I'm on Android 2.1 on a Galaxy S. Is there away to have the default browser zoom to text boxes correctly?
I'm basically comparing how it works to the iPhone, and when I double tap on a block of text I want to read it zooms in past the width of the text box and I end up having to scroll left and right or having to pinch to zoom out a bit.
Using auto-fit sucks because it reflows the text in a very ugly way, especially if there is an image on top of the article.
Practical example: going to Gizmodo, Engadget or NYTimes and double tapping on an article in the main page. On the iphone it frames it exactly right, you can see the image and the text just fine. On my Galaxy it zooms past the text and image. I tried changing the font size but it still does it.
Is there a browser on the market that does a better job at this? I've tried Skyfire, Opera and Dolphing and they all do the same.
Why is it so hard for the browser to detect the width of the block of text I'm trying to read and zoom just to that point? It's a pain having to pinch every time I want to read something.
I love my TF. I hate browsing the web on it. Such a shame that the job it is meant to do, is the job it seems to do most poorly. Perhaps its down to the browsers, since I have yet to find one that doesnt get in the way of my surfing. I would be happy if I could find one with a navigation bar that doesnt disappear every time I scroll down the page. I have plenty screen for it, why can't I at least have the option? Is there any browser with a static navigation bar? I'm not using a phone, so I'd like my navigation buttons to be accessable regardless of where on the page I'm at. I'd love to have my tabs static too! Why is this such a hard request? If firefox would just port it's pc interface over it's android browser(which i find stable but a crappy interface), I would be in love.
Oh, and I hate gestures. I like actual buttons with real text labels.
Please call me a noob and tell me what I'm looking for already exists. I will praise you for it.
Anyone else driven mad by the web browsing experience on honeycomb?
faithblinded said:
I love my TF. I hate browsing the web on it. Such a shame that the job it is meant to do, is the job it seems to do most poorly. Perhaps its down to the browsers, since I have yet to find one that doesnt get in the way of my surfing. I would be happy if I could find one with a navigation bar that doesnt disappear every time I scroll down the page. I have plenty screen for it, why can't I at least have the option? Is there any browser with a static navigation bar? I'm not using a phone, so I'd like my navigation buttons to be accessable regardless of where on the page I'm at. I'd love to have my tabs static too! Why is this such a hard request? If firefox would just port it's pc interface over it's android browser(which i find stable but a crappy interface), I would be in love.
Oh, and I hate gestures. I like actual buttons with real text labels.
Please call me a noob and tell me what I'm looking for already exists. I will praise you for it.
Anyone else driven mad by the web browsing experience on honeycomb?
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Just go to browser settings and go to the labs tab and then unchecked the quick controls box
I already have that unchecked. The problem is that when i scroll down, the back,forward,refresh,and home buttons disappear, along with the address bar. I want it to always be visible. from what i've seen, every browser for android does this, and it makes me batty.
just tap the screen and it comes back/ reappears.
I get that, but it's one tap and wait longer than I want to deal with. 5 browsers on my TF, and they all have this problem. I wonder if the ipad browser is any better...
have you tried dolphin mini? The addess bar stays on the top
faithblinded said:
I already have that unchecked. The problem is that when i scroll down, the back,forward,refresh,and home buttons disappear, along with the address bar. I want it to always be visible. from what i've seen, every browser for android does this, and it makes me batty.
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did you try the new little radial menu that comes when you swipe on the side? i prefer browsing with everything hidden, and just using that radial... it has bookmarks, tabs, close window, etc etc.
opera mobile
faithblinded said:
I already have that unchecked. The problem is that when i scroll down, the back,forward,refresh,and home buttons disappear, along with the address bar. I want it to always be visible. from what i've seen, every browser for android does this, and it makes me batty.
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opera mobile doesn't do that.
address bar along with 5 diff. buttons always stay on top.
try it out, I use it more than stock browser, only downside getting flash to work on it is a
hit or miss affair.
no1
no1_cdn said:
hey
opera mobile doesn't do that.
address bar along with 5 diff. buttons always stay on top.
try it out, I use it more than stock browser, only downside getting flash to work on it is a
hit or miss affair.
no1
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yeah, opera mobile is my primary browser for reading only. use stock browser when I need to access site with JavaScript or flash .
Thanks guys. I have Opera HD but hadn't tried the mini version. Will add it to my arsenal of browsers.
xufuchang said:
yeah, opera mobile is my primary browser for reading only. use stock browser when I need to access site with JavaScript or flash .
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Hi there, just wondering do you have problem with opera mobile displaying everything website smaller when compared to other browsers example stock browser. Every time opera will load the page with such small fonts it hurts to read. I tried to set the default zoom to 125% it looks better but problem is as soon as I click a link or open a new page, it will zoom out and gimme the small fonts again. Anyway to fix the zoom level?
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miata said:
Hi there, just wondering do you have problem with opera mobile displaying everything website smaller when compared to other browsers example stock browser. Every time opera will load the page with such small fonts it hurts to read. I tried to set the default zoom to 125% it looks better but problem is as soon as I click a link or open a new page, it will zoom out and gimme the small fonts again. Anyway to fix the zoom level?
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hey
type in the address bar:
opera:config
hit enter, you'll see a page with diff. settings open up.
scroll down to:
"user prefs"
tap it and it'll expand then again scroll down to:
minimum font size
change the value from default 9 to whatever you like then scroll down to the bottom
and hit "save" button then hit 'ok' in the pop up.
also to speed up opera even more try this:
find "performance" section
tap to open
then scroll down and change the following values:
Max Connections Server 6
Max Connections Total 6
Max Persistent Connections 6
after, scroll down and hit save button then hit 'OK' in the pop up.
you can experiment with diff. values for "connections" settings, however I wouldn't go over 8,8,8 or 10,10,10 as some websites might load slower than with default values (4,6,4)
my browser doesn't always keep the saved settings, sometimes it'll revert to default values...
so it's really a hit or miss, at least for me...
also, the 'default zoom', 125% or whatever % you specify, happens when you double tap the text on screen, it'll zoom that amount
and also reflow the text to fit screen.
no1
does opera mobile play flash?cause mine (ver 11) won't play,it shows big question mark,when clicked nothing happened
no1_cdn said:
hey
type in the address bar:
opera:config
hit enter, you'll see a page with diff. settings open up.
scroll down to:
"user prefs"
tap it and it'll expand then again scroll down to:
minimum font size
change the value from default 9 to whatever you like then scroll down to the bottom
and hit "save" button then hit 'ok' in the pop up.
no1
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The problem with increasing the Minimu font size from 9 to just 12, is it will cut off the right side of somw sites. Like on xda the search button on the top right get cut off if u increase the size. I don't think opera mobile is made for table.
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does opera mobile play flash?cause mine (ver 11) won't play,it shows big question mark,when clicked nothing happened
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Nope, not on honeycomb
thanks no1_cdn found out the font tweak last night and it seems to help in readability
will try your performance tweak soon! thanks again
miata said:
thanks no1_cdn found out the font tweak last night and it seems to help in readability
will try your performance tweak soon! thanks again
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you're welcome miata
try going through this page to customise more, opera:config settings explained:
www.opera.com/support/usingopera/operaini/
although its for desktop version, settings still apply to mobile...
no1
dazz87 said:
The problem with increasing the Minimu font size from 9 to just 12, is it will cut off the right side of somw sites. Like on xda the search button on the top right get cut off if u increase the size. I don't think opera mobile is made for table.
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you're right.
I find 12 to be maximum size in order to avoid what you described above.
also I have to kill opera using 'task killer' for saved font setting to take effect.
no1
wondering which browser you are using for your Note and is able to handle and take advantage of the extra screen real estate
I'm using Dolphin because it let's me easily choose for a Desktop Useragent. I tried about:debug and about:config on the Galaxy Note stock browser but I couldn't find any option to change the UA-settings. Skyfire is cool for when you don't have flash if you ask me and feels more like a mobile browser. Excuse me if things have changed a lot the past few months because I haven't really tried it recently.
Dolphin and Opera are the best browsers! I prefer Dolphin - no bugs, best performance, easy interface and closest to PC desktop browser.
Im using Maxthon cuz it can sync with the PC version, have custom string, can switch between www and wap.
Tested downloading speed (10 graphic heavy sites) and
Boat Browser mini was consistantly fastest along with stock. Opera Mobile a close second.
Browsers like dolphin are more feature rich but just slower.
Xscope Pro. It's smoother than the stock browser.
dolphin...due to the speed dials and bookmark bars
Dolphin,tabs,ui,fast,bookmark bar
Opera becauste of the text reflow after zooming. I couldn't find that in any other browser.
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I'm using Dolphin because it let's me easily choose for a Desktop Useragent. I tried about:debug and about:config on the Galaxy Note stock browser but I couldn't find any option to change the UA-settings. Skyfire is cool for when you don't have flash if you ask me and feels more like a mobile browser. Excuse me if things have changed a lot the past few months because I haven't really tried it recently.
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for the note, the command is 'about:useragent', lol.
and the easiest way to set it is to save it as a bookmark, and save the bookmark to your homescreen. then when you want to quickly use it, just tap the bookmark, tap the address bar and it will show 'about:useragent', then hit go, choose your agent.
its not quite as easy as the dolphin set once and forever, but the stock browser is GPU accelerated and is much faster and so much smoother than dolphin HD.
For some reason in boat browser and others it only reflows using the on-screen zoom icon.
QUOTE=olympicchicken;19491662]Opera becauste of the text reflow after zooming. I couldn't find that in any other browser.[/QUOTE]
As of a few days ago I've become a huge opera fan. Because of this thread I've tried all of the other major ones and I gotta say opera beats the pants off of them for one huge reason. Try typing a new post on this site with your mobile browser. At least a few sentences. Opera wraps the text in the text entry box while the others don't. When you see errors in your post and you go back over it, tapping on words to fix, opera is the only one that's not buggy. With opera you type the new word and you're done. With the others, half the time the new word pops up a sentence or two away (!!). Also with the others, it takes twice as many clicks to reposition the cursor and start writing, and if you're trying to insert the cursor right at a line break you're screwed.
Opera seriously blows the others out of the water as far as usability. Especially if you do any text entry. I wrote this with boat browser, and my previous long post on this forum using dolphin, and I gotta say, you couldn't pay me not to use opera from now on.
Yes this posting/box typing thing can be a pain. ...but its usually after typing quite a bit. Briefly changing to landscape and typing corrects it...but it IS a pain. Didn't know Opera corrected it...but it wouldn't change me over because I depend on fairly fast mobile data trainsmission for what I do and Opera lags a bit in that dept. It is a great browser tho...it would be my second choice for sure.
Dolphin Browser HD because I like the gestures and easy access tabs.
Souai said:
its not quite as easy as the dolphin set once and forever, but the stock browser is GPU accelerated and is much faster and so much smoother than dolphin HD.
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lol i didnt know that
Now that you mentioned it I find the stock browser runs significantly smoother than any other browser dolphin opera included.
Thanks!
Stock. it's smooth as butter.
Dolphin Browser HD together with Opera (as 2nd) is what I use.
I liked Dolphin until I noticed that the more tabs left open the more CPU usage it was using, even when not in use. Tried both HD and mini.
Stuck to Opera now, quick and smooth and doesn't use up CPU usage when closed.
Dolphin HD is it!
Dolphin HD is my favourite because not only is it fast and with a simple user interface, it is the only one that actually has an 'Exit' in the menu -allowing me to completely quit the application. Others remain in memory unless you kill them from the task manager.
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Dolphin HD is my favourite because not only is it fast and with a simple user interface, it is the only one that actually has an 'Exit' in the menu -allowing me to completely quit the application. Others remain in memory unless you kill them from the task manager.
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Opera has that to, you just have to enable it in settings first
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Hello all, does the ICS browser automatically repaginate when zooming in? Or is there a double tap required?
Also, on tmz.com for example, can you pinch zoom at all? (most browsers can not, but the Sense browsers can...)
Thanks.
ronnienyc said:
Hello all, does the ICS browser automatically repaginate when zooming in? Or is there a double ta required?
Also, on tmz.com for example, can you pinch zoom at all? (more browsers can not, but the Sense browsers can...)
Thanks.
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You usually need to double tap to zoom in on a column in a full site. There's an option to turn on desktop rendering which some sites observe (including tmz). Also there's an option to override when a website restricts zooming, so you shouldn't have problems zooming in even on mobile sites.
Hope this helps,
- chris
I have tried several PDF readers including Aldiko. The problem is that when I am reading a page, I need a feature which makes the text fit to my phone window. Because by default there is a lot of extra space around the text. If I zoom , scrolling become difficult as scrolling down results in scrolling the page to left/right also. Any suggested reader for my purpose?
So basically, a reader which zooms the page to custom amount but the text should not move left and right while scrolling up/down
Adobe reader
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Okay, so basically i was looking for 'text reflow' option ! Hidden gem!