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I have no idea how much work is involved in making this forum accessible from TapaTalk or other Android/ifone/african american berry apps, but it would be awesome if each page didn't have to load in full in the browser to read BLT's comedy.
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I read this forum from my Nexus One regularly and have no problems with it.
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And I read it on a three-year-old LG Vu without any issues.
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it would be very cool if there was a <meta name="viewport" content="width=800" /> tag in the header... or maybe even less. Have to play with the value to get it right.

That at least works on iPhones so I presume it'll work on other phones. By default they tend to assume 1024 width, which makes things a little small.
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On Android you can just doubletap on a post and it will zoom and refloe appropriately. (Unlike ios that just zooms to the existing flow.)

Meta tags are not the right approach. It's better to add an appropriate @media declaratin the stylesheet. Also pixel widths aren't portable AT ALL anymore (not that they ever were but it was easy to pretend)
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Hey, it's just a quick bandaid since most sites are laid out in pixels anyhow. But if somebody wants to come up with a mobile stylesheet, that's cool too.

In fact, it appears that most of our themes are laid out by pixel, so I'd say just go for it until someone gets a chance to re-do all of the CSS.

Or ignore users in favor of maintaining the technical purity of our stock themes. :)
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Most sites are stupid.
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fluffy wrote:On Android you can just doubletap on a post and it will zoom and refloe appropriately. (Unlike ios that just zooms to the existing flow.)
Why does the OS determine this and not the app?
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Because it's a function of the built-in web browser. And if you don't like the built-in web browser on Android, you can always install another one.
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I mean on iOS. I've tried various browsers and they don't rewrap the text.
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Weird. Maybe none of the browser devs for iOS have realized that it's a great feature? (Since when does Apple even let alternate browsers into App Store, anyway?)

On Android the built-in browser (which is just called "Browser" and Google makes great pains to say that it ISN'T CHROME) only rewraps if you zoom by double-tap, not by pinch. I think Dolphin lets you rewrap on pinch zooms though.
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The theme I'm using right now is a little better.

But fluffy, this isn't the platform from which to punish non-droid-believers. Not cool.
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I'm punishing people by mentioning a neat feature that I'm surprised isn't on other platforms? Man, that's some serious insecurity.
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fluffy wrote:I'm punishing people by mentioning a neat feature that I'm surprised isn't on other platforms? Man, that's some serious insecurity.
I think you've phrased it just right. Features should be freely stolen and cross-bred. That's how competition makes things better. I'd be on the Android wagon in a minute if only...whatever...
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Allow me to clarify: We just want things working nicely on whatever device we're using and we don't care how it's accomplished. Everything else is irrelevant.

For example:
fluffy wrote:my Nexus One
And:
fluffy wrote:On Android ...
And:
fluffy wrote:Meta tags are not the right approach.
And:
fluffy wrote:Most sites are stupid.
In summary:
Manhattan Glutton wrote:ignore users in favor of maintaining the technical purity
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Hey, all I'm saying is that browser-specific meta tag hacks are bad, stylesheets are good, and mobile user agents should try to make the user's life easier. Sorry that's so contentious.
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Indeed, fluffy. And we love you for your unwavering principals.

Now, seriously, can we get some mobile enhancements? If somebody gives me access I'll gladly volunteer my effort.
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I could look into it but I'm kind of in NYC right now. Sorry for thinking of general solutions while I'm distanced from anything resembling adequate server access.
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Holy crap, I had no idea what I was starting. Punish 'em, Fluffy. Punish the pod people hard. :lol:
As far as the reflow goes, Android 2.2 does reflow even if you pinch to zoom.
As for the original question, I have never used TapaTalk or whatever, as there are no forums on it that I am interested in.
Is it better/easier than just using the browser? Would there be a point to it? The problem may just be that I have never seen more than 1 bar of signal since I moved here.
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Just stirring the pot :) The whole forum feels kind of outdated, anyway, and a mobile interface is only part of that. If I make a CSS or two can it be included in themes?
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Sure, although I'm not sure what it takes to make a full phpBB theme anymore. I was going to just see if there were any existing mobile-friendly phpBB themes out there, or how hard it'd be to add an appropriate @media declaration to the existing ones (since really it's dumb to have to switch themes whenever you change devices).
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