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With a6, some major bugs are fixed:

• keybindings are rewritten to use internal GTK mechanisms so now the browser does not depend on python-keybinder;
• now you cannot accidentally press F12 before you chose to inspect an element.

...and some features added:

• Source view! Just press Alt+S;
• Zoom-in (Alt++, Alt+=, Alt+Num+) and zoom-out (Alt+-, Alt+Num-) are added in experimental mode.

Also some stubs were added to the code for new upcoming features. Overall the browser has become much more stable and usable. Version a5 is not being removed yet but it's recommended to download this one.

With this alpha:

• a major bug with opening links in new window is finally fixed;
• some new rules were added to filter.json;
• user.css example (commented out by default) was extended to display the problematic input controls more correctly if it's needed;
• console messages caused by system-wide WebInspector errors are now suppressed.

PS. a3 and a4 are being removed.

Three main improvements:

• code cleanup (new instances are now separate processes, GTK warnings don't slow down the browser)
• added file save dialog that appears when you download a file
• Adblock is now faster, more correct and comprehensive (now you can specify not only domains but any URL part in your filter.json)

PS. Please note that Alpha 3 version will not be removed from the downloads section until the next alpha. If you get any problems with a4, you can revert to a3, because some things are being changed fundamentally now.

Some critical fixes and cool improvements were made in last two alpha releases.

• settings.json now got "experimental-features" flag that can enable some features not available in all webkits. Note you can only use the "smoothscroll" property with experimental-features turned on.
• In addition to user-defined CSS overrides, Atomschlag now got ad-blocking capabilities! Since Alpha 3, it's shipped with filter.json file where you can specify the domains to block. By default it contains one of the most comprehensive ad-domain lists on the Web, backed up in filter.orig.json.
• Moreover, the browser has now an additional utility, refilter.py, that allows you to load your rawlist.txt file (plain-text list of domains to block) and convert to filter.json. Although default filter.json should satisfy all your ad-blocking needs, you can always modify it or regenerate it with this refilter.py script.

Closer to something stable. Still a lot of work remains.

• Added unique user-agent string
• Now you can change some settings in settings.json (the fields are pretty self-explanatory) and override user-agent (to leave default just leave it empty)
• You can also change user.css file to override styling on the pages (may be helpful on dark GTK2 themes if you're having problems with input controls color)

Symlink installation (Linux)

chmod +x /path/to/atomschlag.py
sudo ln -s /path/to/atomschlag.py /usr/local/bin/atomschlag

Usual mode

Start and go to default URL (Google): atomschlag
Start and go to a URL: atomschlag http://example.com
Start and go to a URL with proxy: atomschlag http://example.com http://exampleproxy.com:3128

I2P mode
Note: you must have I2P router up and running on the default port 4444 for this to work... read more

Refresh: F5
Fullscreen: F11
Exit: Alt+F4 and/or Ctrl+Q
New window: Ctrl+N
Go back: Ctrl+B
Go forward: Ctrl+E
Copy/Cut/Paste: Ctrl+C/Ctrl+X/Ctrl+V
Since Alpha 6:
Source view: Alt+S;
Zoom in: Alt +, Alt =, Alt Num+
Zoom out: Alt -, Alt Num-

AtomBug (Web Inspector): right click on the page - "Inspect Element", then you can toggle it with F12.