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Atomic Browser vs iCab
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How do I get the control bar back to the bottom? I liked the back, settings, etc at the bottom... So much easier.
I've seen an Atomic update in the last few weeks but iCab hasn't updated for a while now, not since iOS 4 released. I exchanged some emails with the author a month or so back and he was working on stuff so maybe he's on holiday or working on a big release or something. He hasn't done an iOS 4 update so there's probably lots of stuff to work on.
- Julian
JulianL said:
Emailed the developer (1 day ago) - suggest to him to have an option when loading a website will automatically display full screen instead of manually tapping the icon. In respond he said he is working on full screen and URL. That could be very interesting.
That guy just amazes me. I've emailed him about 10 different suggestions and he's always replied within 24 hours with a detailed response (for most of my suggestions the response was that either he was already planning it or there were good reasons as to why it hadn't been done). Given that iCab is quite popular, and I would have though that he gets a lot of email, I don't know how he does it.
Having just come to the world of iPhone/iPad apps after years of Palm and then Windows Mobile use I'm really liking the fact that for a lot of the apps in the Appstore the developers will reply personally to suggestions and bug reports and obviously really care about their products. It reminds me of the very early days of PalmOS back in the late 1990s; the Palm ecosystem has all but died but it seems to have risen from the flames to be reborn even stronger within the Apple app world.
- Julian
I think developers are overwhelmed with the iPad and OS4 coming out at the same time. Poor planning on Apples part...but I suppose they have their reason...like the HTC EVO.
But one thing I don't get is that some developers are releasing 4.0 compatible apps, but not HD for the ipad...can't they do both at the same time? There are so many cool apps for the iPhone that are annoying on the iPad with the 1x 2x option to fill the screen, etc.
Anyway...what bug are you talking about with instapaper? Does instapaper cause iCab to crash?
Also, what is Scrollpad that I get every once in a while that appears with the whole screen highlighted in iCab? Not sure what I am doing to cause that...or what to do with it when it does appear???
I was talking about icab. I personally prefer iCab but I accept that it's a very close run race and probably comes down to personal taste rather than finding a killer feature in one or the other.
- Julian
+1
I have all three top browsers (Perfect Browser, Atomic and Icab). I've been switching back and forth and finally decided that Icab is my favorite for now....
I like Atomic but I just can't stand the UI.
Perfect Browser - love the UI but crashes (freezes for couple of secs.) and not very responsive.
The icab developer just made good on a promise and has pushed an update that includes better zoom levels. The zoom on the latest version of icab is almost to comedy levels, it goes to massive magnification. I haven't done side by side comparisons (difficult with only one iPad) but I'm pretty sure it goes at least as high as Safari and I get the feeling it might even go higher.lokerd said:
- Julian
The new version of iCab v3.5 is great! One of the pet peeves was closing tabs on the tab bar; you had to be very precise on clicking the X on early versions. New version fixed this problem. This increased zooming feature has me switched over from Atomic atm.
I've probably done an average of 3 or 4 hours a day of iPad surfing, all with iCab, and I've had my iPad since 27th May so about 6 weeks. I'd say I've had iCab crash on me 3 or 4 times. Each time it just disappeared and dropped me back to the home screen. I've never had a lock up.I have Atomic but it's crashing with seemingly increased regularity
What is you guy's experience on how often iCab crashes?
- Julian
Can any browser open local files?
On my regular mac, I always default a local html file as the homepage which contains tablet of bookmarks for fast access (and less crowded bookmark menu). I can't do so on any iDevice because Apple disables the file:// open function in its browser. Does any of the third party browser allows this? On the similar front, can I default a homepage on these browsers when launching? Thanks.
On my regular mac, I always default a local html file as the homepage which contains tablet of bookmarks for fast access (and less crowded bookmark menu). I can't do so on any iDevice because Apple disables the file:// open function in its browser. Does any of the third party browser allows this? On the similar front, can I default a homepage on these browsers when launching? Thanks.
One more thing: does the lack of java support on all those browsers also an Apple implemented limit? While I do get the notion of forward to the future, there are some important sites that only works with java enabled.......
You can default the home page on iCab but I don't know if you can do a local file. There might be a workaround though because in iCab you can add offline bookmarks; when you bookmark a page you can set it to an offline bookmark which I assume (I've not tried it) means that a local copy is stored, essentially making a file:// for you. If you have a web server that you can control then you could build your page on the web server, browse to it in iCab, and add it as an offline bookmark.powerbooks said:
Like I said, I haven't tried any of the above, but I would think it would work. Whether it's at all convenient for you is another matter.
- Julian
You need a jailbroken ipad, and the instructions can be found here: http://www.ipodtouchfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=288228
For those running icab on their ipads. Does anyone here notice that if you X out of the broswer and then go back into it, the back button grays out meaning you can no longer go back to the previous page? this only happens on my ipad, not the iphone version.
No ....
... I didn't notice it before, but you're absolutely right. I just tried it and yes, it definitely happens on my iPad too. Funny how I never noticed that before.
Try emailing the author, he tends to be very responsive.
- Julian
Glad to know its not just me. Only time where it gets annoying is when I a search in google and click on the link, then X out. When I go back in the browser, I can't get back to the search queries without retyping the same thing in google again.