Comments on: New iPhone friendly plugin for WordPress http://johnbiehler.com/2008/04/29/new-iphone-friendly-plugin-for-wordpress/ We didn't make the internet, we make it better. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:02:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: John http://johnbiehler.com/2008/04/29/new-iphone-friendly-plugin-for-wordpress/#comment-5625 John Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:45:40 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/2008/04/29/new-iphone-friendly-plugin-for-wordpress/#comment-5625 Agreed about the pinching/zooming thing. Depending on the site I prefer the click navigation vs having to make a giant site fit onto the iPhone's small screen. Also I think plugins like yours are easier on the bandwidth since you're not trying to load the entire site with all it's ajaxy goodness over a substandard wireless data plan. I also agree that surfing on the iPhone isn't perfect - far from it... but it is a huge leap from where we came from. I remember thinking how awesome Blazer was on my Treo compared to the WAP browser I had used before it. Seems like the stone age now. As you say, everyone's milage will vary and everyone has their own preference....I'm glad there are at least options now. Agreed about the pinching/zooming thing. Depending on the site I prefer the click navigation vs having to make a giant site fit onto the iPhone’s small screen. Also I think plugins like yours are easier on the bandwidth since you’re not trying to load the entire site with all it’s ajaxy goodness over a substandard wireless data plan.

I also agree that surfing on the iPhone isn’t perfect - far from it… but it is a huge leap from where we came from. I remember thinking how awesome Blazer was on my Treo compared to the WAP browser I had used before it. Seems like the stone age now.

As you say, everyone’s milage will vary and everyone has their own preference….I’m glad there are at least options now.

]]> By: Duane Storey http://johnbiehler.com/2008/04/29/new-iphone-friendly-plugin-for-wordpress/#comment-5622 Duane Storey Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:16:14 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/2008/04/29/new-iphone-friendly-plugin-for-wordpress/#comment-5622 Some good comments. While I'm a big supporter obviously of WPtouch, I definitely see your point, and in a perfect world I think everyone would modify their own CSS and keep their own look and feel. Unfortunately, very few people have the skills to do that. And while the iPhone is a great web experience compared to other mobile devices, it is far from perfect -- at the end of the day you're still viewing websites designed for 800x600 or 1024x768 on a device that's a little larger than 300 pixels wide. That leads to compromises and affects readability -- I for one do not really enjoying panning around the page and using the pinch scrolling just to read a single article. But everyone's milage will vary, and your points are valid for sure. Some good comments. While I’m a big supporter obviously of WPtouch, I definitely see your point, and in a perfect world I think everyone would modify their own CSS and keep their own look and feel. Unfortunately, very few people have the skills to do that.

And while the iPhone is a great web experience compared to other mobile devices, it is far from perfect — at the end of the day you’re still viewing websites designed for 800×600 or 1024×768 on a device that’s a little larger than 300 pixels wide. That leads to compromises and affects readability — I for one do not really enjoying panning around the page and using the pinch scrolling just to read a single article. But everyone’s milage will vary, and your points are valid for sure.

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