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31-03-2009 01:43 PM
Mixsynth
Alternative method

There's an alternative method of creating new tabs which only requires opening a bookmark, i.e. it doesn't require the extra steps of clicking on a link and going "back" in the previous tab to resume browsing. It involves copying an HTML file to your phone memory (to thwart the S60 popup blocker).

Open notepad and copy the following code into it:

Code:
<html>
<head>
<title>New Window</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
	function newwindow() {
		window.open("about:blank");
		history.go(-1);
	}
</script>
</head>

<body onload="newwindow();">
</body>
</html>
Save it as "newwindow.htm", and copy this file to your phone memory or memory card, but note down the full file path. Then, fire up the S60 browser, create a new bookmark (called "New Tab" or similar), then in the "Address" box, type "file:///" followed by the file path you just noted down. It should look similar to this: file:///E:/newwindow.htm

Voila -- one-step new tab creation!
28-01-2009 10:34 AM
Unregistered
excellent multi browser info

i have experienced a new look for nokia web page . Pretty handy now thanks
13-10-2008 09:07 AM
Unregistered >> 7. To close a window, when on the 'Switch window' selection screen, use 'Options|Close'.

Closing the active window is even faster by just pressing the C-Button.
11-10-2008 06:30 PM
Unregistered Great tip, Steve. Though for closing the window, there's no need to walk through the menus - the C-key does it (at least in this E65).
11-10-2008 07:49 AM
Unregistered
Put links in a txt file

If you put links in a txt file and store it on your phone then when you klick on such a link from the txt file that page will open in a new window keeping any already opened web pages intact.

To make it even nicer I have Tracker installed which allows me to make a key shortcut to that txt file which is ctrl+n in my case. So... whenever I'm surfing and need a new window I just hit Ctrl+n and open the first link (Google in my case) which gives me a new window.

/Zmurphen
10-10-2008 10:30 PM
Unregistered Max of 5 such windows can be opened on the E90.
10-10-2008 12:38 PM
William C
Cool!

You are the Steve!
10-10-2008 08:01 AM
Unregistered What a sneaky way of generating more website hits.

Go to the top of the search engine listings!
10-10-2008 07:01 AM
ninetysix This is a good tip - thanks for sharing!
10-10-2008 05:18 AM
fernando20 Make the page link to about:blank instead of newpage.html, for a totally clean slate
10-10-2008 12:59 AM
n14lad Top work Steve. Something apparently so obvious but clearly many of us never thought of it!

Sure, people *could* type "S60 new tab" into Google. But I'll bet because it isn't offered as an option, many users who read this site would not have thought it possible so wouldn't have bothered looking it up.

I'm even more embarrassed as I'd noticed it occurs from time to time on certain webpages but never thought about making it happen on purpose

/Memo to self: must remember my phone is a browser and not just a phone/camera/beertrick machine
09-10-2008 10:01 PM
Unregistered
I can't seem to get it to work

Hi Steve,
Great tip, however I can't get it to work on my e65. I've saved the page as a bookmark, however when I open up a page and then goto bookmars and select the bookmark and click on the link, nothing happens and pressing 5 and then slecting left or right on d pad doesn't do anything. Also there is no options window menu. Any help gratefully recieved.

Cheers

Pete
09-10-2008 12:49 PM
fyatwyrio It may be worth mentioning that the 'new tab' page can also be saved instead of just bookmarked. Just in case the page is not available at some point.
09-10-2008 11:59 AM
Unregistered Well, I'm an old user, but something so simple never occured to me.

Brilliant, Steve!!!
09-10-2008 09:12 AM
slitchfield @unregistered. Oh sure, I'm not reinventing anything here, but I felt that spelling things out for new users (a lot of whom get drawn to AAS through search engines) would be a good idea. Make sure they realise what's possible, at least. And I do feel my write-up is somewhat clearer to follow than other blog posts out there.

For those with a newer Nseries device though, using the multimedia menu IS also a practical option.
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