Fenrir Developer's Blog: How to use Sleipnir 3 for Mac

Introduction

The Mac version of Sleipnir 3 is not a mere copy of the Windows version. It is optimized for use with the Mac.
The design, layout and usage is very similar to when using other products from Apple inc. such as the iPhone.
It makes exceptional use of the trackpad, offering many familiar gestures.
Following the same trend as Apple inc., Sleipnir 3 for Mac offers a simple to use interface with as little waste space as possible.
You can also search opened tabs, bookmarks and your history.
Oh, and last but not least, you can sync your bookmarks with all versions of Sleipnir. So feel free to take with you and use the same bookmarks on your iPhone, iPad or even devices from other companies such as the Android.

Touch gestures with the trackpad

Pinch-in to enable "TiledTab". Then you can switch tab groups by swiping.
Glide from tab to tab by swiping along the trackpad.

We have made Sleipnir 3 for Mac as simple as possible so that you can use your browser for what it is meant to do, browse the web.
Sleipnir 3 for Mac comes installed with functions for many tasks you often do, and with a compact, uncomplicated interface that you will never get tired of.

The address bar only when necessary

The address bar is usually compactly displayed in the top-right corner of the browser window. It can be edited by clicking it or pressing the command key + L. By reducing the space the adress bar took up in the tool bar, we have created a much more pleasant, free from clutter style.
Even if you omit part of a Web address, when connecting to a https site, an icon is displayed to show that data is being safely transferred. Also, website candidates from open tabs, bookmarks and your history are incrementally displayed when inputting an address.

The download progress bar

A download progress bar is specially displayed at the top right corner of the browser window when a file is being downloaded. Even when you are downloading multiple files, the overall download progress is displayed so you check everything in a glance. However, if you click the progress bar you can check the download progress of each individual file.
The download history is displayed when a download is finished. When there is no download history, the icon is not displayed so that no unnecessary space is taken.

Open bookmarks from a new tab

Bookmarks can be opened by pulling down the new tab button located at the right-hand side of the tabs. By not displaying a bookmark bar in this way, you can access bookmarks without any space being wasted.
The bookmark bar that only has a color displayed when necessary
The bookmark bar is usually displayed in black and white, but is displayed in color when the cursor is moved towards it. We have done this so you are not disturbed by other things on the screen when you want to focus on browsing the web.

Support for Lion full screen

Support is available for the standard full screen of Lion. Because of the simple design, the full screen mode can be very effectively used.
Smoothly and quickly switch between tabs using touch gestures.

TiledTab

Open tabs can be displayed in a picture list view by performing a pinch-in(a pinch movement using two fingers) on the track pad Using this view it is possible to find the page you are look for faster than the original task bar, especially when there are many tabs opened. The transition between the TiledTab screen and standard screen is also very smooth.
It is possible to switch between 6 different tab groups by swiping left and right with TiledTab.

Switching between tabs

Tabs can be instally switch between by swiping left and right. You can move between pages as if you are seeminglessly scrolling through one page. This makes it easy to speedily to browse through the web and perform your desired tasks.
The swipe gestures are made to match the standard operations used in Mac OS X. You can scroll using the 3 finger swiping(2 fingers with a mouse) of Mac OS X Snow Leopard(10.6 and the 2 finger swipe(One finger with a mouse) of OS X Lion(10.7).
Also, you can perform back and forward operations by swiping while holding down the command key.