Blog@MyOpera

After some days using S60 included and OperaMini 4.2 browsers in my new Nokia 5800XM, I have to say that some improvements are needed for OperaMini.

First of all, from the good side, the browser is fast, loads quickly and works as well as expected. But...

• How can I manage bookmarks if clicking on a bookmark just load the link? (I want to delete/remove most of included bookmarks, so I've ended doing it with desktop version)
• Sometimes, clicking on a link, the screen zooms in, sometimes zoom out, sometimes open the link, sometimes does nothing... So I've ended with compulsive clicking on the screen without response
• At least two times, the browser hanged and I couldn't close it without shuting down the phone. I have to say that I am not using latest firmware available for my phone, so it could be a firmware problem...
• On the configuration window, there is landscape/portrait option, but it isn't needed at all since the screen rotates automatically

So, IMHO, the user interface needs some improvements for touchscreen based devices, or at least, for S60 5ed touchscreen based phones.

On the other side, S60 included browser works much better than the one included in my old N81, and its JavaScript support has made Facebook and Google Reader (iphone versions) usable on it (for GMail I still prefer its html version). So, let's see what Opera can do for next releases. I trust on you...