News · 13 Jan 2011 · MTW Editorial Team
You all probably by now that Microsoft is going to push out the first Windows Phone 7 update next month. But will it bring anything new to the browser? Well, from what I have gathered nothing really major is scheduled according the some of the IE Mobile Team comments on their blog. We can expect JavaScript improvements, more screen view port properties support but still no URL bar in landscape mode even though it’s present on devices with hardware keyboards like the LG Quantum and LG GW910.
Omar:How can i enable JavaScript on IE mobile? Seems like either JavaScript is disabled by default or JavaScript support in IE mobile is very limited. Sites like Google Reader are affected immensely.
IE Team: @Omar: JavaScript is enabled by default. Sites like Google Reader are using features in the browser and DOM that won’t be supported until our next update. Glad you’re liking the experience!
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Anthony:I have been having trouble with getting the full height of the viewport this should be window.innerHeight which is not supported.
IE Team:@Anthony: yes, for now use screen.height. We’re looking at supporting more properties in the next update.
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IE Team: @Matt, @HadesMR: We haven’t yet made any announcements on IE9 for WP, but we are always working to improve our browser experience. Thanks for the comments, we do appreciate the feedback.
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Rama: I was looking to handle touch events in JavaScript. It looks like they are not supported yet. Is it in the works?
IE Team: they are not supported yet. We’re taking a look at them.
Tom: This is not so much a developer question but will IE for Windows Phone 7 be updated so that the address bar can be acceded when the phone is in landscape mode? This is very annoying to have to flip the phone back to portrait to type into the address bar.
IE Team: @Tom: we’ve heard this feedback, we’re always considering ways to improve the UX. No definite decisions yet.
Note that the last answer about the URL bar was posted this month… Anyway don’t forget to read my thoughts on Windows Phone 7 in my gigantic review here.
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