Suggested enhancements

High priority

1. Support for Daytona Java package
2. Cascaded style sheets (CSS1)
3. JavaScript 1.2/2.0
4. Select and follow links with the keyboard

   Other enhancements

   These enhancements were suggested to me. I can't tell yet when I'll include these things in AWeb, if at all, but probably many of them will be in the next major release.

   Enhancements in functionality

   Network

   • Retry connection past a proxy if connection to proxy fails.
   • Option: cancel all pending inline image loads for a document when following a link.
   • "Pause network activity" button.
   • External program or script for HTTP retrieves.
   • Optional statistics in network status window.

   Browsing

   • Implement global history.
     Also: possibility to choose an URL from the global history.
   • Global window history, editing, rearrange, copy to hotlist.
   • Direct support for .z and .gz files: uncompress before processing or starting external viewer.
   • Let dragging with the mouse scroll the page.
   • Option: render images vertically compressed on 1:2 pixel screens (like 640x200).
   • Get information about a link or image.

   Program

   • Check if saved/downloaded file fits on disk
   • Screen preferences: wildcards in screen name like DOPUS.*
   • Support for HAM Workbench
   • Let every window remember its own save directory.
   • Cachebrowser: protect certain entries from automatic deletion.
   • Cachebrowser: collapse option to show only servers and optionally files.
   • More sophisticated keyboard control of various listbrowsers.
   • Additional popup menu section that is shown everywhere (not depending on link/image).
   • Option to define keyboard shortcuts for entries in the hotlist.

   Miscellaneous

   • Use ENCTYPE for forms sent to x-aweb:command, allowing running cgi applications.

   Cosmetic enhancements

   GUI

   • Configurable main window GUI.
   • Block 2nd 'open local' requester from same window if one is still open. Same for 'save as' (any more?)
   • Text in navigation buttons with single hotkey

   Browsing

   • No redisplay if loaded image is completely above the visible window.
   • Flag: proxy status on/off in window titlebar.
   • Special colour for non-browse links like mailto: and telnet:.

   Program

   • Revert to previous screen mode if selected screen mode doesn't open, instead of falling back to Workbench.
   • Save positions for 2nd and later windows.
   • Take display clip into account when opening full-sized window.
   • If settings changed but not saved, show warning requester before quit.
   • If named screen does not exist, show error requester (and open on default public screen).

   Miscellaneous

   • Do proper URL encoding; decode on file://localhost
   • Proxy prefs: separate string gadget for port number.

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