Opera Mini wishlist

Opera Mini wishlist

From now on, let's try to keep all your wishes in this thread. It's nice for us at Opera to have a way of finding all your wishes!

But remember, behave! And nothing else but wishes. Anything else will be removed.

Keep up the good work!

At first:my english is not so good,now my whishes for opera mini: a tab bar so i can load 2 ore more sites, a chat funktion so i can chat with all opera mini users. schoene gruesse aus dem sonnig heissen deutschland

Originally posted by Shulyaka:

Most useful/needed/wanted are impossible to implement. Most people posting here don't understand the difference between PC and mobile software.

I don't think so. Many wishes posted here are viable. Some require more work, some require more CPU/memory, but many of them are really viable. So, a poll with all viable features would be... viable.

(ok, I will stop with this semi-off-topic)

Oh, I like this one: http://my.opera.com/community/forums/findpost.pl?id=2055861

I want it to be able to play audio and vid streams have tabs upload photo option saved photo folder copy paste click email addy on a site and load email to email built in im capability i want to multi task

Originally posted by Shulyaka:

There is a way to view pdf on almost every phone. You will need a gmail account. Download a pdf file, then send it to your gmail address, go to m.gmail.com and find your letter. Gmail will convert pdf, xls etc to html. Enjoy!

Yes.

But why all that when the SSR server could be adapted to convert PDF, DOC, XLS, etc to OML (the stuff you eventually get to see on your phone)?

Shulyaka: In fact, tabs can be implemented in some creative way. There are three reasons why an user would want "tabs":
1. To come back to some tab later. It works like a "session-only quick-bookmark". Also to quickly store links to read later on same session.
2. To quick-switch between tabs.
3. To load them in parallel (so, to load them quicker).

Considering the limitations of almost no extra available memory, the first item can be satisfied.

Depending on how big the pages are, how much memory is available and also how offline-caching can be done, then the items 2 and 3 can also be satisfied.

How about the interface? I was thinking about some combination to bring up a speed-dial-like screen, where each "button" would mean one "tab". So, people can load up to 9 (or 12, or maybe just a few) different pages at same time.


Since memory is a problem, many times (or most times?) switching to another tab would mean redownload the page from Opera server (but NOT RELOAD it from original server).


Well, I'm just trying to be creative. Do you know that quote? "Anyone who says something is impossible is always being interrupted by someone doing it."

Before Opera Mini, people thought it would be impossible to browse any website on your poor mobile phone...

SgtH3nry3: You're right, but it would require a lot of work. Would you do it?
CrazyTerabyte: Did I ever say tabs are impossible? It was jast an example of a typical wish
But it would require at least twice more memory than OM requires now (without reloading from transcoder; otherwise having history is enough).

Originally posted by Shulyaka:

SgtH3nry3: You're right, but it would require a lot of work. Would you do it?

It does, but I find that more a convincing reason why to use Opera Mini over the current browser.

It's already possible with some LG phones by standard (which converts them on-the-fly), Google already does it with their Gmail mobile website...

Originally posted by Shulyaka:

Maybe not all SEs, but at least my and efenili's have this icon.

My SE K750i also has it.

To view in horizontal mode would be great. Also ability to do screen grabs/captures.

Find on page: highlight the text occurencies. Also the possibility to move to the next/prev occurence with a press of a key.

Support for named anchors. Right now, links to #top, #post44 et cetera reload the page. This would preferably include onclick Javascript events.

Originally posted by Jaqian:

Originally posted by Shulyaka:

Maybe not all SEs, but at least my and efenili's have this icon.

My SE K750i also has it.

Same here.

Originally posted by dantesoft:

Right now, links to #top, #post44 et cetera reload the page.

Yes, and this isn't Javascript, it's basic HTML.

That could be done easily I assume, however this is both a client and (SSR) server issue.

Originally posted by dantesoft:

Support for named anchors. Right now, links to #top, #post44 et cetera reload the page.

It's work already. But not in every situation. It's seem that it's work only when the link is the named anchor only, without the page url. E.g. #comment2059411 work, but http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=190465&page=1#comment2059411 don't work.

Better search engines management, adding custom search forms like on the desktop version. Is the screenshot at http://www.operamini.com/images/screen/multisearch_engines.png really accurate ? E.g. I can't add Google News.

I really like this browser thus far! Thanks!

Wish list:

Different image handling:
either the ability to load images under a certain size (icons for instance)
or to designate certain pages which always load images and leave the WWW at large image free

Importing/Exporting bookmarks, settings etc (maybe i already can do this?)

Laser guns

Originally posted by stanimal:

I really like this browser thus far! Thanks!
Wish list:

Laser guns

That's what I've been saying all along! But the lawyers insist we could be held responsible for any resulting injuries.

Originally posted by stanimal:

Different image handling:either the ability to load images under a certain size (icons for instance)

I like this idea! But... on a second thought, maybe that's not very useful. I still prefer the idea to select an image and ask Opera Mini to manuallty load this image. (useful to check if the link I am about to follow is actually the link I want to follow)

Originally posted by Valgrind:

That's what I've been saying all along! But the lawyers insist we could be held responsible for any resulting injuries.

Hehe.

Yes, manually loading each image would probably be sufficient. But i think it would be nice to control only having these tiny 11x11 pics and smaller load.

I thought of another wish: string searches w/in a page. That is, i would like a ctrl-f function.

T-Mobile US support (official signing or built-in t mobile web settings).

Hmmm...

I think I would want a better interface for partioning or even a simpler way to find what you're looking for. It would be nice to be able to not have to go down to the bottom or back to the top each time you want to move to a different section, and It would be nice to not have to go through each one (ex: 1,2,3,4, etc.)...

Tabs would be great, even if there were only 2 due to memory issues.
Also, It would be kind of nice to have a setting of how much memory you want to be displayed on a page. Some phones can handle less and some can handle more so it would be nice to use it on your choice. Maybe Opera would be able to detect the power of your phone, also.

It would be good if you could make it look like a normal webpage and be able to zoom in and out, but be able to switch to the current Mini format quickly, depending on how much information is on the page. I find myself not being able to understand, on some sites for example, if I'm using a search bar or a login bar.

A live RSS ticker on the bottom of the page would be cool. Or a popup on the bottom. Or a counter on the bottom.
An easier way to get to subscribe to RSS pages would be good by just intering a site's URL and have Opera search for an RSS feed on that page and automatically adding it, and if there's more than one, allowing us to choose. It would be nice to have the RSS feeds in the menu, too.

Maybe someway to integrate simple widgets such as a calculator or weather (for those of us whose phones just don't understand the concept of multitasking...)

I think Opera would somehow be able to integrate Flash Lite into the browser for phones who can support it. If they don't have it, it doesn't work. Simple as that. This would open up a developer's imagination when creating a mobile site. A lot. lol.

Skin customization. It could be as simple as scroll bar, header and footer, and start page colors. That would be nice.

A "tab" (the keyboard button kind. lol) option maybe? To switch between blanks. Somehow it seems it would work.

DON'T GET RID OF THE PHONE'S NATIVE TEXT INPUT!!! I like it. lol. It's how you're used to typing and it would majorly slow things down if it was changed to in-app input. Grr.

A connection to Opera Photos would be awesome so we could upload photos straight from that to a site, or even just view it and add pics in-browser.

Landscape view.

In-browser video, audio, video streaming, and audio streaming (for phones that can support any of these features)

Like I said before, an RSS link in the menu. But I want a search link too (for searching the web...and an option to search the site you're on for text, too).

Btw, why is Yahoo! the only search option? It's a good search but if I found a link on a different engine before on a desktop or in the browser, I want to be able to easily search again.

I wanna zoom aaaaaaall the way out and jump to a part of the page if it's a longer page. When viewing it this way, too, maybe the site could somehow turn to an image so you could view the WHOLE PAGE with no dividers. So if you're looking for something, you'll find it quick.

Make it smell like fresh laundry and it's perfect.

Make these happen por favor!

Originally posted by Chasetastic:

Also, It would be kind of nice to have a setting of how much memory you want to be displayed on a page. Some phones can handle less and some can handle more so it would be nice to use it on your choice. Maybe Opera would be able to detect the power of your phone, also.

I think it does autodetect. I remember my old Nokia 3100 having most pages partitioned in small pieces, and even then it ran out of memory very quickly. Now, on SE K750i, I don't remember seeing one page partitioned (since this phone has almost 1MB of heap memory, IIRC).

Originally posted by Chasetastic:

Maybe someway to integrate simple widgets such as a calculator or weather (for those of us whose phones just don't understand the concept of multitasking...)

Not sure if that's easy to do, because all "processing" is done server-side. Even the RSS feeds are managed server-side. So, instead of adding "widgets", someone can just make some small page and access it using Opera Mini.

Originally posted by Chasetastic:

I think Opera would somehow be able to integrate Flash Lite into the browser for phones who can support it. If they don't have it, it doesn't work. Simple as that. This would open up a developer's imagination when creating a mobile site. A lot. lol.

Point 1: I don't think it is possible to access Flash Lite using Java.
Point 2: I would hate that.
Point 3: What's the purpose of Flash (lite) on mobile sites? Waste more bandwidth? Make then a lot less accessible?
Point 3.5: What's the purpose of Flash-based (desktop) sites? Make them fancier and slower and more annoying? Disable all nice features of a browser (like right-click, middle-click, keyboard navigation, user-js or user-css)? Or just make them non-accessible?
(I should stop because this discussion is off-topic)

would like to be able to highlight text (such as a url or other) in an open page in OM and copy to clipboard ...also, would like to have "go to URL" option to highlighted text...

would like to see the ability to extinguish errors in full screen without reverting to standard window...

would like setting to make full screen default

would like setting to default to ...

upon exit, empty history and save cookies so you don't have to enter name/pwd for frequently used pages but memory is clear on startup...

now I have to do #5, clear all, yes, exit, confirm ...too many clicks!!

would like to be able to scale top and bottom bar skinnier to save real estate when not in full screen...

would love to have landscape mode

and, when in landscape, have option left or right rotation...

that ain't enough ...I want the scroll buttons that are "smart" enough to know what the orientation is and adjust to logical array...

oh yeah...how 'bout peace on earth (throw that in for free!!)

I do understand there are economic issues with this, but the yahoo search is usually a 2-5 click drudgery to find what google finds in a single swipe ...can't we have a custom search for google then?? ...how 'bout for a fee, if you must??

I can save my data and settings file (*.rms) to my computer using Motorola Midlets Manager ...I would love to be able to back that up using OM either sending it as an MMS (which could be simply saved to the fone or to the SIM). How 'bout it ??

of course, give me all that and I'm gonna want more ...but, the fact remains OM rocks as it is !!

Don't want alot,do ya, Bubbah?

the Elzebub want's everything !!

I use opera mini very usually... i'd also like it to work landscape mode... but more than this... to be able to work offline, reading pages uploaded into a memory card.

Some internal web browsers are able to do it (ex. sony eriksson k610i)... would mean a great improvement for opera mini from my point of view

Originally posted by CrazyTerabyte:

Point 1: I don't think it is possible to access Flash Lite using Java.
Point 2: I would hate that.
Point 3: What's the purpose of Flash (lite) on mobile sites? Waste more bandwidth? Make then a lot less accessible?
Point 3.5: What's the purpose of Flash-based (desktop) sites? Make them fancier and slower and more annoying? Disable all nice features of a browser (like right-click, middle-click, keyboard navigation, user-js or user-css)? Or just make them non-accessible?
(I should stop because this discussion is off-topic)

I don't like you very much. lol!

But, I mean, if you could access flash lite with java, why not? You could turn settings off...(block flash lite access)

And people with 3G phones wouldn't have as much as a problem. SO HA!

*flails arms* whutcha gonna do about it!? HUH!? ERRRRG!

lol... Ok I'm done.

Hi, my personal wishlist,
1.can you make OM to browse through cellphone directory? Not just direct to the camera? I used nok3230
2. I want bookmarks backup
3. Make manage bookmarks more easier ane faster
thanks a lot

Would be nice if future versions could display web sites that require a flash player. I don't know if that is technically possible.

Originally posted by paulshiro:

Would be nice if future versions could display web sites that require a flash player. I don't know if that is technically possible.

It's not. The Opera Team already said so. Unless they found out something within the time they said that and now, it seems we'll have to wait until phones get a little more advanced. Seems really close though... I think some phones already have flash support, actually... yep, little off subject. I should stick a request in here so it's not off subject... hm...

OH! I thought of something. Auto-refreshing and redirecting. I want that. Especially on sites where you can't even go forward until it redirects you... Cingular/At&t is an example of this: when logging in, it sits at the "logging in" screen and the only way to go on is when it redirects you to enter another safety code.

I have a couple more I'll put in my previous post.

Fast forward. The same as history (##) just maybe with an extra # to dismiss a confirm dialog.

Umm, can i post again?
My 4th wishlist is, it would be nice if bookmarks has sorting function eg. by alphabetical.
5. Maybe some download manager ;p

Hi guys and girls! Do anyone heard about full-screen mode in Opera-mini? Can we will see this function in nearest future?)

Originally posted by Iogos:

Hi guys and girls! Do anyone heard about full-screen mode in Opera-mini? Can we will see this function in nearest future?)

what does pressing * * do?

Originally posted by lunamystry:

what does pressing * * do?

That means, pressing the * twice. Also, read built-in help in Opera Mini. There is valuable info about shortcuts.

I wish we had (in-page) "Find" in Opera Mini. (Pages are long, letters are naturally dense and small, and it ain't always easy to find a term.)

I thought it was a common demand but haven't found any refs to it Maybe my fault, sorry then.

a custom agent string for restrictive proxys (Bouygues télécom French provider for example, O2 wap proxy is an other ...)

Beside insisting on adding the pdf reading feature (maybe if you guys could just use google internal pdf converter) I wanted a feature similar to what google toolbar gives me: send page to email (or just the link)

My wishes: 1. I think opera mini should allow their user to customize shortcut keys.
2. At opera mini, users can navigate the page using Joystick only. I think opera mini should allow to users to navigate pages using keypad buttons. For example, it should be like this: 2=up , 8=down , 4=left, 6=right, 5=clicking/enter.
3. Opera mini should allow users to upload any file from mobile's harddisk/memory card. This is a very important feature.
Bye

Originally posted by sayem:

2. At opera mini, users can navigate the page using Joystick only. ...

+1 for some fix for this. The joystick keeps breaking down...

What i want to see in Opera mini, and i know it is possible:
- save as... in filesystem, not rms
- tabs, open selected link in new tab
- bookmark selected link
- bookmarks export as htm in filesystem, not rms
- photoblog and feeds-like menu items, not bookmrks
- photoblog local save photo in phone also
- more search engines (google), ability to add manually from site like Opera desktop

Keep up the good work and best wishes! Posted from mini v3.1

In a next release it should be possible to back-up the bookmarks!