PDA-version of Joomla’s site
Tags: joomla, pda, mambot, template
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It is now fashionable to have the PDA-version of the site so that users could visit a site through a pocket computer. And many people are asking: “Is it possible to realize this on Joomla!?” Yes, it is.
What is necessary for this purpose?
1. To install PDA-template which will be used for an output of the information in the simplified kind. The template contains “header” and “footer” module positions. If these positions already exist in the “main” template of a site - edit this template so that there were no overlays (or on the contrary, that the menu was produced in the same position in both templates). Then set up in the Backend, what modules will be in these positions.
2. To install (and activate!) a PDA-mambot which will choose this template in the case of a pocket computer.
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June 9th, 2007 at 7:39 am
emil:
1. Check in /language/<your_lang>.php that _ISO variable has a value of ‘charset=utf-8′ [DEFINE(’_ISO’,'charset=utf-8′);].
2. Check that your result page really in utf-8 encoding.
June 9th, 2007 at 7:54 am
Both above I have.
This I have in templetaDetails.xml and pdabot.xml:
encoding=”utf-8″
Result in emulator: http://emulator.mtld.mobi/emulator.php?webaddress=joomla.mambodrom.cz&emulator=sonyK750&Submit=Submit
testing web: http://joomla.mambodrom.cz/
June 9th, 2007 at 8:16 am
May be it is a problem of emulator…
June 9th, 2007 at 9:17 am
On real device (K750) it displays national characters even worse
June 9th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Frankly, I don’t know. Try to add
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
at the beginning of the pda template.
June 24th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Is it possible to remove pictures from the template?
June 25th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
this post written using a pda,.. thanks for your work any chance of creating an article in joomla from a pda?
June 29th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
is there a way to add the login module and user modules to post articles from our phones. I have a blackberry and didn’t need to install it, but it was taking forever to load. So I like that it just shows the content, but I would like to add articles on the fly
June 30th, 2007 at 5:45 am
Try to make copies of LoginForm and UserMenu modules and publish them in some position of pda-template (e.g. footer).
July 25th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
I just installed joomla because of your template.
I am looking for a plattform to publish receipes to be looked up
via pda ( don’t want a pc in the kitchen )
It is very nice to have 2 versions, one with pictures to be looked at from a desktop pc and then one for the kitchen where plain instructions are needed.
BUT it is a real pain in the youknowwhatImean that the text does not fit the pda screen and I have to scroll to the right.
I tried joomla about 20min ago, so I basicly have no real clue,but I looked at your webpage using a pda and your site also is not “scroll-free”.
Is there a way to get the job done?