Input method
Description
When the user rolls the trackwheel, the focus on the page moves from link to link.
To follow a link, the user clicks the trackwheel.
trackball
The trackball is designed to provide two-dimensional navigation, similar to desktop
browsers. The trackball controls a cursor that appears on the screen.
When the user rolls the cursor over a link, the cursor image changes to indicate a clickable
area.
To follow a link, the user clicks the trackball.
Link behavior
The BlackBerry® Browser identifies links using a dotted underline if no styles are applied, or if the user turns off style sheet
support. To follow links, users can click the trackball or trackwheel, or highlight the link and click the
Get Link
menu item.
The BlackBerry Browser can create links that can integrate with other BlackBerry device applications. When the BlackBerry
Browser renders the content, it scans the content for patterns that appear to be telephone numbers or email addresses, and
creates links that will open the phone or email application. If necessary, you can override this behavior by adding the following
meta tag to your document:
<meta http-equiv="x-rim-auto-match" content="none">
The BlackBerry Browser supports the following link types:
Link type
Description
web page links
On a web page, users scroll to links by rolling the trackball or trackwheel.
image maps
In the BlackBerry Browser, hotspot regions within the image are denoted with a dotted line.
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On BlackBerry devices with a trackwheel users can navigate from link to link within
the image. When the appropriate hotspot is selected, users can click the trackwheel
to follow the link.
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On BlackBerry devices with a trackball users can move the cursor to the hotspot and
click the trackball to follow the link.
phone links
The BlackBerry Browser supports the following types of phone links:
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WTAI Make Call links (URI form):
<a href="wtai://wp/mc;14165551212">Call office</a>
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