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Encyclopedia > Epiphany (web browser)
Epiphany

A screenshot of Epiphany
Developer GNOME
Latest release 1.6.4 / July 4, 2005
OS Unix-like operating systems
Genre Web browser
License GPL
Website www.gnome.org/projects/epiphany

Epiphany is a web browser for the GNOME computer desktop. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (790x609, 54 KB)A screenshot of the Epiphany (web browser) version 1. ... A software developer is an entity, either a company or individual, that creates software. ... Lawn gnome A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. ... A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a UNIX system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. ... A software genre is a classification of software by its common function, type or topic. ... A web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with HTML documents hosted by web servers or held in a file system. ... A software license is a type of proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software — sometimes called an End User License Agreement (EULA) — that specifies the perimeters of the permission granted by the owner to the user. ... The GNU logo For other uses of GPL, see GPL (disambiguation). ... The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... A web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with HTML documents hosted by web servers or held in a file system. ... Lawn gnome A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. ...


It is one of a family of web browsers that use the Gecko layout engine from the Mozilla project to display web pages. It provides a GNOME integrated front-end to Gecko, instead of the Mozilla XUL interface. Like many Gecko-based browsers, Epiphany supports tabbed browsing, cookie management, popup blocking and an extensions system. Gecko is the open source web browser layout engine used in all Mozilla-branded software and its derivatives, including later Netscape releases. ... Mozilla is a computer term that has had many different uses, though all of them have been related to Netscape Communications Corporation and its related application software. ... In their most general meanings, the terms front end and back end refer to the initial and the end stages of a process flow. ... XUL (XML User Interface Language) is a user interface markup language developed to support Mozilla applications like Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird. ... An example of tabbed document interface, illustrated with Opera In the area of graphical user interfaces, a tabbed document interface (TDI) is one that relies on tabbed panes to hold child windows. ... A HTTP magic cookie (usually called simply a cookie) is a packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then sent back by the browser each time it accesses that server. ... Dozens of pop-up ads cover a desktop. ...


Whilst most browsers feature a hierarchical folder-based bookmark system, Epiphany uses categorised bookmarks, where a single bookmark (such as "Epiphany") can exist in multiple categories (such as "Web Browsers", "Gnome", and "Computer Software"). Special categories include bookmarks that have been used frequently ("Most Frequent") and bookmarks that have not yet been categorised. Another innovative concept supported by Epiphany (though originally from Galeon) is "Smart Bookmarks". These take a single argument specified from the address bar or from a textbox in a toolbar. 1) A bookmark is a thin marker, commonly made from paper or leather, used to keep ones place in a printed work and so be able to return to it with ease at some time in the future. ... Galeon is a web browser for GNOME based on Mozillas Gecko layout engine. ... Smart Bookmarks are an extended kind of internet bookmark used in web browsers. ...


Epiphany was developed from Galeon by Marco Pesenti Gritti (also the initiator of Galeon) with the aim of making a fully GNOME HIG compliant web browser and a very simple user experience. Galeon is a web browser for GNOME based on Mozillas Gecko layout engine. ... Lawn gnome A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. ... Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) is a software development document which offers application developers a set of recommendations. ...


See also

The following is a list of web browsers. ... The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of web browsers. ...

External links

  • Epiphany Homepage
  • Galeon History homepage covering the decision to split development

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Epiphany web browser - definition of Epiphany web browser in Encyclopedia (226 words)
Epiphany is a web browser for the GNOME computer desktop.
Epiphany is one of a family of web browsers that use the Gecko layout engine from the Mozilla project to display web pages.
Epiphany was developed from Galeon by Marco Pesenti Gritti (also the initiator of Galeon) with the aim of making a fully GNOME HIG compliant web browser and a very simple user experience.
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