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Enhancing Mobile User Experience with Opera and WML Technologies

Discover how Opera and WML (Wireless Markup Language) can significantly improve mobile user experiences. This guide covers the capabilities of advanced mobile browsers, including Opera Mini and Nokia Kimmono, which support modern web standards like AJAX and JavaScript for faster load times. While some features may not work on all devices (like Safari or Internet Explorer), understanding these technologies can enhance mobile browsing and usability. Learn about Widgets, Navigation Maps, and Autocomplete functionalities that streamline user interactions on mobile platforms.

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Enhancing Mobile User Experience with Opera and WML Technologies

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  1. Mobil Experience Meeting • Bent Flyen • Senior Project Manager • Opera Consumer Engineering • bent@opera.com

  2. Transit Information on the mobile HTML • Street HTML: The normal web page, with frames, AJAX and JavaScripts • Requires a Desktop PC or a Smartphone • Short time to load on good connection • Frames and Ajax will not work on mobile

  3. XHTML • HTML according to a strict format (not street HTML) • Can be understood by advanced mobile phones with a modern browser (Opera, Nokia KHTML, Pocket Internet Explorer • Can use graphics to make a better user experience

  4. WML/WAP • Wireless Markup Language: A strict XML document format for mobile phones • Works in Opera (Mobile/Mini/Desktop) and Nokias Kimmono browsers (“Services” on most Nokia S60 phones) • Support input limitations in forms • Does not work in • Safari • Internet Explorer • Firefox • Nokia KHTML

  5. WAP: Wireless Application Protocol • WAP: can be the bearer of WML • More common to use HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) • <card id="Welcome" title="Trafikanten"> • <p> • <small> • Show trip <br/> • <b> • </card>

  6. J2ME: Java Platform, Micro Edition • Light client to be run on most mobile phones • Opera Mini

  7. Ajax: Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. • Used to improve usability on web sites • Will mostly work in the latest version of desktop browsers • Can be adopted to mobile browsing • Will not work in Opera Mini • Examples: • Autocomplete when typing • Navigation in maps

  8. Widgets: small program for a specific purpose • Based on Ajax and web standards • Will be launched on iPhone • Nokia KHTML will support widgets from this fall • Opera announced mobile widgets in February • A widgets will remember stations without the use of bookmarks • Desktop: • Yahoo widgets (Windows & Mac) • Google Gadgets • Vista Gadgets • Opera Widgets • Apple Dashboard

  9. Demo • Opera Mini • Nokia browser (“Kimmono”) • Hafas • search.ch

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