Ghostzilla
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | showblankpositional=1 | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox software with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y | AsOf | author | background | bodystyle | caption | collapsetext | collapsible | developer | discontinued | engine | engines | genre | included with | language | language count | language footnote | latest preview date | latest preview version | latest release date | latest release version | latest_preview_date | latest_preview_version | latest_release_date | latest_release_version | licence | license | logo | logo alt | logo caption | logo upright | logo size | logo title | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_upright | logo_size | logo_title | middleware | module | name | operating system | operating_system | other_names | platform | programming language | programming_language | released | replaced_by | replaces | repo | screenshot | screenshot alt | screenshot upright | screenshot size | screenshot title | screenshot_alt | screenshot_upright | screenshot_size | screenshot_title | service_name | size | standard | title | ver layout | website | qid }}Template:Main other Ghostzilla is a discontinued open source web browser for Microsoft Windows based on Mozilla Application Suite 1.0.1.<ref name="golem">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="lifehacker">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="mainpage">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It ran the browser inside the window space of another application (e.g. in Microsoft Outlook), where the page was then made to look like the content in an email.<ref name="golem" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> When moving the cursor out of the window, the browser subsequently disappeared.<ref name="lifehacker" />
HistoryEdit
Ghostzilla was originally launched as a shareware project priced at US$19.95. The project then became freeware and later open source.Template:Citation needed From May 2004 until January 2005, the project was removed from public view due to a copyright claim from Mozilla. It later returned with code directly derived from Mozilla's open source, excluding the core proprietary library used to create minimal pages and desaturated colors. It also came with warnings about the potential for misuse. In February 2007, the site was removed.
In March 2006, users of Firefox had the option of installing a free add-on called Ghostfox, which aimed to mimic Ghostzilla's behavior in Firefox,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> although from June 2010 this extension was no longer compatible with Firefox 3.5.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> An open source project, InstaBrowser, appeared in July 2007 mimicking Ghostzilla's ideas.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> By September 2009 this project was renamed Ninja Browser but was again short-lived.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
FeaturesEdit
Template:Quote box Ghostzilla is a browser which can be used directly from a CD or USB stick.<ref name="netzwelt" /> Ghostzilla changes the layout of the web pages pending on the user's preferences as categorized into 6 different "stealth modes":<ref name="netzwelt">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- As simple text (without any CSS, advertisement, or pop-ups).<ref name="netzwelt" />
- Images are hidden or grayed out.
Users can change their preferences so that the navigation bar turns off.<ref name="netzwelt" /> If the cursor is placed outside the Ghostzilla window, Ghostzilla hides itself and can be viewed again by a mouse gesture.<ref name="pctipp">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref><ref name="netzwelt" />
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