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Opera Mobiles ability to fill forms?

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supremekizzle

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I'm not exactly sure what this process is called or how to really explain it well but why is opera mobile the only browser that is able to interact with windows within pages? OK if you go to a page that has separate windows within the page that you have to interact with. For instance a web page has a small box that you have to select choices from such as your state or year. Most browsers cannot interact with these windows. (Save the drop down boxes) Why? What is it with opera that enables it to do this but but most others cannot? I hate operas UI but love the form filling function of it. Are there any other browsers that have a good UI as well as good functionality? Lastly does anyone know of a page with these windows in which I can test this functionality in other browsers. Thatnks
 
What browsers have you been using? Boat browser HD and Dolphin HD both have form filling features. They have always been able to remember form data for me.
 
I don't think I'm explaining this right. Its not necessarily form filling which is just text boxes but rather a box on the web page that can scroll and have buttons in it you can press. Let me see if I can find one to link to. I was filling out an application on a page that had one of these that didn't work in dolphin mini but I tried in opera mobile and it worked but opera mobile is ugly.
 
Don't compare Dolphin mini to Opera Mobile, that's unfair. Dolphin Mini is a stripped down basic version of Dolphin. Compare Dolphin HD to Opera Mobile, and Dolphin Mini to Opera Mini.
 
I guess its called an HTML scroll box. The problem I run into is when there are interactive buttons in these scroll boxes. I can't click them. If I try to click it only highlights the word ( continue, apply, next, etc). This is also with stock ICS browser. Is this due to HTML coding not right with the ICS browser? Opera seems awesome for productivity when editing online documents in the web version of Google docs but its soooo damn ugly! UI is terrible. Load the Google web page in opera and you see what I mean.
 
Here is a prime example of what I am trying to say http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?app=core&module=global&section=register go down to the security test and try to complete it in any other browser move the puzzle pieces in the box. It is these types of interactive boxes I have been (poorly) trying to describe. It is only with opera that I am able to do this with. I love Opera for its awesome functionality but hate it for the terrible way that it displays text and Google. Opera seems prime for dealing with online form data and online editing of forms but I'm a stickler for good UI. Everything in opera just seems so blocky and squared. No smooth edges or buttery feel to it. BTW why is it opera can interact with items such as these HTML boxes and forms and others cant? And is there any other browser with the functionality of opera but with the look and feel of either dolphin HD or the stock ICS browser. Thanks a million
 
Ok I've tested:

Boat Browser HD: Yes I could play around and complete the puzzle.

Dolphin HD: Yes, the puzzle thing is working too.

Maybe its your phone? What phone do you have? Or the settings perhaps? Do you have Javascript and Flash enabled?
 
It could be that. I thought it had something to do with how opera handles web pages differently than the others but you disproved this. Thank you for taking the time to test that out for me. Thanks coming your way sir
 
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