UPDATE - Attn mobile users - Help me make this site better!
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Re: Attention mobile users - Help me make this site better!
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Fair enough. Which key features would you like on a mobile version of the site?cherrydumas wrote:The iPhone seems to be ok for the most part...I have not run into any issues as far as posts malfunctioning, or the forums/website malfunctioning. However, I think a more mobile website would be good in the regards of possibly putting the key features in more accessible locations...because you so have to do quite a bit of scrolling to get anywhere. However, some mistakes that some mobile websites have, that I have found, is putting too many menus that you have to click to find where you want to go.
Which links?cherrydumas wrote:The Nook has a few other issues that I have found. The site is quite small, as it displays it as a computer would. If you put the Nook on landscape, it helps a bit, but it also makes links malfunction as sometimes the labels overlap each other.
That is strange. I will try to uncover and correct the underlying issue.cherrydumas wrote:As far as posting...this is where the real problem lies. When you put in any of the emoticons by clicking on them, it sends you to the top of the post ad you have to scroll back to where you where. However, if the post is long enough that it starts moving the box, if you get moved from where the last typed character is, you cannot get back to it. it just makes the screen jump if you try to click or move the cursor down and so you cannot get to where you were. does that make sense? I have not noticed any other issues...hopefully that is it.
An app is one option. Another option is make a special mobile version of the site that is automatically delivered to small, mobile screens.Natash_zmch wrote:I think the best thing and easiest thing to make the mobile website better is to simply make an app which is specifically for use on a mobile or tablet like once I joined the website the first thing I did was to see if you have an app in the App Store but you don't not only will having an app be easier but it also means that when you are typing a reply you do not have to continuously zoom in and out so that the writing isn't too small or the button isn't too big. I use an iPhone and Have iOS 7 the latest one on Apple
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Was this ever fixed for you?sybil1reader wrote:I also use a Kindle and I have not been able to get to the bookclub for about a month now. This is the message that I get: Gone The requested / source is no longer available on this server and there is no forwarding address. Please remove all references to this resource. Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle thi request. I had the website in my favorites so I re-entered it and got the same message. Strangely when I get an email saying that my review page has been updated I can get to my review page, but when I try to navigate from there I get the above message again. Hope this helps. I miss using my Kindle for the club!
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I am thinking of adding a very lightweight mobile version of the forums.colorsofvegasx wrote:Maybe an app in the future? It is really hard to use from a smartphone
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That's as ironic as it is unfortunate.reubenkey wrote:DroidRazrM. I just typed in and submitted a detailed suggestion on how to make this better based on my efforts to post. Upon tapping submit, I was kicked back to log-in again. I did. Then I figured I better check to see if my comment posted. It did not.
I think I will make a mobile version of the forums.
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Well, I know what Ill be doing in carpool lane now! Plus reading of course....Scott wrote: I think I will make a mobile version of the forums.
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I tend to only be able to really check forums and posts properly while I am in work stuck at my PC.
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I agree with L Brox that an app for this site would be great! Following a link is OK and all, but an App would really get this to a broader viewing audience. I look at apps almost every day just to see if there's an app for something I've thought of. Oddly enough, I never searched the appstore for book reviewing. I went straight to the googlebar. Curious.....
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What interests me a lot is the thought of creating smartphone app that provides notifications of subscribed topics and PM messages, but still opens up the actual topics in the internet browser. I suppose to many users this may potentially seem like the same thing.
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reubenkey, incidentally there is a post reply button at the top as well. It probably needs to be bigger on mobile devices.
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I am going to have a mobile version of the forums. However, that will apply to the forums, not some other parts of the site (such as the review team and the main homepage). If you get a chance, please try looking at these pages on your mobile device:ALynnPowers wrote:I think the biggest thing for me when using this site on my mobile is the size of the print. Of course I can zoom in, but then having to scroll right and then back left to read the posts is kind of troublesome. If the mobile version allowed for all of the posts to adjust to fit the width of the screen, that would be awesome.
http://onlinebookclub.org/
http://onlinebookclub.org/most-popular-forum-topics.php
http://onlinebookclub.org/reviews/
And let me know how they look on your mobile device.
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So far, those three look pretty awesome! I don't have to scroll right/left at all. Much easier to read and navigate.Scott wrote:I am going to have a mobile version of the forums. However, that will apply to the forums, not some other parts of the site (such as the review team and the main homepage). If you get a chance, please try looking at these pages on your mobile device:ALynnPowers wrote:I think the biggest thing for me when using this site on my mobile is the size of the print. Of course I can zoom in, but then having to scroll right and then back left to read the posts is kind of troublesome. If the mobile version allowed for all of the posts to adjust to fit the width of the screen, that would be awesome.
http://onlinebookclub.org/
http://onlinebookclub.org/most-popular-forum-topics.php
http://onlinebookclub.org/reviews/
And let me know how they look on your mobile device.
Here is a screen shot!
If I had to nitpick about anything, it would be that the banner at the top and that BOTM banner beneath it are the same size, and attempting to click on any of those links (to the forums, bookshelves, etc.) usually results in me clicking the wrong one (it used to always be the "logout" button, but fortunately, that's not an option anymore) or hitting the BOTM banner instead... I can always zoom in, I guess
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Thanks for the feedback. I have made a slight adjustment to the way the header displays in mobile browsers per your feedback. Namely, I made the header links bigger and more spaced out. Please check and let me know if you are still having that problem.ALynnPowers wrote:Here is a screen shot!
If I had to nitpick about anything, it would be that the banner at the top and that BOTM banner beneath it are the same size, and attempting to click on any of those links (to the forums, bookshelves, etc.) usually results in me clicking the wrong one (it used to always be the "logout" button, but fortunately, that's not an option anymore) or hitting the BOTM banner instead... I can always zoom in, I guess
-- 01 Apr 2015 08:35 pm --
UPDATE - April 1, 2015 - I have implemented a mobile template to the site. It should automatically detect whether you are using a mobile device or not. By that, I mean if you access the forums from a mobile device you should be shown the mobile version and if you access the forums using a non-mobile device you will be shown the regular version. However, there will also be links in the footer to switch back and forth from the mobile version or the desktop.
Please also note that theme only affects the forums. The other parts of the site (with the sidebar in the desktop version) use a different template and already have mobile vs. non-mobile version.
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