I'm finding it rather frustrating to use the Opera browser. It seems to be impossible to click links when zoomed out and looking at most or all of the page.
To click links I first have to zoom right in by double tapping, then I am able to tap links OK.
Any way to change this? It's highly annoying because there's no reason why I shouldn't be able to follow links when zoomed out. And it's not a size issue, because large buttons don't work either.
It's doubly stupid because I can in fact click them. tapping them sometimes changes their colour as if they have been followed, and if I tap-hold them then I get the menu on which I can open them in new tab. So there's no issue acgually selecting links, it just wont't follow them except on full zoom.
There's another thread for this with a solution as to how to make them clickable...
don't have the link at hand sorry, but a bit of searching should turn it up
hi ,
check this thread
regards,
twisted
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This was originally posted up by XDA member 'fred_up' in Q&A, but it really should have gone in here, to draw the attention of those who can have a look at it.
The autoview of images in posts seems to be broken. When clicking on image icons within a post, one gets stuck in a dark grey box, with no image visible and no [X] to close it. It's the back button or bust, right out of the thread.
We are both in the UK on XP and IE8, for what it is worth.
Sample image attached in post #2 of the original thread below. To see it, if you get the same problem when trying to view it, right click the image then 'Open in New Tab'.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250960
Do the System Mods have any ideas? Thanks.
+100000000000000000000 for this, Please fix. Im in Canada and have the same issue. Shouldnt matter though...
not sure if this is the site or my browser, but when I used to view pics in threads it brought up a picture viewer with forward & back buttons on top of the forum. Now when I view pics it goes to a whole new web page showing just the picture and I have to hit "back" to get back to the thread...?
three west said:
not sure if this is the site or my browser, but when I used to view pics in threads it brought up a picture viewer with forward & back buttons on top of the forum. Now when I view pics it goes to a whole new web page showing just the picture and I have to hit "back" to get back to the thread...?
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Yea, there was a few issues wit the "lightbox" system. It's on the list of things to be looked at by the server admin, so images will appear in their own windows for now.
I stumbled upon a feature in the Chrome browser that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere. I noticed that if there are multiple small links in a small area, if your finger may be hitting more than one link at the same time, it will give you a zoom bubble that will let you select the link easier. I have attached picture of it so you can see what I mean.
Also here's my mini review of the Chrome browser.
http://thesmartphonechamp.com/hands-on-demo-and-mini-review-of-new-chrome-browser-for-android-video/
From what I picked up on the forum Opera seems to have this as well.
But yeah I haven't seen this mentioned on many blogs/news sites.
I saw that when I was browsing this forum yesterday when I was selecting a page number. Pretty cool
z06mike said:
I saw that when I was browsing this forum yesterday when I was selecting a page number. Pretty cool
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Yeah that's how I came across it, through forum browsing. I like that feature a lot as it means now I don't have to zoom in to hit small links that are in between other links. Great move on the part of Google.
Google have actually documented that on their release post:
http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/02/introducing-chrome-for-android.html
One of the biggest pains of mobile browsing is selecting the correct link out of several on a small-screen device. Link Preview does away with hunting and pecking for links on a web page by automatically zooming in on links to make selecting the precise one easier.
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Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
Opera would automatically zoom in when you hit an area with > 1 small links. It was quite convenient. But of course I've not found any browser other than stock suitable enough until now, convenient or not. It may be some form of unconscious Google bias but I'm with that.
Korntoff said:
Opera would automatically zoom in when you hit an area with > 1 small links. It was quite convenient. But of course I've not found any browser other than stock suitable enough until now, convenient or not. It may be some form of unconscious Google bias but I'm with that.
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I'm in a similar boat as you. Most of the time I've actually liked using Dolphin, yet for some reason every time I always wound up going back to the stock browser. It didn't matter what device I was using, I always wound up going back to the stock browser for whatever reason.
I tried to ignore this but it is really bugging me. You cannot change the page from the top any more. I have to scroll all the way down just to change the page. Some of you are probably thinking "what a lazy git!" but it's seriously annoying having to scroll down every time i want to see the latest comments on a thread. Is there any way to get this back?
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I tried to ignore this but it is really bugging me. You cannot change the page from the top any more. I have to scroll all the way down just to change the page. Some of you are probably thinking "what a lazy git!" but it's seriously annoying having to scroll down every time i want to see the latest comments on a thread. Is there any way to get this back?
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It will be fixed at some point, no doubt, but for now save your scroll wheel and finger the hassle and just press the end key
Hahaha I just googled this because I knew someone would've posted a thread about it. IT IS DRIVING ME NUTS!!! Hahah I am hating it just as much as you are. Hopefully it's just a temporary glitch or something.
It's quite annoying because I automatically think I'm on a one-page thread (hence, the wrong thread most of the time).
It will be fixed, but for a temporary measure see this post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23434115&postcount=3560
Hope this is fixed soon. I had to google it to find this thread. The page numbers use to be on the top and bottom correct?
jhuff83 said:
Hope this is fixed soon. I had to google it to find this thread. The page numbers use to be on the top and bottom correct?
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Yes correct. It's getting to be real annoying haha.
Archer said:
It will be fixed, but for a temporary measure see this post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23434115&postcount=3560
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or scroll down to bottom and change theme to xda classic. It has the page jump at the top.
Clear your cache...it's fixed
I'm not sure if I'm missing something, but I don't see the manage attachments button under the text field. I searched the FAQ, but could not find if there is some post limit/minimum before being able to do this?
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I'm not sure if I'm missing something, but I don't see the manage attachments button under the text field. I searched the FAQ, but could not find if there is some post limit/minimum before being able to do this?
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You have to select edit, then select advanced edit. That should be what you're looking for.
Sorry, I'm not seeing edit or advanced edit buttons under the text field. I see Post Icons, Image Verification, and then Submit Reply & Preview Post. I tried both Firefox and Internet Explorer, even turned off ad blockers.
I just realized, you meant edit an already existing post. What I am trying to do is attach a file to a post/reply.
TraceFormer said:
I just realized, you meant edit an already existing post. What I am trying to do is attach a file to a post/reply.
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If you click on the reply button, it will open a new screen allowing you to write your post, above the text field you will see lots of buttons, don't you see this "manage attachment" button in this create post screen like shown in my screenshot?
The UI may differ depending on the used theme of course.
No that button is missing for me. Tried to attach a screen shot, but it won't let me do that either (only put in a URL). Tried on mobile device too, and that button is not there.
TraceFormer said:
No that button is missing for me. Tried to attach a screen shot, but it won't let me do that either (only put in a URL). Tried on mobile device too, and that button is not there.
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This attachment feature is not present for members below 10 posts but you are above this limit so it should be there, I don't understand. Some ideas of tests:
- wipe cache of your browser
- try Google Chrome
- try another xda theme
- wait 24h or 48h and it may be fixed by itself
- or if still not working we may need admin assistance
TraceFormer said:
No that button is missing for me. Tried to attach a screen shot, but it won't let me do that either (only put in a URL). Tried on mobile device too, and that button is not there.
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I've no experience with IE but I'd the same issue quite a while ago on FF when I used the add-ons uBlock Origin and NoScript. For this reason, I've created an own profile for FF to use XDA.
Post reset
I had many posts years ago, had not been here for Ca. 2years and now I have 0 posts. So can't post link or attacment. /RANT/
Hi. I noticed that for any thread I visit and try to go to any other page via the buttons, the page simply reloads. For example, in a thread, I want to see page 2 to see if there are new comments. I click the 2 in the page buttons (the one with numbers and arrows for previous/next page), then the page reloads and the 1st page is still shown. Same for any number I click on. Strangely, this doesn't happen when I click the "Last Page" button...
I'm assuming this is either a bug or something wrong on my end, but I don't know which.
pyereciae2788 said:
Hi. I noticed that for any thread I visit and try to go to any other page via the buttons, the page simply reloads. For example, in a thread, I want to see page 2 to see if there are new comments. I click the 2 in the page buttons (the one with numbers and arrows for previous/next page), then the page reloads and the 1st page is still shown. Same for any number I click on. Strangely, this doesn't happen when I click the "Last Page" button...
I'm assuming this is either a bug or something wrong on my end, but I don't know which.
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Not the case here. Please refer to attached screenshots; file names show how fast the shots were taken i.e. pages also loaded very fast.
Maybe a browser issue on your side?
EDIT: Just tested via XDA Labs, too. No issues. Please refer to additionally added screenshots.
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Not the case here. Please refer to attached screenshots; file names show how fast the shots were taken i.e. pages also loaded very fast.
Maybe a browser issue on your side?
EDIT: Just tested via XDA Labs, too. No issues. Please refer to additionally added screenshots.
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Hi. Thanks for the reply. I was wondering if it was site-wide or just me. I guess it's just me, but I don't know why. It could be my browser (I could try on another browser just in case).
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Hi. Thanks for the reply. I was wondering if it was site-wide or just me. I guess it's just me, but I don't know why. It could be my browser (I could try on another browser just in case).
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It's not just you. The site is basically unusable for me too. Firefox on Android.
EDIT: Didn't see that this was an old thread, my forums are really messed up. My bad.
This should be fixed now. Let me know if it isn't.
bitpushr said:
This should be fixed now. Let me know if it isn't.
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It works now, thank you~