[Dillo-dev]Preparing the 0.8.3 release (please read and test)
Hi Guys, We are preparing the dillo-0.8.3 release. Probably the most interesting feature inside of it will be the just commited "W3C + heuristics" parsing method. From the ChangeLog: <q> + * Added some 'undefined ASCII' to latin1 character conversions. + * Added the "w3c_plus_heuristics" option to dillorc. + - * Introduced a light-weight heuristic algorithm over the W3C parsing + scheme (allows for slightly better rendering: w3c_plus_heuristics=YES). </q> This is an old idea suggested by Rubén Espinoza. I merged it with the current W3C parsing, and the end result is better rendering on some sites. For instance: http://www.arts-design-team.com/good_design_starts_here.php?jump=intro http://linuxtoday.com http://www.cnn.com/ The good news is that the bug-meter also works with this scheme and that as it was merged with the newest parser features, it is _expected_ to provide even better rendering than the venerable dillo-0.7.3. So now is testing time! Please get the latest code from the CVS and compare it with 0.8.2's rendering. Look at your favorite sites and see how it works for you. Feedback is very welcomed. BTW, I'm planning to add a couple of FAQ entries to explain this. What the questions and answers will be, depends on your feedback. By now, all you have is this small explanation (and the one inside dillorc) ;) -- Cheers Jorge.-
Jorge Arellano Cid wrote:
We are preparing the dillo-0.8.3 release. Probably the most interesting feature inside of it will be the just commited "W3C + heuristics" parsing method.
This is looking very good. It's nice to see linuxtoday.com rendering as something other than a dog's dinner. The HTML bug report used to annoy me by generating a slew of "unexpected close tag" errors when it was clear the cause was a single missing close tag. The new parser seems to produce much more concise and appropriate error reports. I notice it now includes entries like "forcing close tag" so I guess it is smart enough to spot missing close tags? Whatever, it's a great improvement and nails one of my big grumbles with previous versions. Dillo is a fine piece of work and it's good to see it continuing to get better and better! Cheers, Jeremy
In article <20040921163907.GG17935@dillo.org>, Jorge Arellano Cid <jcid@dillo.org> writes
Hi Guys,
We are preparing the dillo-0.8.3 release. Probably the most interesting feature inside of it will be the just commited "W3C + heuristics" parsing method.
So now is testing time! <snip>
well, testing the new version (both x86 & ps2) on the https://www.playst ation2-linux.com message boards, (ie with https enabled after logging in), seems to show a reluctance to follow message links. It's OK if you drop back out to http://www.playstation2-linux.com. This quirk may well have been there prior to Jorge's last mod, and be another manifestation of the ssl 'caching' problem? It's certainly a bit confusing. -- robert w hall
On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 09:09:37PM +0100, robert w hall wrote:
In article <20040921163907.GG17935@dillo.org>, Jorge Arellano Cid <jcid@dillo.org> writes
Hi Guys,
We are preparing the dillo-0.8.3 release. Probably the most interesting feature inside of it will be the just commited "W3C + heuristics" parsing method.
So now is testing time! <snip>
well, testing the new version (both x86 & ps2) on the https://www.playst ation2-linux.com message boards, (ie with https enabled after logging in), seems to show a reluctance to follow message links. It's OK if you drop back out to http://www.playstation2-linux.com.
This quirk may well have been there prior to Jorge's last mod, and be another manifestation of the ssl 'caching' problem?
It's certainly a bit confusing.
Most probably the bug was there from before. To be sure, set: w3c_plus_heuristics=NO and if the bug is still there, then there it was before. ;) -- Cheers Jorge.-
In article <20040921215157.GH17935@dillo.org>, Jorge Arellano Cid <jcid@dillo.org> writes
On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 09:09:37PM +0100, robert w hall wrote:
In article <20040921163907.GG17935@dillo.org>, Jorge Arellano Cid <jcid@dillo.org> writes
Hi Guys,
We are preparing the dillo-0.8.3 release. Probably the most interesting feature inside of it will be the just commited "W3C + heuristics" parsing method.
So now is testing time! <snip>
well, testing the new version (both x86 & ps2) on the https://www.playst ation2-linux.com message boards, (ie with https enabled after logging in), seems to show a reluctance to follow message links. It's OK if you drop back out to http://www.playstation2-linux.com.
This quirk may well have been there prior to Jorge's last mod, and be another manifestation of the ssl 'caching' problem?
It's certainly a bit confusing.
Most probably the bug was there from before. To be sure, set:
w3c_plus_heuristics=NO
and if the bug is still there, then there it was before. ;)
Yes that seems to check out (ie no change when w3c... = NO) - as I feared. Still I'd much rather have https even with quirks than not at all; but in the medium terms it needs a fix. Perhaps others have a workaround?
-- robert w hall
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Jeremy Henty
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Jorge Arellano Cid
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robert w hall