TiddlyWiki on new Nokia and Symbian phones
Florian Cauvin
I just have just tried to view tiddlywiki.com with Nokia N95. The N95
is the new do-it-all (photo, movie, GPS, multimedia, 3G web, etc...)
phone from Nokia.
I'm very happy to report that TW was functionning well on the N95. The
only problem I could spot is that the tabs in the sidebars tabs are
not properly displayed (for some reason it's the text of the tabs
macro that is visible instead). Except that, I could edit tiddlers,
use the backstage, and even sliders and tiddlers animation were
working ok.
Obviously, TW is not as responsive on a mobile phone as it is on a PC,
but the experience was still very ok. (I don't know how this would
scale up with huge tw files though). Also the default 3-columns layout
is not best for a small screen, but this isn't a problem because
layout of a tw can be changed easily.
So far I only tried the plain-vanilla TW from tiddywiki.com; so I
didn't try to edit a local TW file, and so I didn't try to save
either. Anyway I was very happy to play with a tw in the palm of my
hand and this all look promising for those who wish to access or carry
a TW around.
The N95 ships with Symbian series 60, 3rd edition which apparently has
got an enhanced web browser (see:
http://opensource.nokia.com/projects/S60browser/ and
http://www.s60.com/file?id=550)
If I have understood right from the s60.com sites, phones that
currently ships with the same browser should be the following:
* Nokia: 6121, 6120, 5700, 6110 (Navigator), 6290, E90, N76, N95
* Samsung: SGH-i400, SGH-i520
* LG: KS10 JoY
If you got one of those device, or the Apple iPhone, or anything else
that runs TW, please report your experience.
I wished I could had a chance to try tw on a Nokia E90 (maybe it will
come!). With the same web browser, a real qwerty keyboard and a bigger
screen than other mobile phones, the new E90 Communicator is also
probably one of the best device to carry a tw in your pocket.
- Florian