Browsing the Web

4.1. Using the Address Entry

The address entry is used to enter web addresses or search terms. Any words entered in the address entry are searched for in the Bookmarks database and the History database. If there are any matches, these are shown in a drop down list and can be selected by you. The selected web page will be loaded in the browser window.

You can type in a bookmark topic or a term that is part of the address or title of any page stored in your bookmarks. These terms are searched in the bookmark database for matches. For more information, see Section 5.1 ― Overview of the Epiphany Bookmarks System.

4.2. Using the Toolbar

The toolbar contains a number of shortcuts to commonly used functions. You can use the toolbar to navigate through your web history by pressing the Back and Forward buttons. In addition it is possible to stop the loading of pages by pressing the Stop button. Finally, pages may be reloaded by pressing the Reload button.

You can customize the buttons which appear on your toolbar by using the Toolbar Editor: for details, see Section 10.3 ― To Edit Your Toolbars.

You can also have links to your favorite websites on a toolbar for easy access. For details on adding bookmarks to the toolbar, see Section 5.14 ― To Add a Bookmark or Topic to the Toolbar.

4.3. Using Fullscreen Mode

Fullscreen mode allows the browser to use the whole screen for its viewable area. To enter Fullscreen mode, select View ▸ Fullscreen .

When in Fullscreen mode, only a minimal toolbar is shown.

You can exit Fullscreen mode by pressing Leave Fullscreen.

4.4. Per dobrir una fenèstra novèla

To open a new window, choose File ▸ New Window.

4.5. Per dobrir un onglet novèl

To open a new tab, choose File ▸ New Tab. The new tab will be placed to the right of any existing tabs.

4.6. To Open a File

To open a file, choose File  ▸ Open... to display the Open File dialog. Select the file that you want to open, then press Open. The file is displayed in the browser window.

4.7. Per enregistrar una pagina dins un fichièr

To save a page to a file, choose File ▸ Save As.... Enter a name for the file in the Save As dialog box, then press Save .

4.8. Using Page Setup

To set up the paper size, print layout, and printer margins, choose File ▸ Page Setup.

Format for

You can select the printer you are setting up the page size for here. This is useful when your printer model has specific margins that should not be exceeded.

Talha del papièr

Size of the sheets in your printer. Two often used sizes are A4 and Letter.

Orientacion

Defines whether the top of the page is the short (portrait) or long (landscape) edge of the paper.

4.9. Using Print Preview

With print preview, you can see how a page will look once it has been printed. To print preview the current page, choose File ▸ Print Preview.

4.10. Per estampar una pagina

To print a page, choose File ▸ Print.... Select the name of the printer in the Printer list or select Print to File to print to a file.

In the Print Pages section, choose All to print the entire web page, Current to print the currently selected page only or Range to print the range of pages that you specify.

4.11. To Find Text in a Page

To search a page for a string, perform the following steps:

  1. Choose Edit ▸ Find... to display the Find dialog at the bottom of the browser window.
  2. Type the string that you want to find, in the Find field.
  3. To only find occurrences of the string that match the case of the text that you type, select Case sensitive.
  4. Press Find Next to search the page for the first occurrence of the string. If the string is found, the cursor is moved to the string, and the string is selected.
  5. To find the next occurrence of the string, press Find Next.
  6. To find the previous occurrence of the string, press Find Previous.
  7. To finish the search, click outside of the search bar.

Wrap Around

When Epiphany has reached the end of the page, the search will be continued from the beginning of the page. The message Wrapped will be shown in the search bar.

4.12. To Change the Zoom Factor

You can use the following methods to enlarge or shrink the text in a web page:

To enlarge the text in a web page

Press the Larger button in the toolbar of the main window.

To shrink the text in a web page

Press the Smaller button in the toolbar of the main window.

Alternatively, you may use the menu:

  • To enlarge the view of a page, choose View ▸ Larger Text.
  • To shrink the view of a page, choose View ▸ Smaller Text.
  • To view the page at its normal size, choose View ▸ Normal Size.

4.13. To View the Source of a Page

To view the source code of a page, choose View ▸ Page Source. The source will be displayed in your default text editor.

4.14. To View the Page's Popup Windows

Some web pages automatically open new browser windows when viewed. These are known as popup windows. To show or hide a page's popup windows, choose View ▸ Popup Windows. When the popups for the page are hidden, the blocked popup icon will show in the status bar. The tooltip for this icons shows how many popup windows have been blocked.

To set a default popup window behavior for all web pages, see Section 10.1.3 ― Privacy Preferences.

4.15. Per dobrir de ligams

Web pages contain links to other web pages, often (but not always) indicated by an underline. To follow a link, left click it.

To open a link as the page specifies

Left-click a link. The link may open in the current window or a new window according to what the page author specified.

Per dobrir un ligam dins un onglet novèl

Select Open Link in New Tab from the link context menu, or click with the middle mouse button.

Per dobrir un ligam dins una fenèstra novèla

Select Open Link in New Window from the link context menu.

4.16. To Download a Link

To save the target of a link, select Download Link from the link context menu. The linked file or document will be saved to your download folder which you can set in Section 10.1.1 ― General Preferences.

4.17. To Switch in Between Tabs

Select the header of a tab to switch to it.

4.18. To Move Tabs

To rearrange tabs in the current window, select Tabs ▸ Move Tab Left or Tabs ▸ Move Tab Right to move the current tab. You can also drag tabs to reorder them.

You can also access these options by opening the context menu of the tab header.