<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Wxl already has a nice response to this, noting that xombrero could be configured for Lubuntu to be more palatable for general-duty users. As a new user of Lubuntu myself, my opinion is that though I like light, keyboard-friendly apps and have been regularly annoyed by Linux and Windows apps that aren't, that consideration is outweighed by the desire to find a familiar and fully functional web browsing experience. So after tripping over Chromium on one bug and deficiency after another (the final one being video performance on LTSP clients), I settled on Firefox as my Lubuntu browser. I'll venture to say that a less-determined user may have simply chucked Lubuntu, since my four apps of most importance are, in order: web browser, email client (preferably with a good personal information manager), word processor, accounting program. I load those in the morning and use them all day long. So though I'm game for whatever the Lubuntu community arrives at, I think that the web browsing solution should be VERY well hammered out. <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/9/2012 6:53 PM, matt wrote: </div> <blockquote cite="mid:5074AAE1.1040006@gmail.com" type="cite">On 10/09/2012 01:18 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:lubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com">lubuntu-users-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a> wrote: <blockquote type="cite">I just looked through the raw mbox of the list which goes back to 2012 and the last message on the only thread (besides this one) doesn't really come to any conclusion whatsoever [1] and certainly no mention of unstable and lacking features. In what way do you feel it is is unstable and lacking features? Also re: xombrero, if you read my original message [2] you'll find that I mention they're one in the same, only renamed. wxl [1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lubuntu-users/2012-September/002375.html">https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lubuntu-users/2012-September/002375.html</a> [2] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lubuntu-users/2012-October/002587.html">https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lubuntu-users/2012-October/002587.html</a> ------------------------------ </blockquote> The thread I am referring to was from earlier this year when there were suggestions about changes in default applications for the 12.10 release. Midori, xxxterm and maybe one other were suggested. I personally tried all of them out and they were all very crash prone. Midori was the most feature rich of the bunch. I ran Xombrero earlier today and I will say it is much more stable than xxxterm, but it did crash once. As far as features it has few. Navigational buttons, an address bar, a search bar, and a button that tells me what page I am already on. The layout would indicate it supports tabs but I saw nothing to indicate how to open a new tab. I didn't see anything for bookmarks, history, preferences of any kind. No audio or video capabilities nor anyway for those to be added that is readily apparent. My feeling is that if this were to be shipped as the default browser of a distro it would be immediately replaced by the user. The Googles and Firefox are easier and more capable at this point for a casual user. </blockquote> </body> </html>