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KDE browser pips Firefox in Web standards test

Posted by tadelste on · 3 comments
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The people behind the latest version of the Linux desktop environment, KDE, say the main benefits will be better standards support in its Web browser, Konqueror.

The KDE project team said on Tuesday that the browser in KDE 3.5 has passed the Acid2 test from the Web Standards Project (WaSP). This test examines a browser's support for W3C recommended standards including CSS1, HTML4 and PNG.

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Comments (3)

tuxchick ·
I've been using Konqueror as file manager, and Firefox or Mozilla for Web browsing. Konqueror's Javascript seems to not work with a lot of sites, and it garbles some pages to where they are unreadable. I don't know why, maybe Firefox/ Mozilla are better at handling IE-style evil page code. If the new release catches up to Firefox, that will be quite impressive.
jimf ·
Yes, you are right in saying that Konqueror has problems in rendering some sites, but that is getting better. I was forced to use it when fixing a friend's machine where firefox was entirely borked and konq is usable. They are saying that 3.5 fixes a lot of the java and rendering problems. We'll see. Normally, if given my choice, I use krusader and Opera anyway, but it is nice to have a choice.
cjcox ·
Konqueror also has a tendency to crash when all bells and whistles are enabled (which would be needed for it to compete with Ffox or Mozilla). Just use it as your browser for a day or two... chances are, something will go wrong.

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