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  1. EmbeddedStream Mobile Version

    Screenshot of EmbeddedStream rendering on Opera in Handheld mode

    After learning that I have at least one occasional mobile using accessing the site (yes Jimmy, that’s you!) I’ve put in place a much more appropriate stylesheet, linked in with the handheld media type. I’ve been testing this against Opera - pressing Shift-F11 will switch Opera to handheld mode and will emulate it’s rendering behaviour when running on a mobile device. I think overall it works pretty well. Some of the features include…

    • Only 2 images in the design, and these are mini, mini images (3K each)
    • Single column fluid layout
    • More appropriate text sizing and margins
    • Better sizing of form controls

    I don’t really know enough about how widely the handheld media type has been adopted by mobile browsers, but I guess at least Opera crops up all over the place and it will render really nicely. Any feedback from my one mobile user would be appreciated :)

    While I was in the mood I’ve also added a print stylesheet, so think I should now be covered all round. I might have a little rant about Aural media type shortly, but will save that treat for another day.

    Posted at 9:06 am on 11/12/07

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