Opera-based devices seem to support well but some others do not. Patrick has done a lot of research and could tell us real stats: http://www.htmldog.com/ptg/archives/000055.php
Worth reading: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/pocket/ http://my.opera.com/community/dev/device/css-media/ While interesting, be careful of emulators like this: http://relay5.yospace.com/ipaqbrowser/ipaqbrowser.html If concerned about lack of support for handheld media type, and you felt it vital for a particular site, you could always use a style switcher or some other method to allow users to manually choose a tiny screen option. 2c Russ > On 9/24/04 2:39 AM "russ - maxdesign" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent this out: > >> However, you should keep in mind hand-held devices which are on the increase >> in a major way. They have tiny screens. This means we really have to think >> outside the standards screen sizes. A good mind-shift article is here: >> http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dao/ >> >> The aim of accessibility is to make content, accessible to the widest range >> of users and devices possible. > > I'm sure you're correct in that assessment. > > I interviewed for a job this week and my "web dev" skills (which I'm not > that full of) were relevant but not a deal breaker. > > Anyway, one of the interview panel folks pulled up my primo site on their > Blackberry (or whatever) PDA and said "Cool! Great job for PDAs!" and really > I had done nothing but design with fluid tables and formatted everything I > could with CSS, but I had done zero layout stuff with CSS - it was all > tables. > > So what's the real deal on formatting for all these "devices"? I should > check the ALA article I'm sure and I will but I'm looking for the real > truth. > > Rick Faaberg > > > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ > Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge > To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** Thanks Russ ----------------------------------------------- Russ Weakley Max Design Phone: (02) 9410 2521 Mobile: 0403 433 980 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.maxdesign.com.au ----------------------------------------------- ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
