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A bit about the CSS


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@media screen and (max-device-width: 480px)
{
#primarynavigation {font-size:3em;}
#blog_search {display:none;}
etc etc
}

The effect on the design


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Simplified search area and larger body copy


The search area on Accessify was simplified for iPhone and pared back to its bare minimum. Likewise the tiny syndication links (to Twitter et al) were removed also, Alaska AK . Pharmacie cialis bon marché, Some might argue that this is wrong as I'm hiding functionality, but it's not critical functionality (in my opinion), buy cialis. Comprar cialis de descuento, Also, the body font size is boosted for easier readability:


Firefox view of search area iPhone view of search area


Footer categories - font size boost


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Firefox view of footer categories iPhone view of footer categories


Not just accessify ...


I've also been trying my best to apply the same treatment to other sites that I have ticking over, for example the book support site (which has been around for a couple of years now). αγοράσετε cialis, I recently updated that a little and found that while it generally rendered OK, it could also benefit from some font size boosts, ordering cialis from canada. In particular, the tab navigation elements which work fine on a normal desktop browser were somewhat lacking. For the iPhone I opted to change these tabs to buttons that sit like a small stack of (rounded-off) bricks. Once again, a subtle change but just enough to make it more iPhone-friendly:


Firefox view of beginningwebdesign.com tabs iPhone view of beginningwebdesign.com tabs (rejigged as buttons)


So, like I said earlier, nothing too earth shattering here - just an exercise in giving your style sheets just the slightest of tickles to make the site markedly easier to read on a small screen device but without resorting to a completely different style sheet or no style whatsoever.


Now, I need to go back and read that article and see what I cab do for other handheld devices. If anyone can point me in the direction of some emulators that I can run on my Mac, I'd really appreciate it!

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Comments (3) Posted by Ian on Wednesday, January 28, 2009

3 Comments

  1. So says Anitra Pavka

    Great tips and link to the mobile style sheets article!

    Android’s emulator (Google platform) runs on a Mac (Intel). It’s part of their SDK: http://code.google.com/android/kb/general.html. You can download it here: http://code.google.com/android/download.html.

    Added January 28, 2009 at 10:11 pm

  2. So says Rob Mason

    Good skillz. Will look to use some of this and the reference to Steve Sounder’s book in some sites I run.

    Did you manage to fix the background scrolling issue with the iPhone? I’ve got a site that looks fine generally, but the fixed background scrolls with the content on a iPhone/iPod Touch.

    Added January 29, 2009 at 11:11 am

  3. So says Tim O'Brien

    I have been doing a series on my blog (www.timobrienphotos.com) on iPhone accessibility. I have been working on some guidelines for iPhone apps (http://www.timobrienphotos.com/2008/12/accessing-iphone-apps/) which apply also to mobile web site. Most importanlty. I fint that mobile web sites have the zoom feature turned off. This strips away the best accessibility feature of the iPhone browser. I see you have conquered this issue. Are there any official mobile device web site accessibility guidelines?

    Added February 19, 2009 at 11:32 pm

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