I just tried Mosembro out on my G1 and, while the browser is a bit quirky, the concept is executed really well.
The user installable script idea reminds me of what Mozilla is doing with Ubiquity and their mouse only interface[1]. [1]: http://www.azarask.in/blog/post/can-ubiquity-be-used-only-with-the-mouse/ Best, Zach Carter http://zach.carter.name On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 3:48 AM, Mr. Meitar Moscovitz <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 7, 2009, at 5:01 PM, Aleksander Kmetec wrote: > >> Hey, everyone! >> >> I was hoping you could give me some feedback on my proof-of-concept mobile >> bowser which is called Mosembro. > > Hi Aleksander, > > Hearing about Mosembro is *the* reason I downloaded the Android SDK. ;) So > at least in concept, my feedback is purely positive. I like this idea a lot. > It's one I might call "brilliantly obvious in retrospect." (A compliment.) > >> It is meant to demonstrate how taking advantage of embedded semantic >> metadata (in this case microformats) can help us build a more user-friendly >> browser for mobile devices. Since mobile devices are much more awkward to >> use than full size computers, even simple things like automating a task >> which would otherwise require you to copy some text from one app to another, >> can make a huge difference. >> >> You can have a look at it here: >> http://lexandera.com/mosembro/ >> >> Regards, >> Aleksander > > I'm curious, do you describe or document the microformat that Mosembro uses > to provide its "consistent site-wide search" functionality anywhere? I'm > having a look around and playing with Mosembro in Android's emulator now, > but I can't seem to find mention of this idea anywhere on the Microformats > wiki or the mailing list archives, and my Java knowledge is way too poor to > efficiently go code diving into Mosembro's sources. I also tried to locate > the address of the "Mosembro Demo Page" to see if I could view the source, > but alas, I'm not seeing an option or that. > > (Note that it's very possible I'm simply overlooking something, as is this > is the first time I've ever seen Google's Android interface.) > > Moreover, the idea of extracting a consistent search interface (perhaps with > a standardized microformat) is appealing to me since many sites provide > their own search forms but their locations and visual appearance varies > wildly from site to site (and even between a single site's redesigns). On a > mobile interface, it is often a nuisance to try and find the search > functionality for each site. Therefore, a consistent UI presented by the > user agent itself is preferable, as long as it can plug the entered text > from the UI to the web site's own search field (which I am assuming is the > point of what you describe possible in Mosembro, yes?). > > Has there been discussion about a search microformat for functionality such > as described above before? If so, is someone able (and willing) to point me > in that direction so I can read up? > > Thanks very much! > > Cheers, > -Meitar Moscovitz > Personal: http://maymay.net > Professional: http://MeitarMoscovitz.com > _______________________________________________ > microformats-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss > _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss
