OmniWeb 5.8 released
The Omni Group has released version 5.8 of OmniWeb, its venerable browser software.
OmniWeb 5.8 is now based on the same version of Webkit as Safari 3.1.x. It also fixes bugs with Spaces, and adds support for non-POSIX file URLs. Users can also choose Google Chrome in the list of user-agent strings. Full release notes are also available.
OmniWeb 5.8 is available from Omni's website, and works with Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later. The software is $14.95, with upgrades starting at $4.95 for users of Omniweb 4.
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The Omni Group has released version 5.8 of OmniWeb, its venerable browser software. OmniWeb 5.8 is now based on the same version of Webkit...
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They still make this? Did I just go into a time warp?
September 29 2008 at 7:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYour grammar is not venerable.
"it's venerable browser software" --> "its venerable browser software"
Thanks for that catch ... I'm having problems with apostrophes lately, it appears.
September 29 2008 at 6:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIs it me, or is Omniweb a butt-ugly application that looks like it's stuck in the OS X 10.0 era?
September 29 2008 at 6:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI agree. It looks powerful, but is in serious need of a ui redesign.
September 29 2008 at 8:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNo, it's not you. OmniWeb is long-in-the-tooth no matter how you look at it. It's features are old, the GUI is old, and the idea that you can charge for a Web browser is, well... Actually, has anyone other than OmniWeb and Opera ever charged for a browser?
September 29 2008 at 8:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyVery nice. The main reasons I keep coming back to OW is the excellent text rendering. Safari is good here too, but OW adds other features out-of-the-box, like site preferences, workspaces, and ad blocking.
September 29 2008 at 3:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyahhh.... This might make me seriously reconsider.
September 29 2008 at 3:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI find being able to make a search shortcut out of any searchbox anywhere on the web (including things as obscure as the online phone directory for my local county government) is really, really helpful. Worth my $15, anyways.
September 29 2008 at 2:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyyou can easily do this in firefox too. In any search box, right click and select "Add a keyword for this search".
from there you can name the shortcut and set the keyword.
enter the following inthe address bar to search:
keyword searchterm
Cool. Updating now....
September 29 2008 at 2:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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