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03-21-2009, 12:45 AM	#1
Alex Ethridge Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 344	Need browser suggestions for Palm OS I just started trying out a data service on my Palm Treo 680 and I am wondering about browser possibilities that might be better than Blazer. I tried Opera Mini; but, I got couldn't find a toolbar, where I might save bookmarks and got abnormal program terminations when attempting to use any menu item. Is there anything else worth trying that might work better than Blazer? To give an idea of my type of usage if that helps, my most visited sites are charter.net web mail, slashdot.org, techguy.org, cnn.com, pcmag.com, pcworld.com and sites like this forum.

03-21-2009, 04:00 AM	#2
wozofoz TX/Blazer/WiFi ) ) ) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: No Fixed Address Posts: 422	I have a TX not a Treo but I like Blazer and to my knowledge there is nothing better out there, it just needs some tweeking. First launch Blazer and go to: Options>Preferences>General>Fast Mode Tick: Disable cascading style sheets I tried those sites you mentioned on my TX and they seemed to load ok, except CNN. Charter.net is a huge 650k and switching to Narrow View did not help, I could not find a mobile version so you may want to email them and ask to move into the future, today Here are the results. Charter.net http://charter.net/index.php Use Fast Mode (Lightning bolt icon on TopBar) Slashdot.org http://slasdot.org/ Use Fast Mode Techguy.org http://techguy.org/ Use Fast Mode or Normal Mode Cnn.com http://cnn.com/ Don't know, I got the message: "...service not available in your region..." Pcmag.com http://mobile.pcmag.com/device/ Use Fast Mode or Normal Mode Pcworld.com http://mobile.pcworld.com/device/index.php Use Fast Mode or Normal Mode You may want to check the thread Blazer Tips and Tricks All the best, woz of oz Last edited by wozofoz : 03-21-2009 at 04:03 AM.

03-22-2009, 10:21 AM	#3
_Em Beta Tester Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Igloo Posts: 2,377	Well, there are others you could try and see... I find that I always use either Blazer or Picsel Browser nowadays. The following browsers work best on the T\|X (the other options aren't at all worth considering, as they only contain a subset of the features of one of these): Blazer/Web Picsel Browser (with patches) NetFront 3.1 (with patches) Opera __________________ My Palm family: Palm T\|X ~ Palm T\|E ~ m130 ~ m125 ~ POSE

03-22-2009, 10:51 AM	#4
headcronie Palm Greyscale Junky Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 535	Before throwing browsers out there, you should stop and look at what device this is. Treo 680. Picsel Browser with patches - causes immediate resets - may result in a hard reset. Not usable. Netfront - The core of Blazer - causes immediate resets - may result in hard reset. Not usable. Opera Mini Universe Xiino Those are the only 3 known working alternatives. __________________ Brighthand mod staff

03-22-2009, 04:40 PM	#5
_Em Beta Tester Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Igloo Posts: 2,377	Yup... sorry, I misread that as TX for some reason. Opera Mini, Universe, and Xiino are the options. Xiino doesn't do anything that the others don't, and Universe is a bit unwieldy on a small screen, but can still do the job. I'd say your only real option to Blazer is Opera Mini. __________________ My Palm family: Palm T\|X ~ Palm T\|E ~ m130 ~ m125 ~ POSE

03-23-2009, 04:32 AM	#6
morris108 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London Posts: 109	Xiino has many advantages over Blazer, mostly the instantaneous cache, but no javascript, it can also be launched over blazer with accessorizor. unfortunately it doesn't work with virgin.co.uk. - am downloading pixcel now by torrent - to try on a 650. __________________ Treo 650

03-23-2009, 06:41 AM	#7
wozofoz TX/Blazer/WiFi ) ) ) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: No Fixed Address Posts: 422	I guess you don't want to use a service like MobileLeap ? http://mlvb.net/? All the best, woz of oz

03-23-2009, 07:46 AM	#8
Alex Ethridge Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 344	I'll give that a try. So far, it displays slashdot.org without a 'page too large' error I've been getting with Blazer alone.

03-23-2009, 08:38 AM	#9
cyberdude It's superdad! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Larchmont, NY Posts: 2,944	I use universe almost exclusively on the TX and love it, but I don't know how it will look on the screen of the treo. __________________ Tom TX,A-Data 16GB SDHC Reviews:Propel, Agendus, Screen Capture Utilities, IDGuard vs SplashID, TealScan Tom's TX pages

09-17-2009, 03:14 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberdude

I use universe almost exclusively on the TX and love it, but I don't know how it will look on the screen of the treo.

Can you PM me the universe .prc file? I've been looking for it without being able to find it.

Thanks.

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Caitoz

09-18-2009, 08:39 AM	#11
Greek Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 723	http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/wp-c...08/universe.prc Regards, __________________ Greek