Camino was awesome, one feature that I missed when I had to switch away from it was that its download list actually noticed when the files weren't there anymore (it's the small things that add up).
I even had a short look on how hard it would be to use the shell for a more modern engine, but it seems deeply entrenched in the Mozilla codebase, which is basically a dungeon full of undead, dragons and rust monsters.
Re:iCab: Alternative Browser for macOS
by ValentineC on Monday April 20, 2020 @06:11AM
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Back in 2005 or so, I used Camino whenever a page insisted on being "IE only" — the browser seemed to have some magical compatibility layer built-in.
I still have it on my Mac, but it's only good for checking how pages look like if they're viewed on a browser that doesn't support the latest web standards.
Re:iCab: Alternative Browser for macOS
by nathancahill on Monday April 20, 2020 @02:59AM
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Camino was great. Got the whole family on it before eventually migrating them to Firefox around FF4.
> IE was great
IE on Mac had its very own class of display errors and incompatibilities, making webdevs' lives even more miserable than they were before.
Do you remember Shiira? :)
Re:iCab: Alternative Browser for macOS
by brigandish on Monday April 20, 2020 @08:08AM
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Nostalgic! Very fast and interesting, and I like the style of it. I used that and Camino but Omniweb was my favourite browser. Had features I wish other browsers had now, and if they do it's not as easy, the interface was great.
I actually paid for it. Sad that there's not much to choose from nowadays.
I couldn't remember the name, but I looked it up and remembered the browser. I did try it out! It was nice, but wasn't enough to peel me away from Camino.
Re:iCab: Alternative Browser for macOS
by birdyrooster on Monday April 20, 2020 @12:59PM
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IE 5 is all you will ever need
Camino was snappy, clean, and had very good standards compliance. Such a great little browser!