Show HN: I am building a next-gen browser
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Show HN: I am building a next-gen browser
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Re: Show HN: I am building a next-gen browser
#2A lot of these features remind me of what mozilla is trying to do with browserID (https://browserid.org/)
Re: Show HN: I am building a next-gen browser
#3A lot of these features remind me of what mozilla is trying to do with browserID ( https://browserid.org/ )
In terms of single sign-in, BrowserID is more advanced, but also more complex.
The single sign-in in Browsr does not require any email address. You simply need a username and a password. And while third-parties can implement Browsr for a seamless sign in experience, they don't HAVE to. Users can save username/passwords for each of their services and Browsr logs them in automatically, making it useful from the get go.
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#4Honest question: What's the difference between this and Chrome with the profile switcher enabled, minus the auto-URL bar hiding? It seems very similar to me.
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#5Don't know if this is intentional, but I really like the use of she in reference to the user in the blogpost. I've never seen that before and it's very refreshing, seemingly valorizing the user as if they were a country or a vessel. Consider it "borrowed"; thank you.
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#6>> The URL bar appears only when the user wants to open a new tab. Double clicking an existing tab lets users display and change the URL of the current tab.
My concern would be security related issues (e.g. Phishing), HTTP vs HTTPS etc.
Actually, the new Opera is hiding the full URL in the address bar, and a lot of users complained (http://my.opera.com/Tamil/blog/show-full-url-in-the-opera-ad...)
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#7Looks nice, but no Mac? No go. Nothing will ever convince me out of using Macs.
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#8Don't know if this is intentional, but I really like the use of she in reference to the user in the blogpost. I've never seen that before and it's very refreshing, seemingly valorizing the user as if they were a country or a vessel. Consider it "borrowed"; thank you.
Really? I see she used all the time. It doesn't necessarily valorize anything; it's just like using he for a hypothetical user.
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#9Don't know if this is intentional, but I really like the use of she in reference to the user in the blogpost. I've never seen that before and it's very refreshing, seemingly valorizing the user as if they were a country or a vessel. Consider it "borrowed"; thank you.
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#10>> The URL bar appears only when the user wants to open a new tab. Double clicking an existing tab lets users display and change the URL of the current tab. My concern would be security related issues (e.g. Phishing), HTTP vs HTTPS etc. Actually, the new Opera is hiding the full URL in the address bar, and a lot of users complained ( http://my.opera.com/Tamil/blog/show-full-url-in-the-opera-ad... )
Secure URLs can show a lock icon in the tab.
Phishing is a more serious concern, and its something I'm thinking hard about. Black-lists might be part of the solution. Another solution might be be displaying the URL bar only when the website has form fields for usernames, passwords, or payment info, but it might be easy to trick the browser.
I might end up adding a separate URL bar if I can't find a feasible solution