Re: svn commit: r1561740 [1/9] - in /qpid/site: docs/ docs/components/ docs/components/cpp-broker/ docs/components/dispatch-router/ docs/components/java-broker/ docs/components/messaging-api/ docs/components/messenger/ docs/components/protocol-engine/ docs...

[Robbie Gemmell <ro...@gmail.com>]

Could we make this configurable so that people can choose the view they
prefer?

On 27 January 2014 16:47, <jr...@apache.org> wrote:

> Author: jross
> Date: Mon Jan 27 16:47:46 2014
> New Revision: 1561740
>
> URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1561740
> Log:
> QPID-5311: Improve usability on phones and tablets
>

Re: svn commit: r1561740 [1/9] - in /qpid/site: docs/ docs/components/ docs/components/cpp-broker/ docs/components/dispatch-router/ docs/components/java-broker/ docs/components/messaging-api/ docs/components/messenger/ docs/components/protocol-engine/ docs...

[Robbie Gemmell <ro...@gmail.com>]

I ask because I mostly preferred it the way it was on my phone and now find
the content quite narrow and overly large, requiring significant scrolling
to access what was previously just quick to hand.

I think we already generally increased the size of the content a little
when we moved to the current design, and coupled with the new restricted
width you now don't really get to see all that much at a time on larger
(but not tablet or even 'phablet') size phones. My phone has a higher
resolution screen that most laptops (or old IPad Minis) used to or still
do, and I hold it closer to my eyes, so I appreciated being able to get a
lot more on the screen at a much smaller than is now possible. Looking at
the old version, even in portrait with the entire front page viewable its
mostly fine to me with the menus being the bits that are too small (but
could be made noticably bigger without changing the space available for
them), and in landscape it was perfect. With the new layout in landscape I
can't see much over half of the 'Messaging built on AMQP' box at the top of
the page when it loads; sitting my phone down, I can read it 5ft away.

Obviously everyone has their own preference, and ours are clearly
different, which is why I thought having some configurability (such as the
typical 'view desktop site' type link) would be nicer than just forcing a
single width. I think I've also mentioned previously that I'd like the
option to make the site wider on desktop browsers as well, albeit for
different reasons :)

Robbie

On 29 January 2014 19:39, Justin Ross <ju...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't think making it configurable is the right thing to do.  I
> agree it would be important if the mobile-optimized variants had
> different content, but they don't.  They are simply a different
> layout.
>
> The one real difference is the navigation available "above the fold"
> (all the same links are available further below).  The mobile versions
> of course have less horizontal space, so they cannot accommodate all
> the links we put at the top in the full version.  I have a variant
> with a couple intermediate states for the top nav in the works, and
> I'm looking at offering a drop-down nav menu so it's easier to get to
> everything.
>
> Note that the full site is already the thing displayed for the ipad,
> ipad mini, and 10-inch android tablets (in portrait and landscape) and
> typical 7-inch android tablets (in landscape).
>
> Justin
>
> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 3:41 PM, Robbie Gemmell
> <ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Could we make this configurable so that people can choose the view they
> > prefer?
> >
> > On 27 January 2014 16:47, <jr...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Author: jross
> >> Date: Mon Jan 27 16:47:46 2014
> >> New Revision: 1561740
> >>
> >> URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1561740
> >> Log:
> >> QPID-5311: Improve usability on phones and tablets
> >>
>
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Re: svn commit: r1561740 [1/9] - in /qpid/site: docs/ docs/components/ docs/components/cpp-broker/ docs/components/dispatch-router/ docs/components/java-broker/ docs/components/messaging-api/ docs/components/messenger/ docs/components/protocol-engine/ docs...

[Justin Ross <ju...@gmail.com>]

I don't think making it configurable is the right thing to do.  I
agree it would be important if the mobile-optimized variants had
different content, but they don't.  They are simply a different
layout.

The one real difference is the navigation available "above the fold"
(all the same links are available further below).  The mobile versions
of course have less horizontal space, so they cannot accommodate all
the links we put at the top in the full version.  I have a variant
with a couple intermediate states for the top nav in the works, and
I'm looking at offering a drop-down nav menu so it's easier to get to
everything.

Note that the full site is already the thing displayed for the ipad,
ipad mini, and 10-inch android tablets (in portrait and landscape) and
typical 7-inch android tablets (in landscape).

Justin

On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 3:41 PM, Robbie Gemmell
<ro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Could we make this configurable so that people can choose the view they
> prefer?
>
> On 27 January 2014 16:47, <jr...@apache.org> wrote:
>
>> Author: jross
>> Date: Mon Jan 27 16:47:46 2014
>> New Revision: 1561740
>>
>> URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1561740
>> Log:
>> QPID-5311: Improve usability on phones and tablets
>>

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