Moblin Web Browser

Summary

The Moblin Browser is an uncluttered yet slick browser that integrates beautifully into the Moblin Netbook experience. Based on Mozilla technology and using the same Clutter building blocks as the rest of the Moblin Netbook experience, the browser gives you access to your favorite web sites and applications in a simple smooth interface.

The Automagic Bar

The automagic bar is your internet swiss army knife, serving multiple uses in a small compact area at the top of the browser window. You can use the automagic bar to enter the URL of a website, search the web, or your previous browsing history as well as start, stop, or reload the current page. You can even use it to pin a site right onto your New tab page for easy access. The automagic bar is two pieces; the text entry area and the button area.

To get started type the address of your favorite website in the text entry area. You can then either press enter or click on the play button on the right hand side. As the page loads you will see a blue progress bar move across in the background of the bar. While a page is loading you can stop progress by hitting the red stop button on the right hand side of the bar. Once a page has loaded the button changes to a reload button. In addition to URLs you can type search terms into the automagic bar or parts of previously visited pages you're trying to remember – as you type you'll see a dropdown of choices.

Tabbed Browsing

The browser supports opening multiple websites in tabs – you can create a new tab by clicking on the new tab button. The new tab page shows you a list of your most recently viewed websites, as well as any sites you have pinned. To switch tabs you can just click on the tab of choice, or if you click on the arrow on the right hand side of the tab bar, this will open up a visual tab switcher which shows a live preview of each tab (you can also switch tabs from the Internet panel in the toolbar).

Bonus tip:You can open links in a new tab by holding the Ctrl key and clicking the link.

New Tab page and Pinning

As you browse the internet and see pages you want to recall for further reference you can 'pin' these pages. Pinned pages appear on the new tab page along with a list of your favorite pages. This updates all the time to show you the places you really want to go. It's a really quick way to keep up with your regular sites.