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Opera Mini - in 1280*1024!

Saturday, 29. March 2008, 16:49:46

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Ever wanted to use Opera Mini as your primary browser? You probably didn't, but for those with slow connections it might make surfing the net a whole new experience!

Imagine you're in some place where you can get 56k connection or worse just GPRS but you really need to check out some stuff on the internet. Using Opera Mini on your mobile phone might be a hassle because text input takes ages, so what do you do?
You just use Opera Mini on your PC! Proper text input, no more scrolling due to fullscreen display and still way less traffic (and thus faster page loading) than with a normal browser.

So how do you do this?

Downloading and installing the software you need:
  1. go to http://microemu.org/
  2. download the latest release (you can pick the snapshot as well, doesn't really matter)
  3. unzip the archive on your PC
  4. Download the Opera Mini .jar and .jad files from operamini.com

Starting and configuring the software:
  1. double-click "microemulator.jar" to run it. If that doesn't work you'll have to type "java -jar microemulator.jar" on console. (Please note you need to have JRE installed for this to work
  2. go to "Options > Select device", click "Add...", navigate to "microemulator\devices" and select "microemu-device-resizable.jar"
  3. select the "Resizable device" profile you just added and click "Set as default"
  4. click the "Resize" button in lower right to set the size you want
  5. go to "File > Open JAD" and choose the Opera Mini jad you previously downloaded
  6. "Opera Mini" now appears in the list of apps you can start, click the "Start" button to launch it

you can now browse the web using Opera Mini on your PC, in whatever resolution you want!
Opera Mini on 1280*1024

Thanks to "Mr Nobody" from opera.perm.ru for this nice idea

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Comments

Ryan Octavianus 14. June 2008, 06:18

hmmm i can't seem to make it to download files although using jsr-75 extension

cool trick 18. June 2008, 11:27

but will i be able to use my mouse ?

Serola 18. June 2008, 11:41

Originally posted by Shekaramkola:

can anyone clearly tell how to run create shortcut and run it by changing lable in properties


I have tried to do that at http://my.opera.com/opera.mini/forums/findpost.pl?id=2573757
Open the image on separate window and follow the instructions.

But notice, that instruction is for MicroEmulator 2.0.2!

Originally posted by ABHINAV202020:

but will i be able to use my mouse ?


Yes.

seedat77 25. June 2008, 12:40

Thanks a lot guys. I'm using Opera Mini on my laptop right now and it's way too cool for words. Always been looking for a way to reduce bandwidth and this is ideal. It's quite fast.

JB 5. July 2008, 10:42

Here are some more screenshots on enabling JSR-75.
http://my.opera.com/opera.mini/forums/findpost.pl?id=2643360
:up:

GreenFan 12. July 2008, 06:00

Hey, I am frm India. I use a dial up internet connection provided by goverment ISP(BSNL). Its Very slow.But now I get a fast browsing experiance because of you.I used your method. Its really a great boon for me. I shared this with my friends.We are very happy now.Thanks a lot. You really did a great service for internet lovers in developing countries like India.

George 15. July 2008, 14:10

Whats jsr? Where can i download it?

JB 15. July 2008, 16:07

JRS75 is a MIDP specification wherein the midlets are allowed to access the local file system. By enabling jrs75 in microemulator we can let Opera Mini download files and save pages on the PC.

George 16. July 2008, 10:03

Where do i get jrs75?? Can you please post a link. Please

happy20b 30. July 2008, 06:51

I am using opera mini 4.1 browser on pc :smile: using emulator and broadband net connection .. so when i try to use socket it fails ..
please help

selurus 30. July 2008, 17:51

i'm not able to select text from opera mini to copy it outside, do you know if this can be done?

Carnage 16. August 2008, 17:57

This is great!!! Thanks. Hope you don't mind i spotlighted this page.

Krzysztof 23. November 2008, 23:54

old, but still cool idea:d

Kay 24. November 2008, 08:23

:up:

Léazz 24. November 2008, 14:53

:yes:

Curlynoodle 10. December 2008, 19:09

Hi ive some problem with operamini at my pc its error:

java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Documents and Settings\Andi\My Documents\Downloads\Compressed\opera-mini-4.2.13337-advanced-en.jar (The system cannot find the file specified)
at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.file.FileURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
at org.microemu.app.Common.describeJarProblem(Common.java:473)
at org.microemu.app.Common.loadJar(Common.java:549)
at org.microemu.app.Common.openJadUrl(Common.java:347)
at org.microemu.app.Common.openJadUrl(Common.java:235)
at org.microemu.app.Common.openJadUrlSafe(Common.java:226)
at org.microemu.app.Main$2.actionPerformed(Main.java:207)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)


i do redownload the opera mini same error too how to fix this thnak you..

Jason Lau 27. March 2009, 08:50

Good news! The opera mini compression is being implemented into the desktop version of opera as "opera turbo". You can test it out at: http://labs.opera.com/news/2009/03/13/

Lars Kleinschmidt 29. March 2009, 18:13

Opera Turbo is not the same technique used by Opera Mini. You'll still reach a slightly better compression using Opera Mini but on the downside the usability is worse.

dorostkar 10. April 2009, 16:08

hi
when i start opera mini it says:
failed to connect to internet.
verification of server certificate failed.please check the date setting in your device.

i will be thankful if someone helps me to solve this problem.

vodka9tn49 23. April 2009, 12:17

Pleasssee. I nid help.i have downloaded the microemulator 2.0.3 and 2.0.2 but i cant find microemulator.jar this is very frustrating for me.where can i find it.i use a laptop with a vista.is this the problem?i have java installed 1.4.1.everything seems to be right but its not.someone please help me or simply copy the exact file of microemulator.jar and send to my email.please bmwzzz3@yahoo.com

Lars Kleinschmidt 23. April 2009, 21:12

download microemulator-2.0.3.tar.gz and extract it. that's where microemulator.jar is

vodka9tn49 4. May 2009, 15:40

@larski.stil cnt find it.pls can u send that particular file to bmwzzz3@yahoo.com.pls or if u no anoda emulator.pls tel me

Lars Kleinschmidt 5. May 2009, 16:15

no, i won't send any files to you. all you have to do is grab the file from http://microemu.org/

hekawe 12. May 2009, 15:28


Opera Mini is real nice as a desktop browser, but ...
how do feed input for example into a google search?
I'm using the 4.2 version and after getting the input rectangle
and having inserted some characters there is no way of terminating
this step. The "ok" and "cancel" buttons blink on clicking but stay
defunct. Any ideas ?

Cheers

selurus 12. May 2009, 15:38

I dont think you can use the mouse on that screen.
Try using the Enter key for Ok and Escape for cancel.

hekawe 14. May 2009, 12:19

Hi selurus,

thanks for your hints, but they did not work. You can type any keyboard character
you want but none of them will bring you out of the input rectangle. This is the
same behaviour as under the pda: only the hard/soft buttons get you out of the box - ENTER is just a line break, ESCAPE has no effect.
Since we have no buttons availabe and mouse does not work we are stuck. A solution would be to have the same input mechanism as for the web adresses on the start page
but I have no idea how to achieve that. If this cannot be solved it seems to me that opera mini is only half functional as a desktop browser.

Cheers

selurus 14. May 2009, 18:40

I'm sure this works with one of the keys but its been a long time since I tried this so I cant recall which.
This may be related to the setting up of the handset soft keys on micro emulator.

selurus 14. May 2009, 20:04

Hey, try the F1 and F2 function keys.
I think that should work as the left and right soft key with micro emulator.

hekawe 15. May 2009, 08:06

Hi selurus,

you were right, F1 and F2 did the trick.

thanks

selurus 15. May 2009, 18:26

:cheers:

dapxin 10. July 2009, 22:56

gr8 stuff.

Serola 13. October 2009, 13:18

Help needed please. I tried to browse and search through all comments but couldn't find an answer to this:

How to reset/delete all application specific information? I tested Opera Mini and tried to get the EULA displayed again by just removing jad and jar files. However, after downloading and trying again, Opera Mini EULA was not displayed. In other words some application specific data was stored somewhere, but I don't know where and how to remove it.

Freeman 21. December 2009, 11:06

On my PC all MIDlet files were located here %userprofile%\.microemulator\suite-Opera Mini 5 Beta 2

Or

C:\Documents and settings\username\.microemulator\suite-Opera Mini 5 Beta 2

or

%homedrive%\Documents and Settings\username\.microemulator\suite-Opera Mini 5 Beta 2

All these addresses point to the same directory.

Can you please explain the Saving Page stuff more succinctly I did mine using another method.

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