System 6 Browser Development Opinions

[luddite]

Every graphical browser ever made supports giff... same can't be said for png.

 

[barana]

so porter, to support jpeg, would you call an external da?

 

[ChristTrekker]

Unfortunately yes. Doubly so if you have to support IE6 visitors, which is still a large portion of web users.

Bah! Forget those losers!

Every graphical browser ever made supports giff... same can't be said for png.

Sometimes you have to make a clean break from the past. }

 

[luddite]

Sometimes you have to make a clean break from the past. }

That may be difficult in a System 6 browser

 

[luddite]

Browsers themselves shouldn't give too hoots about file extensions as they go by the Content-Type HTTP header field.

Doesn't the server tell the browser what to do with a file (since most non-HTML files don't have a Content-type header)? I'm basing this off my *limited* experience with MacHTTP, but I know that until I add a MIME type entry to the server's config any oddball files try to come through as plain text. Of course the server uses the file extension to determine what it is, so whether or not the browser cares about extensions should be a moot point.

 

[porter]

I'm basing all my decisions on the Content-Type, that will tell you if it's plain text, html, GIF, etc. I'm not going to do anything with MIME.

If the server doesn't provide the Content-Type I'll have to assume something. That assumption may be wrong in some cases.

Currently I'm not intending doing anything with JPEG. You may have the opporunity to download the file, but that would be it, I don't intend to support Quinn's IC.

 

[luddite]

Seems reasonable. Are you planning to have a text-only mode available?

 

[porter]

Seems reasonable. Are you planning to have a text-only mode available?

Yes. It will "just happen". If it's text it gets shown as text, if it's text/html it gets parsed and rendered, if it's anything else, we'll see.

 

[MrMacPlus]

Are we gonna be seeing a Browser6 - Xmas Edition?

 

[porter]

Are we gonna be seeing a Browser6 - Xmas Edition?

So how do I publish what I have done so far?

 

[MrMacPlus]

Avoid sarcasm at all costs.

 

[porter]

Avoid sarcasm at all costs.

What I mean is, is there a file area, or place to put attachments on this site?

 

[MrMacPlus]

Oh...

Contact an admin about hosting it at 68kmla.org/files

Otherwise PM me.

 

[barana]

and if u still don't get any satisfaction porter, I will host your file on my gopher site no probs! pm me. - too [8D]

 

[MrMacPlus]

I'd love to do some artwork, icons etc. Just let me know.

 

[porter]

I'd love to do some artwork, icons etc. Just let me know.

Currently the artwork in the project consists of exactly one icon, the program icon. You are welcome to post the derez output for an icon and mask, ICN# and I'll have a look. At the moment there no need for a colour icon.

 

[superpantoufle]

Are we gonna be seeing a Browser6 - Xmas Edition?

So how do I publish what I have done so far?

Does that mean there is actually something to publish? (Question asked first by a Mac Plus who so much want to get online and see what the wild web is like…)

 

[porter]

Does that mean there is actually something to publish? (Question asked first by a Mac Plus who so much want to get online and see what the wild web is like…)

No it's not in a usable state, but I think it would be worth publishing a snapshot of the source just to prove that something does exist.

 

[superpantoufle]

Ok, thanks!

Still so happy and impressed that one guy alone took the time to write a System 6 browser in a couple of monthes… in 2008! :b&w:

 

[MrMacPlus]

I'd love to do some artwork, icons etc. Just let me know.

Currently the artwork in the project consists of exactly one icon, the program icon. You are welcome to post the derez output for an icon and mask, ICN# and I'll have a look. At the moment there no need for a colour icon.

Of course. Is there any need for a splash or about screen? Photoshop is quite ready. I'll see if I can get around to making the icons sometime today.