Konqueror/Embedded - ROAD Edition

The ROAD edition features Konqueror/Embedded enhanced by the following functions:
  • new layout based on user workflow and usability considerations
  • optimized for display size 640x240
  • special tab and search modes
  • full xbel compatible bookmark manager
  • file download
  • focus on security
  • web engine enhancements for embedded usage:
    • zooming of full page including images
    • deferred image loading for immidiate availability of text: renders text before images are loaded
  • backport to Qt2 and Qtopia 2.1
  • intensive testing on x86 and ARM processors including platform-specific bugfixes and optimizations
Being based on the webengine of KDE 3.5.7, Konqueror/Embedded ROAD Edition also supports:
  • HTML 4.01 compliance
  • ECMAscript 262 support (JavaScript)
  • AJAX
  • Cascading Style Sheets: CSS 1, CSS 2.1(paged media only partially supported), CSS 3 Selectors, CSS 3 other (partial)
  • DOM1, DOM2 and partially DOM3 support in ECMAScript and native C++ bindings.
  • SSL support (requires OpenSSL).
  • Javascript host extensions
  • components (Konqueror browser extensions)
The ROAD edition is available in KDE's SVN repository as well as seperate releases. Supported platforms are Qt3, Qt2 and Qtopia on Linux.

The ROAD edition was implemented by order of ROAD GmbH, for the new S101 device.



screenshots

Konq/E on Qtopia 2. Please note that this screenshot is taken in qrvb, which has some painting errors. Those do not appear on the device.



With toolbars on


Running on Qtopia 2.1


Different theme
 


Releases

The source code of the ROAD edition was developed as part of the normal community development process. It's source code is available from KDE's SVN: http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/kdenox/ using the configure option --with-gui=road.

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File Description Date Uploaded
kdenox_snapshot_qt2_kdelibs359.tar.bz2  ·  bz2/3MB Snapshot 080319 Konqueror Embedded ROAD Qt2 with KDELibs 3.5.9 3/19/2008
kdenox_snapshot_qt2_20070531.tar.bz2  ·  bz2/4MB Snapshot 070531 Konqueror Embedded ROAD Qt2 with KDELibs 3.5.1 7/9/2007
kdenox_snapshot_qt2_20070320.tar.bz2  ·  bz2/4MB Snapshot 070320 Konqueror Embedded ROAD Qt2 with KDELibs 3.5.1 7/9/2007
kdenox_snapshot_qt2_20070316.tar.bz2  ·  bz2/4MB Snapshot 070316 Konqueror Embedded ROAD Qt2 with KDELibs 3.5.1 7/9/2007
Konqe_Qte3.tar.bz2  ·  bz2/4MB Snapshot 070309 Konqueror/Embedded ROAD Qt3 with KDELibs 3.5.1 7/9/2007
The current release have been tested with the following software versions:
  • Qt/E 2.3.12 with mt and rtti support
  • Qtopia 2.2.0
The following configure line works well:

--prefix=$HOME/konq-embedded --host=i686-linux --with-ipv6-lookup=no --without-xinerama --enable-scrollbars --disable-selection --enable-bookmarks --with-javascript=static --enable-debug=full --disable-printing --enable-pcre --without-arts --enable-jshostext --enable-final --enable-qt-embedded --with-extra-includes=$QTE_BASE/trolltech/qtopia/include --with-extra-libs=$QTE_BASE/trolltech/qtopia/lib --with-qt-dir=$QTE_BASE/trolltech/qtopia --with-qt-libraries=$QTE_BASE/trolltech/qtopia/lib --with-qt-includes=$QTE_BASE/trolltech/qt2/include --enable-fwnewepg=yes --enable-embedded --with-qtopia-dir=$QTE_BASE/trolltech/qtopia --enable-qtopia --enable-qpe --with-gui=road --enable-rtti-embedded --enable-ftp --enable-fullscreenmenu



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