Minimal Startpage

Just another minimal startpage for browsers.

Installation

Chrome

• Get the latest release (zip) or clone this repo and extract it.
• On chrome, open extensions from the tool menu or open it from chrome://extensions.
• Click on load unpacked, navigate to the directory where you cloned the repo and select it.

NOTE: You can also install using the crx file provided in the release.

Firefox

Available on the Mozilla Add On Store.

Get it here.

Installing & Signing the extension manually (for personal use) for access to css/js files.

If you would like access to css/js to change them you must build and sign the extension yourself.

• Get the latest release (zip) or clone this repo and extract it.
• Change the config to your liking
• Follow these instructions on building and signing for personal use.

NOTE: Building/Signing is only necessary for Firefox users since Chrome lets you use without signing. NOTE: You must re-build and sign every time you need to update your config. Steps for updating are outlined in the instructions.

Settings

You can edit the settings by writing --setting in the search bar and clicking enter.

A JSON editor will open up where you can make the changes.

Name	Supported Values	Default	Description
searchEngine	<DuckDuckGo | Google | Bing |Yahoo>	DuckDuckGo	Search Engine to use for searching from the bar
user	string	Deepjyoti (That's my name)	Name of the user to use on the welcome message
disableMessage	<false | true>	false	Hide the Welcome message
disableDate	<false | true>	false	Hide the date
disableSearchBar	<false | true>	false	Hide the search bar
disable24Hour	<false | true>	true	Disable 24 hour clock and show time in 12 hour format
disableWeather	<false | true>	true	Disable the weather beside the date
weatherConf	Object (Check default for child keys)	{"location": "Pune India","unit": "fah"}	Configuration for the weather, location and unit etc. In "unit", "fah" is short for Fahrenheit and "cel" for Celcius, however the whole word can also be passed.
squares	Object of arrays	Check config.json for default values	Values and Names of shortcuts for the cards.

Support the project

If you like using this app, consider supporting the project/me