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This document discusses strategies for theming mobile websites. It covers responsive vs adaptive design, using viewport meta tags and media queries to adapt layouts, grid systems, and Drupal themes and modules that facilitate mobile theming. The key aspects are determining the client's needs, whether to use a separate site/theme or a responsive/adaptive approach, and tools like Context and Mobile Detector that can simplify the process in Drupal. The goal is to think from a mobile perspective and adapt content and interfaces for different devices and capabilities.
![Case: media queries (in CSS)
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@media screen and (orientation: landscape) { … }
@media screen and (orientation: portrait) { … }
@media screen and (max-width: 400px) { … }
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Theming for mobile devices recent
- 1. Theming for Mobile devices Artem Shymko https://twitter.com/itcross drupal.org/user/432492 itwebcross@gmail.com skype: artemshymko
- 2. Good times were 1. Feel safety 2. Opener for beer on hand 3. Wap, though nobody needs 4. Out of mobile theming business
- 3. Smaller phone = less problems
- 4. Mobile isn’t future • Internet’s getting cheaper • Websites become smarter • Mobile devices are prolonging live time
- 5. It’s present & we are addicted!
- 6. Getting back to Mobile’s stuff 1. Thinking like Mobile Device 2. Adaptive vs Responsive design 3. Technics 4. Extra modules and approaches
- 13. Responsive design Ethan Marcote, who coined the term in his book Responsive The term responsive design can be credited to Web Design to describe using “fluid grids, fluid images/media & media queries.” This basically speaks to the layout’s ability to respond to the user’s technology (browser or device) to best meet the user’s needs. Although Marcote is credited with the term, he’s really only describing the most modern incarnation of this Web design strategy. The idea of tailoring a Website based on the user’s technology has been around for quite a while, as developers have always been programming to accommodate different experiences (like our old friend Internet Explorer). After Marcote’s book was published, his publisher later clarified their stance on responsive design to mean any technique used to achieve this end, not just fluid grids and media queries. For example, if we jQuery or other javascripts to adjust the layout along with CSS media queries, that’s also use part of a responsive strategy. by Eric Dyken on June 14, 2012
- 14. Adaptive design Aaron Gustafson Adaptive Web Design is the author of the book . According to is about creating interfaces that adapt to the Gustafson, adaptive Web design “ user’s capabilities (in terms of both form and function). ” He also states that “adaptive web design is just another term for ‘progressive enhancement’ of which responsive web design can (and often should) be an integral part, but is a more holistic approach to web design in that it also takes into account varying levels of markup, CSS, JavaScript and assistive technology support .” By these descriptions we can come to the conclusion that adaptive Websites are those that adapt their design, structure, and content to best meet the needs of their user, with responsive design being a subset of adaptive. by Eric Dyken on June 14, 2012
- 15. Still among us? Don’t forget to ask a question then!
- 16. Halfway 1. What’s the main purpose of my site? 2. What does my client wants to see? 3. Is it enough for me to use simple responsive technics or do I need adaptive design? 4. Which device client could use? 5. Do I care about?
- 18. What we can do about? 1. Use sub-domain, sub-folder, different domain 2. Create two different themes 3. Use responsive design 4. Create adaptive website
- 19. Preparation User Agent Switcher http://chrispederick.com/work/user-agent-switcher/ Ultimate User Agent Switcher https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ljfpjnehmoiabkefmnjegmpdddgcdnpo Web Developer http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/ Google Chrome
- 21. Case: meta tag viewport <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1"> 1. General explanation: http://www.quirksmode.org/mobile/viewports2.html 2. Dynamic changes of viewport: http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2011/06/dynamically_cha.html
- 22. Example: meta tag viewport Without viewport With viewport
- 23. Case: media queries (in CSS) @media [media query logic here] { … } @media screen and (orientation: landscape) { … } @media screen and (orientation: portrait) { … } @media screen and (max-width: 400px) { … } @media screen and (min-width: 400px) and (max- width: 640px) { … }
- 24. Case: media queries (files) <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen and (min-device-width: 800px)" href="800.css" /> <link rel='stylesheet' media='screen and (min-width: 701px) and (max-width: 900px)' href='css/medium.css' /> 1. General explanation: http://css-tricks.com/resolution-specific-stylesheets/ 2. Few examples: http://css-tricks.com/css-media-queries/
- 26. Case: fluid layout 1. Best fluid layout http://css-tricks.com/the-perfect-fluid-width-layout/
- 27. Case: grids Grids are an invisible foundation that structure the websites we develop and design. This invisible foundation makes it possible for rapid development, concise code, and a much more organized layout. 1. Explanation: http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-grid-layout/ 2. Grid systems: http://spyrestudios.com/css-grid-systems/
- 28. Case: Drupal themes ZEN - is a powerful, yet simple, HTML5 starting themewith a responsive, mobile-first grid design. Omega - is a highly configurable HTML5/960 grid base theme that is 100% configurable. Adaptivetheme Mobile - A mobile subtheme for the HTML5 AdaptiveTheme. Sky - is a minimal, center aligned, CSS-based, multi-column layout theme, with Color module support (7.x only), that uses HTML5 and CSS3. Fusion Mobile - A Fusion Core subtheme targeted for mobile. Mobile - Clean theme that can be used as a custom theme base.
- 29. Achieved: Responsive Knowledge 1. Viewport 2. Media queries 3. Responsive layout
- 30. But what is responsive?
- 31. Same content but different display!
- 32. Hover, touch, menu format, content weight, attention points…
- 33. How to deal with adaptation?
- 34. Case: Drupal modules WURFL - Detects mobile device capabilities. Browscap - Detects browser type. Switchtheme - Adds a block to allow users to switch between enabled themes. Mobile Plugin - Device detection and image scaling. Mobile Tools - Browser detection, theme switching based on device type, redirection to mobile site, and other features.
- 35. Case: Context + Mobile Detector http://drupal.org/project/context_mobile_detect
- 36. Summary? 1. Ask yourself what your client’s needed into? 2. What is most efficient to do: separate domain, different theme, responsive or adaptive themes? Use Drupal modules and themes to simplify your life.
- 37. Thank you! Guts, honor and courage to all of you in your mobile themes developing! Artem Shymko https://twitter.com/itcross drupal.org/user/432492 itwebcross@gmail.com skype: artemshymko Guts, honor and courage - three signs of alcohol intoxication. @ Californication