Hi all, Thanks for the input. I have implemented according to the suggestions.Please look the following blog posts [1] [2] in http://rollermobile.blogspot.com/ for the detailed description of the changes.
Thanks. [1] http://rollermobile.blogspot.com/2011/06/creating-custom-template.html [2] http://rollermobile.blogspot.com/2011/06/editing-templates.html Regards On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:07 PM, Dave <snoopd...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 9:39 AM, shelan Perera <shela...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Devs, > > > > In Roller we can create custom templates to a weblog and access them > using > > a link like http://rollerweblogger.org/roller/page/archives.Since Roller > > does not care about the rendering device at the moment it will render the > > same template if viewed in a mobile device also. > > > > But having separate mobile rendering capability, we have to have > templates > > that can render in mobile devices as well as Desktops.Here are the > possible > > solutions that i have thought of. > > > > 1. Having 2 separate templates as , one is for standard and other one is > for > > mobile.So a custom template page designer can create mobile optimized > view > > as wish and have a separate one for desktop standard.But viewer will see > no > > difference in the page link. > > > > So a template will have a type defined as standard for desktop and Mobile > > for mobile devices. > > > > There is a problem as we cannot have 2 templates using same link and if > we > > are going to allow this we have to change getPageByLink() to > > getPageByLinks() which will return a list of available pages. (but with > > different types.) so render it according to the device. > > To me this seems like the best approach. I wonder how this would work > in the Admin UI.Here are two possible approaches: > > a - User manages separate templates. If a user wants a page called > "archive" to appear in standard and mobile themes, he create two pages > both named "archive" but with different types, standard and mobile. In > the Templates page, we would add a new column for "Type" and all > templates, regardless of type would be listed on the page. > > b - Roller manages separate templates. When a user creates a new > template called "archive" Roller shows the user a Template Edit page > that has different tabs for different types of template text. In the > Templates page, the "archive" page would be shown as one item in the > list, but in reality there would be 2 different templates. > > I think I prefer b. > > Thanks, > Dave > > > > 2. We define the type to a template page as we do in the earlier.But > > preserving unique link for a template feature we can create another > custom > > template with a predefined suffix and then render it to user. > > > > As an eg: > > > > We create template X having the link /page/link. if the type is mobile we > > add the suffix .mobile so link will be modified as > > /page/link.mobile (This will happen internally) > > > > if type is standard we keep the original link. (/page/link) > > > > So at the time a user ask for /page/link when we identify the request > comes > > from a mobile device we will look for the template with > /page/link.mobile > > first and if it is not available we will render the default one > (standard). > > > > > > I would like to have some suggestions and feedback on the above mentioned > > ideas and really appreciate it. > > > > Thank you > > > > -- > > Shelan Perera > > > > Home: http://www.shelan.org > > Blog : http://www.shelanlk.com > > Twitter: shelan > > skype :shelan.perera > > gtalk :shelanrc > > > > I am the master of my fate: > > I am the captain of my soul. > > *invictus* > > > -- Shelan Perera Home: http://www.shelan.org Blog : http://www.shelanlk.com Twitter: shelan skype :shelan.perera gtalk :shelanrc I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. *invictus*
