By the way, I'm in other projects, and my time for this not exist actually. It's sad for me, I love this design and proposal for a Qt web browser, but that's the situation.

I hope continue this in the future with other developer who knows much more than me about Qt and C++.
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:iconsleazycriss:
Have you ever consider to help the guy in rekonq? They have a good browser, but the ui is nowhere near to yours so the mixture of the 2 project would probably make a super cool qt browser!
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~Malcer Jun 17, 2012  Hobbyist Interface Designer
I think that Rekonq is really cool in many things, and the desingn is enought cool and actual. But Rekonq, with the pro-KDE philosophy (use many things of this, kparts, etc) is difficult simplify more the UI.

My idea with Borneo is supported in another philosophy: a really minimalistic browser, simple, with the basic tools. Comfortable, cool, but simple.

The UI, is most cases, shall be "hug" the real functions. And I consider that Rekonq is more complete. But I'm opened to help if people and Rekonq team thinks that is a good idea. :)
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:iconvictorlapin:
Good work, mate =) Keep it up
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~Malcer Jan 11, 2012  Hobbyist Interface Designer
I hope improve more and more this little program... :P

Thanks!
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:iconkumaraatish:
Its good to see such progress.
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~Malcer Jan 11, 2012  Hobbyist Interface Designer
Thank you!! :)
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