I don't have all that much time right now but I decided to do some mobile site updates that make using the mobile site easier now that more of you are using it.
1. You are now presented with the login box, when trying to leave a commit from the mobile site, and not logged in. Thanks (e:fellyconnelly) for catching this. I had no idea what people meant when they were saying comments were not working.
2. The contact links now work. e.g. post it and email link.
3. The search box is more efficient and no longer has a default value. It also has a search button for phones that don't submit with the enter key being pressed in a form field.
4. I added a before/after journals section to the bottom of any mobile journal page that shows the previous and next 5 journals as links by title making it easier to jump around on a mobile phone. I may do the same for the main site at some point in the future.
5. Got rid of useless mobile nav links that were cluttering mobile nav. The TOS link, the defunct WAP site, epad. Limited messages view to last 10 so that it loads better on mobiles.
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11/30/2008 12:24 #46891
Mobile Site UpdatesCategory: mobile
11/10/2008 22:43 #46639
IE 6/7 support QuestionCategory: estrip
Does anyone care anymore. If the new estrip was IE8, Firefox, Safari only and IE 6/7 users had to use the mobile site would anyone even care?
news - 11/30/08 12:25
Oh peter, I just saw your comment on the last journal here. No worries, they can still check the site from the mobile site if I drop IE 6/7 support on the main site. You can get to any journals/chat you need to from there.
Oh peter, I just saw your comment on the last journal here. No worries, they can still check the site from the mobile site if I drop IE 6/7 support on the main site. You can get to any journals/chat you need to from there.
metalpeter - 11/12/08 17:59
I'm not the one who runs the site, or does the work to maintain it. I think the site should support IE and the reason is that lots of people use it and don't even know about Safari or Firefox. This is often the case of people who use it at work. I don't use it at work. But maybe someone is about to go home and they want to see if anyone wants to meet at a movie or something and then they won't be able to use the site. But where I think the support is more important is for new members. Say I hear about the site and I come here and only have IE. To Join a site I'm not going to try and figure out why things don't work or that there is a mobile site I'll just give up and never come back, and that could be a factor.
I'm not the one who runs the site, or does the work to maintain it. I think the site should support IE and the reason is that lots of people use it and don't even know about Safari or Firefox. This is often the case of people who use it at work. I don't use it at work. But maybe someone is about to go home and they want to see if anyone wants to meet at a movie or something and then they won't be able to use the site. But where I think the support is more important is for new members. Say I hear about the site and I come here and only have IE. To Join a site I'm not going to try and figure out why things don't work or that there is a mobile site I'll just give up and never come back, and that could be a factor.
carolinian - 11/11/08 11:00
Sometimes you just say "Let the legacy bastards burn!"
Sometimes you just say "Let the legacy bastards burn!"
paul - 11/11/08 09:51
IE 8 as is, is pretty awesome. It supports almost all of what you consider standard DOM/javascript. At least enough of everything to make it much easier.
IE 8 as is, is pretty awesome. It supports almost all of what you consider standard DOM/javascript. At least enough of everything to make it much easier.
zobar - 11/11/08 09:05
Please say that IE8 is actually an improvement over IE6. Every day I'm finding new reasons to be disappointed with IE7.
Just two days ago I found out that IE6 doesn't support <option disabled>, and that IE7 never bothered to address the issue - after spending hours writing code that relies on it.
Sometimes I seriously believe that the Internet Explorer team is hindering global progress. How many millions of billable man-hours have been wasted trying to make their crappy browser work?
- Z
Please say that IE8 is actually an improvement over IE6. Every day I'm finding new reasons to be disappointed with IE7.
Just two days ago I found out that IE6 doesn't support <option disabled>, and that IE7 never bothered to address the issue - after spending hours writing code that relies on it.
Sometimes I seriously believe that the Internet Explorer team is hindering global progress. How many millions of billable man-hours have been wasted trying to make their crappy browser work?
- Z
imk2 - 11/11/08 08:53
you could use it at work janelle, you'd just use the mobile site. if you click on mobile now, you can see what it would look like.
you could use it at work janelle, you'd just use the mobile site. if you click on mobile now, you can see what it would look like.
janelle - 11/11/08 07:37
<Gasp> Then I can't use it at work, I don't think. What will I do all day?
<Gasp> Then I can't use it at work, I don't think. What will I do all day?
theecarey - 11/10/08 23:47
Whatever you want to do. I use Firefox and only rarely ever IE.
Whatever you want to do. I use Firefox and only rarely ever IE.
tinypliny - 11/10/08 23:46
Heh, I installed firefox even at work (without admin rights or authorization). The "official" IE-6 made my life a hell with no tabs and 40+ windows at times. It was a question of mental health.
Heh, I installed firefox even at work (without admin rights or authorization). The "official" IE-6 made my life a hell with no tabs and 40+ windows at times. It was a question of mental health.
tiburon1724 - 11/10/08 23:38
nope, haven't used IE in years.
nope, haven't used IE in years.
james - 11/10/08 23:34
I think the internet needs to stop catering to outdated IE versions. Bring the hammer down Paul!
I think the internet needs to stop catering to outdated IE versions. Bring the hammer down Paul!
11/05/2008 00:31 #46541
Thank You President ObamaCategory: estrip
We made it to 32 journals in 24 hours.
metalpeter - 11/05/08 16:53
Wow that is a lot he is only the President Elect right now actualy.
Wow that is a lot he is only the President Elect right now actualy.
10/28/2008 22:27 #46399
Happy 25k Blog Entries on estripCategory: estrip
Thank you to everyone who help during our month long drive for 25 thousand journal entries. Hope to see you all at the 25k Journal Entries / Halloween Party.
10/27/2008 00:39 #46359
Estrip.org hits 7,000,000 wordsCategory: estrip
We just hit 7,000,000 words. Its so exciting in like a day we will also hit 25,000 journals! Who would have ever thought. Thank you to everyone who contributed.
awesome paul!
This = less time for work at work!
which is what I strive for!
I also made it so that the "read" page has a show next 20 link that lets you keep flipping back in in time from the mobile site. In general it should be easier to get to any journal now.
I also made it so that the mobile site shows normal size pictures to correspond to todays mobile bandwidth. If this is a problem just add &low to the url, I will add an interface to it later.