Galeon 1.2 fans unite -- on Konqueror

Galeon 1.2 fans unite -- on Konqueror

I too was a big Galeon 1.2 fan. Then I installed Libranet 2.8 and had no
good way of using Galeon 1.2 instead of the abysmal 1.3. But I got KDE
3.1 in exchange, and that was a big win.

Konqueror is now my browser of choice. Yes, it has some minor
rendering/javascript bugs (should be better in KDE 3.2, which I haven't
tried yet). I keep Mozilla Firebird handy for the rare sites where those
bugs cause real problems. But Konqueror has almost every feature I liked
from Galeon 1.2, plus lots more, and it's pretty stable.

The main thing I still miss is Galeon 1.2's ability to recover from a
crash by restoring all tabs to the same site they were on before the
crash. Whenb Konqueror crashes, I lose all that state.

Being able to do a google search by typing gg:whatever into the location
box is wonderful, and doing "I'm Feeling lucky" with ggl:whatever is
really cool.

I recently discover a nice hidden Konqueror feature: holding shift while
moving the scoll wheel changes the text size on the web page. Not as
user-friendly as Galeon 1.2's magnification, but still handy.

I'd be more interested in Firefox (neé Firebird) if the plugins that make
it truly usable were easier to get and make work, preferably as a
distribution package (deb or rpm).

I also wonder why Mozilla wasn't included in this review.