[netsurf-dev] ncurses once again

Hello,
years ago I had an idea to make the ncurses frontend.
I back to this idea.
At https://github.com/rkd77/nstxt/blob/main/netsurf-textmode.patch there is a patch
against netsurf master branch. To build:
make TARGET=textmode

Usage as framebuffer, F10 key quits. If you want to change URL, click on top and change url.
The idea is to align to terminal cells. Sometimes it does not work well, not always alignment
is correct.

What to change in this code to be accepted?
Changes to netsurf code are minimal. You could have one more user if you add ncurses frontend.

Witold Filipczyk

[netsurf-users] pseudo elements

Hello!

I am using libcss to parse CSS from WebVTT subtitle file.

example :


WEBVTT

STYLE

::cue {

  color: red;

  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;

  font-size: 16px;

  font-weight: bold;

  text-indent: 20px;

  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);

  text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px black;

}

::cue(#\3) {

  color: blue;

  background-color: rgba(0.5, 0, 0, 0);

  font-size: 18px;

  padding: 5px;

}

I treat cue as a pseudo element. And for some reason, I have to strip the double colon from the id in order for libcss to process it. Below is my code that integrates with libcss


https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/boxerab/gstreamer/-/blob/webvtt/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/subparse/gstcssparse.c?ref_type=heads

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Many Thanks,

Aaron Boxer

[netsurf-dev] Adding meson support to libcss

Hello!
I am using libcss in gstreamer project to parse css in webvtt web subtitle parser.
As gstreamer build system uses meson, I have added support for this in a branch

https://gitlab.collabora.com/libcss

Is there any interest in upstreaming support for meson ? 

Many Thanks,

Aaron Boxer

[netsurf-users] NetSurf Dynamic Area cleanup/scavenging

I have noticed for sometime now that NetSurf is not very good at clearing
up it's Dynamic Memory area. For example if I view a few web sites, I
find I have multiple Dynamic Areas for NetSurf, some quite large, but only
every disappear when I quite NetSurf.

I'm guessing this a general feature of NetSurf ;)

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Paul Stewart Sent from A9home running RISC OS 4.42

[netsurf-users] Re: RISC OS web search configuration

In message <ba3c12015c.admin@bazleyfamily.co.uk>
Harriet Bazley <lists@bazleyfamily.co.uk> wrote:

> From a user interface point of view it would be preferable to have an
> indication on said Welcome page of which search engine will actually be
> used, and a way to switch, say, temporarily to Ebay without
> reconfiguring via Choices - but I can see that it is complicated by the
> fact that this is a web page and not a normal RISC OS window with
> drop-down menus etc....

For those of use that do not use the Welcome page, I would say better to
have indication in the URL bar. Perhaps a logo or text to appear on the
right handside? Then perhaps if you menu click over the logo/text it will
pop-up with list of available choices to temporarily choose from.

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Paul Stewart Sent from A9home running RISC OS 4.42

[netsurf-users] Re: RISC OS web search configuration

In message <0abb1966-9d44-401b-8f51-057185fae7fc@kyllikki.org>
vincent sanders <vince@kyllikki.org> wrote:

> Back in February I updated the integrated web search functionality.

> At the time I mentioned I would attempt to allow the configuration of
> the active web search on RISC OS through the GUI instead of having to
> edit the Choices file manually.

> This has been committed and available in CI build #6804

> I would be grateful if interested users could try the new configuration
> and mention any issues.

Thanks for this. Found the list in NetSurf Configuration GUI.


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Paul Stewart Sent from A9home running RISC OS 4.42

[netsurf-users] Re: What?

In article <5c012366a1dave@triffid.co.uk>,
Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <3FA46049-8D61-4BA8-9973-D4D81B998B5C@ypical.co.uk>,
> Frederick Bambrough <mlist@ypical.co.uk> wrote:
> > On 3 March 2025 07:45:40 UTC, Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> wrote:
> > >Grump, grump! For a while now, NetSurf, #6786 and at present #6790
> > >will not connect with anything online, not even my own website. (And
> > >others).
> > >
> > >Reporting: "An error occurred when connecting to
> > >http://www.triffid.co.uk Could not resolve hostname."
> > >
> > >So what's going on?
> > >
> > >If I engage Uniserver, the URL is successfully thrown Windows side
> > >okay.
> > >
> > >If I go back a few versions to say, #6764 NS works okay.
> > >
> > >Thanks Dave
> > >

> > I've been getting something similar for a while except only with the
> > ROOL website. It works for a short while then gives the error you're
> > seeing. Even after the error it will access other sites though.

> Just read Vincent's posting about NetSurf #6804 and thought, in relation
> to my problem I'd give that a try.

> Naaa! As noted previously, NOT ONE of the recent versions of NetSurf,
> thought they will load to the icon bar and run okay, will connect with
> ANY address I try.

> I'm now back to #6764 and NS connects okay.

> What is causing this problem?

> VRPC-DL RISC OS 6.20

> Dave

I've now tried the recent NetSurf versions on a Number of different RISC
OS version installs, and they just will not do the business.

Revert to an older NS and it works okay.

I have absolutely no idea what's causing this?

Dave

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Dave Triffid