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 Konqueror
is a file manager, web browser and file viewer, which was developed as
part of the K Desktop Environment (KDE) by volunteers and runs on most
Unix-like operating systems. Like the rest of the "kdebase" package,
Konqueror is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
The name Konqueror is a play on the names of other browsers: first comes
the Navigator, the Explorer, and then the Konqueror. It also follows the
KDE convention of naming programs with a starting letter K.
User interface Konqueror's user interface is somewhat
reminiscent of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (in turn designed after
Netscape Navigator and NCSA Mosaic), though it is more customizable. It
works extensively with "panels", which can be rearranged or added. For
example, one could have a bookmarks panel on the left side of the
browser window, and by clicking a bookmark, the respective Web page
would be viewed in the larger panel to the right. Alternatively, one
could display a hierarchical list of folders in one panel and the
content of the selected folder in another. The panels are quite flexible
and can even include a console window. Panel configurations can be
saved, and there are some default configurations. (For example,
"Midnight Commander" displays a screen split into two panels, where each
one contains a folder, Web site, or file view.)
Navigation functions (back, forward, history, etc.) are available during
all operations. Most keyboard shortcuts can be remapped using a
graphical configuration. The address bar has extensive autocompletion
support for local directories, past URLs, and past search terms.
The application uses a single document interface; multiple window mode
is not supported (although it's possible to open a new separate window,
similar to Navigator). Version 3.1 and subsequent versions of Konqueror
support multiple tabs in a window.
Web browser Konqueror has been developed as an autonomous
web browser project. It normally uses KHTML as its layout engine, which
is compliant with HTML, supports JavaScript, Java applets, Cascading
Style Sheets, SSL, and other relevant open standards.
Because of Konqueror's modular nature, Gecko from Mozilla can be used
instead of Konqueror's KHTML renderer. This ability is called kmozilla
and can be found in the kdebindings package.
Konqueror integrates several customizable search services which can be
accessed by entering the service's abbreviation code (for example, gg:
for Google) followed by the search term(s). One can add their own search
service; for instance, to retrieve Wikipedia articles, one adds a Web
shortcut called wp: with the URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=\{@}&go=Go.
Konqueror's rendering speed is on par with that of competing browsers,
but sites with malformed HTML are sometimes less leniently rendered than
by other browsers. Problems can also result from the use of plugins on a
Web site which cannot be run under the operating system on which
Konqueror is run; the use of QuickTime movies, or Shockwave animations
can result in such problems. However, SWF (Flash), PDF, Java applets,
and other plugins are supported if the respective software is installed.
External links
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konqueror |
