I got a change to test on a newer android phone and indeed only
the boat browser can display local webpages, I think the problem
is unrelated of J but most mobile browsers are not designed to
display file:/// webpages or why should they.  I guess the
solution is to choose browsers that work with local files.

Another problem I realised is that bitmap is tiny on high-res screen.
the icons bar of the editor window is very smaller (they are
already 36x36 pixels, nearly half inch on a desktop). Also
individual cell in minesweeper is impossible to tap because of
its tiny size.  Hypothetically J scripts can detect dpi and draw
a bigger bitmap accordingly.

Чт, 20 мар 2014, Paul Jackson писал(а):
> My default browser is Chrome, which on machines I've gotten lately is
> pre-installed.  Either when I start it and paste in the local URL, or when
> I click the icon of a file in "ES File Explorer," Chrome displays local web
> pages such as
> 
> file:///storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.jsoftware.android.qtide/files/addons/docs/helpX/index.htm
> 
> I've tried "boat browser" and confirmed that it does something that makes J
> use it, and so local web pages work when it is installed.
> 
> However, Chrome, Dolphin and Firefox do not make the same changes.  Other
> programs ask which app to use to view a local file until you set one of
> these as a default.  This J does the same thing the first time a remote web
> page is viewed, but not locally.
> 
> I haven't tried this version on older machines, but the previous version
> asked which browser to use for both local and remote URLs.
> On Mar 20, 2014 4:14 PM, "bill lam" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > Possibly your browser does not accept local files.  Try verify by open a
> > local file in its address bar.  Or install another browser, eg the 'boat
> > browser' works for me.
> >
> > 21.03.2014, в 0:50, Paul Jackson <[email protected]> написал(а):
> >
> > > I did not realize that was what I meant, but I've confirmed inability to
> > > open local pages is the current problem.  I had already noticed, but fail
> > > to mention, the initial use loaded the remote web page.
> > >
> > > Removing the local help pages does make subsequent starts work correctly.
> > > However, you either have to use a file manager, or
> > >  Tools  >  Package Manager
> > >  Tools  >  Rebuild all Repository Catalogs
> > > before trying to
> > >  Remove  Selected Packages
> > > since the install only marks
> > >  base library scripts
> > > as installed.
> > >
> > > ===
> > > Did you mean  menu help can open remote page but not local help page?
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