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AWeb APL 3.5.09 Lite (Full Release)

======= Public release date: 28-July-2007

  • NEW CHARSET SUPPORT PLUGIN

    It is now possible for AWeb to convert the character set of the viewed page into another via the new charset plugin. For example, the page you are viewing may be using a character set you are not able to view. This plugin will convert such pages to your system character set (by default), or to another of your choosing. Please refer to the plugin readme for further information. Thanks go to Frank (Opi) Weber for the contribution.

  • JAVASCRIPT

    Dynamic Garbage Collection is now employed.

    When the JavaScript interpreter has finished with a JavaScript object, the memory needs to be returned to the pool for later usage. Due to the design of JavaScript as a language, the programmer need not worry about this. Instead, the JavaScript interpreter automatically releases the memory. The process of doing this is called Garbage Collection. The problem is to know which objects are in use by the program and which are not. The old JavaScript interpreter tried to do this at the end of the script which is relatively easy, but has the problem that long scripts can consume all the memory. The new design performs Garbage Colection periodically during script execution.

    In layman's terms, this means that some scripts that would timeout or consume all memeory now complete in a fraction of the time.

    Implemention of JavaScript 1.5 ECMA 262-3 is almost complete. The behaviour of Fastidious and Omnivorous modes have changed:

  • DOM

    JavaScript event handlers have been added to the following elements:

  • GUI

    Further options for GUI Settings, including borderless windows, so AWeb appears to run in a kind of "Kiosk" mode.

  • MIME TYPES

    Multiple MIME entries are allowed for each MIME type in the Browser->Viewer settings, so actions can be performed based on both the MIME type of the file as well as its filename extension. This is useful where are server may send both a .lha file or a .swf file, yet may have set the MIME type for both files to "application/octet-stream".

  • BUGFIXES


    AWeb APL 3.5.08 Lite (beta)

    Public release date: 17-Apr-2006

    AWeb APL 3.5.07 Lite (beta)

    Public release date: 23-Sep-2005

    AWeb APL 3.5.06 Lite (beta)

    Internal Release Only: 14-Jul-2005

    AWeb APL 3.5.05 Lite (beta)

    Public release date: 25-Jan-2005

    This is mainly a bugfix release.


    AWeb APL 3.5.04 Lite (beta)

    Public release date: 16-Dec-2004

    AWeb APL 3.5.03 Lite (beta)

    Public release date: 20-Nov-2004

    AWeb APL 3.5.02 Lite (beta)

    Public release date: 31-Oct-2004

    AWeb APL 3.5.01 Lite (beta)

    Public release date: 4-Aug-2004

    One new feature (improved relocation handling) and a few bug fixes have been added since 3.5.00 (beta).


    AWeb APL 3.5.00 Lite (beta)

    Public release date: 20-Jun-2004

    AWeb APL

    On 8 June 2002, AWeb's original author, Yvon Rozijn, made the decision to release the source code under the AWeb Public License (APL). You can read about it at Yvon's website.


    AWeb-II 3.4

    Release date: 1-Dec-2000

    AWeb-II 3.3

    Release date: 18-Oct-1999

    AWeb-II 3.2

    Release date: 1-Jul-1998

    AWeb-II 3.1

    Release date: 1-Jan-1998

    AWeb-II 3.0b (bugfix)

    Release date: 18-Sep-1997

    AWeb-II 3.0

    Release date: 1-Jun-1997

    AWeb-II 2.1

    Release date: 1-Nov-1996

    AWeb-II 2.0, AWeb 1.2b

    Release date: 1-Jul-1996

    AWeb 1.2b is a demo version with many features disabled

    AWeb 1.2

    Release date: 28-May-1996

    AWeb 1.2 is a demo version with many features disabled

    AWeb 1.1

    Release date: 15-Apr-1996

    AWeb 1.0

    Release date: 22-Mar-1996

    First release for general public.


    AWeb 0.6alpha

    Release date: 13-Jan-1996

    This release was only for members of the Dutch Amiga Magazine BBS.


    AWeb 0.5alpha

    Release date: 12-Jan-1996

    This release was only for members of the Dutch Amiga Magazine BBS.


    AWeb 0.2alpha

    Release date: 29-Dec-1995

    This release was only for members of the Dutch Amiga Magazine BBS.


    AWeb 0.1alpha

    Release date: 28-Dec-1995

    This release was only for members of the Dutch Amiga Magazine BBS.

    Limited initial alpha release


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