[LightWeight2 ... etc ...if available could be interesting]
The browser is not really the problem.
* If rendering text -as well as possible- is the desired result *
Dillo introduced in 1999 is the browser to use.
It has just added css rendering under user control
(6 months ago v 3.0.3)
So as Dillo is 10-20x smaller than "modern" conventional browsers
- image/text only rendering
- Dillo renders web pages -instantly- on the kobo-mini in perfect "black on white text. (Probably faster than full featured browsers on very fast machines we are used to ...)
and it requires only a few user lines of css to sweep out the color info.
In fact you can forget all requirements/problems due to: flash, video, audio, streaming etc get instant response, stability and ideal visibility with Dillo combined with EInk display.
Tip:
1) Install Dillo 3.0.3 on your machine
2) run your fastest browser and Dillo together
3) cut an address from your browser and paste it into Dillo
Notice ... the page appears before your finger leaves the return key
&
The layout is better than the -Mobile- versions of most websites yet available.
Dillo "mobilizes" the whole internet for text and did it 14 years ago.
The only reason I can think of that you -might- want any javascript
(Which Dillo does NOT and will never support)
is that currently the best 1 click - web article > epub solution uses it.
http://dotepub.com/
so some -good- method of going from Dillo > epub needs to be found.
[... I guess it is possible to use calibre to convert a webpage to an epub]
Calibre, as it is now, is a beast on the small screen but the functionality is clearly possible.
[... chromewith that plugin ...]
Would have to be 100x faster (and 20x smaller) to top Dillo for text/image rendering and offer no advantages that EInk can render well or benefit from ...
[... too heavy for the kobo]
If your purpose is * ideal text rendering *
- size, speed, cpu use, swap files etc ... are not factors.
All could be done in the 4gb (kobo-mini supplied chip) with room to spare for books.
[Will you be able to share your kobo mini image ?]
Marek has shown that linux can be ported to the kobo-mini.
I found that starting with his image you could use xfce4 desktop etc.
In any case CSS user control is needed to ensure legible browser/web surfing ...
but for reasons I am not skilled/motivated enough to determine
- the virtual keyboard and/or the touch screen functions failed
and I feel an ideal solution should fit in 4gb and be usable by all recent mini production users.
User input function failure renders the device - unusable.
As my goal is adding (internet) *text* content to the kobo-mini
I'm unsure what is the -best- way for me to proceed.
Those who hope to see how far an EInk device might mimic a tablet etc will follow other methods.
For me, my mini is more fun to read from than to modify.
I'm happy I was able to show some of what -might- be done
but ...
"When all is said and done,
more will be said than done."
g-luck
Later
2bits