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Current version: 1.0
Description: Pocket Quotes allows you to track as many stocks as you want, and to display daily/weekly/yearly charts of a stock.
Source code and CAB installer at: http://pocketquotes.codeplex.com
Last update: 6/4/09
Features:
1. Unlimited number of stocks that can be tracked
2. Can configure interval of updates
3. Can keep comma delimited file of update history
4. Pocket PC and PC versions
5. Open Source, written in Basic4ppc
Version .12
Version .12 has been uploaded to the main post.
Changes:
1. CAB installation
2. Added ability to add/delete stocks
3. Modified screen to show % change
Pocket Quotes great on my Samsung Epix
I've been looking for a stock quote app for my Epix (320x320 screen) for quite a while. Couldn't find a free/inexpensive one that worked on my display.
Thought about trying to program one for myself, but it's been a long time since I've done any "real" programming. Found this app via the forums at basic4ppc and then found the CAB installation here.
I love it! It works great! Thank you for coding and sharing this!
Had a couple of suggestions for possible future enhancements beyond those you had listed above:
Display a progress bar or message when updating stocks.
Allow the user to change the font size for the list of stocks.
Allow the user to optionally turn on/off the display of the detail box and have a longer list of stocks shown.
Allow the user to optionally input a user-friendly name to display in place of the ticker symbol on the main list. e.g. "Ford" instead of just "F".
Allow user to specify the order of the stocks, or keep them in alphabetical order.
Optionally let the user choose to display the list either with alternating colors OR with color coded backgrounds in the list box which indicate postive changes (green), negative changes (red), or no change (gray).
Implement a settings dialog to allow the user to configure any options you implement.
Publicize this app more and provide a way for people to make donations to show their appreciation
As I said, I am very grateful that you built and shared this app. You did a great job making it smart enough to adjust the display to the device on which it is running.
My suggestions are just ways in which you might enhance it to allow your users to customize it more to their liking.
4/25 Update: Found one additional issue. Can't seem to download stock market indices. For example, the Dow Jones Industrial average (symbol "^DJI"). Looks like the "^DJI" is being turned into "%5EDJI" and then not returning any prices.
gibbers said:
I've been looking for a stock quote app for my Epix (320x320 screen) for quite a while. Couldn't find a free/inexpensive one that worked on my display.
Thought about trying to program one for myself, but it's been a long time since I've done any "real" programming. Found this app via the forums at basic4ppc and then found the CAB installation here.
I love it! It works great! Thank you for coding and sharing this!
Had a couple of suggestions for possible future enhancements beyond those you had listed above:
Display a progress bar or message when updating stocks.
Allow the user to change the font size for the list of stocks.
Allow the user to optionally turn on/off the display of the detail box and have a longer list of stocks shown.
Allow the user to optionally input a user-friendly name to display in place of the ticker symbol on the main list. e.g. "Ford" instead of just "F".
Allow user to specify the order of the stocks, or keep them in alphabetical order.
Optionally let the user choose to display the list either with alternating colors OR with color coded backgrounds in the list box which indicate postive changes (green), negative changes (red), or no change (gray).
Implement a settings dialog to allow the user to configure any options you implement.
Publicize this app more and provide a way for people to make donations to show their appreciation
As I said, I am very grateful that you built and shared this app. You did a great job making it smart enough to adjust the display to the device on which it is running.
My suggestions are just ways in which you might enhance it to allow your users to customize it more to their liking.
4/25 Update: Found one additional issue. Can't seem to download stock market indices. For example, the Dow Jones Industrial average (symbol "^DJI"). Looks like the "^DJI" is being turned into "%5EDJI" and then not returning any prices.
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Thanks for the feedback and suggestions - I had stopped working on this because it didn't look like there was any interest. I'll take some of your ideas and add them to the next release (which will be after I finish taking the PMP certification - preparing for that is taking up a lot of my spare time)
I'll check on the DJ symbols - they should work since it works within Yahoo and I'm using the Yahoo feed for updates.
also eur/usd parameter should b configurable as well...
good appz
gibbers said:
I've been looking for a stock quote app for my Epix (320x320 screen) for quite a while. Couldn't find a free/inexpensive one that worked on my display.
Thought about trying to program one for myself, but it's been a long time since I've done any "real" programming. Found this app via the forums at basic4ppc and then found the CAB installation here.
I love it! It works great! Thank you for coding and sharing this!
Had a couple of suggestions for possible future enhancements beyond those you had listed above:
Display a progress bar or message when updating stocks.
Allow the user to change the font size for the list of stocks.
Allow the user to optionally turn on/off the display of the detail box and have a longer list of stocks shown.
Allow the user to optionally input a user-friendly name to display in place of the ticker symbol on the main list. e.g. "Ford" instead of just "F".
Allow user to specify the order of the stocks, or keep them in alphabetical order.
Optionally let the user choose to display the list either with alternating colors OR with color coded backgrounds in the list box which indicate postive changes (green), negative changes (red), or no change (gray).
Implement a settings dialog to allow the user to configure any options you implement.
Publicize this app more and provide a way for people to make donations to show their appreciation
As I said, I am very grateful that you built and shared this app. You did a great job making it smart enough to adjust the display to the device on which it is running.
My suggestions are just ways in which you might enhance it to allow your users to customize it more to their liking.
4/25 Update: Found one additional issue. Can't seem to download stock market indices. For example, the Dow Jones Industrial average (symbol "^DJI"). Looks like the "^DJI" is being turned into "%5EDJI" and then not returning any prices.
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I fixed the VGA display (Portrait only) and tested the Dow Jones - it doesn't work because "^DJI" is passed as part of the string and http doesn't like that. I need to urlencode it and see if that works.
I'll work on some of the other suggestions and get a developer's release out soon.
Version D-14
I have placed version D-14 (developer's release) on the main post. Unzip and copy to your PDA.
I have not implemented any of the excellent suggestions yet - I'm working on stabilizing the core functionality before I start adding to it.
Changes included in this release:
1. Added a splash screen on start-up (it's downloading stock updates in the background)
2. Fixed sort when adding stock symbol
3. Fixed VGA display (still only Portrait though)
4. URL encoded "^" for DJI - but it still doesn't work. I need to work with the Yahoo RSS feed to see why not
5. Fixed delete symbol bug (it didn't update all of the arrays, causing the wrong details to be displayed on a symbol)
For anyone with B4PPC, I added the source code to the zip file. Requires the ListView and fgControls library (included)
Feedback and suggestions are welcome.
UPDATE: Version D-14 uploaded to first post. I had left off a zero in the timer control, causing the program to refresh 6 seconds x setting - needed to be every 60 seconds per each minute in the setting.
Release D-15
Release D-13 has been uploaded to the main post
Changes:
1. Add downloading of stock chart when selecting stock symbol
2. Organized program images into gfx directory
3. Minor bug fixes & tweaks
Downloaded and tried D-15. Couple of new issues introduced.
Delete does not seem to be working for me. I can select it from the context menu, but after a brief delay it just repaints the screen without deleting anything. I can add stocks, but can't delete them without editing the pocketquotes.ini file.
Also the detail display is no longer displaying properly on my Epix (320x320 resolution). The bottom of the first row of characters with stock name is cut off, and I can only see the "Close" and "Highest" labels. The close price displays OK, but the Highest price gets truncated on the right (even though there is space on the screen to display it.) Also the bottom line which displays the last trade date is ovelaying other data and the bottom of the last trade text is also cut off.
Finally, in the Add dialog, it looks like there may be a display problem. But I think it was there before too. Below the label which says "Enter Stock", it looks like there is something there, but I can only see a few of the top pixels above the Cancel button.
Just reverted back to D-13 version, and it appears delete does not work for me with this version either. In this version, If I delete a stock, it is removed from the list. But it reappears when I close and reopen the app.
Do you have access to an emulator to see how it runs on a square screen device? If not I could probably figure out how to get a screen cap if it would help.
gibbers said:
Downloaded and tried D-15. Couple of new issues introduced.
Delete does not seem to be working for me. I can select it from the context menu, but after a brief delay it just repaints the screen without deleting anything. I can add stocks, but can't delete them without editing the pocketquotes.ini file.
Also the detail display is no longer displaying properly on my Epix (320x320 resolution). The bottom of the first row of characters with stock name is cut off, and I can only see the "Close" and "Highest" labels. The close price displays OK, but the Highest price gets truncated on the right (even though there is space on the screen to display it.) Also the bottom line which displays the last trade date is ovelaying other data and the bottom of the last trade text is also cut off.
Finally, in the Add dialog, it looks like there may be a display problem. But I think it was there before too. Below the label which says "Enter Stock", it looks like there is something there, but I can only see a few of the top pixels above the Cancel button.
Just reverted back to D-13 version, and it appears delete does not work for me with this version either. In this version, If I delete a stock, it is removed from the list. But it reappears when I close and reopen the app.
Do you have access to an emulator to see how it runs on a square screen device? If not I could probably figure out how to get a screen cap if it would help.
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First, thanks for the feedback.
When you delete a stock, it should go to the download routine (it will display the download image) and then repaint the screen. On my PDA it does not put the symbol that was deleted back there.
Can you send me the stock symbols that you are using? I'll try a test with that.
As for the display on 320x320 - that is a resolution that I've always had mixed results with. I think I am going to remove the stock detail area at the bottom and display it when you click on the symbol (the one that shows the chart) This will make it easier to program as I can use the entire available screen for listing the stocks.
I'll check the add code. I may need to add a refresh or something to force a screen update. There should be a panel with an input box. I did notice it does a refresh download (which it shouldn't do at this point)
Last, I'll install the emulators so I can run some additional testing.
Version D-16
gibbers said:
Downloaded and tried D-15. Couple of new issues introduced.
Delete does not seem to be working for me. I can select it from the context menu, but after a brief delay it just repaints the screen without deleting anything. I can add stocks, but can't delete them without editing the pocketquotes.ini file.
Also the detail display is no longer displaying properly on my Epix (320x320 resolution). The bottom of the first row of characters with stock name is cut off, and I can only see the "Close" and "Highest" labels. The close price displays OK, but the Highest price gets truncated on the right (even though there is space on the screen to display it.) Also the bottom line which displays the last trade date is ovelaying other data and the bottom of the last trade text is also cut off.
Finally, in the Add dialog, it looks like there may be a display problem. But I think it was there before too. Below the label which says "Enter Stock", it looks like there is something there, but I can only see a few of the top pixels above the Cancel button.
Just reverted back to D-13 version, and it appears delete does not work for me with this version either. In this version, If I delete a stock, it is removed from the list. But it reappears when I close and reopen the app.
Do you have access to an emulator to see how it runs on a square screen device? If not I could probably figure out how to get a screen cap if it would help.
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I have uploaded D-16 to the main post.
Changes:
1. Stock detail info moved to chart page; main page only shows list of stock symbols
2. Moved "Add Stock Symbol" from pop-up panel to new page; should display
I am in the process of setting up the emulators, but since function has been moved off onto a separate page, they should display properly on all screen sizes (portrait mode only)
Display Issues on Samsung Epix
Looks like Version D-16 still has some issues on my phone.
It appears that the details display area shrunk between version D-13 and D-15.
D-13
D-15
And the chart display area grew between version D-15 and D-16.
D-15
D-16
In terms of the Add Panel, it looks pretty much the same in all three versions, and is functional. Is there some text cut off which is peeking up from behind the cancel button on my display?
D-13
D-15
D-16
In the attached images, note that the ^DJI chart does display. It's just the quotes for ^DJI and other indices that don't work. Maybe a clue to fixing it? Or maybe not.
I still can't delete any symbols from the UI. I'm going to try deleting the ini file, since it was originally created with an old version, and manually edited on my PC. I figure a fresh start couldn't hurt and so far I don't have many symbols to re-add anyway. Will let you know how that works out.
I like the idea of the combined chart and details screen. If you can figure out how to get the display area for details to be sized right (as it was in D-13), then maybe you could use whatever is left on the screen to display the chart.
Also meant to add, that the display of the actual stocks on D16 works well. Just missing the data for the market indices.
I appreciate the work you are putting into this. I think you are on your way to a great little utility here.
Tried with a brand new .ini file. Similiar issues. It appears that you created a default .ini with the auto companies. I deleted all except HMC without issue. Then I added all the symbols I had before. And tried to delete several. None could be deleted. Except the HMC one. Then I couldn't delete others. The only thing I could see was that HMC was first entry on the list in the .ini file. And the remainder of the entries were NOT in alphabetical order. Are they supposed to be in alpha order in the .ini file? Could it be that the indices are somehow messing things up?
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Tried with a brand new .ini file. Similiar issues. It appears that you created a default .ini with the auto companies. I deleted all except HMC without issue. Then I added all the symbols I had before. And tried to delete several. None could be deleted. Except the HMC one. Then I couldn't delete others. The only thing I could see was that HMC was first entry on the list in the .ini file. And the remainder of the entries were NOT in alphabetical order. Are they supposed to be in alpha order in the .ini file? Could it be that the indices are somehow messing things up?
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That sounds like it could be the problem why it's not deleting; the "^" symbol is messing things up.
The screen display is cutting off some information on the 320x320 display (works ok on VGA and QVGA) - I have some code that I need to apply to setting the form for 320x320. It's really a simple calculation where if the display is 320 I use an offset factor of 1.25, and if its VGA I use an offset factor of 2. I just need to apply this for your display.
Thanks for the images - it helps me to see what is happening. I'm having trouble getting the networking to work within the emulator so it's not downloading stock data (I may have to build an off-line mode to work around this)
I'll get an update back to you later today.
Version .19
Developer's Release .19
1. Added "splash" screen when updating stocks
2. Added configuration to change list row colors
3. Moved stock info to graph screen - main shows only list of stocks
4. Fixed sort when adding new stock
5. Fixed SIP when adding stock
Still working on some of the other suggestions.
I will cab this on the next release. I'm going to add in a update from web feature (I just implemented the same on pocket quotes) so that users can be sure that they always have the latest version.
Release 1.0
I've updated "Pocket Quotes" and released the first public release 1.0 with source code on my wiki: http://campusbbs.freehostia.com/doku.php?id=pocket_quotes
See main post for screen shots.
Some of the features added:
1. Additional charts added (now includes daily, weekly, yearly)
2. Update from the web
digitaldon37 said:
I've updated "Pocket Quotes" and released the first public release 1.0 with source code on my wiki: http://campusbbs.freehostia.com/doku.php?id=pocket_quotes
See main post for screen shots.
Some of the features added:
1. Additional charts added (now includes daily, weekly, yearly)
2. Update from the web
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Thank you for making a stock quote program. I have been looking for a long time and there are relatively few programs that work well. I like many of the things you have done but there are some things I like from other community members. Please take a quick look at the post below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=476613
I like the way each stock line shows red or green depending on stock up/down or profit/loss. Also, its nice to have the added screen space that the scroll bar takes up. Perhaps the scroll bar is not needed?
I have a new Sprint Touch Pro 2 with 6.5 and 2.5, stock ROM. The Today screen works. However, as a smart phone, it really isn't usable as-is. There is a total of 9 quicklinks, and the start menu is a mess. If you move things in the start menu, you break the quicklinks, so best to leave things where they land. Whatever it is that works to organize the interface needs to show unread e-mails, voice mails, and texts on the home/today screen, and a link to contacts, not that lame people thing. I get around this with the stock interface by dropping people out of the slider and pointing one of the top quicklinks to contacts. When I click on a new text message from the slider, it's pretty clumsey if you ask me. I have to look around for delete all etc. Lots of mouse clicks. I've been looking around at the likely suspects and would value your input.
Edit:
1. SPB Mobile Shell 3.5: I installed it for the third time and worked with it. My impression is that it is more about personalization and special effects. My impression is the pieces are not logically woven together to create an environment. First there is the home tab, with exactly 3 home pages, one left, and one right. There are a collection widgets that I can put on them. Second, there is a launcher. The Launcher has some impressive graphics for launching things. However, is seems to represent their concept of organizing the Start Menu into folders. You can see them if you click on the Start Menu. To me, it was confusing. The third area is the Carousel. It is very nice idea for organizing things, but it's pretty much pre-defined. I won't be coming back here because it doesn't match my needs or organizing the many apps the way I want to. It's easy on memory, 42%.
2. I worked with iPhoneToday, today. It has things like voicemail, e-mail, texts, etc. on a bottom row which does not scroll, so the important stuff is always visible. It's perfect for organization. You can add home screens at will and even label then on the top. You can change programs and the tabs they use. You can point them at the .exes or the shortcuts in the Start menu. You change the icon spacing and even have them scale to get more on a line. It's the easiest on RAM coming in at 39%. From an appearance standpoint, they really try. True to it's name, it closely resembles the iPhone. (Rubic's Cube) It uses the same size square icons for everything from volume, battery, etc., to e-mail, texts, etc. It just puts a number on the cube. You look around a bit to find what you want. It would look pretty good to someone who hasn't seen Sense. There are not real docs. The basics your will figure out by simply guessing. The other types of formatting are not as straightforward as CHT. The best source I've found is the wiki http://iphonetoday.wikidot.com/the-menus and to ask questions on the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633618 where people have been very responsive and helpful. Before I tried it, I just thought it was for iPhone wanabes. Not so. Unlike Sense and Mobile Shell, it is in fact a very well thought out environment when you're looking to use your phone as a single device to organize your world.
3. CHT 2.0: Sense by itself doesn't make any sense. Since people have been hammering me to try CHT, I've been following the CHT threads, 1.85 and 2.0. Normally, it makes sense to go with the newer one because that is where development would be, but my concern is the new 2.0 seems to have worn out the Cookie Monster, and he would be too worn out to support it. However, I decided to try 2.0 since the he wrote every line was gone through and made squeaky clean, and he did stick around long enough to wean the product.
Of the hundreds of posts I read, many say it's pretty resource intensive, and not so good for multi-taskers. (Like me) That makes sense, since it adds functionality to the an already pretty good size Sense UI, so that became my expectation. I started thinking that if it adds say 10%, it would make sense that things would get shaky, pretty quickly. Thus it made sense to test before and after adding CHT. The percent RAM usage came in at exactly 52%, and remained there even after using it for awhile. Since iPhoneToday can be run inside Sense, I'm doing that now. What doesn't make sense is it only requires an additional 2% of RAM.
As for multi-tasking, I'm running out of porkers to load and I'm at 72%. (See attached images) After these screen shots I added Oprah and iPhoneToday, which is a UI on top of a UI. After playing around, I was able to get it to 77%. That's more apps than a 5 person office runs at a time. It still loads things fast. Initially, I thought scrolling perhaps was degraded slightly, but later I did before and after and even that wasn't affected. Maybe I don't have to worry.
As for the CHT UI, I read the User's Manual. It's only 12 pages, and 1/3 has to do with installing it. It's simple enough to where if you read it once to understand the paradigm it uses, you won't need to refer to again. I plan to run iPhoneToday inside of Sense/CHT and organize both to see which I like the best.
Edit It was tough to choose between Cookies Home Tab 2.0, AKA CHT 2.0, and iPhoneToday. You can't lose with either because the struggle is to pick the best of the best, rather than pick your poison. iPhoneToday is light, fast, and smooth. It would win if I were a fan of the iPhone interface, but I'm not a fan of anything except functionality and efficiency. In the end I went with Cookies Home Tab 2.0 for these reasons.
- It allows me to use widgets, and place them wherever I need.
- It allows me to place quicklinks called FreeLinks anywhere
- It allows me to have levels (scroll up and down) as well as pages (scroll side to side)
- If it doesn't support what you want directly, you can indirectly. Example: Let's say you want QuickLinks on all of your pages, line the iPhone, but not on the home screen where you have your clock weather. Just make the upper rows on your home screen invisible. Lets say you want one row of QuickLinks to be the same on every page. Simply pin them.
- There is no practical limitation that I've found as to how you arrange things. I can't say that about anything else I've tried.
- Configuration is easier to understand. The book is only 12 pages, 1/3 is install, another 1/3 is common sense, and the other 1/3 tells doesn't lead you step by step, it gives you the concept of operation. Because of that, once you read it, you'll never have to refer back to the manual.
I may not have gotten any help from the thread this time around, but other threads and people here have helped me plenty. Apparently, it was my turn to give back.
Enjoy!
PS: I also played with ThrottleLauncher and the WP7 clone. It didn't make the cut because its organizational capabilities are far too limited for someone like me (IT Architect) who has lots of apps. It's more for people who's life revolves around a close group of friends, music, and social networking. This is not a problem with ThrottleLauncher itself, but rather the design of the WP7 architecture. The real phone has the same problem.
Forgive my ignorance here. I bought the GTab from Woot solely to learn about Android and tablets, I just got my ipad2 and thats the one I planned on getting the most use out of, but honestly I thought it would be good to have an Android tablet in the house.
Of course, the default OS was painful, so I put on TNTLite and ran some apps and was pretty happy. I haven't used it much since. I am still trying to find a way to stream video to the tablet (and hopefully someday out to my TV, to retire my laptop).....and am not sure which app to use. For Ipad I can use Air Video Server.
BUT ANYWAYS...
The default portal screen on TouchNTap was, I thought, pretty cool....weather, news links and time with your apps available on the bottom row.
Tell me, is there a similar type of portal app you can use on the Gtab? Is there a way to make it just be an alarm clock or a picture frame until you pick it up and want to start using it as a tablet?
TNTLite is cool, and I installed ADWLauncher (I think that is the name), but all I am seeing is now a windows desktop-looking thing. Can you use that front-end with TNTLite? Or is it just adding widgets to a "home screen" like a clock, calendar, web browser, etc.
Thanks!
Take a look at this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=854175
If you want to alter TNT Lite to your liking, it's actually fairly straightforward - once you understand the layout.
When that firmware is run, it layers on a 100% stock image first, then I make the alterations later. You can alter either the updater-script (where the deletions are) or the /system folder (where the additions are) to tweak it to your liking. For example, if you want to keep the TNT launcher, just delete this line from the updater-script:
Code:
delete("/system/app/HomeScreen.apk");
That would add the TNT homescreen back, on the next firmware flash. This is just an example.
Sideload and Switch Home Screens to Get Back Default
HeadRusch1 said:
The default portal screen on TouchNTap was, I thought, pretty cool....weather, news links and time with your apps available on the bottom row.
Tell me, is there a similar type of portal app you can use on the Gtab?
Thanks!
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You don't need a "similar" portal app unless you just want it. Just sideload (move the files from your PC to the sdcard via USB cable and then click/install the apks from the sdcard) the original HomeScreen.apk, Weather.apk, Clock.apk, and News.apk - then use the Home Switcher to switch to the Viewsonic HomeScreen - if you want that to be your default.
I've done this since TNTL 2.0 because I also like the look and the options.
Other apk's that will fit into the default HomeScreen package are GroceryList and TaskManager. MediaPlayer will also go into the Viewsonic HomeScreen.
In case you didn't back up the original VS default portal files - I've attached them.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who likes the original VS portal.
Thank you
I'm going to be messing with this to see if I can get it to work......however, I do have one question, and its off topic:
Is there any way to put the Gtab into sleep mode the way that an ipad goes to sleep, so you just tap the screen to wake it up? Or have it so that way it has a permanantly on clock display or a rotating picture frame function with clock?
I'd like to buy the dock for it, but not if I have to hold the power button to wake it up all the time, I realize its a little thing but it is somewhat an annoyance.
Hello all,
I'm new here. First post. I hope someone can help me out, please.
I'm looking at a complex web page which has a section on one side which scrolls information in contrast to the main page area which remains static. When I touch the screen and move my finger, it just moves the entire page up, as though it is all one static image.
What setting do I need to change or what add-on do I need to download to allow it to see all the information in this scroll?
The website ends in ".jsp" if that helps...
All help is greatfully appreciated!
Recheck, if javascript is enabled in options(icon top right)>settings>advanced
Try changing UID ( from android to desktop), search for it there are many threads on it, with instructions!
If still vain, Can you share the webpage? Will try a workaround.
Though, I believe, it should show up fine! Without any modifications except for javascript enabled!
Thanks for the reply!
Javascript IS enabled. I didn't have to change it.
Try changing UID ( from android to desktop),
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This instruction, I do not understand. I've looked for a setting but still unsure. Can you elaborate a little, please?
I'm sure there are other threads out there. I had a quick look on this website but saw nothing. I'm not sure what keywords to use to describe what's not happening for me. New to Android...
Unfortunately, I cannot show the website as it is work-related.
Well, here it goes,
type this in browser address bar:
about:debug
than hit go
new options appear in settings,
Choose debug> uastring> change to desktop
plus rendering normal and disable wide page display, in case it helps.
UID is user identifier> implemented by browsers for web servers to identify the incoming client browser as dektop or mobile device for some good odd reason! Perhaps, ah never mind.
Lastly, try firefox browser from app market if all fails.
I got the bit about Firefox but I'm afraid I couldn't follow the rest.
I typed about:debug and it did nothing I could see. The third time, it took me to some google search results.
I could see nothing in the settings about debug... but then I'm not sur wchich part of the settings you refer to.
I tried installing flash 10.3 but this made no difference.
Does anyone have any ideas on this please?
It isn't suppose to load anything, the page remains same. New "DEBUG" option appear in "settings". Just hit the top right-corner "option" button and go to "settings" than "debug" is that complex?
Type this
about:debug
press enter
go option>Settings than debug >than uastring> than choose desktop
Well that post isn't complex, but the first one was not spelt out clearly - that's why I asked for clarification.
For some reason, even though I did the above actions the first time, the debug option never appeared. Now this time it worked but either way, selecting desktop has not fixed the main problem as per first post.
Anyone with any other ideas, please let me know. Neither desktop nor flash 10.3 has fixed the problem!!
I cannot scroll down a sub-section on an otherwise fixed web page!
Wasn't spelt correctly? Strange! As both the posts appear same to me the only addition I did in former was add firefox option. Since I can't access the webpage, have no idea about the issue perhaps discussing with your company's IT advisor may help!
"spelt out" - it's a figure of speech. Not to worry...
Yes, the IT advisor is my next option but I've always found certain IT forums have been helpful with IT issues in the past so I thought I would try this one.
Have tried the following site on native android browser, honeycomb 3.1, and all panels scroll very well with touch swipe independently from the main web page. There's a scrolling marquee panel at lower right and its auto-scrolling as meant to. Is your tablet updated to honeycomb 3.1?
http://www.visionjinx.net/?load=http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/views/web/rss/libraryview.jsp
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Have tried the following site on native android browser, honeycomb 3.1, and all panels scroll very well with touch swipe independently from the main web page. There's a scrolling marquee panel at lower right and its auto-scrolling as meant to. Is your tablet updated to honeycomb 3.1?
http://www.visionjinx.net/?load=http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/views/web/rss/libraryview.jsp
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Hi, I've also experienced problems with the built in Android safari based browser and also the Skyfire browser app when perusing this site that has a scrollable text box within the main page. There are days when the content in the scrollable box is large and scrollable. This will cause these two mentioned browsers on Android 3.1 to improperly display the page. (note: if you view it on a day when that list box has a short list of news items and is not scrollable, then the Android browser will display it without scrambling text over text all over the place).
I just checked the site today and it is in a state that will cause the bug.
http://www.tabletpcreview.com/
I downloaded then Opera browser app today and tried this page and it seems to display all the contents on the screen instead of presenting it in a scrollable list box. At least Opera is not over-laying the list contents text over the main page text though. Go try it and see.
Hope they will fix the Android browsers to decode all pages in future update.
try the touchwiz stock rom, the scrambled text or over-laying the list contents text over the main page issue, at the bottom of the page, is completely fixed in android browser owing to samsung's native tweaks!
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try the touchwiz stock rom, the scrambled text or over-laying the list contents text over the main page issue, at the bottom of the page, is completely fixed in android browser owing to samsung's native tweaks!
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Hi mughalgxt, what is this [/B]touchwiz stock rom[/B] exactly? I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 locked retail model which I have rooted and have already applied Pershoot's Overclock to 1.4Hhz kernel flash. The tablet is running fine as it except for the mentioned quirks.
Will overlaying this [/B]touchwiz stock rom[/B] directly on top of my already modified kernel and rooting mods upset anything?
Do you have a direct link you can provide here to get the exact version of this [/B]touchwiz stock rom[/B] that you recommended?
Edit Update: I just read a bit on that touchwiz stock rom modification and I does not seem perfect enough for me to risk messing up my tablet environment right now. I will wait for Samsung to release an official version for my Wi-Fi only tab 10.1.
Thank You!
[stock][eur]touchwiz rom, its directly from samsung, unmodded, on android development page posted by me! The browser displays the complex webpages unscrambled! The only notable issue is the UAstring! It tends to return to android mode from desktop on reboot! I have failed to note any notable speed boost from 1 to 1.4ghz overclocking more prone to freezes so far!Like to remain stock! If browser is your main priority than gotta try the stock rom and may revert back!
I've installed over 50 editors and reviewed 100s in the Play Store... none of them do everything I was looking for. Maybe I missed it.
Editor requirements:
Toolbars at the bottom.
Dark theme (option)
Dark paper / background
Autosave
Insert image (prefer in-line but thumbnail might be OK)
Formatting (bold/font/colors)
File Types = rtf or doc
Opens to last edited and in edit mode.
Trial/free version available for testing before purchase.
No pushy popups asking me to download other things.
Clipboard - easy to use.
Bonus:
Cross platform version in Windows (web version.ok)
Wont freak out if I use AI Keyboard to paste text.
Links - between docs / pages / to web.
Save as text only.
Save selection.
Send selection.
Clipboard history.
Undo history between edits.
No monthly/annual fees
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Toolbars: App buttons should be configurable, always. Buttons for menu/bold/saveas/new could be at the top, bottom, left, right, or floating, per the user preference. I'm really disappointed android has not done more to assist users with reaching across their over sized screens. Almost no apps have this, and only a few place the controls in the obvious place = next to the keyboard = where the user is most likely to want to tap. S5 ships with quick screen sizing ability built in, seems Samsung is ahead on this one. And I don't think it's asking a lot, it's just a matter of moving the bar to a different place, it's too easy!
Theme: A dark theme uses less battery and is easier on my eyes, especially when it's dark out. The theme is the part around the edit area, strictly speaking. This would include all menu's and toolbars. There are great editors out there with dark themes and dark paper but the menu's open super bright, and whats worse is they'll put light gray text on them in wee little fonts with lots of space to make it bigger... and then ask for $$? No.
Paper: A dark paper is super easy to read in any lighting conditions, and uses less battery to display (the display takes 50%+ of most phones battery power) When printing, white paper is best because it is cheap and readily available, and printers are not generally equipped to print light colors on dark paper. Since most people are addicted to printing things they look at 0-1 times, we may be stuck with this for a while. In any case, I want dark paper. This has been a feature in editors for a long long time but is mostly missing from Android.
Autosave: This is a must. If it uses the "save every 10 seconds", it should also save on exit without prompting if I close in only 5s.
Insert image: My preference would be to have text above and below, not around, and not as a layer that is under typed text. If it's attached as a thumbnail, it should be easy to see and tap to zoom.
File Types: My favorite is RTF. It's been around a long time, compatible with most things. Any fairly common windows format is fine like doc or even pdf. I want to avoid special formats that wont work anywhere else. I don't mind if the program has this ability but if it cannot open/save in other formats by default, I'm not interested.
Opening: It should open to the last document opened, and ready to continue typing. If it opens to the home page, then I want to see a recent list with the last edited on top, and one tap to edit. I found some really nice apps that took 5-6 taps to edit a doc. For example, Evernote opens to the home page, you tap to view, scroll to where you want to type, tap and ... nothing.... you have to tap MENU and then some symbol for edit, and then you start typing and it's not typing in the right place, it moved to the top or the bottom or whatever... terrible app IMO.
Fees: I have dropbox and other storage already, I'd rather not sign up for yet another one. Many apps work with existing sharing services just fine, while others require payments for this, generally 4-8 per month. I'm only willing to pay if it is the only one that meets all my other requirements, and it has to be the super ultimate editor and really amazing too.
TagSpaces might do it. There's no trial for Android tho....
Downloads include linux, mac, windows, android and firefox/chrome extensions.
Looks really cool but there's no trial/free version.
TagSpaces does not support themes nor paper color choices.
I'm using SlimRom, it has a great holo theme, and inverted google app package.
Build 7-187 did not invert google play for me.
Build 6-112 works great
The Slim Gaap downloads are here Slim 4-4 Gaaps, stable addon page.
Still looking for a full editor with all the features I mentioned. It's very strange how many apps do not have proper color options for the canvas, any dev who ever opens an app at night or in a dark room knows why. Special lighting apps like Velis Auto Brightness with super dark mode enabled helps a lot, but in a dark room, if the large white areas are bright enough to see the lettering on them, then it's bright enough to light the whole room.
Anyone who wants a longer battery life should be asking every dev to add night modes to their apps