Great info everyone, thank you.

Tim



On 4/28/2011 2:54 PM, Tony Thomas wrote:
> We recently developed a mobile version of our Spring Jam website 
> <http://springjam.umn.edu>.
>
> We chose a slightly different method than Kris. Our original website 
> is rather image heavy and has lots of JavaScript that we knew we 
> wouldn't need for the mobile site. Rather than load all of that and 
> hide it, we opted for mobile detection that redirects to a different 
> url with a template that is more lightweight.
>
> We used this mobile detection script 
> <http://detectmobilebrowser.com/>. The script is wrapped in a PHP 
> function that we can call and use to redirect. A cookie is set before 
> the user is redirected so that they can go back to the full-featured 
> site if they wish (rather than getting redirected over and over 
> <http://xkcd.com/869/>). The same mobile detection is used on the full 
> site to add a link to the mobile version if someone is viewing it on a 
> mobile device.
>
> As for Java support, I can't be certain.
>
> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Tim Beaufoy <[log in to unmask] 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>     I should probably also ask what are you using for device detection
>     and is java a good route to go? I've read many phones can detect
>     java but not all phones.
>
>
>
>     On 4/28/2011 2:24 PM, Kristofer Layon wrote:
>>     We have a web site that we've been testing here --- this version
>>     hasn't replaced the OSA web site yet, but take a look:
>>
>>     http://www.faculty.umn.edu/osa/
>>
>>     When viewed on a mobile device, it has a different presentation.
>>      But the exact same HTML.  It's all done with device queries and
>>     a mobile CSS.
>>
>>     And on mobile, you still have the option to view the full site
>>     (see link at bottom of the page).
>>
>>     Kris
>>
>>
>>     Kristofer D. Layon
>>     Web Design & Social Media
>>     612.624.4545  : http://z.umn.edu/klayon  : http://twitter.com/klayon
>>     - - - - - -
>>     Office of the Senior Vice President for System Academic
>>     Administration
>>     University of Minnesota Twin Cities
>>     http://www.academic.umn.edu/system/communications/
>>
>>     On Apr 28, 2011, at 2:09 PM, Tim Beaufoy wrote:
>>
>>>     Is anyone developing mobile sites yet for their schools?
>>>
>>>     -- 
>>>
>>>     Tim Beaufoy
>>>     Web Developer/Designer
>>>     School of Public Health
>>>     University of Minnesota
>>>     612-625-3218
>>>
>>>     Room A-302 Mayo MMC 197
>>>     420 Delaware Street SE
>>>     Minneapolis, MN 55455
>>>
>>>     www.sph.umn.edu <http://www.sph.umn.edu/>
>>>
>>
>
>     -- 
>
>     Tim Beaufoy
>     Web Developer/Designer
>     School of Public Health
>     University of Minnesota
>     612-625-3218
>
>     Room A-302 Mayo MMC 197
>     420 Delaware Street SE
>     Minneapolis, MN 55455
>
>     www.sph.umn.edu <http://www.sph.umn.edu>
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Tony Thomas
> Web Developer
> University of Minnesota
> Student Unions & Activities
> 300 Washington Ave SE, Ste 500
> Minneapolis MN 55455
>
> Direct: 612-626-9820
> Fax:     612-624-7256
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>
>

-- 

Tim Beaufoy
Web Developer/Designer
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
612-625-3218

Room A-302 Mayo MMC 197
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

www.sph.umn.edu <http://www.sph.umn.edu>