uzbl. A browser that adheres to the unix philosophy.

Inxsible · 2009-10-09 03:50:05

Doesn't help. I hit i, but uzbl still doesn't accept keyboard input.

Lich · 2009-10-09 08:45:54

Inxsible wrote:

Doesn't help. I hit i, but uzbl still doesn't accept keyboard input.

make sure you don't have any other chars in the input field. has to be the only char, a clean 'i', so hit escape first

SpeedVin · 2009-10-09 15:27:38

Inxsible wrote:

Doesn't help. I hit i, but uzbl still doesn't accept keyboard input.

Which branch you use?
Master or Expermiental?

Inxsible · 2009-10-09 15:51:16

Lich wrote:

Inxsible wrote:
Doesn't help. I hit i, but uzbl still doesn't accept keyboard input.
make sure you don't have any other chars in the input field. has to be the only char, a clean 'i', so hit escape first

yup I did do that. I do use gvim all the time, so once I realized that uzbl uses vim keys, I was actually pleased. But for some reason it doesn't work.

SpeedVin wrote:

Inxsible wrote:
Doesn't help. I hit i, but uzbl still doesn't accept keyboard input.
Which branch you use?
Master or Expermiental?

i installed uzbl-git from aur. that is the stable master branch afaik.

Last edited by Inxsible (2009-10-09 15:52:04)

SpeedVin · 2009-10-09 15:56:55

Inxsible wrote:

Lich wrote:
Inxsible wrote:
Doesn't help. I hit i, but uzbl still doesn't accept keyboard input.
make sure you don't have any other chars in the input field. has to be the only char, a clean 'i', so hit escape first
yup I did do that. I do use gvim all the time, so once I realized that uzbl uses vim keys, I was actually pleased. But for some reason it doesn't work.
SpeedVin wrote:
Inxsible wrote:
Doesn't help. I hit i, but uzbl still doesn't accept keyboard input.
Which branch you use?
Master or Expermiental?
i installed uzbl-git from aur. that is the stable master branch afaik.

Hmm strange what messages give you uzbl started from terminal?

Inxsible · 2009-10-09 16:01:06

SpeedVin wrote:

Hmm strange what messages give you uzbl started from terminal?

None. I tried starting it with gmrun and also via cli

 uzbl -u http://www.google.com

bernarcher · 2009-10-09 18:44:25

@Inxsible

This looks like some configuration error to me. I had similar experiences once when my config file was not parsed properly (due to a stupid typo). It took some time to get it running again, because there was no notification at all of the parsing error.

Thus, what happens when you follow the initial /usr/share/uzbl/docs/README instructions (adapted to your example), starting uzbl in a terminal?

XDG_DATA_HOME=/usr/share/uzbl/examples/data XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/usr/share/uzbl/examples/config uzbl --uri http://www.google.com

You might get some error messages due to not writeable files but at least some keyboard input should be possible. If not something in your installation could be broken.

Inxsible · 2009-10-10 05:27:59

thanks bernacher .. This is what i get when I set the dat home and config home

╔═[01:19]═[inxs @ arch]
╚═══===═══[~]>> XDG_DATA_HOME=/usr/share/uzbl/examples/data XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/usr/share/uzbl/examples/config uzbl --uri http://www.google.com
/usr/share/uzbl/examples/data/uzbl/scripts/history.sh: line 5: /usr/share/uzbl/examples/data/uzbl/history: Permission denied
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/uzbl/examples/data/uzbl/scripts/cookies.py", line 37, in <module>
    jar.save(ignore_discard=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/_MozillaCookieJar.py", line 118, in save
    f = open(filename, "w")
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/share/uzbl/examples/data/uzbl/cookies.txt'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/uzbl/examples/data/uzbl/scripts/cookies.py", line 37, in <module>
    jar.save(ignore_discard=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/_MozillaCookieJar.py", line 118, in save
    f = open(filename, "w")
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/share/uzbl/examples/data/uzbl/cookies.txt'
/usr/share/uzbl/examples/data/uzbl/scripts/history.sh: line 5: /usr/share/uzbl/examples/data/uzbl/history: Permission denied

And the funny thing is that I get a bar at the bottom which shows me what page I am at. Just like the vim command bar. I did not get that when trying to start uzbl without setting data and config homes. It also accepts keyboard input.

mjheagle8 · 2009-10-10 05:43:45

two quick questions: (i apologize if they've already been answered)
1) how is uzbl with browser security?
2) is uzbl still under heavy development? the home page hasn't had any posts for a little while, and there previously were posts every week or two ish.
thank you! i just switched to uzbl, and i'm loving it so far.

SpeedVin · 2009-10-10 07:23:05

mjheagle8 wrote:

two quick questions: (i apologize if they've already been answered)
1) how is uzbl with browser security?
2) is uzbl still under heavy development? the home page hasn't had any posts for a little while, and there previously were posts every week or two ish.
thank you! i just switched to uzbl, and i'm loving it so far.

Hello.
1.UZBL is based on Webkit engine and it's secure like other Webkit browsers
2.It's usable if by development you uderstand status of browser/any other project

bernarcher · 2009-10-10 08:57:28

@Inxsible

Well, you were using a bare uzbl before which does not process keystrokes as it does not know of any bindings yet. This is done through the config configuration file and several scripts.

Just follow the README instructions, copy /usr/share/uzbl/examples/{config,data} to your respective user folders (so they get accessible) and enjoy.

Edit:
And don't forget to have a look at the uzbl wiki!

Last edited by bernarcher (2009-10-10 09:00:15)

tlvb · 2009-10-11 01:14:26

Dunno if this has been done before but I've added bind s_ = spawn $XDG_DATA_HOME/uzbl/scripts/surl.sh to my config
and then created

#/bin/bash
echo uri $(echo $6|sed "s$8")|socat - unix-connect:$5

as surl.sh. So if I type in o bbq.archlinux.org<CR> I can then do s/q/s/<CR> to change to the correct address.
edit: the socat stuff is blatantly stolen from load_url_from_bookmarks.sh
edit: did I say I like sed?

Last edited by tlvb (2009-10-11 01:17:30)

Lich · 2009-10-11 07:55:53

tlvb wrote:

Dunno if this has been done before but I've added bind s_ = spawn $XDG_DATA_HOME/uzbl/scripts/surl.sh to my config
and then created
#/bin/bash
echo uri $(echo $6|sed "s$8")|socat - unix-connect:$5
as surl.sh. So if I type in o bbq.archlinux.org<CR> I can then do s/q/s/<CR> to change to the correct address.
edit: the socat stuff is blatantly stolen from load_url_from_bookmarks.sh
edit: did I say I like sed?

Lovely idea!

Dieter@be · 2009-10-12 18:26:00

Lich wrote:

tlvb wrote:
Dunno if this has been done before but I've added bind s_ = spawn $XDG_DATA_HOME/uzbl/scripts/surl.sh to my config
and then created
#/bin/bash
echo uri $(echo $6|sed "s$8")|socat - unix-connect:$5
as surl.sh. So if I type in o bbq.archlinux.org<CR> I can then do s/q/s/<CR> to change to the correct address.
edit: the socat stuff is blatantly stolen from load_url_from_bookmarks.sh
edit: did I say I like sed?
Lovely idea!

2nd that. very cool.
and to those who wonder, yes uzbl is still actively developed - mainly by Rob M. and Mason L. at this point. but the current stuff is much work so that's why it takes a while. (look at mailing list/irc/.. for details)

Last edited by Dieter@be (2009-10-12 18:26:26)

Inxsible · 2009-10-15 02:40:02

I am new to using uzbl....and so far I like it. However, I am still not clear on how to use the tabbed uzbl. I started it with

python .local/share/uzbl/scripts/uzbl_tabbed.py

but I can't do anything after that, I cannot switch between tabs or anything.

I looked up the config for uzbl and used the single instance but cannot use the scripts available. If someone could give me a quick primer on them, it'd be great.

These are the scripts that I would most likely use :
speeddial, uzbl_tabbed.

Also, the form background is black and my font is also black, so when I type in something its extremely difficult to read. I literally have to be 2 inches from the laptop screen to see what I am typing. This is true even while logging into the forums. Firefox also has a black background for text fields/form fields but the font is white.

I saw a script called dark_input that is available on the uzbl page. Does this make the background white...or is it the other way around. The language isn't quite clear.

Thanks.

Looking forward to using this as my primary browser and use firefox only when necessary.

Also if I make a mistake in a uri, how would i change that without having to type in the entire uri again?

Last edited by Inxsible (2009-10-15 02:58:46)

Lich · 2009-10-15 05:37:35

You could use my default.css to theme your uzbl, maybe remove what you don't need and just keep the input/form stuff.
For the -tabbed part, hit `gn` to make a new tab, then it acts as a normal uzbl window, same bindings. to cycle tabs use `gt`. it suposed to be able to jump to specific tabs gith g1,g2 etc, but in the last version I tried that didn't work

Last edited by Lich (2009-10-15 05:40:14)

Inxsible · 2009-10-15 14:20:57

Lich wrote:

You could use my default.css to theme your uzbl, maybe remove what you don't need and just keep the input/form stuff.
For the -tabbed part, hit `gn` to make a new tab, then it acts as a normal uzbl window, same bindings. to cycle tabs use `gt`. it suposed to be able to jump to specific tabs gith g1,g2 etc, but in the last version I tried that didn't work

Thanks Lich. I'll try it out and let you know.

Inxsible · 2009-10-16 06:14:17

Here's the problem that I have while viewing web pages. This screen shot is from archlinux and this very thread.

Anything that's in the code box....is so dark, that the code just cannot be read. However, the quoted text can be read. I am already using the dark_input script that is available which enables me to clear see what I am typing in forms etc. So how would I fix this so that I can read the code as well?

Here's the screenshot

Last edited by Inxsible (2009-10-16 06:16:09)

Lich · 2009-10-16 09:08:22

If that dark_input is a css, look for div.incqbox, div.codebox and div.scrollbox. Those define the code tags. Quotes are defined with blockquote.

Last edited by Lich (2009-10-16 09:08:59)

Inxsible · 2009-10-16 16:22:10

Lich wrote:

If that dark_input is a css, look for div.incqbox, div.codebox and div.scrollbox. Those define the code tags. Quotes are defined with blockquote.

the dark_input is actually a javascript. But thanks for the hint. I will try and add the css properties you mentioned in my css and see if that makes a difference.

BTW. -- do all websites use the same"div.codebox" for code boxes? it doesn't seem so, because what I know of CSS, you can define your own css properties. This may be a problem on other pages even if it gets fixed on this. Correct me if I am wrong.

Lich · 2009-10-16 16:42:19

Welcome to the world of poor designers. No, not all sites use it (not good ones anyway). Some crappy "creators" choose to have their own unconventional class definitions. You COULD always style entire div classes, but that could prove dezastruous in other areas.

cygoh · 2009-10-17 03:39:19

Lich wrote:

2 questions regarding uzbl_tabbed.py
Someone brought it into discussion on #archlinux, apparently gi_ didn't work for him, tried and doesn't work for me either. I'll try to have a looksy when I get some free time, maybe we can fix this.

I've just tried the stable branch and uzbl_tabbed.py still have this issue.

After changing the following line under function config_uzbl fixed for me:
from:

bind_format = r'bind %s = sh "echo \"%s\" > \"%s\""'

to:

bind_format = r"bind %s = sh 'echo \"%s\" > \"%s\"'"

YamiFrankc · 2009-10-18 01:08:28

Hi. Been usung uzbl some weeks and love it .
Questions now...

I tried to add some binds to make my browsing faster:

bind    fo        = uri http://bbs.archlinux.org
bind    eol       = uri http://elotrolado.net/foro_pc-software-libre_84

The eol one does nothing. I see the same syntax on both so cant tell whats wrong.

Sometimes, the pages just dont show up correctly(freshmeat is an example), and they look as a blank background,unformated text and links.
Also sometimes(like in forums) i cant see the majorty of images.
How can i fix that?

Using Master.

Last edited by YamiFrankc (2009-10-18 01:31:27)

Inxsible · 2009-10-18 05:48:33

cygoh, I can confirm that gi_ doesnt work for me either. I will try an use your fix.

Yami, you probably have used tabs between the binding and the = sign. I noticed that if I use tabs, my bindings dont work. remove the tabs and use spaces. It works for me if I use spaces.

Can anyone tell me how to get the speeddial.py working? I copied the script over to my data/scripts directory and made it executable. But how to I call it? Do I just add a key binding to call it in uzbl config?

Last edited by Inxsible (2009-10-18 06:23:11)

YamiFrankc · 2009-10-18 17:41:46

Inxsible,that was it. Now eol works. Thanks

Somewhere i had read lich's ccs fix the second problem i have. Gonna try it.

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