I have a weird problem on my Touch HD. Using Opera, if I google a subject and access the page found, the font is screwed. (rectangles and zeros). Same on Google news. Summary items all OK, but retrieving full text on SOME sites is screwed. If I go directly to a page WITHOUT googling it, results are OK. If I use IE, all is OK - news items fine.
This was all working fine until two days ago. (for six months). It appears that Google is somehow either setting a dodgy font, or a font that it selects was working, but is not now. I have not knowingly installed anything new, nor changed the config. Has Google changed?
I would really appreciate some help here please.
pastyman said:
I have a weird problem on my Touch HD. Using Opera, if I google a subject and access the page found, the font is screwed. (rectangles and zeros). Same on Google news. Summary items all OK, but retrieving full text on SOME sites is screwed. If I go directly to a page WITHOUT googling it, results are OK. If I use IE, all is OK - news items fine.
This was all working fine until two days ago. (for six months). It appears that Google is somehow either setting a dodgy font, or a font that it selects was working, but is not now. I have not knowingly installed anything new, nor changed the config. Has Google changed?
I would really appreciate some help here please.
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Not sure if this will help the font sometimes gets screwed up and ends up being wingdings font, but usually only when trying to type in a forum for instance
Your case seems a little different but you could try typing 'ABOUT:CONFIG'
and have a look at the fonts menu
Hope that helps
pastyman said:
I have a weird problem on my Touch HD. Using Opera, if I google a subject and access the page found, the font is screwed. (rectangles and zeros). Same on Google news. Summary items all OK, but retrieving full text on SOME sites is screwed. If I go directly to a page WITHOUT googling it, results are OK. If I use IE, all is OK - news items fine.
This was all working fine until two days ago. (for six months). It appears that Google is somehow either setting a dodgy font, or a font that it selects was working, but is not now. I have not knowingly installed anything new, nor changed the config. Has Google changed?
I would really appreciate some help here please.
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You can also try changing the default Tacoma font in the registry.
Try this site for reference on editing System fonts in Windows Mobile. I know it's about adding Korean fonts, but the method still works for changing the default font to Segoe UI. (just skip the part about adding Gulim fonts).
http://leeblood.com/2008/02/16/windows-mobile-6-changing-the-system-font-adding-korean-support/
Hope that helps!
Cheers.
thanks for suggestions
Hi . THanks to both of you for replying. Ozmoran, I checked the Fonts and all are either Tacoma or Courier. Not having changed these I am puzzled why I have this problem unless Google has changed the way it delivers pages. I posted this on Google support (one reply says Opera at fault), and Opera support seems non-exisitant. SCSCC3, I tried the link to update the fonts but it's dead I'm afraid, and I'm not sure I understand why you suggested a change to Segoe UI?. I am really at a losss to explain why all HD touch users aren't having the same problem if the problem is down to Google? So much so that I assume it must be something that has happened to me, so maybe the next step is to restore from my Sprite backup image and see what happens.
solved eventually
Well, I restored from backup to one week ago, well before the time when I first saw this problem. This did not solve the issue. Then I downloaded and installed Opera MObile 9.7 beta. Installed that, and although it didn't replace the version loaded from the Touchflo icon, when run from Programs menu, it worked OK, and all sites loaded OK. What is really interesting is that when I tried the original Opera again.....it worked fine!! Perhaps the new Opera downloaded some fonts? Anyone know how to make the TouchFlo icon load the new version?
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Hi . THanks to both of you for replying. Ozmoran, I checked the Fonts and all are either Tacoma or Courier. Not having changed these I am puzzled why I have this problem unless Google has changed the way it delivers pages. I posted this on Google support (one reply says Opera at fault), and Opera support seems non-exisitant. SCSCC3, I tried the link to update the fonts but it's dead I'm afraid, and I'm not sure I understand why you suggested a change to Segoe UI?. I am really at a losss to explain why all HD touch users aren't having the same problem if the problem is down to Google? So much so that I assume it must be something that has happened to me, so maybe the next step is to restore from my Sprite backup image and see what happens.
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? The link works fine for me..
But I'm glad you got it sorted out eventually..
Hi scscc3
Link is working for me now too. ... site must have been down earlier for some reason. I'll look at it anyway, so thanks for the information.
When you click on a Link from google, Google generates a Mobile version of the Website you visit. At the end of the page there must be a Link to show the site originally!
greets
Hi
I am currently having this problem as well.All of a sudden any mobile friendly web pages are displaying squares and circles(font problem).
I have tried flashing new ROM,tried to hard reset the device and even tried to download opera 9.7b but unfortunately to no avail
Any help appreciated a this i now annoying
Just noticed the same thing is happening with my HD. It's only happened recently, the only common link i can see is that i Installed and then removed Oper 9.7beta. I have now re-installed and fonts still displaying as squares and circles.... Very frustrating!
saga goes on..
Well I thought I'd sorted this out. As per post above, all was working after installing Opera 9.7b. Two hours later....squares and zeros again - in old AND new Opera pages! I uninstalled then reinstalled 9.7b. Still the same issue. This is all very odd indeed. In the end I have had to change config in Google to uncheck the "phone" formatting. That fixes the issue, BUT this has always been on before, and definitely was when it seemed to be working for a while. I can't help but conclude that Google has changed some aspect of the way pages are delivered, in a way that Opera doesn't handle, and that IE does. I have logged a bug with Opera for this.
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Well I thought I'd sorted this out. As per post above, all was working after installing Opera 9.7b. Two hours later....squares and zeros again - in old AND new Opera pages! I uninstalled then reinstalled 9.7b. Still the same issue. This is all very odd indeed. In the end I have had to change config in Google to uncheck the "phone" formatting. That fixes the issue, BUT this has always been on before, and definitely was when it seemed to be working for a while. I can't help but conclude that Google has changed some aspect of the way pages are delivered, in a way that Opera doesn't handle, and that IE does. I have logged a bug with Opera for this.
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I came to a similar conclusion, changed my google default settings from mobile to regular page viewing. Since there are a few of us with the problem and it persists after ROM flash and hard reset it must be a fault googles end.
Not sure we can conclude that. It does seem that Google have changed something, BUT IE works fine. It's a question of whether the change is something that adhers to accepted standards, or not. If it does, and the fact that IE works would suggest it is OK, then Opera is where the fault lies. Of course there is the possibility that it is a change outside accepted protocols, that works on IE, but it is interesting to note that Skyfire works fine as well. If I get any feedback from Opera I will post here. If anyone wants to chase Google to get them to say what they have changed then please do!
Looks bad for Opera!
PS I was not that impressed with Skyfire Display quality was not good, and it's very slow to start up.
Since nothing has changed with Opera the only change can come from Google's side that does not agree with something in Opera.
Agreed skyfire is handy in how it streams every media type, but not having WVGA resolution and its archaic IE style interface makes it a no-no for me.
I've also been having the same problem on the TP2 as of the last week or so. Exactly the same circumstances as others have mentioned and I'm now curious as to what is the problem.
Same problem here for a week or so. Have been on Duttys R8 since it came out but the problem only started recently. Flashed to Duttys R11 and the problem is still there.
i'm also having the same problem, very annoying. can't work out how to change google so it no longer uses mobile formatiing. could someone point me in the right direction?
i can see at the bottom of the page you can view in ''Mobile¦Classic', but there must be a way for it to 'remember' this setting, so i dont have to scroll to the bottom and click it every time i do a search
Thanks
I'm having that problem with Google Maps. It's in this tiny script; can't really read it.
the config that works
You need to change your google settings first. Go into Opera browser and start google. Then select "settings" on google home page, and turn OFF the "Format Web Pages for your Phone" option. Then go into Opera config screen and choose "display". Set the "Mobile view" option on. This works for me, with all web pages I retrieve displaying correct data, and the pages are formatted to suit the phone. Good luck, and if anyone gets to the bottom of why google changed something, I'd love to know! The fault may be with Opera, but it all used to work with the above settings reversed.
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Hello
I'm having problems with the internet browser. It used to function properly but recently it began presenting me with the squares and circles in place of words on all webpages.
Has anyone had similar problems? Or does anyone have a solution?
Thank you
Man.
I'm also experiencing this, for the last week or so, but only when using the quick search box on the internet tab of TF3D which loads pages "designed for mobile use". If the full Opera browser is launched pages load properly. I haven't begun to try and find out more about it yet.
I can't get it to work at all, internet tab or Opera. If you find a solution could you post it please.
Thank you
Anyone else with the problem?
Had the same problem but only when going to a site through the browser search function, if I manually enter the site address then no problem.
Same problem here for a couple of weeks. Thought it was the rom i was using so reflashed another and had the same problem.
Went into settings and enabled plugin's and havnt experienced it again yet. However im sure i tried this before flashing it again. May just be coincidence.
There is more people complaing on a google forum. Though not much info. Google "zeros and squares opera" to find it.
Hi, this started happening for me shortly after I got my phone about 3 weeks ago, I believe this is caused by Google's formatting of the pages, when you use the default search link, google reformats the pages for mobile. It worked at first for me, but then I started getting the squares/circles thing... Don't think it is a topaz/opera issue as after a hard reset it was the same. Figure something is up with google's mobile formatting currently.
If you go to the bottom of a page with the squares/circles etc. you should see the google link, so page is being displayed via google, it should say, "display as mobile or full page" or something like that, if you tell it just to show you full pages then the issue goes away.... but you are not getting the advantage of reduced size pages...
P.
Does anyone know how I can change the fonts in Facebook back to stock? I installed some apps and when I was done, the fonts in facebook, as well as google maps have changed to this hard to read tiny 7 segment led display looking things.
I tried this in another forum but i think this is a more general issue and not a Rom issue.
Thanks,
Jeff
That's one of the reasons I got ride of it and there are many many reasons to get rid of it number one reason being it sucks...
www.lite.facebook.com via Opera is a million times better.
dkb218 said:
That's one of the reasons I got ride of it and there are many many reasons to get rid of it number one reason being it sucks...
www.lite.facebook.com via Opera is a million times better.
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Yea, I agree, that app does kinda suck, but the pickle of it is that the fonts also have changed in my Google maps, not the text on the map, but all of the search results and gps loading test up in the upper right corner.
I don't get it, they were fine before I installed one of the many apps I usually use.
Thanks,
jeff
Just an FYI, I had this problem too... The font looked all straight and boxy, terrible quality, almost like a very old terminal font... However, all of the sudden one day it went back to regular. I dont know what I uninstalled or whatever in the time being, because i didnt uninstall something just with that purpose, but it definitely did go back to regular after a few random uninstalls... unintentionally.
cool, thanks, that is exactly what my font looks like, like something out of the early 80's.
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cool, thanks, that is exactly what my font looks like, like something out of the early 80's.
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I know what caused these font's (both in Google Maps and Facebook) to change on my TP2 - installing TouchWatch2 (which includes the LCD font). I think the problem is actually in Facebook/Google though - I think they somehow link to their default font by number, not name, so if a new font is installed they end up using a different one than expected...
Not tried fixing mine though - I liked the 80's!!
-Steve
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I know what caused these font's (both in Google Maps and Facebook) to change on my TP2 - installing TouchWatch2 (which includes the LCD font). I think the problem is actually in Facebook/Google though - I think they somehow link to their default font by number, not name, so if a new font is installed they end up using a different one than expected...
Not tried fixing mine though - I liked the 80's!!
-Steve
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That is a good hypothesis, I to love the touchwatch, but my fonts got buggered, I believe when I installed the gps cycle thing and that used nice rounded fonts.
I am hoping that someone on here can tell me where how I can install a different font in the font pool that these programs use so i can fix it, I really dont care about the Facebook being hard to read but the Google maps thing is really hard to read.
Thanks all,
Jeff
This happened on my Google maps apps some weeks ago and is related to a font called TRANGA__.TTF being installed which can be found in the Windows\fonts folder, along with TRANA___.TTF.
I think it may have been installed alng with the 'GPS Location' app but I'm not sure.
Today I renamed the TRANGA__.TTF as zTRANGA__.TTF then copied tahoma.ttf to Windows\fonts and renamed it as TRANGA__.TTF.
This has solved the problem in the Facebook app, which I had just installed, and Google Maps also.
HTH
Note: TRANGA__.TTF gives a digital display with all the bars filled in, possibly to indicate no value in the GPS app. I also replaced the TRANA___.TTF which is a digital style font is probably used to give the lat and long but I have replaced that also.
Hi Guys, just thought id post my thoughts on the Leo.
Ive been using mine now for over 2 weeks having come from an N95(and several failed attempts at finding something I liked inbetween including various iphones, N97 etc etc) so to the thoughts.,
The screen for me was a bit tricky as many have said before, I have huge hands, but decided to persevere.
Has to be said that after about a 10 day period typing messages etc became much easier, after 2 weeks it was brilliant, but then came the eureka moment, which it has to be said was'nt good for me, but telling all the same.
After flashing the ROM, the typing experience became similar to a fair proportion of others on here, infuriating!
Now thinking logicly about it, I decided it couldn't be the screen as was fine before, only thing changed was the ROM, so was software, tried a screen align, hmmm, worse still, did it again, slightly better, but still no cigar, went and checked settings and set to how id had it before, no vibrate(seems to fubar typing), keyboard click on, screen click on, correct as you type on, complete words in both XT9 and ABC both on and did screen align again, now zoila, its better than before(after another screen align) no more false inputs although xt9 has to learn my vocab again(annoying) but it really is a revelation.
Now the only thing annoying me is the long sms list issue (although partialy sorted by selecting all messages and going in through WM)
Can I just add, absolutely epic site guys and thanks to all those that spend there own time making the WM experience better for all!!
Noooo! you've got it all wrong. You're supposed to try typing for 5 minutes, throw your toys out the pram and go buy an iPhone.. *then* come on to xda developers and post a nice long rant about how poor the entire phone / windows mobile is (bonus points for expletives and spelling mistakes).
Fixing problems in an intelligent, logical manner? whatever next?!
I just got my HTC HD2 from Royal Mail. Everything seems to be working flawlessly. The screen is just gorgeous and the navigation is really smooth and snappy. The videos online really do not do it justice.
I've just got a few of questions. I heard that Opera does not support flash, is this true? and will this change in the future?
I tried using IE to open youtube but it doesn't seem to play anything. It has the flash 9 logo and that's it. How do I play videos via the web browser?
Also, when I open up IE it says that it connects using my data plan and I may get charged. Does it not work over WiFi?
I'm just uploading files onto it right now but yes, this device has had my jaw on the floor since I opened the packaging. By far the best phone I have ever owned.
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I just got my HTC HD2 from Royal Mail. Everything seems to be working flawlessly. The screen is just gorgeous and the navigation is really smooth and snappy. The videos online really do not do it justice.
I've just got a few of questions. I heard that Opera does not support flash, is this true? and will this change in the future?
I tried using IE to open youtube but it doesn't seem to play anything. It has the flash 9 logo and that's it. How do I play videos via the web browser?
Also, when I open up IE it says that it connects using my data plan and I may get charged. Does it not work over WiFi?
I'm just uploading files onto it right now but yes, this device has had my jaw on the floor since I opened the packaging. By far the best phone I have ever owned.
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Opera doesn't support flash.
Use the You Tube app already on your handset, it works perfectly.
For playing videos within your browser, download the Skyfire browser for free. I don't like the interface and therefore only use it when I have to but it supports flash and you can play videos and surf for porn on it lol.
gamma500. looks like you still need to find the return key (aka as enter key) as this is the only thing missing in your message. Or did you type it on a PC keyboard, and is the return key (aka as enter key) broken?
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Opera doesn't support flash.
Use the You Tube app already on your handset, it works perfectly.
For playing videos within your browser, download the Skyfire browser for free. I don't like the interface and therefore only use it when I have to but it supports flash and you can play videos and surf for porn on it lol.
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I don't have the youtube app, where can I find it? I got my phone from T-Mobile UK if that helps. And I thought IE did support flash?
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I don't have the youtube app, where can I find it? I got my phone from T-Mobile UK if that helps. And I thought IE did support flash?
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Opera doesn't support flash and IE only has 'flashlite' which isn't suitable for playing video. You will need to download Skyfire but the You Tube app will be in your start menu - press the icon at the top left of the screen or the windows button in the middle at the bottom - then scroll through the icons.
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Opera doesn't support flash and IE only has 'flashlite' which isn't suitable for playing video. You will need to download Skyfire but the You Tube app will be in your start menu - press the icon at the top left of the screen or the windows button in the middle at the bottom - then scroll through the icons.
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I don't have it pre-installed, is there somewhere I can get it? It's wierd that they didn't include it. Is anybody here on T-Mobile UK who has it pre-installed?
Dont have a HD2 ...yet! But from what I have read Youtube is not included on the T-Mobile handset.
Thanks Christonabike, personally don't see the merit in ranting, seldom effective in sorting issues and htc-hd2, in an effort to be cloggy friendly have inserted a few returns just for you!
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I don't have it pre-installed, is there somewhere I can get it? It's wierd that they didn't include it. Is anybody here on T-Mobile UK who has it pre-installed?
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http://rapidshare.com/files/309160325/YouTube_Player_-_WVGA_-_800x480.cab
Fantastic! Disabling the vibrate response was one of the best things I could do! I can actually type for long periods of time with little errors and the XT9 and ABC is working great now, I didn't realise it could learn... so have been typing in all of my Northern Irish phrases that we use over here!
I'm happy once again, I'm really starting to love this phone; was a bit doubtful at the start and was thinking my N95 8gb looked like a good option to go back to but my faith is growing in this device by the day!
Once again to OP, thanks!
It Just gets better with time Rossimac, which only became apparent after having flashed the ROM and thereby losing two weeks of it.
Hi Guys,
Just hoping somebody can point me in the right direction.
I flashed to 3.01 US stock from UK in order to get the updates. I updated twice to 3.2.
What I'm noticing now is that if I click on a link, that launches an associated app (browser for instance), I used to get a screen jump up and ask which app I wanted to use. So if I'd installed Firefox, Dolphin and got Stock, it would give me the option if I hadn't yet set a default.
Since 3.2 when I click the link, the screen fades out, but the options aren't showing to select which means I can't launch the link/app.
The fix is to uninstall any relevant applications until I only have one app that can launch said link, then reinstall, and I get the option again.
Anyone had this or know how to fix without reinstalling everything?
Hope that made sense....very tired so it might not have done
I had the problem I hope u didn't set Firefox or dolphin as ur default browser what I did was erase all data now I have dolphin and the default drowser all working fine here
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This issue has been discussed, but there are two simple ways to solve it without having to reinstall everything.
1) Simply wait and eventually it will fix itself. I know this sounds strange but it will eventually work. I am not generally patient so this one did not work for me.
2) With Autorotate ON, simply rotate the Xoom so that it has to redraw the "picker" screen. Do this when the screen dims and nothing is showing up. I have found that once you do this once for any particular file type you do not need to do it a second time.
I too was reinstalling apps to get the screen to show up, but even that did not always work.
I had the same problem and it seemed to only manifest itself after I re-installed all my apps from Tiamat/Xoom Zone with Titanium Backup. I'm not sure which app was the culprit but after uninstalling Scripter and aLogcat it started working perfect.
Hope this helps!
Same Issues !!
With opera Mobile and MoboPlayer !
HuckFinn said:
This issue has been discussed, but there are two simple ways to solve it without having to reinstall everything.
1) Simply wait and eventually it will fix itself. I know this sounds strange but it will eventually work. I am not generally patient so this one did not work for me.
2) With Autorotate ON, simply rotate the Xoom so that it has to redraw the "picker" screen. Do this when the screen dims and nothing is showing up. I have found that once you do this once for any particular file type you do not need to do it a second time.
I too was reinstalling apps to get the screen to show up, but even that did not always work.
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Will certainly check these options out. Are you saying that in the first instance, when the screen dims.,...if I left it long enough, it would appear?
Has this been put to Google on their Bugs page,....as Bugs go...it's an annoying one
The Asus Transformer has the exact same problem. makes me think it could be more of a HC3.2 bug now after seeing this thread than device related.
Worse after you think you have fixed the problem every time you turn the device off and then on again on the problem begins again if you have multiple apps that can load a file or link like a web browser (I use multiple). If you have one app or set one app to be the default then you don't have the problem ....with that file or link
Easy to reset by rotating the screen ..but each time you turn on?
Question........
has anyone fixed this with a factory reset?
Factory reset will not fix this . Other browsers , media players and file managers somehow cause the problems .
On a brand new A500, updated to 3.1 OTA and I have noticed that the 'find on page' in the stock browser does not work. I usually use it if I browse the long list of XDA forums and am trying to find something specific rather than scrolling forever.
Does anyone else care to test this and see if it's broken for them too?
I tested on a small web page and it seemed to work, but when testing on the root of xda developers forum, it does not work. I restarted the tablet, problem still persists. Then I tried doing a factory restore, still the same issue. I also have a Xoom running HC3.2 and it does not have this problem.
Try searching for text like Acer or Xoom on http://forum.xda-developers.com
It will find the instances of what you search for, but the browser will not scroll to where it's located. = broken!
Rob
using the .11 ota build of 3.1 it seemed to work fine for me on the page you linked. It scrolled to and highlighted both of your test words.
Stock browser, not rooted
Hi,Mine works as well I tried test words acer,xoom, thread, and gingerbread.
Now what I have noticed is it only finds the words on the visable page (whats on screen) and only highlights the search words once you have scrolled it onto the visable page. if it is not on the visiable page then it does not show it in the search results.
I called acer and this is normal function for thier stock browser. have you tried to use a different browser as I am sure the result your looking for is you want the search to cover the whole page even the parts not on screen?
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Hi,Mine works as well I tried test words acer,xoom, thread, and gingerbread.
Now what I have noticed is it only finds the words on the visable page (whats on screen) and only highlights the search words once you have scrolled it onto the visable page. if it is not on the visiable page then it does not show it in the search results.
I called acer and this is normal function for thier stock browser. have you tried to use a different browser as I am sure the result your looking for is you want the search to cover the whole page even the parts not on screen?
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The proper behaviour I believe is that the stock browser (like any other browser) is supposed to scroll to where it finds the first instance of what you type and have the letters highlighted. It works (scrolls) correctly on small/medium pages, but fails to scroll to the highlighted text on very large pages like the one I posted. It just sits at the top of the page. The navigation arrows to move to where it found the text (if more than once) also do not work in this case. On a Xoom with 3.2, this feature works fine on the link I provided. I search for 'acer' and the browser scrolls automatically to where it finds the first instance. On the A500 with the latest OTA update, it finds and highlites the text 'acer', but does not scroll to it.
Hope that makes sense.
Rob
mine also does not scroll to the first instance. is it just on the xda web site? or all web pages in your browser? if just xda may have something to do with the web page it self and your browser.
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mine also does not scroll to the first instance. is it just on the xda web site? or all web pages in your browser? if just xda may have something to do with the web page it self and your browser.
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XDA is the first and only one I noticed it on so far. I use the 'find on page' feature a lot because that forum list is so long that it's otherwise hard to find what you are looking for by manually scrolling.
Rob
I have checked my browser and brightness. Both work fine (tested on xda forums) but I'm using a custom browser.apk taken from ASUS Transformer so I can't judge the official version.
I did use the official 3.1 version for a long time (until last week) and search worked just fine. It highlighted and jumped to the first word as it was supposed to. I didn't bother to check if it was the latest version because I'm using a custom rom from day 1 (well actually not day one because we didn't have recovery then but you get the picture ) and I don't get regular OTAs as you guys so maybe it wasn't the latest version.
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I have checked my browser and brightness. Both work fine (tested on xda forums) but I'm using a custom browser.apk taken from ASUS Transformer so I can't judge the official version.
I did use the official 3.1 version for a long time (until last week) and search worked just fine. It highlighted and jumped to the first word as it was supposed to. I didn't bother to check if it was the latest version because I'm using a custom rom from day 1 (well actually not day one because we didn't have recovery then but you get the picture ) and I don't get regular OTAs as you guys so maybe it wasn't the latest version.
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I tried many times to get the auto brightness working and it would not. Now, coincidentally I just tried it again 1 minute ago and it's working... Go figure .. lol
I'm still trying to figure out this browser glitch...
Rob
Hey rob I dont know if you use custom roms or not but ,I put the new Virtuous XooM H.C. 3.2 on the acer and everything works like a champ. yes its honeycomb 3.2 and fixes all the bugs at least that i can find.
Browser search works right(as mine did not either) wi-fi and gps work like a charm, battery life is way better, the interface is nicer and smoother, it has the new option to make programs tat were made for phone screem fit the tablet screen(nice), and all my media stirages work external usb keyboards harddrives and all, IT just works.
its a shame the tablet is awsome but acers software seems to ruin alot. so far everycomplain i have read about the iconia is not the hardware but acers software thats the problems even the wi-fi and gps issues all seemed to get fixed with software.
Heh. That's why I use Tabonnay rom as a base and then strip out all the Acer and google stuff that I can.
EDIT: Damn now my light sensor isn't working anymore. Meh I'll just get used to it. It's bound to start working sooner or later.
EDIT2: Fixed it.