05.Sep.2025
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Web browser: NetSurf developer version 3.12, build 6872 for AmigaOS 3 and 4
In mid-July, Artur Jarosik released version 3.11 of his Amiga port of the NetSurf web browser. His implementation uses SDL, with only the default settings being MUI-based. In contrast, Chris Young's NetSurf version is ReAction-based. With the release today of developer version 6872 of version 3.12 for AmigaOS 3 and AmigaOS 4, Chris Young has completed his work on a series of bug fixes for the time being, which significantly enhance the AmigaOS 3 version in particular.
This should fix most of the image errors in the OS3 version for 16/24-bit screens and improve image processing in general. Colours have also been corrected and alpha blending added in 8-bit mode (and for JPEGs).
According to our initial test (Amiga 1200 with PiStorm-lite), the version runs very stably and relatively quickly, even if it does not quite match the performance of IBrowse. In the test, working on a 16-bit Workbench screen felt faster than on an 8-bit screen. Colours and backgrounds are displayed correctly. Scrolling has also been improved, although unlike the OS4 version, it is not possible to move the window content continuously. (dr)
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