Creating a home page for Iris

Hi folks,

Over the last couple of months we’ve had a few people asking if there’s any way they can help with projects like the new web browser and so on. A lot of the work is quite specialised and can’t be easily divvied up, but today I thought of something that would be a helpful community project.

Iris currently defaults to a blank, white, homepage. It is terribly boring!

What would be nice is a more attractive page, perhaps along the lines of Netsurf’s home page. It could, however, include HTML 5 / JS elements if you wish.

Obviously I don’t want to rip of NetSurf’s page, but there are elements which merit possible inclusion – search box (google?), links to popular/risc os sites etc.

It probably shouldn’t be too elaborate (no MSN-style graphic-heavy newsfeeds!) as it’ll appear each time the window opens (by default). Ideally it’ll be disc-based so that the window can open correctly without a network connection present (eg. if you’re viewing local content).

Thoughts welcomed :)

It probably shouldn’t be too elaborate (no MSN-style graphic-heavy newsfeeds!) as it’ll appear each time the window opens (by default).

Damn I was already about to write a taskScheduler in JS to run a full desktop in Iris and allow Arthur style (but with better colours) home page in Iris loooool never mind :D

jokes apart, nice idea! :)

Damn I was already about to write a

You might joke, but I’ve seen some pretty crazy **** that runs in a browser.

If you’re not running RISC OS and you have a keyboard… Have fun!
https://xania.org/miracle/miracle.html

Ideally it’ll be disc-based so that the window can open correctly without a network connection present (eg. if you’re viewing local content).

and so that it can be easilily tailored for personal use.

Arthur style (but with better colours)

You heretic!!! ;-)

If you’re not running RISC OS and you have a keyboard… Have fun!
https://xania.org/miracle/miracle.html

So, not going for the Elite retro look then?

Damn I was already about to write a

You might joke, but I’ve seen some pretty crazy **** that runs in a browser.

Yup or OS.js :D
https://www.os-js.org/

Arthur style (but with better colours)

You heretic!!! ;-)

looool I knew someone would pick it up! :D