Are we happy to proceed to: * Add manifest file and prompt to save to home screen on Mobile devices * Add prompt for mobile users to rotate device into landscape mode
Thanks Seb Sebastian Wagner Director Arrakeen Solutions, OM-Hosting.com http://arrakeen-solutions.co.nz/ https://om-hosting.com - Cloud & Server Hosting for HTML5 Video-Conferencing OpenMeetings <https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/da4e8828-743d-4968-af6f-49033f10d60a/public_url> <https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/b7e709c6-aa87-4b02-9faf-099038475e36/public_url> On Mon, 11 Oct 2021 at 18:22, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > I would say OM is for landscape mode ... >> Maybe we can show some message like: "OM will be much more useful in >> landscape mode :)" ? > > => That was my first idea too. But I think if we go down that path I would > probably also suggest to prompt users to save OpenMeetings to the home > screen on the mobile device (and by doing so converting it into a > Progressive Web App/PWA). Instead of just prompting for landscape mode. > > Cause once its a PWA we can: > > - Control full screen/display mode and maximise screen usage (no back > button, no URL navigation bar) - and especially the URL bar stays away! The > annoying thing is that if you scroll on iOS is will show the URL bar again > and makes the screen smaller > - Orientation landscape (at least in Android, iOS show "unsupported > orientation" - user friendly message) > - Start OpenMeetings like a Mobile App via an Icon on your home screen > (it makes a huge difference actually to user behaviour) > > So it's a much more "native" feel when converted to PWA. And the effort in > order to convert to a PWA is pretty small (create manifest file) > > In theory users can actually already save it to their home screen. > OpenMeetings is just not using any of the features that would help to make > it more user friendly in that case. > > So should we maybe rather prompt to "save to home screen" ? It just seems > to give more options to improve things. > > Thanks > Seb > > Sebastian Wagner > Director Arrakeen Solutions, OM-Hosting.com > http://arrakeen-solutions.co.nz/ > https://om-hosting.com - Cloud & Server Hosting for HTML5 > Video-Conferencing OpenMeetings > > <https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/da4e8828-743d-4968-af6f-49033f10d60a/public_url> > <https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/b7e709c6-aa87-4b02-9faf-099038475e36/public_url> > > > On Mon, 11 Oct 2021 at 16:33, Maxim Solodovnik <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I would say OM is for landscape mode ... >> Maybe we can show some message like: "OM will be much more useful in >> landscape mode :)" ? >> >> On Sun, 10 Oct 2021 at 05:30, [email protected] < >> [email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > I've updated the mobile viewports which makes OpenMeetings a lot more >> > usable on a Mobile device. Especially when in portrait mode it was >> pretty >> > much impossible to click any button or icon.Since they are literally 2x2 >> > pixels in size on the screen. >> > >> > There are some sample screens of forms, for example on the login form: >> > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-2685 >> > or when you try to click the icons to share your webcam / microphone: >> > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-2686 >> > >> > However now in portrait mode on the mobile device: The whiteboard is >> very >> > small. This is in portrait mode. Landscape is proportionally fine. >> > See screenshots in >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-2686 >> > >> > It would be better if in portrait mode on a mobile device screen: The >> > whiteboard should use more space. For example by toggling the user list >> to >> > be "minimised" + adding some additional screen buttons for sharing >> > webcam/microphone (outside of the user list). >> > >> > I would argue the ability to share your audio/video is essential to be >> > visible. Also on a mobile device. But you don't need to see all the >> users >> > in the user list constantly. More important to see the whiteboard and >> other >> > users. However currently there isn't a way to minimise the user list >> _and_ >> > show the audio/video sharing buttons. I'm thinking of adding this >> > functionality. Just for mobile devices to become more usable. >> > >> > Thanks >> > Seb >> > >> > Sebastian Wagner >> > Director Arrakeen Solutions, OM-Hosting.com >> > http://arrakeen-solutions.co.nz/ >> > https://om-hosting.com - Cloud & Server Hosting for HTML5 >> > Video-Conferencing OpenMeetings >> > < >> > >> https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/da4e8828-743d-4968-af6f-49033f10d60a/public_url >> > > >> > < >> > >> https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/b7e709c6-aa87-4b02-9faf-099038475e36/public_url >> > > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Maxim >> >
