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Should MLK have a mobile mode?

PostPosted: March 30th, 2010, 8:30 am
by MaryAnn
just a suggestion. i think it'd be a good idea if we had a mobile mode? for members who have an iphone or itouch. i always thought that mobile modes were faster and quicker XD easier and quicker to access... ;)

Re: Should MLK have a mobile mode?

PostPosted: March 30th, 2010, 2:53 pm
by Simba
I don't know, plenty of sites turn out alright when viewed on mobile phone without a mobile mode. but, pictures don't always come out in the right place on some sites and some pictures are useless when the site is viewed with a phone, which is why I have a mobile mode on my site.

unless the host offers an easy way to convert it, though, it'll probably be a good deal of work for Moka to create it.

Re: Should MLK have a mobile mode?

PostPosted: March 30th, 2010, 3:02 pm
by Ushujaa
i think this sounds like a great idea, but i don't know how easy it would be to apply it to the site,

Re: Should MLK have a mobile mode?

PostPosted: March 30th, 2010, 3:05 pm
by Czarine
SMF forums automatically support mobile browsing, but I don't know about phpBB forums, I've never tried it. :(

Should be possible though.

Re: Should MLK have a mobile mode?

PostPosted: March 30th, 2010, 3:31 pm
by simbafan
Depends if all this is writtien in XHTML, which I am not sure of @_@

Re: Should MLK have a mobile mode?

PostPosted: March 30th, 2010, 3:33 pm
by Mike
I know that some people are really into mobile browsing :P Not myself personally, because it seems my mobile internet is too slow to really be worth using. However, I've gotten on MLK once or twice, and it seems to work fine except for the slow loading times.

If there's enough demand I'm sure Moka could at least look into it

Re: Should MLK have a mobile mode?

PostPosted: March 30th, 2010, 4:02 pm
by MaryAnn
Well ok, this is like a maybe yes or no situation :P we'll see just what moka has to say!

Re: Should MLK have a mobile mode?

PostPosted: March 30th, 2010, 4:17 pm
by Azdgari
This place passes the iPhone test pretty well, I tried it on my friend's and had no problems...

Re: Should MLK have a mobile mode?

PostPosted: March 30th, 2010, 4:23 pm
by SnowyCheetah
I think MLK is fine the way it is :) I have an iPod touch and almost never access MLK from a real computer. And I have no trouble at all. Also, because of the way pbpBB works, something tells me the process of adding a mobile mode could be very involved, difficult and not worth it. Especially since it appears that very few of us access MLK from our mobiles ;)

Re: Should MLK have a mobile mode?

PostPosted: March 30th, 2010, 5:16 pm
by SimbasMate
iPhones have web browsers, so there is no problem with that, and cell phones can go on the internet. :P