- From: Eric Richards <2eric.richards@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 13:37:34 +1300
- To: John Fairweather <johnfairweather42@btinternet.com>
- Cc: Philip TAYLOR <P.Taylor@rhul.ac.uk>, www-validator@w3.org
hi in quick reply. I should refrain from using subject lines like i did it can get negative results. While the screen is 320*192, opera mini has a magnifier that zooms by about 3 so a standard web page one can scroll around so it looks some like a standard 960*576 screen looking in 320*192 peep hole On 9/24/17, John Fairweather <johnfairweather42@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hi, > > > > In developing one of my websites (www.vetts.org.uk), I did try it out on 16 > different web browsers (originally on a IE platform) before it went live and > then I corrected any code issues (also used W3C). Since then (2005), I had > to amend it to work on mobile phones (not the display), which meant amending > 4,000+ files, mostly by bulk amending through Notepad++. > > > > From recent investigations, it would appear that 24% of mobile phone users > are the top users (as attached file) in accessing this website, but I > haven’t had any complaints about the display. > > > > Regards, > > > > John Fairweather > > > > From: Philip TAYLOR [mailto:P.Taylor@Rhul.Ac.Uk] > Sent: 23 September 2017 07:53 > To: Eric Richards > Cc: www-validator@w3.org > Subject: Re: why are webmasters so brain-dead today? > > > > > > On 22/09/2017 23:03, Eric Richards wrote: > > (1) > > This new website https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/ works great if one > is at a computer > > > > But on my 320*192 pixel cell phone it is next to useless > > Hardly surprising -- I for one would be hard put to to create a worthwhile > and visually pleasing web site that could render successfully on such a > ridiculously small display. > > > > I just put the same URL into w2c validator and got a massive 299 Errors, 49 > warning(s) > > https://validator.w3.org/check?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz%2F > <https://validator.w3.org/check?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz%2F&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0> > &charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0 > > That, on the other hand, is indeed a cause for concern. > > > > But having said that, it could be as I have found, fix one error up and most > of the other errors &/or warnings could disappear. > > > > (2) > > Using the same cell phone there are too many websites that make a complaint > that my browser is too old and I am using the newest browser, I thought that > was what W3C was all about so you could go to any website with any browser > and it would world > > Since the W3C is empowered to set but not police standards, such > expectations are totally unreasonable. > > > > (3) > > We still have too many websites eating up too much expensive mobile data, > almost making cell phone use on the internet useless unless you have a money > tree growing nearby. > > So don't use a cell 'phone in the Internet; I never have, and have no > intentions of ever so doing. > > Philip Taylor > >
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