WiiBrowser

WiiBrowser
File:Wiibrowserwii.jpg
General
Author	gave92
Type	Utilities
Version	r132
License	GPL
Last Updated	2013/09/01
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WiiBrowser is a homebrew application that enables users to access the internet directly from their Wii or WiiU console. This program offers the freedom to browse the web without the need for additional devices or software.

Features

• Support for HTML and HTTPS connections
• Support for links and web forms
• Bookmarks menu
• Basic rendering of HTML 4.01 and CSS2
• Capable of downloading files to SD/SDHC card
• File upload support
• Address bar with on-screen keyboard
• Back and Forward navigation
• Supported Image Formats: PNG/JPEG/GIF/BMP
• Image operations: zoom/move
• Autoupdate feature

Planned features:

• Javascript support
• Better HTML/CSS rendering
• Flash videos!
• Multiple tabs

Installing

Preparation

Before installing WiiBrowser, you must prepare your Wii for running homebrew by installing the Homebrew Channel (HBC) on your Wii console by following the homebrew setup tutorial.

Installation

Installation is simple! Just download the latest New Install package and extract the files to the ‘apps’ folder on your SD/USB device. A new WiiBrowser entry will appear in the Homebrew Channel and you can launch the app through there.

Screenshots

Settings

Basic settings

Homepage	This is the page that appears in the address bar when clicking on the "homepage" button.
Download Folder	The default folder shown in the file browser when downloading/saving screenshots.
Show Tooltips	Choose whether to show small tooltips indicating the destination url when hovering with coursor on links.
Show Thumbnails	Choose whether to show site previews in the Top Sites page.
Autoupdate	If you set this to "Stable" the app will check for updates on startup (strongly recommended).
Language	The language used in the GUI.
Restore Session	Whether to keep browsing history and cookies between sessions.
Unzip Files	WiiBrowser can unzip downloaded archive files. If you select "Always", zip files will be automatically extracted in the same folder.
Click Sound	Whether activate wiimote rumble/click sound.
User Agent	You can change how WiiBrowser reports itself to web servers: it can disguise itself as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Android browser.

Advanced settings

Render IFrames	Whether to render <iframe> tags. Suggested value: "Off".
Execute LUA scripts	Activates the execution of LUA scripts. This may be a really useful feature: to find out more read this.
Document.write	Whether to enable experimental javascript support. Note: this is highly untested and may lead to crashes.
Proxy	Proxy server to use when connecting: must be in the form "url:port" (e.g. "127.0.0.1:8580").
Report bug	Use this form to submit any bug/suggestion to the project site. You can read them here.

Button Mappings

Controls

• Wiimote Aim: Move pointer
• Wiimote Button A: Click buttons
• Wiimote Button B (Hold): Free scroll
• Wiimote DPad: Navigate
• Wiimote Plus Button: Open app bar
• Wiimote Minus Button: Close app bar
• Wiimote Button 1: Take screenshot
• Wiimote Button 2: Restore default view
• Wiimote Home Button: Exit app
• Wiimote Power Button: Turn off Wii

Shortcuts

• B + Directional pad up: Refresh current page
• B + Directional pad down: Save page
• B + Directional pad left: Browse homepage
• B + Directional pad right: Enter new URL
• B + (-) key : Go back a page
• B + (+) Key: Go forward one page

FAQS

• How to import/export bookmarks with WiiBrowser?

To do this you have to export bookmarks as html from your browser and copy the resulting "bookmarks.html" file into the /apps/wiibrowser/appdata/ folder on your SD card.

• How can I see downloads progress?

Click on the arrowed button on the bottom app bar when in the start page, the Download Manager will show up.

Changelog

rev132 - September 01, 2013

• Onscreen keyboard with autocomplete
• Suggestions taken from history, top sites and Google Suggest
• Added support for rar/7z files extraction
• Fixed downloads from mediafire and wiisave
• Better rendering of image links

rev121 - August 03, 2013

• Import/export favorites from/to other browsers
• Automatically resumes connection on failure
• Better onscreen keyboard with text pointer
• Unzip downloaded files

rev112 - July 12, 2013

• Fixed file upload
• Searches through the address bar

rev93 - April 28, 2013

• Picasa and Coolrom now work
• Added use of MEM2 memory
• So many bug fixes

rev87 - April 24, 2013

• File upload
• Download manager!
• Save screenshots to sd
• Remember last session
• File browser
• Fix for autoupdate
• Proxy support

rev70 - March 25, 2013

• Usb keyboard support
• Multipart form request (for sending emails)
• Fixed overlapping text bug
• Bookmarks now display thumbnails
• Download support for larger files
• New controls opera-like

rev37 - February 15, 2013

• Possibility to add bookmarks
• Option to change the user-agent header

rev23 - January 10, 2013

• Favorites menu!
• Images will not overlap text anymore
• Fixed a major bug

rev11 - December 23, 2012

• Application autoupdate
• Bottom app bar should now work
• Added HBC icon and meta file
• Added support for bmp/jpeg/gif images

rev7 - December 22, 2012

• Bug fixes (form filling now works)
• Much more simple memory management to avoid crashes on large pages

rev4 - December 08, 2012

• First public release

Credits

Many thanks go to:

• SteelSlasher for the original Wii Xplore which inspired me
• Armin Tamzarian coder of FreeTypeGX
• Tantric for his amazing gui library: libwiigui
• Shagkur and Wintermute creators of libogc/devkitPro

External links

• Official Site - https://wiibrowser.altervista.org/mainsite/
• Google code - http://code.google.com/p/wiibrowser/
• Gbatemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/wii-browser.342634/