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qutebrowser uses http://www.python.org/[Python], http://qt-project.org/[Qt]
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qutebrowser uses http://www.python.org/[Python], http://qt-project.org/[Qt]
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and http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/intro[PyQt].
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and http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/intro[PyQt].
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The concept of it is largely inspired by
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The concept of it is largely inspired by http://portix.bitbucket.org/dwb/[dwb]
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http://portix.bitbucket.org/dwb/[dwb] and
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and http://www.vimperator.org/vimperator[Vimperator]. Many actions and
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http://www.vimperator.org/vimperator[Vimperator]. Many actions and
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keybindings are similiar to dwb.
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keybindings are similiar to dwb.
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Why another browser?::
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Why another browser?::
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It might be hard to believe, but I didn't find any browser which I was
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It might be hard to believe, but I didn't find any browser which I was
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into writing GUI applications with Python and
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into writing GUI applications with Python and
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link:http://qt-project.org/[Qt]/link:http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/intro[PyQt].
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link:http://qt-project.org/[Qt]/link:http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/intro[PyQt].
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Read the next few questions to find out why I was unhappy with existing
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Read the next few questions to find out why I was unhappy with existing
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software.
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software.
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What's wrong with link:http://portix.bitbucket.org/dwb/[dwb]/link:http://sourceforge.net/projects/vimprobable/[vimprobable]/link:https://mason-larobina.github.io/luakit/[luakit]/link:http://pwmt.org/projects/jumanji/[jumanji]/... (projects based on WebKitGTK)?::
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What's wrong with link:http://portix.bitbucket.org/dwb/[dwb]/link:http://sourceforge.net/projects/vimprobable/[vimprobable]/link:https://mason-larobina.github.io/luakit/[luakit]/link:http://pwmt.org/projects/jumanji/[jumanji]/... (projects based on WebKitGTK)?::
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Most of them are based on the http://webkitgtk.org/[WebKitGTK+]
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Most of them are based on the http://webkitgtk.org/[WebKitGTK+]
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https://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-gtk/2014-March/001821.html[deprecated],
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https://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-gtk/2014-March/001821.html[deprecated],
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these bugs are never going to be fixed.
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these bugs are never going to be fixed.
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The newer
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The newer http://webkitgtk.org/reference/webkit2gtk/stable/index.html[WebKit2
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http://webkitgtk.org/reference/webkit2gtk/stable/index.html[WebKit2 API]
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API] seems to lack basic features like proxy support, and almost no projects
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seems to lack basic features like proxy support, and almost no projects
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seem to have started porting to WebKit2 (I only know of
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seem to have started porting to WebKit2 (I only know of
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http://www.uzbl.org/[uzbl]).
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http://www.uzbl.org/[uzbl]).
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qutebrowser uses http://qt-project.org/[Qt] and
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qutebrowser uses http://qt-project.org/[Qt] and
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http://qt-project.org/wiki/QtWebKit[QtWebKit] instead, which suffers from
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http://qt-project.org/wiki/QtWebKit[QtWebKit] instead, which suffers from far
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far less such crashes. It might switch to
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less such crashes. It might switch to
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http://qt-project.org/wiki/QtWebEngine[QtWebEngine] in the future, which
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http://qt-project.org/wiki/QtWebEngine[QtWebEngine] in the future, which is
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is based on Google's
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based on Google's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_(layout_engine)[Blink]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_(layout_engine)[Blink] rendering
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rendering engine.
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engine.
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What's wrong with https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/[Firefox] and link:http://5digits.org/pentadactyl/[Pentadactyl]/link:http://www.vimperator.org/vimperator[Vimperator]?::
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What's wrong with https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/[Firefox] and link:http://5digits.org/pentadactyl/[Pentadactyl]/link:http://www.vimperator.org/vimperator[Vimperator]?::
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Firefox likes to break compatibility with addons on each upgrade, gets
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Firefox likes to break compatibility with addons on each upgrade, gets
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https://blog.mozilla.org/advancingcontent/2014/02/11/publisher-transformation-with-users-at-the-center/[horrible
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https://blog.mozilla.org/advancingcontent/2014/02/11/publisher-transformation-with-users-at-the-center/[horrible
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ideas] lately.
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ideas] lately.
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Also, developing addons for it is a nightmare.
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Also, developing addons for it is a nightmare.
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What's wrong with http://www.chromium.org/Home[Chromium] and https://vimium.github.io/[Vimium]?::
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What's wrong with http://www.chromium.org/Home[Chromium] and https://vimium.github.io/[Vimium]?::
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The Chrome plugin API doesn't seem to allow much freedom for plugin
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The Chrome plugin API doesn't seem to allow much freedom for plugin
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usage], so implementing it properly might take some time and won't be done
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usage], so implementing it properly might take some time and won't be done
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for v0.1.
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However, there are some alternatives you could use to block ads:
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However, there are some alternatives you could use to block ads:
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* You can use a hosts file to block ads. Examples:
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* You can use a hosts file to block ads. Examples:
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http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/[1],
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http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/[1],
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http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm[2],
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http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm[2],
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http://www.hosts-file.net/[3]
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http://www.hosts-file.net/[3]
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* Set up a http://www.privoxy.org/[Privoxy] proxy server and use it to
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* Set up a http://www.privoxy.org/[Privoxy] proxy server and use it to
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filter ads before they even get to the browser.
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filter ads before they even get to the browser.
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* Use the https://www.requestpolicy.com/[RequestPolicy] functionality to
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* Use the https://www.requestpolicy.com/[RequestPolicy] functionality to
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block ads, which currently isn't implemented either.
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block ads, which currently isn't implemented either.
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If you think you can add ad blocking or request policy, please
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If you think you can add ad blocking or request policy, please
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link:doc/HACKING.asciidoc[contribute]!
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link:doc/HACKING.asciidoc[contribute]!
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