http://simonwillison.net/2023-08-04T23:41:55+00:00Simon Willison2023-08-04T23:41:55+00:002023-08-04T23:41:55+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2023/Aug/4/you-can-stop-using-user-scalableno-and-maximum-scale1-in-viewpor/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="https://lukeplant.me.uk/blog/posts/you-can-stop-using-user-scalable-no-and-maximum-scale-1-in-viewport-meta-tags-now/">You can stop using user-scalable=no and maximum-scale=1 in viewport meta tags now</a></strong></p> Luke Plant points out that your meta viewport tag should stick to just “width=device-width, initial-scale=1” these days—the user-scalable=no and maximum-scale=1 attributes are no longer necessary, and have a negative impact on accessibility, especially for Android users. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/accessibility">accessibility</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/html">html</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/luke-plant">luke-plant</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mobile">mobile</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mobileweb">mobileweb</a></p>

2013-08-07T18:42:00+00:002013-08-07T18:42:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2013/Aug/7/web-app-what-programming/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/Web-app-what-programming-knowledge-do-I-need-to-create-a-goings-on-app/answer/Simon-Willison">Web app: what programming knowledge do I need to create a goings on app?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>For this kind of application a much more important question than "how can I build it? is "where will I get the data from?" - If you don't have a good answer for that building the app is a waste of your time. The world is littered with local events listings apps that no one uses because they don't have good data.</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-maps">google-maps</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mobileweb">mobileweb</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/programming-languages">programming-languages</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/python">python</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a></p>

2012-09-05T12:22:00+00:002012-09-05T12:22:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2012/Sep/5/how-do-you-make/#atom-tag

<p><em>My answer to <a href="https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-make-an-existing-web-application-more-mobile-friendly-without-rebuilding-it/answer/Simon-Willison">How do you make an existing web application more mobile-friendly without rebuilding it?</a> on Quora</em></p> <p>Learn about responsive web design. Provided your site is built reasonably well using CSS for layout there is a TON of stuff you can do with CSS media queries to make your site work better on small screen devices. For example, using media queries to detect small screen (mobile) devices you can...</p> <p>- switch from two columns to a single column layout<br />- hide irrelevant content entirely<br />- use shorter labels on your site navigation<br />- serve up larger, more mobile friendly click regions<br />- switch to a font family and size that's easier to read on mobile</p> <p>Here's the original article that coined the term: <span><a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/">http://www.alistapart.com/articl...</a></span> - there are plenty of excellent resources, tutorials and books around these days too if you want to learn more.</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mobile">mobile</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mobileweb">mobileweb</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ui">ui</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/quora">quora</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ux">ux</a></p>

2007-09-21T14:58:07+00:002007-09-21T14:58:07+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Sep/21/techcrunch/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/vodafone-in-mobile-web-storm/"><p>We're not acting as a block. Our key aim is to offer a similar experience on the mobile Web as the PC-based Web. In doing that there is a white list which people can apply for.</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/vodafone-in-mobile-web-storm/">Vodafone UK Spokesperson</a></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/contradiction">contradiction</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mobileweb">mobileweb</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/vodafone">vodafone</a></p>