optimizing iris browser for TP

[dishe]

actually, I'm finding the opposite. It seems to just populate and scroll faster than Opera... at least, for the sites I'm looking at...

[gianthobbit]

Originally Posted by dishe

I LOVE Iris browser... I'm honestly surprised this is one of the few threads about it (there were a few back when it was referred to as Torch Browser, before the current version).

Yes, I use it primarily for Facebook as well. A little trick that might be useful since the iPhone has slightly different screen dimensions: set the zoom view to match page width. Then the page formatting fits better.

It never occured to me to change the icon to Facebook- that's actually not a bad idea. You can totally change icons by finding an appropriate icon contained in a .dll, and referencing it by the link (lnk) in your programs dir.
More on this:
http://mobile-sg.com/simpleblog/arch...ost.asp?id=849

As far as icons go, yes you can absolutely change the icon:

The program listed in that post does not work, I have contacted the devloper for help on this, and the directions to change the icon...holy @@!$!@ way over my head, can someone put this into laymens terms, perhaps using iris logo as an example

[JBundy]

Originally Posted by gianthobbit

I use this for the iphone.facebook.com website and love it, it also works great for googles book website. I tweaked my opera browser and now its WAY faster and was wondering if anyone knew how to do the same for Iris. I also want to change the icon art to the facebook icon as this is my primary function and feel the iphone.facebook.com website functions just like an app anyways.

Last, what is your guys thoughts on iris browser (speed, stability, etc.)

Iris takes a lot of its transacting code from PIE's stack (this is verified for which I must say the source is anonymous ... I know I know you want names ... let the poo fly , but if you are CE-literate, break down the ROM in an SDK and take a look at the programming for both PIE and Iris). Anyways, with that said, we all know what a hog PIE is on current WM devices with lower hardware requirements than are requested you have by Torch Mobile for the Iris Browser. That said, Iris will be in direct competition with IE6 Mobile, so I consider it still a little ahead of its time for what current devices can quickly make happen for users. It is slow and uses a barrel of RAM with every use. It isn't finger-friendly, which Fennec is. Otherwise, it's on the right track

[gianthobbit]

spent the last hour trying to figure out this changing icon crap, there is NOTHING on the web on it lol

[dishe]

Originally Posted by JBundy

Iris takes a lot of its transacting code from PIE's stack (this is verified for which I must say the source is anonymous ... I know I know you want names ... let the poo fly , but if you are CE-literate, break down the ROM in an SDK and take a look at the programming for both PIE and Iris). Anyways, with that said, we all know what a hog PIE is on current WM devices with lower hardware requirements than are requested you have by Torch Mobile for the Iris Browser. That said, Iris will be in direct competition with IE6 Mobile, so I consider it still a little ahead of its time for what current devices can quickly make happen for users. It is slow and uses a barrel of RAM with every use. It isn't finger-friendly, which Fennec is. Otherwise, it's on the right track

Huh?

Iris is webkit based for rendering, and has its own display routines along with a kinetic scrolling navigation system (that outperforms Opera in frame rates). The rendering engine and display methods are what define how a browser looks and acts to the end user, neither of which have ANYTHING to do with IE.

I'm not sure where you're getting your information from, but "break down the ROM in an SDK and take a look at the programming for both PIE and Iris" makes about as much sense as saying Opera is based on PIE. And yes, I'm CE literate.

The only thing perhaps based on IE is the network interface. And since that works fine, I'd expect the same of ANY web browser for WM.

[dishe]

Originally Posted by gianthobbit

spent the last hour trying to figure out this changing icon crap, there is NOTHING on the web on it lol

Dude, if/when I got some more time, I'll do a writeup on this... for now, I have to run but do a search for a thread on creating an icon + link for opera mini. That's how I figured out how to do it initially.