NetSurf Options

The Options file, located in subdirectory framebuffer/res, can be used to customize the behavior of the NetSurf Web Browser for SamyGO.

General information

The Options file is a simple text file which can be edited with any decent text editor.

Warning: The file must have UNIX-style line endings and must be saved in the UTF-8 encoding.

Windows users: Notepad is not a decent text editor. It cannot read or save UNIX-style line endings. Use another editor (e.g. Notepad++, PSPad, Textpad, UltraEdit, Crimson Editor) and make sure that the line endings and encoding settings are setup correctly when saving the file.

The file format is one option per line, with option name and value separated with a colon, like this:

option_name:option_value

Basics

Most options have useful default values, so you don't need to set them in the Options file. A basic option file can be as simple as this:

window_width:960
window_height:540
homepage_url:http://www.netsurf-browser.org/welcome/
fb_mouse_delay:50

These options do the following things:

Option name	Description	Default value
window_width	Sets the graphics mode width. Warning: 960 is the maximum value that will work.	960
window_height	Sets the graphics mode height. Warning: 540 is the maximum value that will work.	540
homepage_url	The URL of the home page. You may want to export a bookmarks.html from your desktop browser, save it to your NetSurf directory and use something like file:/dtv/usb/sda1/NetSurf/bookmarks.html.	http://www.netsurf-browser.org/welcome/
fb_mouse_delay	Delays mouse motion by up to X milliseconds. A non-zero value is needed because the ARM processor in the Samsung TV is not very fast and cannot keep up with mice reporting every single pixel of motion.	50
fb_search_url	The URL of the preferred search page. It will be copied to the URL bar when "Search" is clicked in the menu, and you can then append your search term. The default setting uses Google.	http://google.com/search?q=

Virtual Keyboard

This set of options controls the virtual keyboard (VKB), which can be used to enter text with a TV remote only.

Option name	Description	Default value
fb_vkb_enabled	Is the VKB enabled? Set to 0 to disable it entirely, if you always have a keyboard and mouse connected.	1
fb_vkb_timeout_ms	Timeout in milliseconds after which the character currently being composed will be inserted into the text.	1500
fb_vkb_0	A list of all characters that can be entered using the '0' button of the TV remote.	.,!?
fb_vkb_1	A list of all characters that can be entered using the '1' button of the TV remote.	:/@$&
fb_vkb_2	A list of all characters that can be entered using the '2' button of the TV remote.	abc
fb_vkb_3	A list of all characters that can be entered using the '3' button of the TV remote.	def
fb_vkb_4	A list of all characters that can be entered using the '4' button of the TV remote.	ghi
fb_vkb_5	A list of all characters that can be entered using the '5' button of the TV remote.	jkl
fb_vkb_6	A list of all characters that can be entered using the '6' button of the TV remote.	mno
fb_vkb_7	A list of all characters that can be entered using the '7' button of the TV remote.	pqrs
fb_vkb_8	A list of all characters that can be entered using the '8' button of the TV remote.	tuv
fb_vkb_9	A list of all characters that can be entered using the '8' button of the TV remote.	wxyz

An example for an adapted VKB configuration for German users is:

fb_vkb_enabled:1
fb_vkb_0: .,!?0
fb_vkb_1::/-@€&1
fb_vkb_2:abcä2
fb_vkb_3:def3
fb_vkb_4:ghi4
fb_vkb_5:jkl5
fb_vkb_6:mnoö6
fb_vkb_7:pqrsß7
fb_vkb_8:tuvü8
fb_vkb_9:wxyz9