Comments on: Browsing on the Blackberry: It’s About Compromises http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/ Random rants and wandering words Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Grigsby http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/comment-page-1/#comment-279509 Jason Grigsby Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:27:12 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/#comment-279509 Quote: "I would love a browser that looked good and was easy/fast to use. Please?" My guess is that you'll get it, but just not on your current phone. RIM has to get this sorted or it will watch its market share erode. Quote: “I would love a browser that looked good and was easy/fast to use. Please?”

My guess is that you’ll get it, but just not on your current phone. RIM has to get this sorted or it will watch its market share erode.

]]> By: Aaron B. Hockley http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/comment-page-1/#comment-278206 Aaron B. Hockley Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:34:07 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/#comment-278206 I have a Blackberry 8700 as noted in the post. I have a Blackberry 8700 as noted in the post.

]]> By: Daniel Goldman http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/comment-page-1/#comment-278203 Daniel Goldman Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:30:11 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/#comment-278203 Which phone model are you using? On my Samsung phone I don't have to press any ALT keys. For me, I just press two keys to get to a shortcut. Which phone model are you using? On my Samsung phone I don’t have to press any ALT keys. For me, I just press two keys to get to a shortcut.

]]> By: Aaron B. Hockley http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/comment-page-1/#comment-278051 Aaron B. Hockley Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:01:59 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/#comment-278051 Perhaps some users wouldn't like it. But since Opera Mini's current keyboard shortcuts all involve alt+ keys, just going to one "speed dial" saved bookmark is essentially four key presses alt + * then alt + number. Make it a user-configurable option, but don't tell me I'm too stupid to use it. I use the single-key shortcuts all the time in the Blackberry browser. Perhaps some users wouldn’t like it. But since Opera Mini’s current keyboard shortcuts all involve alt+ keys, just going to one “speed dial” saved bookmark is essentially four key presses alt + * then alt + number.

Make it a user-configurable option, but don’t tell me I’m too stupid to use it. I use the single-key shortcuts all the time in the Blackberry browser.

]]> By: Daniel Goldman http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/comment-page-1/#comment-278045 Daniel Goldman Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:51:24 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/#comment-278045 Single key shortcuts in Opera Mini has some serious usability drawbacks. Users would accidentally hit single keys without knowing what or why it happened. In fact, in the Opera desktop browser we used to have single key shortcuts enabled by default. However after getting lots of feedback on the usability drawbacks, we disabled it by default in the beta version of Opera 9.5. Daniel Opera Software Single key shortcuts in Opera Mini has some serious usability drawbacks. Users would accidentally hit single keys without knowing what or why it happened.

In fact, in the Opera desktop browser we used to have single key shortcuts enabled by default. However after getting lots of feedback on the usability drawbacks, we disabled it by default in the beta version of Opera 9.5.

Daniel
Opera Software

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/comment-page-1/#comment-277103 Josh Bancroft Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:19:59 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/02/20/blackberry-browser-compromises/#comment-277103 *cough* iPhone *cough* *cough* :-) Seriously, though, I know what you mean. I've used just about every mobile browser out there, and they all make compromises. It sucks. Mobile Safari on the iPhone and iPod touch definitely comes the closest to being the ideal mobile browsing experience, IMHO. Sure, there are some things it doesn't do (like, uh, Flash, and, uh, Flash...). But I've gotten so spoiled by it that I'd probably cry if I were forced to use one of the other mobile browsers out there for any length of time... :-) *cough* iPhone *cough* *cough* :-)

Seriously, though, I know what you mean. I’ve used just about every mobile browser out there, and they all make compromises. It sucks.

Mobile Safari on the iPhone and iPod touch definitely comes the closest to being the ideal mobile browsing experience, IMHO. Sure, there are some things it doesn’t do (like, uh, Flash, and, uh, Flash…). But I’ve gotten so spoiled by it that I’d probably cry if I were forced to use one of the other mobile browsers out there for any length of time… :-)

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