There are various options we can pursue for making the forums custom on a mobile device - but all have their ups and downs. Here are the currently available and projected options........and their pros and cons....
1. A mobile app - tapatalk or forumrunner - these are paid apps, so you'd have to buy them for 2-$3. They allow you to have a mobile interface on this forum...and also on any others that have those apps enabled. (they are probably on 1/4 of the popular forums out there)....
2. A mobile style which is currently available - there is one style available which would automatically detect your device and offer you a mobile style if you have a mobile device. The only problem here seems to be that it uses automatic detection, so you may lose the option of looking at the site through a regular style! This means, for instance, that your ipad will be served up with the mobile version even if you want the old regular version.
3. Neither - wait for a better solution - The folks who write this forum software have promised a mobile style in the next release - my guess is that will be out in the early fall. This may have better manner than the currently available mobile style (easier to turn off and on)......
Note that we could do both #2 and #3, that is, we could do the currently available mobile style now and then move to the built-in future style if and when we desired. We could also do all three, but the most stuff we do, the bigger the chances of incompatibility and problems.
So, place your votes and give your comments. I dislike solving problems that do not exist, so if most everyone is very happy browsing the site on mobiles as it stands, I may do nothing!
The poll lets you select only one....because that will give me the preferred info....
1. A mobile app - tapatalk or forumrunner - these are paid apps, so you'd have to buy them for 2-$3. They allow you to have a mobile interface on this forum...and also on any others that have those apps enabled. (they are probably on 1/4 of the popular forums out there)....
2. A mobile style which is currently available - there is one style available which would automatically detect your device and offer you a mobile style if you have a mobile device. The only problem here seems to be that it uses automatic detection, so you may lose the option of looking at the site through a regular style! This means, for instance, that your ipad will be served up with the mobile version even if you want the old regular version.
3. Neither - wait for a better solution - The folks who write this forum software have promised a mobile style in the next release - my guess is that will be out in the early fall. This may have better manner than the currently available mobile style (easier to turn off and on)......
Note that we could do both #2 and #3, that is, we could do the currently available mobile style now and then move to the built-in future style if and when we desired. We could also do all three, but the most stuff we do, the bigger the chances of incompatibility and problems.
So, place your votes and give your comments. I dislike solving problems that do not exist, so if most everyone is very happy browsing the site on mobiles as it stands, I may do nothing!
The poll lets you select only one....because that will give me the preferred info....