.mobi website

blue^ray · 10-18-2006, 11:43 PM

Hi, I am pretty new to making a website in general and I am wanting to make a phone website aka .mobi website.

Is normal HTML fine for a phone?? tables? images?

Also what sort of width should the site be?

whats the download speed of a phone?

newton · 10-19-2006, 12:22 AM

some of these links may help you

http://www.cameronmoll.com/archives/000577.html
http://www.accuracast.com/seo-weekly/mobile-web.php
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wire..._browsing.html

blue^ray · 10-19-2006, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newton

some of these links may help you

http://www.cameronmoll.com/archives/000577.html
http://www.accuracast.com/seo-weekly/mobile-web.php
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wire..._browsing.html

Thanks

stscac · 10-19-2006, 07:44 AM

http://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-bp/

http://validator.w3.org/mobile/

-Steve

blue^ray · 10-20-2006, 12:26 AM

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Websites using tables for layout will not render well on mobile handsets. The site must use CSS for layout
The site must be coded using either XHTML or XML
Character encoding should be UTF-8
Bear in mind different screen sizes of mobile users. The largest screen size available is probably 640 x 480, whereas the average is closer to 120 pixels
The most important information of your site must be right at the top of the page as it can be very time-consuming for browsers to read through
Text entry can be quite difficult. Users prefer to select values from a list of choices, such as radio buttons or lists
Images should be jpeg or gif
Always provide a 'back' button or link, since many phones don't include a back button
The maximum total page size recommended is 20 kilobytes
Remember that your users are paying a lot of money to access your site, so make sure it is definitely worth their money!

Does anyone know of a basic tutorial on css in looking for a newbies guide as currently I only know how to use tables? I know w3 provides a type of school but I am looking for a tutorial like slicingguide.com where it shows from scratch how to use css.

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