xScope, a multitouch pinch zoom browser

[xScope]

No this is my incompetence, really. Please note, Dolphin = stock + extra. So it has best compatibility to stock browser. xScope is totally coded from scratch with little borrowing of stock browser's code. So leakage is everywhere but you do have an original piece of creation, although bad in many ways.
This happens when the app lost track of how many times the timer is started and stopped. I will find a fix.

Do you really think I should be required to kill xScope with a task killer from time to time? To me it sounds like a bug that should be fixed.

As I said, I have never experienced this problem with Dolphin or stock so they seem to handle it somehow.

 

[xScope]

Theme for xScope 6 is coming soon. Your downloaded theme only works on xScop 5

I downloaded a theme for x-scope and I don't see how to install it. I can fee it when I browse the files through the program but I see no way under settings to set a theme. Can anyone help? thanks

 

[jhford]

2 suggestions:
1. Bookmark folders
2. Remember login cookies. I want to click a link to a URL on my extranet from an automated SMS and go directly to the URL without having to login.
Thanks

 

[lexluthor]

That's weird. When I enter logins/passwords in xScope6 trial, I don't get the always/this time/never popup that I used to get and it does save my login and I have no way to delete the login information that it saved (unless I clear app data in android application settings).

Ok, I figured out what's going on and it's a definite bug.

With xScope6 trial, if I go to facebook.com and login, I get the always/now/never popup asking me if I want to save the login info. If I go to google.com/voice and do the same I get no popup and it automatically saves the login data.

So, why the different behaivor for login saves on different sites and should checking the boxes upon exit clear that data?

In addition, you mentioned before that upon exit, I can check the boxes to clear the data, but that doesn't work.

The only way for me to wipe that is to go into my system application settings, find xScope and clear data in there. That resets xScope back to default configuration.

 

[jhford]

Ok, I figured out what's going on and it's a definite bug.

With xScope6 trial, if I go to facebook.com and login, I get the always/now/never popup asking me if I want to save the login info. If I go to google.com/voice and do the same I get no popup and it automatically saves the login data.

So, why the different behaivor for login saves on different sites and should checking the boxes upon exit clear that data?

In addition, you mentioned before that upon exit, I can check the boxes to clear the data, but that doesn't work.

The only way for me to wipe that is to go into my system application settings, find xScope and clear data in there. That resets xScope back to default configuration.

I'm using version 6 paid.

 

[jhford]

I'm using version 6 paid.

Clearing data worked perfectly. Thanks.

 

[xScope]

10/18
A few changes:

Clear bookmarks of stock browser
This is not so much of a problem of xScope. However, we have received many emails asking for a function to do so. With this function in place, a user can actually import Google bookmarks or bookmarks from desktop computers to stock browser. All he needs to do is:

1. Clear stock bookmarks
2. Import Google bookmarks (or bookmarks from an HTML file saved from a desktop browser)
3. Export to stock

Default text size
The default text size of webpages can be changed now. It has 5 choices: smallest, smaller, normal, larger, and largest.

Changes in Settings
Removed

 

[SprintFun]

Thanks man, will update and beat on it =)

 

[jhford]

Clearing data worked perfectly. Thanks.

I have to retract my reply post. My EVO had to login, again. I'm beginning to think that it only remembers cookies if the app stays in memory.

 

[lexluthor]

Well, at least there's a clear form data now, so that's good, but you didn't fix the bug where google.com/voice login is automatically saved and there's no always/now/never popup option. I did a clear data in system->application settings->xScope, so I'm running it from a fresh xscope.

At least I can clear it now, but it'd be nice to have an option to now have it save it in the first place.

 

[SprintFun]

The text sizing seems to be a little buggy.

I set it to "Larger", and now no matter what setting I change it to the options box says its "larger" but it isn't.

Edit: But when I leave the settings and go back in, the text display size is shown correctly in the options box.

 

[jhford]

Well, at least there's a clear form data now, so that's good, but you didn't fix the bug where google.com/voice login is automatically saved and there's no always/now/never popup option. I did a clear data in system->application settings->xScope, so I'm running it from a fresh xscope.

At least I can clear it now, but it'd be nice to have an option to now have it save it in the first place.

How? I did settings > applications > manage applications > xscope.

 

[lexluthor]

How? I did settings > applications > manage applications > xscope.

That's what I meant.

 

[calbruc]

I'm having an issue with xScope that started when version 6 was released. Occasionally, when I open it, it goes straight to my bookmarks, not the page I was last on. It doesn't appear to be saving its state consistently.

I'm rooted and running Ultimate Droid 1.0. This also occurred on UD 8. Perhaps it has some more aggressive memory management settings and xScope is getting killed before it can write its state to memory?

Anybody else experiencing this? Any suggestions? Is it related to the ROM or xScope?

 

[mancterrier]

Hi been using xscope for months on my dell streak. I have recently upgraded to a custom rom of android 2.2 on it and noticed a slight bug which is fairly annoying. When im typing in the url/search box with SWYPE the whole page starts jumping about/shaking. I've tried it on other browsers and its working fine. Any ideas if its an issue with xscope?

 

[xScope]

mancterrier,
Let the browser show the notification bar (a.k.a. not full screen mode).
This is a bug of android system, not xScope.
The stock browser doesn't suffer this because you can never put it fullscreen.

Hi been using xscope for months on my dell streak. I have recently upgraded to a custom rom of android 2.2 on it and noticed a slight bug which is fairly annoying. When im typing in the url/search box with SWYPE the whole page starts jumping about/shaking. I've tried it on other browsers and its working fine. Any ideas if its an issue with xscope?

 

[xScope]

I don't think it is ROM related. It is more like system related.
On android, any non-visible app is vulnerable to be killed at anytime. Usually, before the background app is killed, the system will give the app a chance to same sates. Then when the app is brought to foreground, it will restore its last state.
xScope failed to restore its last state might be due to two things:
1. xScope was killed before it finished its saving of state
2. xScope was killed by other app killer

I'm having an issue with xScope that started when version 6 was released. Occasionally, when I open it, it goes straight to my bookmarks, not the page I was last on. It doesn't appear to be saving its state consistently.

I'm rooted and running Ultimate Droid 1.0. This also occurred on UD 8. Perhaps it has some more aggressive memory management settings and xScope is getting killed before it can write its state to memory?

Anybody else experiencing this? Any suggestions? Is it related to the ROM or xScope?

 

[SprintFun]

xScope, has any progress been made on text reflow when resizing? Thats an issue I'd like to see fixed, even if it means using some ugly unsupported coding

Also, any ETA on the update that will allow themes? I know you said its close.

 

[xScope]

Unfortunately not much progress on text reflow (we do have some but it doesn't center).

Theme will be either this weekend or next weekend.

xScope, has any progress been made on text reflow when resizing? Thats an issue I'd like to see fixed, even if it means using some ugly unsupported coding

Also, any ETA on the update that will allow themes? I know you said its close.

 

[SprintFun]

Thanks for all of the hard work

 

[DarthBane]

Can someone help me with editing/arranging the bookmarks...

On firefox, new bookmarks are added to the bottom of the bookmark list. With this in mind, I finally took the time to add my many bookmarks to xscope.

I added my most frequently-visited bookmarks first. I then find to my horror that xscope does the complete opposite, making new bookmarks first in the list, making all my heavily used bookmarks at the bottom of the list.

Is there an easy way to rearrange bookmarks in xscope? I am not finding it, and it is a seriously needed feature if it doesn't have one.

 

[xScope]

First, you don't need to add one by one.
1. On your PC, with Firefox, choose 'Bookmarks' --> ... --> Export HTML.
2. Transfer this HTML file from your PC to SD card
3. In xScope, start page, from page options, choose 'Import from an HTML file'
Your bookmarks will be imported.
You may want to clear your existing ones if you like a clean start.


Second,
There are 3 ways to sort bookmarks.
1. By date created
2. By visits
3. By name

So you if you like your most visited to be on top, choose 2. But you have to know all visit number are 0 at start. So order is not as you expected.

Can someone help me with editing/arranging the bookmarks...

On firefox, new bookmarks are added to the bottom of the bookmark list. With this in mind, I finally took the time to add my many bookmarks to xscope.

I added my most frequently-visited bookmarks first. I then find to my horror that xscope does the complete opposite, making new bookmarks first in the list, making all my heavily used bookmarks at the bottom of the list.

Is there an easy way to rearrange bookmarks in xscope? I am not finding it, and it is a seriously needed feature if it doesn't have one.

 

[DarthBane]

First, you don't need to add one by one.
1. On your PC, with Firefox, choose 'Bookmarks' --> ... --> Export HTML.
2. Transfer this HTML file from your PC to SD card
3. In xScope, start page, from page options, choose 'Import from an HTML file'
Your bookmarks will be imported.
You may want to clear your existing ones if you like a clean start.


Second,
There are 3 ways to sort bookmarks.
1. By date created
2. By visits
3. By name

So you if you like your most visited to be on top, choose 2. But you have to know all visit number are 0 at start. So order is not as you expected.

Thank you. I didn't want to do the html file import because there are many bookmarks on the computer that I don't want on Xscope.

I will just use option 3 (by name) and put a number in front of the name to dictate position.

 

[CriticalCritic]

Is there an easy way to rearrange bookmarks in xscope? I am not finding it, and it is a seriously needed feature if it doesn't have one.

+1

 

[DarthBane]

btw how much memory usage is typical for xscope? is 105mb normal?