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| Mobile layout 28/09/2016 at 19:22 #85459 | |
GeoffM
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I've been confused by some comments about avatars on the mobile layout - the code clearly doesn't have any. Turns out with real mobile devices (as opposed to simulators) the actual request sent to the server varied not only by phone, operating system, and browser but also the same OS version on two identical devices! Put another way, two iPhone 5S with the same version of iOS displayed differently. This is using the Microsoft built-in .NET IsMobileDevice method. I have now changed it to another method which performs regexs on the browser request string which ought to be better. If you have a phone that displays the green website then please let me know in this thread exactly what device and operating system it is, if you know. Tablets should display either the full green website or a slightly cut down green website. If you're seeing a blue version with a simple menu of About, Events, Forum, Games, Products then you're seeing the mobile version. The mobile version is intended to be minimalist with little graphics for fast loading. Personally I dislike supposedly mobile websites that take ages to load, cause the phone to become sluggish, and shift content around as it loads. SimSig Boss Log in to reply |
| Mobile layout 28/09/2016 at 19:45 #85460 | |
KymriskaDraken
963 posts |
I get the cut-down green version of the website on my Samsung Galaxy Core phone running Android 5.1.1 and Firefox v49.0. Chrome on the same phone gives the mobile (blue) version of the website.
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| Mobile layout 28/09/2016 at 19:54 #85461 | |
Dick
387 posts |
I also get the cut down green version on my HTC One running Android 5.0.2 on Firefox 49.0 but the blue on Chrome.
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| Mobile layout 28/09/2016 at 21:29 #85469 | |
MikeW
65 posts |
Cut down green version on Samsung S6, Android 5.1.1, default browser. Mike Log in to reply |
| Mobile layout 28/09/2016 at 22:46 #85476 | |
postal
5263 posts |
Samsung J5 SM-J500FN. Android 5.1.1 AdBlock Browser Cut down green version when accessed through WiFi link. Haven't tested on mobile phone signal as we have no reception at home. “In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe Log in to reply |
| Mobile layout 29/09/2016 at 07:50 #85483 | |
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Dick
387 posts |
Amazing, there have been over a 100 views of this thread yet only 4 people have bothered to do a 30 second test and reply to help resolve the problem.
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| Mobile layout 29/09/2016 at 08:41 #85485 | |
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broodje
184 posts |
Dick in post 85483 said:Amazing, there have been over a 100 views of this thread yet only 4 people have bothered to do a 30 second test and reply to help resolve the problem.But we were asked only to respond if you get the green version of the website on your mobile device. And on both my windows Phone with IE (dont ask) and my xperia with Chrome I get the correct blue mobile version of the site, so I did not post. Log in to reply |
| Mobile layout 29/09/2016 at 09:27 #85486 | |
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WesternChampion
173 posts |
I get the blue version on an iphone both on 4G and wi-fi. Chris Last edited: 29/09/2016 at 10:47 by WesternChampion Reason: To clarify operating system / browser used Log in to reply |
| Mobile layout 29/09/2016 at 09:54 #85487 | |
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Richard42
45 posts |
For what it's worth, I get a cut-down green version using Chrome on a Moto-G running Android 5.1 Of more concern to me, in Chrome on Windows 10 (Anniversary version) the full website, which had been displaying fine (I'm pretty certain I looked yesterday, certainly the day before) now shows a collapsed version of the home page with the main panel below the left panel (see attached) if my window is less that 1200px wide. Normally I have my browser window about 1050px with my mail client beside it. Put another way, when I open Simsig I now see a *lot* of white space and have to scroll down a long way to find the body text. Just checked, and Microsoft's Edge does the same thing. Sorry - can't seem to attach the image even with an all lower-case file name. Oh, more fun. The "Latest Posts" screen displays the posts at the right but the left-hand panel is missing completely (just a white space) at 1050px width and only appears when I widen the window. Last edited: 29/09/2016 at 10:09 by Richard42 Reason: More woes! Log in to reply |
| Mobile layout 29/09/2016 at 20:47 #85506 | |
Peter Bennet
5402 posts |
broodje in post 85485 said:Dick in post 85483 said:I've looked at the thread twice now but as I don't have an internet-enabled phone I was not able to comment.Amazing, there have been over a 100 views of this thread yet only 4 people have bothered to do a 30 second test and reply to help resolve the problem.But we were asked only to respond if you get the green version of the website on your mobile device. And on both my windows Phone with IE (dont ask) and my xperia with Chrome I get the correct blue mobile version of the site, so I did not post. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Mobile layout 29/09/2016 at 22:57 #85512 | |
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Stephen Fulcher
2078 posts |
iPhone 5S with iOS 9.3.5 using Safari gives me the green site.
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| Mobile layout 30/09/2016 at 06:43 #85518 | |
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Airvan00
129 posts |
On my iPhone 6s I get the blue website, but on my iPad Air 2 I get the green website (I assume it's the cut down version ( Website version 1.0.6115.34558) Both are running IOS 9.3.5 and using the default Safari browser. Both are running thru the same WiFI network. Log in to reply |
| Mobile layout 30/09/2016 at 11:58 #85523 | |
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broodje
184 posts |
on my I-pad 4 I also get the green compact site. As I said it works fine on both of my phones. Shouldn't screens with a resolution higher as 1280x1024 automatically get the normal site?
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| Mobile layout 30/09/2016 at 12:14 #85524 | |
headshot119
4869 posts |
broodje in post 85523 said:on my I-pad 4 I also get the green compact site. As I said it works fine on both of my phones. Shouldn't screens with a resolution higher as 1280x1024 automatically get the normal site?The idea of mobile sites these days are to speed up the loading time by cutting down on the "features", just because it has a high resolution screen doesn't mean it isn't on a slow data connection for example. "Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer Log in to reply |
| Mobile layout 05/10/2016 at 04:04 #85609 | |
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Hawk777
386 posts |
When I visit on my phone, I see a green site, yet it looks quite different to the desktop site (menu is in a hamburger button and there is a fixed top-bar). Interestingly, the Latest Posts page has text that says, “Swipe the screen left to view more details,” but doing so does nothing. User agent is IceCat Mobile 38.8.0, a variant of Firefox, on Android 6.0.1.
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| Mobile layout 05/10/2016 at 16:01 #85626 | |
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GeoffM
6376 posts |
headshot119 in post 85524 said:broodje in post 85523 said:My Samsung Galaxy S7 has a higher resolution than my desktop PC. It would be impossible to read the full version of this website rendered at the same resolution on my phone.on my I-pad 4 I also get the green compact site. As I said it works fine on both of my phones. Shouldn't screens with a resolution higher as 1280x1024 automatically get the normal site?The idea of mobile sites these days are to speed up the loading time by cutting down on the "features", just because it has a high resolution screen doesn't mean it isn't on a slow data connection for example. We're working on it peeps. As you can see, modern technology is not helping! SimSig Boss Log in to reply |
| Mobile layout 23/10/2016 at 14:21 #86983 | |
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KymriskaDraken
963 posts |
I just had a look at the site on my iPad (iOS 10.1b4 build 14B72 using Safari). In portrait orientation I get the cut-down green website (pic 1). In landscape I get the full site, but it doesn't display correctly: the content is moved below the left-hand column (pics 2& 3)
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