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I find the standard web browser works very well for most sites but it stalls every time on the BBC 'Desktop' site and Facebook. I get a pop-up saying that a Javascript script is taking too long and asks if I want to cancel it. When I cancel, the rest of the page loads very quickly.

Is there a known problem with Javascript in the standard browser?
Is there a known fix?

(I am using OS2008 5.2008.43-7)

Thanks

It's not really a fix for the default browser, but have you tried Tear?

I just tried bbc.co.uk and it loaded up pretty fast with no errors. Facebook works better with Tear too. The "newer" facebook setup made large areas work as clickable links it sort of broke scrolling on the tablet (other than a scroll bar). Tear seemed to solve that problem. For quicker Facebooking, you can also try the iPhone optimised Facebook site (or the Mobile Phone site) if you don't need to use the more advanced functions of Facebook.

Are you using www.x.facebook.com? I get javascript errors in both MicroB and Tear. But Tear has less of them.

I feel I should be able to use the standard interfaces for BBC and Facebook rather than go to cut-down versions - I can do that easily on my S60 phone, so what would be the point of getting the N810?

I have now installed Tear and Fennec and I'm quite impressed by their potential so I'll keep an eye on them. But why can't the supplied browser be maintained as it is built into the heart of the system?

Thanks for the input.

Because that relies on Nokia to update them. And if it's one thing that's extremely a negative about these devices is that Nokia doesn't tend to do long-term support very well.

Anyway, I use x.facebook.com because it annoys all the widgets and what not that people put on there. I actually use to browse the regular facebook site with both MicroB and Tear just fine. The reason why I asked was I get the javascript error too when I'm doing things like updating my status (but it still accepts and updates it).

Hi Laughing Man - yes, I realised rather late that Nokia are pretty poor on these compared to my N95 phone. I fully support community / open source development and in some areas this is looking very useful. But I worry that even here there are more attractive platforms to develop on?

BTW - thanks for the link to x.facebook.com, this is an interesting interface!

I turn off the flash component (click the bottom right red thingy) when browsing BBC. I don't know what they're doing but it nails the CPU to maximum. It will eventually play.

Yeah that is indeed a problem. That's why you've seen alot of projects combine lately. Like Ubuntu's Mer combining with Maemo (Mer will be the next OS for these devices since Fremantle won't be able to be easily backported to the n800/n810.). Alot of programs made are also somewhat cross-platform (or if not they are at least Linux cross-platform) because they are written with Python, Mono, or some QT libraries. So they could always be used on the desktop (for example, Vagalume I think started off on the tablet and is now a desktop app as well).