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What features does Konqueror 3.5.6 need, to be a replacement for Firefox 2.0.0.3?

2008-06-17 — Firefox3 is SO nice now though, that I may never bother with Konqueror again. I’m especially impressed by the speed improvements. It’s like using Firefox1.0 again! =)

Konqueror needs ∞

• proper fonts – they never look the right size and shapes on Konqueror.
• alt-<key> accesskeys (Firefox can do this again after being configured)
• Don’t spam me when I use the accesskey.
• Bookmark-based “web shortcuts”
• A sanely-organized configuration screen.
• Proper JavaScript support: Gmail, google calendar

• Cannot search for something on one tab/page, and then search for it again on another tab/page.

  • Each tab/page has its own unique search history; this is a really stupid idea.

• Searching is completely useless.

  • I search for something, and I am moved somewhere in the page, and I have no idea where the found-text is.
• Cannot highlight search results.
• a ‘plain view’ mode, without the CSS style of the site.
• Unlimited undo and redo!!
• Proper undo/redo. Konqueror doesn’t really do it properly at all!

• Konqueror waits to load the entire page before adding the username/password. This slows me down. =(

Plugins ∞

Konqueror needs functionality like Firefox addons/extensions/plugins (or former plugins):

Actual extensions.

• Proper crash recovery. Supposedly it’s there, somewhere.

  • Also needs better remembering of text in editable areas.
• Right-click ads or Flash ads to block them. Be able to block <iframe>s. Duplicate AdBlock.
• “Reload every”
• “Linky”
• DownThemAll!
• “Full-fullscreen”

• Redirect Remover

Both suck with ∞

• Being able to easily manage sites/passwords

Konqueror superiority ∞

Konqueror is already superior in some ways:

• Way faster.
• Way better page caching.
• Search/replace in text fields.
• Web page archiving – although I’ve never used it.

• Remembering passwords which actually work for the page you’re on.

  • Firefox likes to remember old broken passwords.

• Remembering web shortcuts in the location history.