Browser woes in froyo - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

In eclair double tapping to zoom seemed to work in the browser. It would even reformat the text so that it all fit in the window. I can't seem to replicate that behavior in froyo. It zooms in a little but doesn't change the text.
Also, YouTube videos don't seem to open in the YouTube app anymore. They open in the browser video player(I'm guessing) which has fewer features (no soft menu w/ sharing options)
I know its leaked software but is that just how 2.2 operates? Anyone else able to replicate these minor annoyances I'm having?
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Yes I am also running froyo and it seems the zoom is off.
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So I was poking around through the settings and there's a check box that must have been checked by default in 2.1. Its called "auto-fit pages" check that and the zoom of old works
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[Q] Q: Text reflow on browser not working help

Hello, guys the text reflow on browser is not working when we zoom in, even if i have ticked the auto fit in browser settings . I have seen many video where the galasy s browser has text reflow when zoomed in. Currently on jm9, but it did not work on jkp froyo too. Can any body help?
Thanks
Double tap to reflow, havent found an other way.
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Thanks its working

[Q] How to view sites in desktop?

Hi i was trying to get some info as to why i am unable to view many sites in desktop view even with user agent set to desktop? Also i have tried some other browsers for example opera, dolphin, skyfire and set them to desktop view to no avail. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Um... you mean landscape?
I have as of yet to find a site that I couldn't view this way.
What sites are you going to that are giving you this issue? Also... is the phone set to auto-rotate when you flip it from horizontal to landscape?
nope
No landscape mode works fine what i mean is i get directed to the mobile versions of site as apposed to the full versions. (desktop versions)
aha that is the fault of the site ebbs not the phone. they are picking up your cookie info and using it to determine your on a mobile device.
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ah so is there no way to stop that from happening cause my girlfriends aria doesn't have this problem?
try typing "about:useragent" in the address bar.
I might be wrong, but i'm pretty sure if you use the SkyFire Browser for android, their is a "desktop mode" option. You can toggle sites being viewed in mobile or desktop mode i believe..
do some experiment dude. it should work.. try using miren browser then switch the user agent into desktop chrome in d settings.
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Thanks for all of your answers as for the about:user agent it brings up a selection with andriod, iphone, desktop, and custom but no matter what i pick it always goes back to custom. and as for skyfire like i said ive tried that as well as dolphin both set as desktop but neither actually give me a desktop view as for that last browser suggestion i will give that a try here in a bit and get back to you. This such a strange issue i still don't understand why its only the captivate having this issue as my girlfriends aria and my buddies backflip don't have this.
thats kinda weird huh. enweiz gudluck
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A few mixed questions?

1. Which programs are affected by Enabling multitouch?
Should it enable pinch zooming in the browser? So far the only app i see it working on is Maps.
2. Whats a good browser replacement?
3. Is there a way to get the Xda app to remember your password. I seem to have to always manually sign in each time i go to a different app.
4. Does any1 have the calendar.apk handy?
Thanks
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rxr said:
1. Which programs are affected by Enabling multitouch?
Should it enable pinch zooming in the browser? So far the only app i see it working on is Maps.
2. Whats a good browser replacement?
3. Is there a way to get the Xda app to remember your password. I seem to have to always manually sign in each time i go to a different app.
4. Does any1 have the calendar.apk handy?
Thanks
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I believe it relates to apps which dont have it coded in, but support it... Im sorry its not that helpful but the classic browser works with it, but not without the enable where as firefox works by default.
I like firefox because it can sync with your firefox on your computer. This makes opening tabs you have open there open to you if you wish, and imports your bookmarks. This works for me since I can sync my phone/nook/pc all in 1 go.
I dont use it.
No sorry.

Messed up gallery between all roms

I've been messing with my Captivate a lot for the past few weeks, rooted and flashed once I got sick of waiting for an update. I've tried most of the major roms out there and am having a great time learning about it all.
I have a problem and would appreciate some advice on the simplest way to solve it. Whenever I try to enter the image gallery, I get a black screen for a few seconds, then it vibrates a few times and kicks back to the home screen and gives me a failure notification. It does this regardless of what rom I'm running so I'm assuming it has something to do with the file structure on the card? If I data reset, will this fix it?
I looked around but didn't see an apparent answer for this specific issue. Thanks
Try this, download sgs tools from market. Goto uodate stock apps select gallery
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Hmmm, I downloaded it and it doesn't seem to do that much. I don't see any options like that for sure. What is that program supposed to do?
After I posted I realized the app I referenced is not on the market.
Have you tried deleting app data
settings, applications, manage, all, gallery, delete data
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11697444/SGS%20Tools%20last.apk
This is the app I was talking about
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wow, thanks! That did it. I just upgraded the stock app and it's fine now. This app looks really useful, what are some of its other uses?
Secret codes gets you into a bunch of useful things
like lbs test mode for gps
the updated gallery you installed is also supposed to help battery somehow.
I do not use it all too much though, but I keep it around
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Browser

I'm running the latest liberty rom and i was wondering if there is a way to set the browser to not use mobile web and just open the regular web page all the time
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I can't remember if you can change the user agent but I know you can in other browsers such as Opera and Dolphin.
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Shouldn't I be able to just type something in the address bar to disable it? I wonder?
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You could always see if you can get a URL that indicates non-mobile. Sometimes I have seen a www.whatever.com/index.php?m=0 or something similar where the m means mobile and 0 means false. Maybe bookmark the URLs? Lemme look for a setting in the default Android browser.
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Nope, no setting. Try Dolphin or Opera.
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CM7's browser has options for this. You could potentially compile the CM7 browser for the motoblur framework (I know there is a technique to do this) and put it in /system/data/ in place of Liberty's browser. Obviously it's not nearly as simple as that, but if you really want user-agent settings in the browser, that seems like the way to go. Otherwise, you can flash CyanogenMod now and deal with some of the audio and camera issues, or wait until it's stable to get the user-agent settings.
I would assume the browser would respond to 'about:debug'?
Type about:debug in the address bar and hit go/enter/whatever. It shouldn't visibly do anything. Then hit the menu button > More > Settings > UAString (very last on the list) and change it to 'Desktop'.
It doesn't really stick (you may have to do this each time you launch the browser), but it does work.
Thanks man that works perfect exactly what I wanted
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