diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 43d15f0..2eafeaa 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,22 +1,21 @@ # WRP - Web Rendering Proxy -A HTTP proxy server that allows to use historical and obsolete web browsers on the modern web. It works by rendering the web page in to a GIF image associated with clickable imagemap of original web links. +A HTTP proxy server that allows to use historical and obsolete web browsers on the modern web. It works by rendering the web page in to a GIF image. It sends mouse clicks via ISMAP and keystrokes from a text box form input. ## Current Status -* This is the new GoLang/[ChromeDP](https://github.com/chromedp/chromedp) version. -* It's still lacking some features of the [older version](/old) but far surpasses it in terms of stability and usability. -* It's beta quality but unlike the old version, it's now fully supported an maintained. -* Currently works as browser-in-browser. A real http proxy mode is being investigated. Check [issue #35](https://github.com/tenox7/wrp/issues/35) for updates. +* This is a new reimplementation in GoLang/[ChromeDP](https://github.com/chromedp/chromedp). +* It's currently in beta but fully supported an maintained. +* Right now it works as browser-in-browser. A real http proxy mode is being investigated. Check [issue #35](https://github.com/tenox7/wrp/issues/35) for updates. ## Usage -1. [Download a WRP binary](https://github.com/tenox7/wrp/releases/tag/3.0) and run it on a machine that will become your WRP server. +1. [Download a WRP binary](https://github.com/tenox7/wrp/releases/) and run it on a machine that will become your WRP server. 2. Point your legacy browser to `http://address:port` of WRP server. Do not set or use it as a "Proxy Server" (yet). 3. Type a search string or a http/https URL and click Go. 4. Adjust your screen width/height/scale/#colors to fit in your old browser. -5. For very very very old browsers such as Mosaic 2.x and IBM WebExplorer 1.x tick the I checkbox to enable ISMAP mode. However this normally should not be needed. -6. Scroll web page by clicking Up/Down. To go to top enter 0 and click Go. +5. Scroll web page by clicking on the in-image scroll bar. +6. Send keystrokes by filling in T input box and pressing Go. ![ncsa mosaic on reddit in 2019](wrp.png)