tyefang
Tue, 08 Feb 2005 08:51:35 -0800
Thanks for the feedback :) I didn't realize the treo 600 had the smaller screen. I have a freind who has been helping me test the site, and he has given me thumbs up all along the way. I guess its resizing the images when displaying them, which is fine (as I am not using table cells or slicing the images). I am not really targeting the older systems much, but there are some good devices out their that are not palm that can view this site as well but have smaller native screen resolutions. They can resize the site too, but some of the image text does get a bit hard to read when its squished. I figured I might be able to cater to a wider range of devices by offering a choice in resolution to my visitors. 160 width, 240 width, 320 width, etc. I will probably just stick with 240 and 320, which covers the latest palm treos and most of other new devices. If a device doesn't match the res, it can always resize it. I can't wait to share it with you guys. I have been developing websites for the pc for quite a long time, but this will be my first foray into the handheld arena. I look forward to hearing everyone's feedback. :) Thanks again, - Tye --- In treo@yahoogroups.com, "Wallach, Levi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't answer your question, but I just wanted to point out something > you probably knew already, but just in case... The Treo 600 only has a > 160x160 screen, and I'm sure earlier Treos have that or maybe even less? > As far as other capabilities of the earlier Treos, my sense is that > generally they are less capable. They may be able to browse, but other > than images, their slower processors aren't going to be able to handle > all that much. This is a guess, of course, as my first Treo was the > 600. I am wondering why there's a concern about catering to a phone > that will probably be less than 1% of your audience? I mean > accessibility is always a good thing, but at a certain point you have to > cut your losses and not gear things towards the lowest common > denominator. I know you probably wouldn't just make everything so it's > accessible on earlier Treos, but rather just have different versions for > earlier Treos or some such, but you are still delaying the site some by > putting time and effort into a feature that will only be appreciated by > a pretty small percentage of the audience. Anyway, good luck with your > project, I'm looking forward to seeing it! > > Levi Wallach - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Blog: http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog-city.com > Pictures: http://wallachexpressions.smugmug.com/Photos%20by%20Levi > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tyefang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 11:26 AM > > To: treo@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [Treo] Can only Treo 600s and 650s browse the web? > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I am creating a site for treo 600 & 650 users. It fits > > perfectly on the 320 pixel wide screens, has no-horizontal > > scrolling, and works in both optimized and wide screen mode > > without the pages getting all screwed up. > > > > It is also a graphics based, media-rich site (streamlined for > > fast viewing of course) and not just a bunch of text content. > > I am an avid Treo 650 user and so this is really important to me. > > > > so anyways I was wondering about the devices before the 600. > > do they have blazer browsers, and can they surf the > > world-wide-web at will? > > What resolution do these devices have? can they play .asf video files? > > > > The reason I am asking all of this is because I can probably > > create a lower res version of the site pretty easily and will > > do it if I know the right specs. > > > > Thanks in advance. :) > > > > regards, > > > > - Tye > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/treo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/