Gnirfleo - another DS internet Browser!

Here we go!

2007-12-12T11:51:00.000-08:00

You probably thought I was dead or something, but I was busy with my study. I'm almost done with my study, and I'm not going to look for a job, so I will finally work on Gnirfleo again. I haven't worked on it for a few months because I had a hard time with my study, but I'm ready to work on it again!

I did make a few mistakes last time, I know now that I'm not going to give you guys a release date. It will be done when it's done! ;) Thanks for trusting me, and if you didn't trust me at all, just leave this page, but I'm not helping you when Gnirfleo is available for download! :D

No no, we're alive!

2007-06-09T05:59:00.000-07:00

Sorry about the lack of updates. We have worked very hard, so there wasn't much time to update this blog. Okay, I'm honest, I lost the password..

You should see the release on 15 July. Really.

At a reaction to the comments:
Do you think that anyone would believe me if I posted this on a forum? ;)

Let's give an update?

2007-03-29T01:20:00.000-07:00

Wow, I finally received the rights to post here.
You're all waiting for the file, right? The problem is: We found a very nasty bug when using Gnirfleo. When browsing some website, your Memory card became corrupted. We tried formatting it, but it didn't work. Sooo, basically: we ruined some memory cards. We already bought some new ones, but we're trying to fix this bug now.

I also noted that there was somebody in the comments claiming to received the browser. I can assure you: This is NOT true. We haven't mailed anyone. Why would we send it to somebody who just gave his e-mail? If we send the file to somebody, it will be somebody who is well known in the DS-scene, or maybe some admin from a respected site.

Well, that's about it. We'll inform you when we fixed the bug.

No Title.

2007-03-26T14:07:00.000-07:00

Yes, I do read all the comments, and yes, I did delete some spam. I don't want to waste my time to delete most spam, but I deleted some.

I'm sorry for not releasing the browser. I have other things on my mind right now. I will give another developer some rights to post on this blog as soon as she has time.

PS: I might send the NDS file to some people, but I'm still thinking about that. They will let you know if it's fake or not.

Greets

The truth.

2007-03-24T15:07:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I think I have to be honest with you. I forgot about the releasedate. I had some other things in my mind, so I didn't think of Gnirfleo at all.
The download will be available tomorrow. I mean it. It will be around the same time as it is now. (23:00 at GMT +1)

I will post it at Upload sites (like RapidShare) to make sure everybody will be able to download it.

Oh, and please: Stop posting all those fake comments, I just read all the comments. From now on, I won't comment on the comments anymore, because some people make me angry.

And PS: I'm not dead.

The screenshots!

2007-03-07T11:00:00.000-08:00

Sorry it took so long, had some trouble with signing in to Blogger: (Updated to the new blogger, but forgot that I had to log in with my e-mail instead of my account name.., but everything works fine again. Thanks for being patient.

Nothing special, just the startup screen:

Now, this is the browser fully working. As you can see, you have to hold the DS like a book. This can be changed if you want to, but trust me: Once you've tried this: you don't want anything else anymore! :D I mean it! It works so nice:

Sorry for the quality, just taken with a webcam.

Holy Shit! An Update!!

2007-03-02T12:15:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I figured it would be time to give you an update.. :)
Just to make (almost everybody happy): It will work on any card that uses DLDI. You can find out if your Flash Card supports it here.
I will also post a picture of the browser fully working soon. (Probably Monday).

Oh, and the last thing: There will be 4 different versions. They are somehow the same, but they differ in size. We don't know the exact sizes yet, but the difference is the amount of space that can be stored in the file. That is -to be honest- the only thing that's left to do here (and some parts of the interface, but that's not that important). The biggest file will probably have around 100 mb of space to store images, favorites, pages and maybe Flash in the future. :)If you don't have enough space on your Flash Card, you can always use a smaller one.

Greetings!

PS: I can't wait untill it gets released! I would love to hear your reactions, so we can expand it even more!

wow

2007-02-02T08:59:00.000-08:00

i wrote this message with the gnirfleo webbrowser. it took me almost 20 minutes so it needs a lot of work.

Releasedate.

2007-01-22T11:21:00.000-08:00

We're trying to release the first Beta version on 24th of March.

Another Interface!

2007-01-03T05:26:00.000-08:00

Ok, so after all we didn't like the old interface that much. Yes, it is simple, but it's not really use-friendly. How hard is it to press that tiny text?

We also decided it needed a whole other look, so our graphic designer worked his butt of last night to make a new one, and guess what? It's up to you if it's good enough!

We know the fonts need some work, so you don't have to say this.

So, what do you think? Was the first one better, or is this one better?

We're still alive!

2007-01-02T05:43:00.000-08:00

Yes Yes! The programming continues!

I was bored today, so I decided to check out the browser. Some programmers worked their butt of the last days, and I have to say: They did a great job! I am glad to tell you that a release is not too far away anymore! Of course: Not everything will work yet, but that's the beauty of Homebrew: There will be new versions every time something doesn't works!

We also decided that the interface wasn't good enough. There will be an update of this very soon too.

Oh, and one other thing: When we started the project, we searched Google to "Gnirfleo". It gave us 0 results. If you check it now, there are almost 500 results! That's a pretty good result, isn't it?

First version: Interface!

2006-12-06T12:34:00.000-08:00

Ok: First of all: This is NOT our final version, but this is similar to what it's going to look like.

Please, feel free to comment on the graphics, we'll accept any kind of critism, we'll only use it to make it better! :)

Oh, there might come a little less updates on our blog, as I just got my European Wii. (Wii Play is the best!) We're still working on the project, but questions will be answered a little later than usual.
Wiiii! :D

Some questions answered.

2006-11-28T07:41:00.000-08:00

There were some questions in the Comments, so we've done our best to answer them.

Do you need a Slot-1 device?
You don't need a Slot-1 device, but not all flashcards are supported now. The only flashcard we currently have to test it on is the M3, but more flashcards will be supported once Gnirfleo is released.

Can you:
1. Download Files from Webservers or Filehostsites (e.g. Rapidshare, Megaupload, zshare) ?

Not yet, but we're trying.

2. Extract .zip and .rar archives ?

Probably not (yet).

3. play mp3's or other songs available on the Internet (e.g. midi, wma ...) ?

who knows? ;)

4. unterstand/interpret/use the following Formats:

- Javascript ( better known as Javascript)

Yes.

- CSS

Yes.

- XML

Yup.

- XHTML

Of course.

- HTML

Sure.

- Java

Not yet.

- other Formats/Skripts that require Plugin.

Probably not at the first version, but maybe later in the future.

5. Save Cookies to CF/SD Card and then to automatically set in them if the Site which they are for is opened ?

Yeah, we want that too! :D

Will Gnirfleo be capable render/display images (e.g png, bmp, gif, animatet gif, jpeg, jpg ) if it is finished ?

What would a browser bee without images? :D
Oh, comments from unregistred users are allowed now too! ;)

Hi.

2006-11-27T08:15:00.000-08:00

First of all: we're very sorry for the lack of updates. We kind of forgot about this weblog. This doesn't mean we forgot about Gnirfleo! Oh no, we're still working on it.

Tables are supported now, which is what we've been busy with the last weeks.

Unfortunately, there's also some bad news: The Flash player isn't working. We've tried as much as possible, but it is just impossible at the moment.

Oh, and before we forgot, there will be more frequent updates. Our apologies for the lack of updates.

Graphic designer!

2006-10-31T00:53:00.000-08:00

Hey y'all,

I just got asked to join this great project to work on the graphics.
I'll be making the browsers' interface, and of course, we also need a new logo ( who the hell made this thing? ;) )

I'm 18 years and live in The Netherlands. I've been using Photoshop for over 5 years now, and I've also learned other programs like Illustrator, Fireworks, Flash and such. I don't know anything about coding, and I would like to keep it that way, so for all your technical questions, ask somebody else.

So, what does it?

2006-10-28T11:24:00.000-07:00

Ok, most of you already figured out that Gnirfleo is an Internet Browser for the Nintendo DS.
It's not released yet, but I'm working on it, and the first version should be released for free somewhere in December or January.

The only thing you need to use it is a flashcard like the M3 Perfect, Supercard, DS-Xtreme etc.

Ok, so what are the possibilities?
Of course, it can do anything the Opera webbrowser can do. This means it can view:
HTML
PHP
CSS
Images
etc.

We're also integrating some sort of Flash Player. This isn't working yet, but as we know that lots of people want it, we're trying our best to make it functional.

Check back soon for some information about Cookies. (yes yes, Gnirfleo supports it!)

Another browser?

2006-10-26T14:00:00.000-07:00

Yup, it's true! Okiwi and the Opera webbrowser are getting some serious competition!

Please check back soon for some technical details. And yes, you can do anything that Opera DS can, and more!