Minimal Startpage
Just another minimal startpage for browsers.
How to Use
-
Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/deepjyoti30/startpageAlternately, you can download and extract from the browser.
Chrome
- 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.
Firefox (temporary)
- Open
about:debuggingfrom your Firefox browser. - Click on This Firefox and select
Load Temporary Add On... - Open the cloned repo directory and select any file there (preferrably
manifest.json) - It should be installed.
Upcoming
Will be availabe on Firefox and Chrome add on stores in a while.
I thought I would work on adding a settings page that would handle the updating the settings but I'm just way to bored and honestly I've come to realize I hate GUI's (I mean I've always loved CLI based apps). Anyway, the extension can still be used and I'm sure the crowd I aimed this extension at knows how to edit a json file, for the time being I'll just let you guys install it and use it and edit the settings from the config.
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. |