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Tear is a WebKit browser. It is currently under heavy development, so expect occasional bugs (including freezes & crashes) and quirks. However, because of Tear's speed, and the benefits of being WebKit based (such as perfect rendering of the Acid 3 test!) it's becoming a popular option. | Tear is a WebKit browser. It is currently under heavy development, so expect occasional bugs (including freezes & crashes) and quirks. However, because of Tear's speed, and the benefits of being WebKit based (such as perfect rendering of the Acid 3 test!) it's becoming a popular option. | ||
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== Installing Tear == | == Installing Tear == | ||
- | + | There are barriers that are currently preventing Tear from being in the official repositories (even extras-devel). Therefore, the easiest way to install Tear right now is using [http://qole.org/ Qole's] repository. | |
- | === Adding Qole's Repository to Application manager | + | === Adding Qole's Repository to Application manager === |
*Go into the Application manager. | *Go into the Application manager. | ||
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This method doesn't work if you have a 770 [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=281989&postcount=30 *]. Problems? Try [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=30180 this]. Sources [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=281889&postcount=1 *] [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=301447&postcount=4 *] [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=298680&postcount=10 *] | This method doesn't work if you have a 770 [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=281989&postcount=30 *]. Problems? Try [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=30180 this]. Sources [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=281889&postcount=1 *] [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=301447&postcount=4 *] [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=298680&postcount=10 *] | ||
- | === Installing From Qole's Repository | + | === Installing From Qole's Repository === |
With the Application manager, search for "Tear" and install. | With the Application manager, search for "Tear" and install. | ||
If the Application Manager does not find it, don't panic - it probably just needs to download the update for Qole's repository; goto Main View, then hit the "Check for updates" button, and try again. | If the Application Manager does not find it, don't panic - it probably just needs to download the update for Qole's repository; goto Main View, then hit the "Check for updates" button, and try again. | ||
- | === Alternate Installation Method | + | === Alternate Installation Method === |
You could install Tear using Bundyo's link [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=281889&postcount=1 here], but then you would need to separately install some associated library files. See [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=298698&postcount=12 this] for commands. | You could install Tear using Bundyo's link [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=281889&postcount=1 here], but then you would need to separately install some associated library files. See [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=298698&postcount=12 this] for commands. | ||
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Access bookmarks within Tear by clicking the ^ symbol on the far right of the toolbar or via the Dashboard's "Bookmarks" tab. | Access bookmarks within Tear by clicking the ^ symbol on the far right of the toolbar or via the Dashboard's "Bookmarks" tab. | ||
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=== Can I switch the built-in bookmark panel to call Tear instead? === | === Can I switch the built-in bookmark panel to call Tear instead? === | ||
- | + | This is coded to call the built-in browser. | |
+ | [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=304298&postcount=566 A workaround is available] (see also [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=29815 this]). It requests to be familiar with editing system files as root and is still to be perfected. Saving bookmarks into the built-in panel from Tear can't be done at present. | ||
=== Can I get other programs to call Tear? === | === Can I get other programs to call Tear? === | ||
- | + | The program is probably hard-coded to call the built-in browser [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=281925&postcount=16 *]. | |
+ | [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=304298&postcount=566 The previous hack] will allow several applications to open urls directly in tear, translating the hard-coded call to microb into a call to tear. | ||
=== Can I transfer bookmarks into Tear? === | === Can I transfer bookmarks into Tear? === | ||
Tear currently has no way to import bookmarks. However, if another browser allows you to export bookmarks as an HTML file, you can open this HTML file within Tear [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=287210&postcount=246 *]. | Tear currently has no way to import bookmarks. However, if another browser allows you to export bookmarks as an HTML file, you can open this HTML file within Tear [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=287210&postcount=246 *]. | ||
- | For [ | + | For [http://wiki.maemo.org/MicroB_tweaks MicroB], the steps are these: |
*Within MicroB, tap the menu -> Navigation -> Bookmarks. The bookmark manager will open. | *Within MicroB, tap the menu -> Navigation -> Bookmarks. The bookmark manager will open. | ||
*Tap the menu -> Tools -> Export... | *Tap the menu -> Tools -> Export... | ||
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Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/1A543a Safari/419.3 | Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/1A543a Safari/419.3 | ||
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