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#1 2010-11-23 07:48:11

SeptimusHeap
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Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

I need a few people to help beta test my new Web Browser, Optum.

Download Link (Beta 2.5, with all bugs fixed.)

Pics:
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2842/opt1.png
Easy site navigation. (Full size)

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/2386/opt2.png
Favoriting the forums! (Full size)

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/9972/opt3.png
Searching for 08jackt!

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6271/opt4.png
Looking at Google's info.

Post feedback here!

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#2 2010-11-23 07:50:15

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

Is it available for Mac? *puts up flameshield to defend from Mac-haters*


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#3 2010-11-23 07:50:49

SeptimusHeap
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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

No... Sorry. It's an .exe.

I wonder if there's a converter.


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#4 2010-11-23 08:24:47

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

I want to test it.  And, I have already found two glitches/problems.

1) The scrolling is a little laggy and choppy.
2) The site editor is very glitchy.

You made Optum based on the FF source/Gecko layout engine, didn't you.  smile


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#5 2010-11-23 10:52:58

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

Another one, not bad. Never mind I've made one myself which had two browser modes IE and Mozilla (Test only and not avaliable) My first one looked like this. (Download from my site what-thess)
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1544/moltenhogg.png


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#6 2010-11-23 12:54:00

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

How do you make these browsers? Anyway, just here to confirm that it does not work under wine.

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#7 2010-11-23 13:59:25

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

urhungry wrote:

How do you make these browsers? Anyway, just here to confirm that it does not work under wine.

I'm thinking VB. Although I need confirmation. And I am making one as well. Think the best of all major browsers into one.


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#8 2010-11-23 16:40:01

SeptimusHeap
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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

fire219 wrote:

I want to test it.  And, I have already found two glitches/problems.

1) The scrolling is a little laggy and choppy.
2) The site editor is very glitchy.

You made Optum based on the FF source/Gecko layout engine, didn't you.  smile

The editor is just some javascript, and the scrolling isn't me, it's your computer.

To Do:

'x' buttons by each tab.
EasyAdd search engines (Add any search engine to search bari in 3 steps...)


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#9 2010-11-23 17:08:50

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

SeptimusHeap wrote:

fire219 wrote:

I want to test it.  And, I have already found two glitches/problems.

1) The scrolling is a little laggy and choppy.
2) The site editor is very glitchy.

You made Optum based on the FF source/Gecko layout engine, didn't you.  smile

The editor is just some javascript, and the scrolling isn't me, it's your computer.

To Do:

'x' buttons by each tab.
EasyAdd search engines (Add any search engine to search bari in 3 steps...)

With the editor, I thought that probably was the case. For some reason, the scrolling is smooth now.  hmm

You didn't answer my question: Did you make Optum with the FF source/Gecko engine?


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#10 2010-11-23 17:21:03

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

I'm on it right now!  big_smile

How did you make this?


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#11 2010-11-23 19:01:23

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

Optum was created in Visual Basic.

Future updates:

Optum Pro (After Realease) will include:

Quick e-mail from the Optum Browser
Notepad App
HTML/Java/PHP Editor
Session saving, you can save your tabs and access them later, such as Scratch session with homepage and forum tabs, or World session with e-mail and news.
Much, much more!


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#12 2010-11-23 20:28:33

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

Oh. Visual Basic. No Mac version then!


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#13 2010-11-24 16:36:33

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

Bump


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#14 2010-11-24 16:59:10

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

I wrote this post from Optum!  smile


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#15 2010-11-24 22:17:51

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

big_smile

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#16 2010-11-25 01:49:11

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

The file is infected with nothing, though norton must be aggressive on unknown files.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11485779/Pictures/nortons.png

Don't worry, I'll get it downloaded bypassing the scan.


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#17 2010-11-25 08:32:59

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

Weird...


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#18 2010-11-25 08:47:52

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

This was created in Visual Basic? Wow...

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#19 2010-11-25 09:23:52

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

In the next version try and add some styling to the tab's.
Also try and use another engine to the Ie one  sad
May I reccomend Geckofx (A port of the gecko engine)
Otherwise cool browser  smile

Go to my web browsers site   smile  : fountain-site.webs.com

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#20 2010-11-25 10:31:59

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

I've just tried your browser Optum. I'm actually kind of surprised that such a powerful browser can be created using Visual Basic.

Here are some of the bugs that I've found:
- All the windows are closed when you choose "Close Window".
- Closing all tabs produces an error.
- You can change the text in the textbox in the "HTML" box.
- You can maximize the "PrivateBrowse" box.
- You can maximize the "Optum Pro" box.
- "pantherbrowsing.weebly.com" is not working.

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#21 2010-11-25 10:38:08

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

ASTEROIDS IS cool  smile

Can you give me the code for asteroids ??


I will put you in the credits of my browser.

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#22 2010-11-25 10:47:51

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

Also here is a screenshot of my latest browser (Fountain 7.5(beta)(Coming December 1st -4th)

http://fountain-site.webs.com/fountain%207.5.png

It will hopefully include an email client and more  smile

Also you really need the ability to load favicons in your browser Here is some code which I hope will help:

Code:

Try
            Dim URL As Uri = New Uri(TP.Tag.Url.ToString)
            Dim favicona As Icon = Nothing
            If URL.HostNameType = UriHostNameType.Dns Then
                Dim iconURI As String = "http://" & URL.Host & "/favicon.ico"
                Try
                    Dim webclient As New Net.WebClient
                    Dim MemoryStream As New IO.MemoryStream(webclient.DownloadData(iconURI))
                    Dim favicon As New Icon(MemoryStream)
                    favicona = favicon
                Catch : End Try
                If favicona Is Nothing Then
                    Dim browser As GeckoWebBrowser = TP.Tag
                    For Each element As Skybound.Gecko.DOM.GeckoEmbedElement In browser.Document.GetElementsByTagName("link")
                        Dim cacheUrl As String = element.GetAttribute("rel")
                        If cacheUrl = "icon" Or cacheUrl = "shortcut icon" Or cacheUrl = "favicon" Or cacheUrl.Contains(".ico") Or cacheUrl = "SHORTCUT ICON" Then
                            If element.GetAttribute("href").StartsWith("http://") Then
                                iconURI = element.GetAttribute("href")
                            Else
                                iconURI = URL.AbsoluteUri & element.GetAttribute("href")
                            End If
                            Dim webclient As New Net.WebClient
                            Dim MemoryStream As New IO.MemoryStream(webclient.DownloadData(iconURI))
                            Dim favicon As New Icon(MemoryStream)
                            TP.Icon = Nothing
                            TP.Icon = favicon
                            TP.Icon = favicon
                            Form1.Icon = favicon
                            Exit Sub
                        End If
                    Next
                Else
                    Dim webclient As New Net.WebClient
                    Dim MemoryStream As New IO.MemoryStream(webclient.DownloadData(iconURI))
                    Dim favicon As New Icon(MemoryStream)
                    TP.Icon = Nothing
                    Form1.Icon = favicon
                    TP.Icon = favicon

                    Exit Sub
                End If
            End If

        Catch
            TP.Icon = Nothing
        End Try

If you use this code plz put me in credits  smile

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#23 2010-11-25 11:59:29

SeptimusHeap
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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

Maximize errors fixed.
Tab closing fixed.
All close bug fixed.
Panther link fixed.
HTML editing fixed.

You can now add your own search engines.

New version here.


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#24 2010-11-25 12:24:55

SeptimusHeap
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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

Any suggestions?


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#25 2010-11-25 12:40:33

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Re: Optum Web Browser - Testers Needed!

I will repeat mine  big_smile

Your interface look's like it is from the iron age  sad

In the nxt version update it  smile

OB6160


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