Trying to collect all IT browser versions for site improvement

[Reggie]

Please help if you can. I'm trying to collect all Internet Tablet browser versions so I can effectively create a version of the site that works well with the Internet Tablet. If you have the time, please visit this link with your internet tablet and should automatically gather what browser version you are using:

http://internettablettalk.com/who

Some improvements planned for internet tablet / mobile devices:

1. Remove ads when browsing on an internet tablet or mobile device
2. Remove fancy CSS rendering
3. Auto loading of mobile theme on forums

Please don't hesitate to suggest additional improvements.

Thanks.

[vabgeo]

Hi reggie,
I believe you are printing out the $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] in the who/index.php
It may be easier for you to append this info into a file

To ensure only unique entries are added to the log file

if(!in_array($currentHeader, $fileContent)) {
file_put_contents($filename,$currentHeader,FILE_AP PEND)
}


~m~
Varghese

[Alvin]

here is mine if you have not set up the logfile yet
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux armv6l; en-US; rv:1.9a6pre) Gecko/20070810 Firefox/3.0a1 Tablet browser 0.1.16 RX-34_2007SE_4.2007.38-2

[Milhouse]

Reggie - there's a couple interesting articles on A List Apart (http://www.alistapart.com/articles/) discussing pocket device otpimisations (specifically iPhone): Part 1 (http://www.alistapart.com/articles/putyourcontentinmypocket) and Part 2 (http://www.alistapart.com/articles/putyourcontentinmypocketpart2).

One interesting point covered in Part 1 is the ability to load a style sheet based on the horizontal device resolution, ie:

<link media="only screen and (max-device-width: 480px)"
href="iPhone.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />


A device width of 800px might catch a few desktop PCs but by and large I reckon it would be safe to use that method for Internet Tablet specific style sheets (assuming the media query attribute is understood by Microb/Opera).

EDIT: Looks like media querys are Safari specific and don't work in MicroB :( (Mozilla RFE for Media Query support (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=156716)).

[Reggie]

That's very interesting. I wonder how standard that 'media' value is. I hope Opera on the 770 and the 800 will understand it.

[Milhouse]

Opera on N800 doesn't support Media Query either :( Sorry for the bum steer.

[Reggie]

if(!in_array($currentHeader, $fileContent)) {
file_put_contents($filename,$currentHeader,FILE_AP PEND)
}
I've implemented your code and should auto collect the browser version.

Thanks Varghese!

[vabgeo]

I've implemented your code and should auto collect the browser version.

Thanks Varghese!

You are welcome.

Some suggestions
1. When the theme is changed say to classic, only forum tables seems to have any effect. It would be nice if the change is made on the top portion of the page too
http://pyaxelwii.garage.maemo.org/images/ITT_Screenshot.JPG
2. Can you set some 'safe' filters on the Yahoo ads?

[sachin007]

Can you put very very large page numbers???

that will really help a lot

[technut]

2. Can you set some 'safe' filters on the Yahoo ads?I just assumed Yahoo uses some kind of analysis to ensure the ads customized to your personal interests/tastes. I know mine are. ;)

[AbelMN]

Please help if you can.
Please don't hesitate to suggest additional improvements.

Thanks.

Thanks, I did ..../who

Tried your micropctalk site: nice ! I did switch on RSS.

No problems with that site (short visit), however the black with blue characters is difficult to read on my N800.

Same for ITT homepage. The ITT site works, but in fact only (fast) in classic mode. If I start in Forums Classic: no further problems.

The ITT home page hangs always in full screen. (not loading all elements). Right now it even restarts my N800 !

It looks like (playing around with the ITT home page) that I have only problems in full screen mode !

The attached screenshot shows hanging after initiating full screen (pressing button).

I do use OS2008 (standard form Nokia site). with 3 extra Applications
(Pidgin, Quiver and EightyOne).

I tried the Ad thing, but did'nt see much improvement and had some extra hanging ( I think).

[MikeL]

reduce number of the style options for the forum, they add to confusion as icons, buttons, colours, backgrounds are not displayed correct for each style setting.

make sure the front landing page of ITT load as quick as loading the microb google browser window in OS2008.

make sure the site loads quick on the tablets, to max user use when using tablets.

switch advert settings to text only, to reduce load times generally around site when using tablets. (perhaps you don't need to switch off totally)

make sure quick links, search option etc is always visible when selected in forum.
(this is a real pain in *** atm)