---
name: "encompass"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "encompass"
version: "0.4.5-1"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/encompass"
---

# encompass(1)

A web browser for GNOME

## NAME

encompass - A web browser for GNOME

## SYNTAX

myprogram \[*option*\] \<*url*\>

## DESCRIPTION

Encompass is (yet) another web browser for GNOME. It relies on the Neon library (http://www.webdav.org/neon/) for network transport and on the gtkhtml widget library for rendering pages.\
 It is very lightweight. Although pages take a couple of seconds to be rendered, it is well suited to read HTML help pages and for use with fast network connections.\
 It currently doesn't support Java nor JavaScript.

## OPTIONS

- **-n, --newwin**

  Open specified \<*url*\> in a new window.

## EXAMPLES

To run this program the standard way type:

encompass http://www.contre.com/abolish-ip/

## AUTHORS

Copyright (C) 2000, 2001  The Free Software Foundation

Encompass was written by Rodney Dawes \<dobey@free.fr\>, Kevin Breit \<battery841@mypad.com\>, Jan Van Buggenhout \<chipzz@ulyssis.com\> and Francis Tyers \<fran@thinkgeek.co.uk\>.

This manual page is Copyright (c) 2001  Wolfgang Sourdeau \<was@debian.org\>. It has been written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and is distributed under the GNU General Public License. As such, it may be used, modified and distributed by anyone else as long as this copyright notice is preserved.

## SEE ALSO

[gnome(1)](/gnome/1.md) [galeon(1)](/galeon/1.md) [mozilla(1)](/mozilla/1.md)
