Re: [uf-discuss] Mobile browser with support for microformats

2009-01-16 Thread Mr. Meitar Moscovitz
On 1/16/09, Aleksander Kmetec wrote: 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? No discussion that I would know of. But it certainly looks like

Re: [uf-discuss] Mobile browser with support for microformats

2009-01-16 Thread Brian Suda
On 1/16/09, Aleksander Kmetec wrote: > > 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? > > > > No discussion that I would know of. But it certainly loo

Re: [uf-discuss] Mobile browser with support for microformats

2009-01-15 Thread Aleksander Kmetec
Zachary Carter wrote: I just tried Mosembro out on my G1 and, while the browser is a bit quirky, the concept is executed really well. Thanks. It's nice to know it works on an actual device. :) The user installable script idea reminds me of what Mozilla is doing with Ubiquity and their mouse o

Re: [uf-discuss] Mobile browser with support for microformats

2009-01-15 Thread Aleksander Kmetec
Hey, sorry about the delay... it took me a couple of days to realize you also posted here, not just on my blog. Mr. Meitar Moscovitz wrote: I'm curious, do you describe or document the microformat that Mosembro uses to provide its "consistent site-wide search" functionality anywhere? There

Re: [uf-discuss] Mobile browser with support for microformats

2009-01-14 Thread Zachary Carter
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

Re: [uf-discuss] Mobile browser with support for microformats

2009-01-13 Thread Mr. Meitar Moscovitz
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, m

Re: [uf-discuss] Mobile browser with support for microformats

2009-01-07 Thread Aleksander Kmetec
Thanks, guys. It's great coming home from work and finding such positive reviews. André Luís wrote: On top of the previous comment, I'd add that inserting links *into* the page is a bit... bully-ish. Wouldn't it be better to follow the Operator or Oomph approach? A bar/icon representing that th

Re: [uf-discuss] Mobile browser with support for microformats

2009-01-07 Thread David Janes
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 1:01 AM, 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. > > It is meant to demonstrate how taking advantage of embedded semantic metadata > (in this case microfor

Re: [uf-discuss] Mobile browser with support for microformats

2009-01-07 Thread André Luís
Very well done Aleksander! On top of the previous comment, I'd add that inserting links *into* the page is a bit... bully-ish. Wouldn't it be better to follow the Operator or Oomph approach? A bar/icon representing that there is indeed semantic data in the page (ie, a vcard icon for hcards, or a g

Re: [uf-discuss] Mobile browser with support for microformats

2009-01-07 Thread Jeremy Keith
Aleksander wrote: I was hoping you could give me some feedback on my proof-of-concept mobile bowser which is called Mosembro I saw this earlier and my feedback is: "Excellent!" It's the kind of thing that I really wish were built in to the iPhone/iPod Touch. If I had a criticism, it would

[uf-discuss] Mobile browser with support for microformats

2009-01-06 Thread Aleksander Kmetec
Hey, everyone! I was hoping you could give me some feedback on my proof-of-concept mobile bowser which is called Mosembro. 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