tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post6139511585534022907..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Parish Notice: Mobile AccessibilityIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68052983548035509912010-07-28T13:45:42.653+01:002010-07-28T13:45:42.653+01:00"That can't be right. I use Firefox mysel..."That can't be right. I use Firefox myself and it doesn't do it for me, so it must be some setting a couple of you have."<br /><br />Probably something to do with their ISP: if they're using a mobile broadband dongle the detection code could be going "oh, O2, that's a mobile phone then..." - much the same way laptops on GNER trains would get Google in Swedish, because the company which provided the mobile broadband on the trains was a Swedish one...jas88https://www.blogger.com/profile/05563592458314214904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-27665984283252080512010-07-28T08:33:41.626+01:002010-07-28T08:33:41.626+01:00Iain you could save your money by modifying your C...Iain you could save your money by modifying your CSS to include mobile specific settings such as larger fonts, disabling certain images, simplifying the layout, etc.<br /><br />Most modern phones will work pretty well with your desktop site, it looks good in both the default browser and opera mobile on Android. There are a couple of rendering issues but nothing that would make it impossible to read, and all could be fixed with some CSS tweaks.Pure Innovationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755723655919231366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40371596230595740872010-07-28T01:34:25.000+01:002010-07-28T01:34:25.000+01:00Iain as English Guy says, it's fine as it is i...Iain as English Guy says, it's fine as it is in Android, I am looking at your page as it is in my normal pc browser on my phone, and if I wanted I could be commenting from my phone using the standard Android browser.<br /><br />It would seem this is only a problem for users with inferior handsetsrudecherubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774865356629496040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-63982012383762435252010-07-28T00:23:49.059+01:002010-07-28T00:23:49.059+01:00Excellent Iain. Much better from my blackberry.Excellent Iain. Much better from my blackberry.Timothy Hairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14055154340390197228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68631964788314874172010-07-27T22:34:39.777+01:002010-07-27T22:34:39.777+01:00That can't be right. I use Firefox myself and ...That can't be right. I use Firefox myself and it doesn't do it for me, so it must be some setting a couple of you have.<br /><br />Anyway, I will probably take out the coding so it isn't automatic.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1417377659451195072010-07-27T22:14:45.443+01:002010-07-27T22:14:45.443+01:00Iain, bardirect is right your auto redirect is tre...Iain, bardirect is right your auto redirect is treating desktop firefox users as jobs phoneoids instead.<br /><br />so whilst its nice those people who have phones purely as fashion accessories as they clearly arent capable of using their mobile web browsers properly in the first place, can now read the site properly, how about not ruining the desktop experience in the process.Stonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656315721111561414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-63124323291392487992010-07-27T21:47:23.699+01:002010-07-27T21:47:23.699+01:00Your main blog now looks a bit odd on Chrome now. ...Your main blog now looks a bit odd on Chrome now. The blogroll is overlaid on other features.Paul Halsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602075031268155220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-13230116767248470342010-07-27T19:20:58.463+01:002010-07-27T19:20:58.463+01:00You desktop site works fine on my iPhone, perhaps ...You desktop site works fine on my iPhone, perhaps somevreaders dont know how to zoom, or hold their iphone sideways.<br /><br />Ifbit can't do comments, forget it, comments are a blogs lifeblood<br /><br />As others say, guidos mobile site is excellent. The way it threads comments is an improvement on your desktop site.<br /><br />Time to switch to word press? Lots of people are doing so now.marksanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520830611440112455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-49842626671673420072010-07-27T19:01:37.741+01:002010-07-27T19:01:37.741+01:00Iain. Works fine on iPhone. Thanks. You're rig...Iain. Works fine on iPhone. Thanks. You're right - can't view or add comments though.<br /><br />WV - Govie!Dual Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688872768973943522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-5237536604371245132010-07-27T18:33:14.917+01:002010-07-27T18:33:14.917+01:00I think I prefer the main site on my Blackberry 97...I think I prefer the main site on my Blackberry 9700.<br /><br />What annoys me about 'cut down' mobile sites is they generally cut down the one thing that is easy to download and read on virtually any platform: text. On Guido's mobile site, for example, you now have to click once to get to the site and again, with a slow page load, to get to the article. It would be much easier if his main site just contained the most recent text with a scroll bar. Ditto your new mobile site.<br /><br />I wouldn't pay for this version if I were you.Scary Biscuitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039289019338752778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31359400834371918372010-07-27T18:20:29.338+01:002010-07-27T18:20:29.338+01:00iPhone users don't need the functionality of a...iPhone users don't need the functionality of a mobile site as they for most can view the full site via Safari, this means we can leave comments and read them too. That is unless you start using Flash instead of HTML 5;D LOLOperaNut1972https://www.blogger.com/profile/03544928216859916440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-15031820406852427032010-07-27T17:53:25.116+01:002010-07-27T17:53:25.116+01:00It works on my Nokia 5320. Not too bothered about...It works on my Nokia 5320. Not too bothered about comments; perhaps just as well as so many of them make me despair.<br /><br />Not sure how to set a mobile up to make comments anyway - being a dorm in these matters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-3385914554426977492010-07-27T15:47:19.255+01:002010-07-27T15:47:19.255+01:00Please don't: the benefit fo iPhones (and othe...Please don't: the benefit fo iPhones (and others) is that you can look at the actual site rather than a summary. Guido's blog is a pain to look at now, as yours will be.John Woodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679169985121897581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-26279501702825981912010-07-27T15:30:03.625+01:002010-07-27T15:30:03.625+01:00It's working just fine on my iPhone 3GS.It's working just fine on my iPhone 3GS.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-59655612528433755052010-07-27T14:29:25.305+01:002010-07-27T14:29:25.305+01:00Iain said "It's going to cost me money to...Iain said <i>"It's going to cost me money to provide this service..."</i> <br /><br />I thought that's what the advert that pepper the blog generously was meant to cover?The Grim Reaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190441504002736960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7500834221277752152010-07-27T14:23:33.758+01:002010-07-27T14:23:33.758+01:00I prefer the non-mobile site for my iPhone. I find...I prefer the non-mobile site for my iPhone. I find no trouble using it at all. <br /><br />If you are going to have an iphone site though it <i>must</i> be capable of comments!Edward Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763816075493068303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-58275048727759096342010-07-27T14:16:51.726+01:002010-07-27T14:16:51.726+01:00Richard,
If you visit in mobile mode and you want...Richard, <br />If you visit in mobile mode and you want to leave a comment then just click on the 'desktop' link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-57381302013138208542010-07-27T14:15:00.276+01:002010-07-27T14:15:00.276+01:00AndyR: An RSS reader wouldn't solve the proble...AndyR: An RSS reader wouldn't solve the problem. <br /><br />I click through via the tweets. It ends up on the standard website, and Iain has his fonts too small and the main column too wide to see on an iPhone screen. <br /><br />Zooming in doesn't work, because then you just see part of the line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40595945181026324332010-07-27T14:08:42.306+01:002010-07-27T14:08:42.306+01:00Both versions seem to work fine on my iphoneBoth versions seem to work fine on my iphoneMike Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016813232626327117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-82946347945130024382010-07-27T13:59:59.176+01:002010-07-27T13:59:59.176+01:00It's automatically redirecting to the mobile s...It's automatically redirecting to the mobile site for my iPhone, and looks good. Thanks!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896235681242722952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-50298101055358242062010-07-27T13:49:27.166+01:002010-07-27T13:49:27.166+01:00@AndyR - There's a new app called Pulse News M...@AndyR - There's a new app called Pulse News Mini that's great for RSS feeds. Really recommend it.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12060185317575781641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-83477672847645273382010-07-27T13:12:30.376+01:002010-07-27T13:12:30.376+01:00@ Matthew Dear: Guido's template is wptouch wh...@ Matthew Dear: Guido's template is wptouch which integrates with Wordpress.<br /><br />Iain is using blogger, so wptouch is incompatible.adrianbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395392828876037855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-63081120441188834162010-07-27T13:05:43.939+01:002010-07-27T13:05:43.939+01:00For all iPhone owners...
http://www.youtube.com/w...For all iPhone owners...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg&feature=player_embeddedJabba the Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378736389976858775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69390290761899305822010-07-27T12:48:01.593+01:002010-07-27T12:48:01.593+01:00The one drawback is that I don't think you can...The one drawback is that I don't think you can read or make comments using the feature - then its no good!!Richard Abbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347877139231123849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-79098989921599209322010-07-27T12:35:15.045+01:002010-07-27T12:35:15.045+01:00er . . . it seems to be defaulting to "mobile...er . . . it seems to be defaulting to "mobile mode" even for us desktop viewers (on Firefox) but I was luck enough to press the stop loading page at just the right time on the 30th attempt!<br /><br />wv:cregordo!Bardirecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167919762034389133noreply@blogger.com