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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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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jash Sayani said 2:26PM on 9-29-2008
Cool. Updating now....
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Stephen P said 2:29PM on 9-29-2008
I 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.
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jack said 3:07PM on 9-29-2008
you 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
Stephen P said 3:13PM on 9-29-2008
ahhh.... This might make me seriously reconsider.
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Max said 3:27PM on 9-29-2008
Very 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.
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Arbernaut said 6:04PM on 9-29-2008
Is it me, or is Omniweb a butt-ugly application that looks like it's stuck in the OS X 10.0 era?
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Palms831 said 8:25PM on 9-29-2008
I agree. It looks powerful, but is in serious need of a ui redesign.
James said 8:46PM on 9-29-2008
No, 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?
Trevor said 6:42PM on 9-29-2008
Your grammar is not venerable.
"it's venerable browser software" --> "its venerable browser software"
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Robert Palmer said 6:46PM on 9-29-2008
Thanks for that catch ... I'm having problems with apostrophes lately, it appears.
Chuck Konfrst said 8:46PM on 9-29-2008
They still make this? Did I just go into a time warp?
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