Why browsers are bloated

https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/blob/master/Source/WebCore/platform/Scrollbar.cpp
https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/blob/master/Source/WebCore/platform/win/ScrollbarThemeWin.cpp
Let's reinvent the fucking scrollbar, which every goddamn platform with a UI already has, and make it behave subtly different from the native one!

Right-click a native scrollbar in some other app:
- Scroll Here
- Top
- Bottom
- Page Up
- Page Down
- Scroll Up
- Scroll Down

Right-click a scrollbar in Chrome:
- Back
- Forward
- Reload
- Save As...
...

Right-click a scrollbar in Firefox and Opera:
Absolutely fucking nothing happens!

What the fuck!? How did these terminally retarded idiots get involved in creating one of the most important pieces of software to the average user?

>>75,76
That's why we need a new browser, one that isn't controlled by some large organisation, one which is compatible enough to view most information-oriented sites, maybe even some app-sites like YouTube or Fecesbook. Then figure out how to market it so that it appeals to the masses, making it spread widely. Encourage forks and customisations (it should be public-domain), so we might have several dozen different versions all based around the same core, but with subtly different UIs, extra features, etc.

This will be what can start the revolution - when the "web developers" realise that almost everyone's browser is slightly different, and that everyone likes their version because of their differences and is unwilling to change, hopefully this will make them more focused on content instead of styling, reduce unnecessary use of features for the sake of using them, and lead to a more accessible Internet for all.

Chrome gained marketshare because it was faster, easier to use in some ways, and still displayed existing pages well. What will be the "killer feature(s)" of The Next Browser? Being smaller and faster, completely pubic-domain and open-source, and easy-to-use but also powerful UI is what I'm thinking of.

The issue of search engine replacement is a whole different can of worms, let's not open that one here. Create another thread for it if you want.

>>77,78
RDF: Retardedly Demented Format.

>>80
Quite the opposite, actually; this is more like a thinking exercise with some coding involved, than the other way around - as discussed above, it's more important that you think and plan the design before writing any code. Since I'm targeting Windows, you might be more interested in thinking about writing efficient UIs on Linux with a minimum of dependencies - Xlib/Xt/Xaw does look like a good path to take.