RE: Mobile device emulator

Yes - I think it is.  Take what I say with a pinch of salt.  As of now I
have no experience!

 

The cool kids seem to hang out here... http://www.alistapart.com/

 

And specifically Ethan Marcotte seems to be one of the pioneers -
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/

http://www.abookapart.com/products/responsive-web-design/

 

You can google as well as I can.  But I would start with Ethan's article.
He's a proper techie as well as doing fluffy design!

 

Best wishes,

 

Richard Howells

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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Elliot
Sent: 27 July 2012 10:43
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OT] Mobile device emulator

 

  

Thanks for the tip Richard, I think I see the wisdom in that.

Is 'responsive design' the buzzword for these type of layouts? Are there
any articles or howtos etc on how to accomplish 'responsive design' from
a technical pov?

On 2012-07-27 19:36, Richard Howells wrote:
> Hi John,
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> 
> Based on a presentation I went to the other day...
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> The presenter's advice was that it is sheer insanity to try to work with
any
> specific device size(s) - there are too many of them. So his view was
> 'responsive design' where the content flows to work in the space
available.
> That means that your number one test device is your computer. Start by
> shrinking your browser of choice to the width of a mobile device.
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> His 'reference site' was the Boston Globe - he reckons they do a very good
> job. http://bostonglobe.com/ hop over there and shrink the browser window.
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> Yes you still need to do some 'real' testing as well.
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> Best wishes,
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> 
> 
> Richard Howells
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> www.dynamisys.co.uk
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> (L) +44 (0) 1793 731225
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> (M) +44 (0) 7769 266522
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> From: [email protected]
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> [mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:win_tech_off_topic%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of John Elliot
> Sent: 27 July 2012 09:35
> To: [email protected]
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> Subject: Re: [OT] Mobile device emulator
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> Found this which seems pretty cool:
> 
> http://www.mobilephoneemulator.com/
> 
> On 2012-07-27 18:24, John Elliot wrote:
>> It seems to me like I should be making websites these days which work
>> well on mobile devices as they seem to be quite common.
>>
>> Just wondering if anyone knows of any good emulation software which I
>> can run which would allow me to test out what my websites look like on
>> various (or any) mobile devices.
>>
>> John.
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