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Linux-based Browser Development Kit

Source: ACCESS Systems America, Inc
A NetFront 2.6 Linux Software Development Kit (SDK) has been developed that speeds the integration of the NetFront browser into Linux-based Internet appliances and other non-PC applications
ACCESS Systems America, IncFront 2.6 Linux Software Development Kit (SDK) has been developed that speeds the integration of the NetFront browser into Linux-based Internet appliances and other non-PC applications. The NetFront browser is used for Internet TVs, PDAs (personal digital assistants), set-top boxes, car navigation systems, smart phones, web/screen phones, vertical Internet terminals, video game consoles and Internet kiosks.

The kit is a compact browser optimized for networked Internet appliances with limited hardware memory configurations. The browser kernel is less than 270 KB of code and fits in 1.3 megabytes of ROM and 2 megabytes of RAM. It supports the full HTML 3.2 specification and selected portions of HTML 4.0. It supports frames, JavaScript, cookies, web printing and multilingual capabilities.

This SDK lets developers customize the user interface to their desired look and feel and add plug-in applications tailored for specific applications.

The browser operates in resource-constrained environments on a wide variety of embedded CPUs, such as ARM cores, StrongARM cores, Hitachi's SuperH series, IBM/Motorola's PowerPC, MIPS Cores, and Mitsubishi's M32R/D series. In addition to Linux, the browser also runs on various RTOS including micro-ITRON, OS-9, pSOSystem, VxWorks, Windows CE, and others.

The new version adds several improvements over version 2.5 including:

  • Better standard user interface and customizability (button, checkbox, radio button, text field, text area, text anchor, list box, choice box, etc.)
  • New screen memo feature that saves displayed HTML pages
  • Better bookmark management with support for folder and sort
  • Better email plug-in application
  • Sample PIM (personal information management) applications suite
  • SSL module optional package.

    The system runs on Linux kernel 2.0 or later and supports glibc 2.0 or 2.1 and the Xfree86 3.3 window system. It comes in two configurations: an X Windows version using GTK+ 2.6 and a non-X Windows version using SDL 1.1.3.

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