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Thanks! We worked hard to maintain all of the keyboard shortcuts that are used in Firefox. See here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perf...
Our own (limited) FAQ is here: http://polybrowser.com/faqs
It's fully touchscreen-compatible, and you can pan and pinch/zoom with your fingers.
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If you open the menu and select Customize PolyBrowser, you can add the standard Firefox search bar back, and get rid of Firefox Hello. Also, the tabs automatically collapse in size when there get to be too many, reducing the need to "Pin" tabs. Otherwise, thanks for the punch list! Please let us know if you or someone you know would like to contribute to the project on GitHub to help make these features happen.
Indeed, we're hoping that PolyBrowser becomes a platform for experimentation in new experiences on the web... We're not tied down to the old "tabbed" paradigm, which opens up some very exciting possibilities!
It does work on touchscreens! You can also pinch and spread your fingers to zoom out and see everything at once.
We've tapped into Firefox's ability to asynchronously render websites, meaning that the load on one website doesn't slow down the rest... That feature isn't even released yet as a standard feature on desktop Firefox, but we are able to tap into it already.
The move toward responsive web design works perfectly with PolyBrowser... These days you can resize the website down to a narrow strip and get just the key content. We also have a user-agent switch addon that you can use to retrieve the mobile versions of websites.
We've done design surveys and found that most people like the design. That being said, it's impossible to accommodate everyone's disparate tastes. User-generated custom themes are actually the next feature we're adding.
Well, PolyBrowser is designed to make the most of your screen real-estate, not matter what screen size you have. It automatically utilizes your horizontal space for large monitors, and you can zoom out to fit more on small screens.
PolyBrowser also supports large browsing sessions with better memory manegement than Chromium.
We're shooting to add the TreeStyleTabs addon in an upcoming release. PolyBrowser lets you zoom out to see all of your websites at once, so you might want to give it a try anyway.
No problem. It's not necessarily for everyone, but it's fantastic for anyone who switches between websites for comparison searches and multitasking.
We're excited to announce that the source code for PolyBrowser, the “Panoramic Web Browser," is now available to the community on GitHub! Please join us in developing the browser of the future, or share the news with your friends and colleagues. Let's re-imagine web browsing, together.
It's a good question... The biggest reason is that the Mozilla platform is significantly more editable and open than Chromium, which was needed because much of the tab functionality was altered to allow it to work. Second, this browser began development over 3 years ago, before Blink was released.
Thanks for the compliment! Yes, all of the source code is available and can be validated. See our FAQ for details:
https://polybrowser.com/faqs/where-can-i-download-the-source...
Note that we will be opening up our licensing to the community soon, as well as thoroughly documenting the code and posting it to GitHub. We're looking to build a solid community so that the project can continue to grow. Stay tuned!
We’re pleased to announce PolyBrowser Version 2.0, which includes significant speed and technology enhancements:
- More popular addons, including LastPass, Firebug and Evernote - Now available for Linux - Faster UI and scrolling speed - Support for enhanced HTTP/2 standard - Misc fixes and improvements
Let us know what you think!