Safari website scrolling

Question

Anyonw know if there is a better, free, alternative to Safari? I have noticed something that makes it not user-friendly which disappoints me about the iPad. Has anyone noticed that you cannot scroll within a box? For example, say you're filling out a survey for something and it asks what country or state you're from, you click on the drop-down menu and it drops down just like it ought to, but you cannot scroll through the states or countries, as dragging your finger down or up will just cause the entire Safari screen to scroll. To use a loose example of what I mean, it is like flipping through the photo's of apps in the app store. You can flick your finger right or left inside the box and the photo's would slide to the right or left. But not with the Safari app. I find that not being able to do this rather a disappointment and makes using the iPad in a situation where you do not want to turn on your computer for something as simple as filling out a survey or whatever else you sign up for or purchase or whatever when you are on the go. This is not really a rant, but I am wondering if it is a glitch that will be remedied soon in the next update or is it something that has always been a inconvenience? Also, will another web browser for the iPad work better than Safari?

Answer 1

Try a two finger scroll in those text fields. I used my iPad for about a month before I realized that a two finger works in text fields.
Look at Mercury, Atomic and the iCab web browsers int the App Store. My personal favorite is iCab which I use constantly. All three of these offer many more features than Safari does.
Now if we could only change our default browser on the iPad, that would be sweet. Unfortunately, we can't do that either with the current iOS software, so if you click on a link in an email, Safari will still open as the default browser on the iPad. I find that annoying!