Authors: | Christian Dywan |
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Date: | 2009-11-18 |
Version: | 0.2.2 |
Copyright © 2008-2009
This documentation is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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Midori is a lightweight and portable web browser based on Gtk+. The interface is designed to be intuitive yet powerful.
If you are using a graphical desktop environment you will usually find Midori in the menu under Network.
You can also run Midori from a console or a Run dialog. See also Command line usage.
$ midori
A browser window appears where you can start navigating the web right away.
The main browser window consists of a few basic elements:
Running Midori normally works as follows:
$ midori
Just run a new instance of Midori. If an instance of Midori is already running a new window in that instance will be opened.
$ midori [URIs]
You can supply any number of URIs to open as arguments. If you have a saved session or a running instance they will be added to the last active window.
$ midori [URI1]|[URI2]|...
You can separate URIS by a pipe (|) as well. They are handled as if you provided all URIs as separate arguments.
$ midori --run [JAVASCRIPT]
If you pass the filename of a javascript Midori will attempt to run the contents of the file as javascript code.
Note that support for opening tabs in an existing instance depends on your build and may not be available on some platforms.
The following arguments are supported if you call Midori from a command line.
Short | Long option | Function |
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-a | --app | Run ADDRESS as a web application |
-c | --config | Use FOLDER as configuration folder |
-r | --run | Run the specified filename as javascript |
-s | --snapshot | Take a snapshot of the specified URI |
-V | --version | Show version information and exit. |
The configuration files in Midori that save related states are by default stored in the folder ~/.config/midori in the home directory. It is possible to use a different folder by specifying '--config' on the command line.
The files stored in the primary configuration folder are the following:
Filename | Contents |
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accels | Keyboard shortcuts, GtkAccelMap resource |
bookmarks.xbel | Bookmarks, XBEL |
config | Preferences, text key file |
cookies.txt | Cookies, Mozilla text cookies |
history.db | History, sqlite3 |
logins | Usernames and passwords, plain text |
running | A file created to track whether Midori quit cleanly |
search | Search engines, text key file |
session.xbel | The current or last session, ie. open tabs, |
tabtrash.xbel | The 10 last closed tabs |
Note that generally manual modifications to these files aren't recommended. As an exception, while Midori is not running, it is possible to edit or replace the 'bookmarks.xbel' as long as it is valid XBEL/ XML.
Currently while Midori is running it will happily overwrite files as needed and never read back any changes.
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Pronounce it "midoɺi", with a Bavarian/ Japanese "r" or "Mee-Doh-Ree" in English or read it Italian. The name comes from the Japanese word 緑 (みどり) for the colour "green".
The paw of a green cat. Obviously. Also it resembles the letter "M" in "Midori". The curving is supposed to emphasize speed.
Midori is basically very portable and should run on all platforms that its dependencies support.
Midori, documentation and all delivered artwork are licensed under the LGPL2.
GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2.1, February 1999 FIXME: Provide full license text