A little more research reveals that the realistic mobile market for web sites consists of blackberries and treos. Treos have a regular html browser and blackberries can have a full fledged browser, but come native with one that makes a mess of tables.
Therefore, the simplest solution is to develop alternative websites with no tables, no flash, and pages that have narrow width. The WAP solutions would be more application/company specific, it seems, but making a database of information searchable and accessible from consumers on the move would be a tiny html design. On 12/13/04 11:44 AM, "Ben Johansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have done some WML and it was designed for the limited control/input that > a cell phone has and it makes different assumptions on flow and key entry. > > Now a blackberry is a different animal because it is has more input > capabilities that are similar to a keyboard on a computer, so a hybrid of > html and WML should work. > > Was just putting my 2 cents in > > > > Ben Johansen - http://www.pcforge.com > Authorized Witango & MDaemon Reseller > Available for Witango Developement > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roland Dumas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 12:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: Microbrowsers/mobile applications > > Well, from personal experience, I've got a Nokia and a Blackberry, and they > have the same browser, it seems - some java thingie - that reads WML and > some html. If I can get away with simple html, I'd rather do that, as WML > looks a bit tricky (or at least new to me) to deal with decks and cards. > > Curious if anyone has ever done one of these in witango > > > On 12/13/04 10:17 AM, "Ben Johansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have a WAP phone and it requires the use of WML. >> >> The WAP browser doesn't care about the url it just need the results to be >> WML compliant >> >> >> Ben Johansen - http://www.pcforge.com >> Authorized Witango & MDaemon Reseller >> Available for Witango Developement >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Roland Dumas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 11:08 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Witango-Talk: Microbrowsers/mobile applications >> >> I'm just starting to look at making witango applications compatible with > all >> these mobile devices - blackberries, palmOS devices, phones with tiny >> browsers, etc. >> >> Does anyone on this list have experience with this and willing to part > with >> some tips and guidance? >> >> Should everything be done in WML? Or just html and keep it really really >> simple? >> >> Will a wap browser recognize a .taf extension? >> >> Is there any such thing as a real wap browser, or are they all wap/limited >> html things? >> >> >> >> ----------------------------------------- >> Roland Dumas >> Roberts Information Services >> 310 W. Bellevue Avenue >> San Mateo CA 94402 >> 650-347-1373 >> 415-412-9300 (cell) >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> SMS: http://new.servqual.com/html/sms.tml >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf >> > > > ----------------------------------------- > Roland Dumas > Roberts Information Services > 310 W. Bellevue Avenue > San Mateo CA 94402 > 650-347-1373 > 415-412-9300 (cell) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SMS: http://new.servqual.com/html/sms.tml > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > ----------------------------------------- Roland Dumas Roberts Information Services 310 W. Bellevue Avenue San Mateo CA 94402 650-347-1373 415-412-9300 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED] SMS: http://new.servqual.com/html/sms.tml ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
