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