top | item 7555659 (no title) dhh | 12 years ago Responsive views only go so far. Trying to shrink an app designed for a desktop browser down to a 4" phone is a fool's errand. Much easier to go with different templates in that case. discuss order hn newest oelmekki|12 years ago > Trying to shrink an app designed for a desktop browser down to a 4" phone is a fool's errandThat's why, when you design a responsive website, you're supposed to think / work out mobile first.Hoping to detect all mobile devices out there based on their http request is no wiser. sergiotapia|12 years ago You end up with a LOT of hidden or visible markup, redundant on both mobile and desktop.After working on responsive websites for about 2 years now, I feel that variants is the way to go with Mobile designs.You flesh out something lightweight for mobile and then another for tablet + desktop + whatever.Otherwise your mobile display is needlessly large. benwoodward|12 years ago I guess you can mix responsive layouts with variant templates anyway, right? Just place your responsive markup in a partial and reference it in.
oelmekki|12 years ago > Trying to shrink an app designed for a desktop browser down to a 4" phone is a fool's errandThat's why, when you design a responsive website, you're supposed to think / work out mobile first.Hoping to detect all mobile devices out there based on their http request is no wiser. sergiotapia|12 years ago You end up with a LOT of hidden or visible markup, redundant on both mobile and desktop.After working on responsive websites for about 2 years now, I feel that variants is the way to go with Mobile designs.You flesh out something lightweight for mobile and then another for tablet + desktop + whatever.Otherwise your mobile display is needlessly large.
sergiotapia|12 years ago You end up with a LOT of hidden or visible markup, redundant on both mobile and desktop.After working on responsive websites for about 2 years now, I feel that variants is the way to go with Mobile designs.You flesh out something lightweight for mobile and then another for tablet + desktop + whatever.Otherwise your mobile display is needlessly large.
benwoodward|12 years ago I guess you can mix responsive layouts with variant templates anyway, right? Just place your responsive markup in a partial and reference it in.
oelmekki|12 years ago
That's why, when you design a responsive website, you're supposed to think / work out mobile first.
Hoping to detect all mobile devices out there based on their http request is no wiser.
sergiotapia|12 years ago
After working on responsive websites for about 2 years now, I feel that variants is the way to go with Mobile designs.
You flesh out something lightweight for mobile and then another for tablet + desktop + whatever.
Otherwise your mobile display is needlessly large.
benwoodward|12 years ago