Installation
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-The newest build is 0.2.0. You can download it
-here.
+The newest build of Chimera is 0.2.4. You can download it from the following location:
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+Dave's iDisk
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+The above build contains experimental plugin support. If you value stability on pages +with plugins, you will probably want to avoid this build. If you want to see our progress, +then happy downloading. If not, you should probably stick with 0.2.3. +
+Download links for Chimera 0.2.3:
+Steve's iDisk
+Netscape
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+What's New (0.2.3 -> 0.2.4) +
+Plugins plugins plugins! Quicktime seems to work rather well, but Flash still has several +crashers. Pages with Flash *will* be unstable in this build. Do not replace 0.2.3 with +this build unless you like living on the edge. :) +
+- Gamma correction has been returned (hopefully) to the 0.2.1 level. +
+- Font defaults have been tweaked a fair bit to hopefully provide a better default browsing +experience than 0.2.3. +
+- Popups now position themselves better. (I won't go so far as to say "properly", but they're +better.) +
+- Textareas now have an Aqua appearance (this was left out of 0.2.3). +
+What's New (0.2.2 -> 0.2.3) +
+Chimera 0.2.2 was compiled with correct ATSUI (ATSUI with kerning and ligatures +enabled). Yes, we have that working, but as you saw, it slows things down substantially. +Chimera 0.2.3 returns to the fast ATSUI as the default. This pref will eventually be +exposed in Advanced preferences (along with the ability to use Quickdraw as well). +
+The gamma correction regression present in 0.2.2 has been fixed in 0.2.3. +
+The form controls are now Aqua. This includes button, checkboxes, radio buttons, textfields, +listboxes and menulists. Most importantly menulists now function! :) +
+Some more crash fixes also made it into 0.2.3. +
+Enjoy! +Dave +(hyatt@netscape.com) +
What's New (0.2.1 -> 0.2.2) +
+Chimera can now open URLs sent to it from other apps, so you can +now make Chimera your default browser and not have it sit there +looking stupid when you tell it to load something. ;) +
+Text Zoom has been implemented, so you can now increase and decrease +the font size used in a Web page. +
+Chimera now obeys the new minimum font size pref, ensuring that +Quartz-rendered fonts don't fall below the typical anti-aliasing cutoff +point. +Quartz rendering has been improved. In addition to being speedier, +it now has fixes for printing and for text spacing.
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What's New In 0.2.0 +Chimera now has a bookmarks toolbar. Like the Mozilla Classic personal +toolbar, Chimera's toolbar can wrap to multiple rows and supports pages +and folders.
-The latest build of Chimera demonstrates a highly experimental -implementation of Quartz rendering. The current build locks you -into Quartz, but the Quickdraw renderer will still be available -via a pref in a later point release. For now you're locked into -Quartz with the current build. Also, printing with Quartz turned on -is pretty busted, so don't even bother. :) -
-Chimera 0.2.0 has much improved scrolling over previous versions. -Most importantly it now uses native Aqua scrollbars rather than -emulating the look via the Appearance Manager. Scrolling is also -much faster, using both the wheel and the keyboard. -
-The tab browser feature has had some crash fixes and speed -enhancements. You can now also cycle through tabs via the keyboard -and close tabs. In addition the tab strip will auto-hide when only -one tab is being used. +Bookmarks management has been improved. You can now specify where you +want to create a new bookmark. You can now create new folders. +The sidebar tree widget has been enhanced to support more keyboard +navigation (left/right arrows to open/close, return to launch, +delete key to delete, etc.).
-Chimera 0.2.0 has a new splash screen, application icon, and new toolbar -and sidebar icons. +Bookmark groups have been fully implemented. When adding a bookmark +with multiple tabs open, you have the option of bookmarking all the +tabs as a single group. Use this feature to load bundles of pages in a single +click!
-Finally and most importantly Chimera has had many crash fixes and -stability fixes. +Background tab loading will now work. Background tabs will now refresh +properly if left unattended.
Enjoy!
Dave