With the recent release of Opera Mini 4 beta 2 (see the review, which has even been frontpaged by SmartphoneThoughts, HERE), which, in many respects, even better than Opera Mobile, the, so far, best Windows Mobile browser, Opera Mobile got a really serious contender.
Now, some really bright people have found out how individual MIDlets under the latest-and-greatest MIDlet Manager (the environment that runs MIDlets, including Opera Mini), Jbed by Esmertec, can be made run directly, via a direct link in, say, your Programs folder. This vastly reduces the time needed to start Opera Mini, and might also offer (I haven’t tested this as yet - it certainly works with IBM J9, another MIDlet manager) some other goodies - for example, making Opera Mini for the default, system-wide browser. That is, when you for example click a link in a HTML mail (or, click a file in the file system), Opera Mini will be automatically invoked and the link target (or, the file) rendered. Please see THIS page for more information.
Speaking of other MIDlet Managers, a lot has happened to TAO Intent MIDlet Manager as well. Well-known XDA-Developers hacker “Risidoro” has managed to 1, fix the “one shot” security problem of the, so far, only .1034 version of TAO Intent; 2, create a CAB file of an even more up-to-date (.1036) version of this MIDlet Manager. The latter works flawlessly and also has the ability to be installed to a storage card (which, so far, only the Russian hacked .1023 versions were capable of). Upgrading to it is highly recommended if you want to stay with TAO Intent (because, for example, of its M3G (3D) capabilities, which not even the latest Esmertec Jbed offers.) Please see THIS thread for more information.
Hopefully, Risidoro also manages to create a decent installer of another MIDlet manager, Jblend by Aplix, which comes with devices like the Sharp Zero, the Samsung BlackJack and sports pretty unique capabilities; for example, M3G (3D) support. See the THIS thread for more info.
Second, a request. Does anyone work for Esmertec, Aplix or IBM? Please tell the folks to read their mail - I won’t publish my long-promised MIDlet Bible before I am able to discuss all the related questions (most importantly the OEM-only issue of Jbed‘s / Jblend‘s, the two best and most standards-compliant MIDlet manaers today). If my mails (I’ve sent them last Sunday) are lost, I’m ready to re-send them. Feel free to mail me at werner_AT_remove_th1s_pocketpcmag_d0t_com.
My 503g comes with Esmertec and I like it. It has been very stable with everything I run especially the new Opera Mini Beta.
Now you are saying I can install the newest version of JBed on top of Esmertec and it will work better, or am I misunderstanding you?
Thanks.
maevro said:
My 503g comes with Esmertec and I like it. It has been very stable with everything I run especially the new Opera Mini Beta.
Now you are saying I can install the newest version of JBed on top of Esmertec and it will work better, or am I misunderstanding you?
Thanks.
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Yup. see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=326951
Cool, thanks. This does work better.
The Esmertec folks have answered my mail - that is, I only need Aplix and IBM to do the same.
does anyone have a link (i searched)
for the differences between ppc2003se and wm6 (release from this site)
I use homeseer for home automation... the guys there are using nokia 800 and 810's... also iphones and other devices..
they said the new plugin is not compatible unless I meet...
blurb....
A typical use for this package would be for touch screen usage. I wrote this for use on my Linux based Nokia N800 with a Mozilla browser, however it can be used on any system with a web browser that is supported. This includes IE5+ and tested with the latest versions of Mozilla, Firefox, Safari and Opera, however they must be Javascript enabled.
so does the wm6 have javascript? also I guess I need to get one of the other browsers listed then???
Thanks
Jeff
p.s. link for you to see the plugin in action
http://forums.homeseer.com/showthread.php?t=126016
I saw several threads that discussed the x7510 with Opera but none that examined the version of Opera installed in the x7510 as delivered vs. updates released since the x7510 started shipping.
I tried Opera 9.51 beta and liked its features but I felt like the display was fuzzier than the 9.5 version in my x7510 -- the 9.51 beta was a bit faster though and offers widgets which I didn't really checkout but do extend Opera's capabilities.
Anyone have any suggestions from their experience with newer versions of Opera?
And how do you either overwrite or remove the installed Opera?
Thanks!
Basics: I can't seem to get Internet pages to view properly. Many are too large for my screen or are forced zoom in/out.
More Details: I'm using a HTC 6900 with Sprint Service and unlimited data. I've been through many ROM's, but ever since I went to WM 6.1 my Internet pages have not been loading like they did with WM 5. I am currently using NFSFAN's WM 6.5 v13. I have also tried Opera Mobile and it also seems to have the same problems. I have searched these forums and the ppcgeeks forums with no luck and only 1 or 2 mentions of the problem so maybe its a rare occurrence? I have tried both Mobile View and Desktop View options and neither corrects the problem.
Examples: ESPN Mobile website now has to be scrolled sideways to see entire page where as before it would fit-to-screen. Same occurs with afterdawn mobile. Slashdot mobile will not even load into any sort of mobile view, just gives me the normal website view.
I believe you have IE6 on your ROM, which means it will render differently since it is designed as a desktop browser. If you want old IE you'll have to change to a 6.1 or earlier ROM most likely.
Opera Mobile can be customized by going to aboutpera in the address bar(or used in mobile view mode in settings).
If you want awesome mobile browser, though, get Opera Mini. It is Java, so get a good Midlet Manager, like the latest jBed. It renders everything well in QVGA (like your device) and works perfectly for mobile pages.
There are other browser options but I definitely prefer the Operas.
The new, 1.5 version of Java-based Web browser BOLT has just been released.
Opera Mini forum user / Serola has published an extensive, great comparison between it, Opera Mini 4.2 and UCWEB 6.3 HERE.
I’ll also give it a more thorough ride (and compare it to the alternatives) as soon as a new, much more stable version of Opera Mini 5 beta is released. In the meantime, if you have further questions or need more information on how BOLT should be installed, check out my latest, dedicated article, which also sports a huge comparison chart of BOLT 0.94, Teashark beta 0.9 build 419, UCWEB 6.3 and Opera Mini 4.2.