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#31 Post by James C »

I just did a fresh frugal install of Barry K's Puppy 2-2.18 and installed Firedog.........it seems pretty impressive after just brief test.

Here's a screenshot......

Good job..... :)
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#32 Post by Anniekin »

sc0ttman,

may I request the source code in order to compile it for my processor and try it out?

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#33 Post by sc0ttman »

Nice screenshot James, good to see Firedog working on an older Puppy.. Glad it worked alright! :D
Anniekin wrote:sc0ttman, may I request the source code in order to compile it for my processor and try it out?
Sorry, but this is not a re-compile... I took the 'Firefox_2.0.0.20.pet' , found on this site, and simply extracted it, did a manual edit and some customising of all the files contained within it, and repackaged the pet file..

If you just download Firedog as it is, it will almost certainly work fine..
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Flash 10 for Firedog

#34 Post by sc0ttman »

A Flash 10 pet has been added to the main post.

[update] Here is Flash 10 for all browsers:

Download flash_player-10.0.32.18.pet - works perfectly for me on Puppy 4.2, it's fast and works in fullscreen.

Note:

If you use other Flash pet files, you may need to move or copy libflashplayer.so into the /usr/lib/seamonkey/plugins/ folder.

I think the Flash lib may be moved in future Firedogs, when it comes out, as it will better support other browsers and Flash pets.

Anyone had problems with Flash after installing Firedog? I don't think anyone will, and it would only be a matter of linking the flash lib to solve any issues!
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#35 Post by Rupp »

n/t
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#36 Post by sc0ttman »

Rupp wrote:One reason for many to upgrade to FF3:
http://adblockplus.org/blog/to-anybody- ... to-upgrade

... The only reason it doesn't concern me is because I have edited those lists to be used in my hosts file.
Thanks for the info...

Firdog also includes BlockSite, which is a simple but effective way of hiding lots of stuff you don't want to see..

If you could let everyone know how to edit these host files, or even make an updated pet, that would be very nice... :)
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#37 Post by Anniekin »

Ah yes browsers seem very hard to compile.

Just opening the FF3.5 tarball crashes my xArchiver...

If midori had support for SSL I would get that just for it's webkit...

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#38 Post by Rupp »

n/t
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#39 Post by sc0ttman »

Rupp wrote:your next update you should use fanboy's [AdBlock] list instead. it is the same as the easylist with some things added but written in the old syntax [for FF2]. Its available here:

http://www.fanboy.co.nz/adblock/

Rupp
Thanks Rupp, great info.. I shall include Fanboys list in the next update.. For now people, click [url=abp://subscribe/?location=http://fanboy-adblock.googlecode.com/fi ... oy-adblock]this link[/url] and click in the top right corner to install it. This info was added to the main post. :)
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New Firedog version available - Firedog 1.2

#40 Post by sc0ttman »

Firedog 1.2 is now available, and added to the main post.

Download Firedog 1.2 (14mb, md5: 2b9b4976f2f8d0684c120b0f2e367bbd)

Firedog 1.2 - http://puppy2.org/downloads/firedog1.2.pet or http://www.sendspace.com/file/u0p8ko

Changes in Firedog 1.2:

- fixed combined refresh/stop button - no need to move them around
- updated AdBlock list - Fanboys list included by default, better ad blocking
- talkback binary removed - Mozilla don't support FF2 now, saved over 1mb
- updated start menu items a bit
- flash player 9 now works perfectly in fullscreen (for me at least)
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Re: New Firedog version available - Firedog 1.2

#41 Post by otropogo »

sc0ttman wrote:Firedog 1.2 is now available, and added to the main post.
Hi scOttman,

I installed and ran Firedog 1.2 this evening, and gave it a quick try.

I liked that it managed to access my gmail account without problems (Opera 9.64 hasn't managed, though I understand there's a fix I haven't tried yet)

It also overcame some issues I've been having on Facebook.

On the downside, I don't see any option for importing bookmarks or passwords - is there one?

History is hard to find - maybe this is just a configuration issue, but a simple drop-down menu would be nice for a start.

More vexing is the lack of a built in Google Translate link. I had to set this up with major handholding in Opera, but in Seamonkey it's right there from the start.

I meant to write this with Firedog, but I didn't want to dig up my forum password.

I forgot to mention - Firedog made itself the default browser without asking, instead of giving me the option of putting a new icon on the desktop for it. Now I have to figure out how to get an icon for Seamonkey, so I don't have to crawl through the Start menu every time I want to use it.

I REALLY dislike that...
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Re: New Firedog version available - Firedog 1.2

#42 Post by sc0ttman »

otropogo wrote:I don't see any option for importing bookmarks or passwords - is there one?
Yes, go to the Bookmarks Manager, found in 'Menu->Bookmarks->Organize Bookmarks'.
Then you should find 'File->Import'.. This is what you're looking for.
otropogo wrote:History is hard to find - maybe this is just a configuration issue, but a simple drop-down menu would be nice for a start.
History automatically appears in the address bar as you type, and can also be viewed with (Ctrl+H).
You will need to change your history settings in 'Menu->Edit->Preferences'

Firedog doesn't remember history by default.

Don't forget, you can TOTALLY customise Firedog!! So that it looks how YOU want..
Simply add a history menu item to the 'Personal Menu' (top-right) for extra quick access..

The 'Personal Menu' already contains some of your history, under 'Recently Closed Tabs'..
otropogo wrote:More vexing is the lack of a built in Google Translate link.
Search the bookmarks, it's already in there, in 'Go->Tools'.
otropogo wrote:Firedog made itself the default browser. Now I have to get a desktop icon for Seamonkey
Firedog is intended to REPLACE the Seamonkey Suite so, yes, it makes itself the default browser.

Edit /usr/local/bin/defaultbrowser and replace the word firefox with seamonkey.

Then you could just drag /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop onto the desktop and rename as you like.
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Re: New Firedog version available - Firedog 1.2

#43 Post by Rupp »

n/t
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#44 Post by sinc »

i just wanted to let you know I have been using firedog for a few days now on 4.31 and am very happy with it. It has handled everything I have done so far online very well.

Heres a question thats probably already been answered in the forum but how do I remove the seamonkey suite? I would rather just have firedog and save the space.

Thanks

EDIT: Nevermind, I found it :D .
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=48431
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Re: New Firedog version available - Firedog 1.2

#45 Post by sc0ttman »

First, glad it's working alright for you, sinc.
Your url about deleting Seamonkey will be added to the main post.
Rupp wrote:In 1,1 [history] was turned off as default and I had to turn it on through preferences. Which confused me at first because I thought it was set to clear history when I closed firedog. Then I realized the address bar history option. So I adjusted it. Just wanted to tell you it is off by default in Firedog.
Yeah, sorry about that, with all the bookmarks, I don't need history.. Forgot I turned it off... I will update this in future versions...

About future versions - 1.3:

I'll enable history by default, as a start...

But there's nearly nothing left to do with Firedog, in my opinion.. Just a few settings tweaks here and there... I'm sure it's stable..

If you disagree and have some feature requests or have found any problems that need fixing, let me know..

This could could include:

Moving the flash lib, adding/moving menu items, fixing PuppyBrowser, more useful extensions, etc..

I'll release 1.3 in a couple of weeks or so, around December 09...

So get thinking (and testing?)... Or don't.. It's up to you.
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Re: New Firedog version available - Firedog 1.2

#46 Post by otropogo »

sc0ttman wrote:
Your url about deleting Seamonkey will be added to the main post.
Ok. It didn't delete Seamonkey, just took over as default, so that when you click on the browser icon on the desktop, expecting Seamonkey to run, Firedog opens instead.

In any case, when I upgraded to Puppy 4.3.1 yesterday, Seamonkey ended up as the default browser again. So that's not a problem for me anymore, though it would be nice to have a separate desktop icon for Firedog.

About future versions - 1.3:

I'll enable history by default, as a start...
Ok. In the meantime, how do I turn it on?
If you disagree and have some feature requests
1. how can I import bookmarks and/or passwords from Seamonkey?

2. how can I get Google Translate to run by means of a taskbar icon, keystroke or easily reached drop-down menu (as in Seamonkey)?

Google Translate is something I use every day, and it's a must have in any browser I use.
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Re: New Firedog version available - Firedog 1.2

#47 Post by sc0ttman »

otropogo wrote:how do I turn it (history) on?

1. how can I import bookmarks and/or passwords from Seamonkey?

2. how can I get Google Translate to run by means of a taskbar icon, keystroke or easily reached drop-down menu (as in Seamonkey)?
Sorry if this sounds lazy, but I covered all this in my last reply to you, found here

But to very quickly summarise and clarify, if needed... Firedog does indeed replace Seamonkey as the default browser.
Firedog doesn't delete Seamonkey.
Google Translate can be added nearly anywhere you want to put it!!
To import bookmarks, go to 'Menu->File->Import'.
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Re: New Firedog version available - Firedog 1.2

#48 Post by otropogo »

sc0ttman wrote:
Sorry if this sounds lazy, but I covered all this in my last reply to you, .
MY BAD. No need for you to apologize, you have every right to be peeved.

It appears I went from my google mail link to the thread, didn't scroll the whole page, and mistakenly took your reply to sinc as a response to my post.

In short, I never saw your reply to me until now.

Thanks for your patience, and please accept my apology...
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Re: New Firedog version available - Firedog 1.2

#49 Post by sc0ttman »

otropogo wrote:
sc0ttman wrote:
Sorry if this sounds lazy, but I covered all this in my last reply to you, .
MY BAD. No need for you to apologize, you have every right to be peeved.

In short, I never saw your reply to me until now.

Thanks for your patience, and please accept my apology...
Haha.. No problem.. I thought that may be the case..
Also.. Not peeved.. Just didn't wanna re-post.. It's fine! :D
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#50 Post by sprangalang »

Thank you, it works great in 4.3, on my oldie pc. I like it much better than seamonkey, and man, did you pack some goodies on there!

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