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Can't you do it with CSS?
Posted by
Staci Baird
9/18/2006 6:00:10 PM
Uhm, can't you "sniff" the browser and/or OS and then have it serve the site using a device-appropriate stylesheet?
Although, upon further se...
Uhm, can't you "sniff" the browser and/or OS and then have it serve the site using a device-appropriate stylesheet?
Although, upon further searching, I discovered it might not be as easy as it sounds...
http://www.htmldog.com/ptg/archives/000055.php
http://alistapart.com/articles/flexiblelayouts/
http://www.macedition.com/cb/resources/handheldbrowsercsssupport.html
*Sigh* standards people, standards.
international users
Posted by
Rodrigo Guaiquil
9/14/2006 10:36:32 AM
As a Spanish speaker I prefer something less "English" as *mobile* (though it has a latin root, since this word in Spanish is *móvil*).
Subdom...
As a Spanish speaker I prefer something less "English" as *mobile* (though it has a latin root, since this word in Spanish is *móvil*).
Subdomain *m* seems to be shortest and useful for almost any site in languages which use latin alphabet.
*Mini* works perfect in Spanish but I don´t know the usage for other languages.
I like it
Posted by
Larry Larsen
9/13/2006 10:29:32 PM
M is good. The shorter the better.
M is good. The shorter the better.
What about "m"?
Posted by
Travis Smith
9/13/2006 9:32:06 PM
"www" means world wide web.
"m" could mean mobile.
Google already uses "m" for its mail services. It's the pretty much shortest subdomain...
"www" means world wide web.
"m" could mean mobile.
Google already uses "m" for its mail services. It's the pretty much shortest subdomain to type, and takes up the least space on screen.
m.hopstudios.com -- that's pretty cool.
TTFN
Travis
Mobile?
Posted by
David Studinski
9/13/2006 6:40:23 PM
Isn't "mobile" pretty common as a subdomain? I always try that with most sites and have success... Of course, sites like MSNBC and google automat...
Isn't "mobile" pretty common as a subdomain? I always try that with most sites and have success... Of course, sites like MSNBC and google automatically send you to their mobile versions thanks to browser detection. That's a standard that should be used!
Mini
Posted by
Larry Larsen
9/13/2006 6:17:23 PM
I used "mini" because it was less to type on the little keyboard.
I used "mini" because it was less to type on the little keyboard.
MobileMe
Posted by
Ryan Miano
9/13/2006 5:58:20 PM
The 'mobile' sub-domain seems to be the most common. Consistent use of this term by media across the board would be beneficial for readers.
The 'mobile' sub-domain seems to be the most common. Consistent use of this term by media across the board would be beneficial for readers.
David Winer has the answers
Posted by
Paul Guinnessy
9/13/2006 5:54:34 PM
www.scripting.com has been experimenting with a service called river that David Winer developed so he could read stuff on his blackberry. You mig...
www.scripting.com has been experimenting with a service called river that David Winer developed so he could read stuff on his blackberry. You might get some ideas from his research.
http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/08/dave_winer_fixe.html
How about /mobile
Posted by
Ken Sands
9/13/2006 5:46:50 PM
We're using spokesmanreview.com/mobile and spokane7.com/mobile for our versions meant to be viewed on small screens -- pdas and phones.
We're using spokesmanreview.com/mobile and spokane7.com/mobile for our versions meant to be viewed on small screens -- pdas and phones.
"Mobile" may be better than "mini"...
Posted by
Andy Funk
9/13/2006 5:26:56 PM
Other sites use "mobile" to indicate a site designed for mobile users with small screen devices. I adopted that for my mobile site, mobile.arfun...
Other sites use "mobile" to indicate a site designed for mobile users with small screen devices. I adopted that for my mobile site, mobile.arfunk.com (which, of course, hasn't been updated in way to long...).
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