Re: [Announce] QML Browser - Web browser written using Qt Components Hildon
 

Yes, I've messed it hard, it was about shift+backspace inside text field, while writing something (see below). I understand that you can't change it per-application :(

As for forward button, it is exactly my reasoning, I don't think it would hurt address bar length too much.

Alternatively - is possible - thing like holding shift and clicking back one the UI = forward could work too, without making address bar any shorter.



In fact, you're both right here. In MicroB, fullscreen, shift+backspace does nothing (opens address bar in my case, but it may be related to custom hardware keyboard settings). Unless, when you're writing something inside text field, where it act as "back".

Hoever, in MicroB outside fullscreen, it indeed act as "forward".

Which is complete nonsense, as outside of fullscreen, you already have UI buttons, so forward could be just there, this or other way. Where it is needed most (fullscreen), it doesn't work, as you've noticed. Not to mention that damn shift+backspace in text field = back, which is just... cruel.

/Estel

Re: [Announce] QML Browser - Web browser written using Qt Components Hildon
 

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As expected.

Absolutely no objections :)


And this I just do not understand.
backspace as well as shift-backspace works well for me. In full screen mode and with button bar the same.
In a text field backspace just deletes and shift-backspace also.
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Re: [Announce] QML Browser - Web browser written using Qt Components Hildon
 

I don't have any plans for such customisation options, because the development time is too great. Customisable UI is just about the biggest hassle of all, and QML is not really suited to dynamically creating/deleting UI elements.

However, in version 0.5.3 the QML files are shipped with the application (installed to /opt/qml-browser/qml), so you are free to change anything you want there. :)

I removed it to make way for the 'forward' button. I'm personally happy with it either way, and since I don't have enough time to satisfy every individual UI preference, I simply give you the tools to do it yourself.

It sounds like webkit is having a problem with that particular page. At some point I will try to add some error reporting in such cases (I'll have to check the APIs).

Zoom needs fine tuning (as stated in the first post).

This happens when first closing a browser window and is caused by deleting of the QWebView. I don't know if it can be fixed (calling QWidget::update() on the remaining windows might do it). Performing any action that causes the remaining windows to be re-painted will return things to normal.

Re: [Announce] QML Browser - Web browser written using Qt Components Hildon
 

This is a problem with the Dialog component in Qt Components Hildon. The content is not visible in portrait, only the buttons.

Re: [Announce] QML Browser - Web browser written using Qt Components Hildon
 

Two small suggestions related to fine-tuning zoom:

1. Adding possibility to do it via volume buttons just like in microB (obviously).

2. When using swirl to zoom gesture, everything seems to be re-drawed constantly(?). In more resource-heavy pages, it makes zooming this way *extremely* laggy/delayed.

If I'm not mistaken, microB just quasi-resizes the already shown content in real time when you zoom - allowing you to calibrate how big/small you want things to be - then redraw only, after swirl gesture is ended. This way, it works much more efficiently.

BTW, the same apply to zooming with volume keys, when that become a thing.
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...and one general suggestion:

3. The description in repositories still says that qml-browser is a qml showcase, rather than something useful for daily usage. I think it should be changed now, considering how many people discover things by browsing repos, instead of TMO.

Cheers,
/Estel

Re: [Announce] QML Browser - Web browser written using Qt Components Hildon
 

This is planned (I have already added the option in settings code), but I haven't completed the key event handling in the components yet, so I'm still not certain where I will implement the volume key handling (application side or components side). By default, Qt applications don't receive volume key events, it requires some boiler-plate code in the application.

That behaviour is defined in QWebView (or not defined, as the case may be). By default, QWidget updates itself when it receives a resize event. QWebView (which inherits QWidget) probably follows the same behaviour. I will take a look at the QWebView code and see if there is a way to reduce the frequency of the re-painting.

I have been thinking about that. I left it as it is to help manage expectations. I will change it for the next update.

Re: [Announce] QML Browser - Web browser written using Qt Components Hildon
 

Does it support text wrapping (like Opera mobile)?

Re: [Announce] QML Browser - Web browser written using Qt Components Hildon
 

QWebView has a 'zoomTextOnly' property, but I'm not certain that it wraps the text. It probably does, as it's hard to imagine what else it could do.

Re: [Announce] QML Browser - Web browser written using Qt Components Hildon
 

QMLBrowser works like a charm using mouse pointer on vncserver or tv-out and bluetooth mouse!

Thanks, I can uninstall Opera now :)

Re: [Announce] QML Browser - Web browser written using Qt Components Hildon
 

which version of qt webkit it uses ? is it 4.8 its good and can it be upgraded ?