Did we? Not really. It’s more a case of finding the limitations of the Kindle’s built-in browser and then coming up with creative ways to work around them. Anyone who grew up programming such wonderful home computers as the ZX Spectrum will appreciate the challenge (and the fun). Am I showing my age?
The process we’ve been through to bring you these amazing (in my opinion) crossword and Sudoku puzzles is like this: you’re walking around a pitch-black room full of furniture. Sometimes you bump into the furniture, sometimes you’re lucky. You get past a table, only to find your way blocked by what feels like a sofa, and have to go back around the table, but then maybe there’s a rocking chair in the way.
I hope that makes everything clear.
Anyway, for a basic browser the Kindle likes some nice things. It likes pretty complex JavaScript, it likes XML. It doesn’t like Cascading Style Sheets. You can format a lot of elements, but not input boxes. You can pick up clicks of the 5-way controller, but not of keys on the keyboard. It has some very attractive shades of gray.
The whole process has been challenging, frustrating, rewarding…at several points both Dana and I have hit the “can’t be done!” wall (that’s just past the sofa) only for the other one to cunningly overcome the latest problem. What it should mean for you is the most interactive and polished experience on the Kindle that we could manage. Let us know how we’ve done!S2YNYGXB9GPT
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