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Yep - It replaces my laptop about 40% of the time. And it's great. But... it's a work in progress. No flash means a lot of sites don't work. (The thing seems l

Yep - It replaces my laptop about 40% of the time. And it's great. But... it's a work in progress. No flash means a lot of sites don't work. (The thing seems like it was made to obsess over google analytics, but no dice.) Safari in iOS is, well, not quite up to snuff. In genreal, the software all needs a little more refinement. People just haven't figured out how best to use a device like the iPad, and the software shows it. I expect this to change dramatically in the next year. It has tons of potential once developers get a chance to fine tune the UI. In a nutshell, I'm very happy with it, but 2-3 more generations from now is when the magic will happen.

lovskogen 16y ago
What kind of UI fine tuning do you mean, and what is missing from Safari?
- damoncali 16y ago
  Safari just need more polish. There are weird rendering bugs like fine lines between divs. large sites get cut off instead of becoming scrollable. Sites that use drag and drop or hover don't work right. Overall, the UI on the iPad feels like the iPhone, which isn't really optimal for a larger device. It needs more thought, which I'm sure is happening right now as developers get a feel for the iPad. It's very much a V1 product.
  - lovskogen 16y ago
    Sure those rendering errors are the sites CSS fault? Pretty sure Safari for iPad uses the same webkit as Desktop. Hover for a touch device?
    - fjabre 16y ago
      No it's mobile Safari's fault. You're right about hover/drags but it does have odd rendering issues. It also has abysmal javascript performance compared to its desktop counterpart.
    - damoncali 16y ago
      Yeah, it's Safari. And yes, if there is a web app that requires a hover or drag, you're kind of screwed. It's not often, but between the Flash issue and the less than awesome Javascript, and the lack of certain common ui elements (drag and hover), it's not all that uncommon to find problems with the iPad Safari. But I'll take it, warts and all.
      - lovskogen 16y ago
        I'd say it's the designer of the interface that hasn't taking a touch interface into consideration.

lovskogen 16y ago

What kind of UI fine tuning do you mean, and what is missing from Safari?

damoncali 16y ago
Safari just need more polish. There are weird rendering bugs like fine lines between divs. large sites get cut off instead of becoming scrollable. Sites that use drag and drop or hover don't work right. Overall, the UI on the iPad feels like the iPhone, which isn't really optimal for a larger device. It needs more thought, which I'm sure is happening right now as developers get a feel for the iPad. It's very much a V1 product.
- lovskogen 16y ago
  Sure those rendering errors are the sites CSS fault? Pretty sure Safari for iPad uses the same webkit as Desktop. Hover for a touch device?
  - fjabre 16y ago
    No it's mobile Safari's fault. You're right about hover/drags but it does have odd rendering issues. It also has abysmal javascript performance compared to its desktop counterpart.
  - damoncali 16y ago
    Yeah, it's Safari. And yes, if there is a web app that requires a hover or drag, you're kind of screwed. It's not often, but between the Flash issue and the less than awesome Javascript, and the lack of certain common ui elements (drag and hover), it's not all that uncommon to find problems with the iPad Safari. But I'll take it, warts and all.
    - lovskogen 16y ago
      I'd say it's the designer of the interface that hasn't taking a touch interface into consideration.