8rowser

Draft version 0.1

8rowser is a browser, of course, for web application as the main purpose, and for normal browsing, as the normal purpose.

8rowser user interface

Application start in fullscreen, so no border
no home button, but we have a restart button. Restart mean restart.
Back, Forward button and address bar is auto hidden in a bottom
virtual page is when user opened/clicked a new link, they will opened in a virtual page, in Firefox/Opera we say a new Tab.
shorcut to virtual page is at a top, auto hidden too, where they like an application shorcut button
MiniMe is at bottom. MiniMe is a text scroll from right to left (like a marquee), that display user registration News, user RSS feeds, current page ads, etc.
Text in MiniMe can be clicked to open a new virtual page.
When user move their mouse in MiniMe, the scroll is stop and show a mini popup window, that display where this text belong, plus the rest of text that should be show.
Menu is opened when user press ESC key
Menu is close when user press ESC key again
Bookmarks is at bottom in left side of Back button. They appear as drop down menu or like [K] menu in KDE.
There is no download manager, but user can save html pages, any link beside ".html", should be download by external download manager. Set in "Preferences" page.
Last part is close button, is at top right corner, auto hidden with virtual page shortcut.

Normal view with MiniMe at a bottom:

  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |                                                                       |
  |                                                                       |
  |  -------------------------------------------                          |
  |  |                                         |  | Search |              |
  |  -------------------------------------------                          |
  |                                                                       |
  |                                                                       |
  |=======================================================================|
  | inux 2.7.1.0 released | Buy HP Laptop here! | Watch Die Hard 4.0 trai |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

MiniMe when pointer move on them:

  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |                                                                       |
  |                                                                       |
  |     -------------------------------------------  ----------           |
  |/----------------\                             |  | Search |           |
  || kerneltrap.org |------------------------------  ----------           |
  || - remove CIFS  |                                                     |
  || - Fix CFS bug  |                                                     |
  |\----------------/|====================================================|
  | 2.7.1.0 released | Buy HP Laptop here! | Watch Die Hard 4.0 trailer.. |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

With Back, Forward, Bookmarks button and address bar view:

  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |                                                                       |
  |                                                                       |
  |  -------------------------------------------   ----------             |
  |  |                                          |  | Search |             |
  |~~~~~~~~~~~| ---------------------------------  ----------             |
  | Manual >> |                                                           |
  | Fun >>    |===========================================================|
  | Home      | Buy HP Laptop here! | Watch Die Hard 4.0 trailer... | App |
  |~~~~~~~~~~~|===========================================================|
  | Bookmarks | < |  [ type web address here                        ] | > |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

With virtual page button view, and Close button (at top right corner):

  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  | << | [icon] [icon] [icon] [icon] [icon] [icon] [icon] [icon] | >> | X |
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                       |
  |                                                                       |
  |  ---------------------------------  ----------                        |
  |  |                               |  | Search |                        |
  |  ---------------------------------  ----------                        |
  |                                                                       |
  |=======================================================================|
  | uy HP Laptop here! | Watch Die Hard 4.0 trailer... | Apple gift $100  |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Menu button view: (when user pres ESC key)

  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |                                                                       |
  |       |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|                                    |
  |  -----| Preferences              |  ----------                        |
  |  |    | Restart                  |  | Search |                        |
  |  -----| Quit                     |  ----------                        |
  |       |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|                                    |
  |=======================================================================|
  | Die Hard 4.0 trailer... | Apple gift $100 | blog is block | Another a |
  |=======================================================================|
  | < |  [ type web address here                                     ]| > |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+