Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2013-05-22

Chapter 31. GNOME Applications

Epiphany-Extensions-3.6.0

Introduction to Epiphany Extensions

Epiphany Extensions is a collection of extensions for Epiphany, the GNOME Web Browser.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.2 platform.

Package Information

Epiphany Extensions Dependencies

Required

Epiphany-3.6.1 and gnome-doc-utils-0.20.10

Recommended

D-Bus GLib Bindings-0.100.2, OpenSP-1.5.2 and Rarian-0.8.1

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/epiphany-extensions

Installation of Epiphany Extensions

Install Epiphany Extensions by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--disable-scrollkeeper: Use this parameter if you have installed Rarian but wish to disable the updates to the Scrollkeeper database.

Configuring Epiphany Extensions

The extensions are all turned off until you go to Epiphany's tools menu and enable the extensions you wish to use.

To use the html5tube extension, you need to go to http://www.youtube.com/html5 and click on 'Join the HTML5 Trial' (needs cookies enabled, and must be repeated for each browser on which you wish to use HTML5).

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Extensions: libactionsextension.so, libadblockextension.so, libautoreloadextension.so, libextensionsmanageruiextension.so, libgesturesextension.so, libgreasemonkeyextension.so, libhtml5tubeextension.so, libpushscrollerextension.so, librssextension.so, libsoupflyextension.so, libtabkeytabnavigateextension.so and libtabstatesextension.so
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/epiphany/3.6/extensions, /usr/share/epiphany/icons/hicolor, /usr/share/epiphany-extensions, /usr/share/gnome/help/epiphany-extensions and /usr/share/omf/epiphany-extensions

Short Descriptions

libactionsextension.so

is an extension for executing arbitrary commands from the context menu.

libadblockextension.so

is an extension for blocking advertisments.

libautoreloadextension.so

is an extension for reloading a tab periodically.

libgesturesextension.so

is an extension for performing actions with mouse gestures.

libgreasemonkeyextension.so

is an extension for running user scripts to modify web page's behaviour.

libhtml5tubeextension.so

is an extension for viewing most Youtube videos using WebKit's HTML5 media player.

libpushscrollerextension.so

is an extension for dragging the page with the middle mouse button.

librssextension.so

is an extension for subscribing to a news feed offered by the webpage.

libsoupflyextension.so

is an extension for debuging the Soup session which WebKit uses.

libtabkeynavigateextension.so

is an extension for using the tab key to navigate between tabs.

libtabstatesextension.so

is an extension for indicating new content in background tabs.

Last updated on 2013-02-11 18:51:17 +0000