"Marc" <m,we******************@nki.nlwrote in message
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>I am reading some stuff in self paced course 728 about mobile applications.
But the first thing that comes into my mind is, why do I need to build
special server side code, if the browser happens to be a mobile device?
Because the mobile user only has 320 x 240 pixels to work with in most
instances. Your site is generally designed much larger than this. In
addition, the IE mobile browser is not as full featured as the desktop
browser, so certain things do not translate.
If you do not design differently, you can also end up with controls that do
not work. I can show you some examples, if you need one.
Cannot mobile browsers access normal websites?
Yes. I do it all of the time. When they are not designed for mobile, they
generally suck.
>Should I copy almost a whole server side application/website to a mobile
device website, and double maintain all changes in my web applications if I
want to reach both mobile devices and normal browsers?
Depending on the design, it may be as simple as changing CSS. With certain
technology, esp. the newer, you will have to create dual sites. If you site
is largely informational, consider avoiding new technology.
BTW, this is really no different than the requirement you have to create a
standard site when you create a Silverlight site.
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