site development for pda's
pardon me if this is in the wrong forum.
i am wanting to develop a site that redirects based on either the os or version of ie. what i dont know is how to go about this. would it be better to detect the palm or pocket windows os and redirect that way or would it be better to do so with ie (i am assuming that the ie is a different version on the pda).
any help is appreciated.
Suzanne posted this at 23:33 — 30th January 2003.
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Why would you redirect for different operating systems? XML and/or XHTML would suit your needs better, no?
css-discuss.org for more information.
dubtastic posted this at 23:35 — 30th January 2003.
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i want a redirect so i can direct the viewer to a more streamlined page on the site, that is basically text with minimal graphics. not really wanting to use xml.
no
ShoelessNet posted this at 23:57 — 30th January 2003.
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But the point is you should be able to do so using CSS by specifying a specific stylesheet for PDAs, using the media="handheld" type.
Suzanne posted this at 02:50 — 31st January 2003.
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xhtml/css may resolve your issues best without doing problematic browser sniffing.
dubtastic posted this at 13:41 — 31st January 2003.
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sorry for the confusion. the main problem i am having is that i am totally new to this. are there any helpful sites that i could read some instructions on how to best get going?
no
Suzanne posted this at 15:12 — 31st January 2003.
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alistapart.com has many articles that will help get you up to speed, and the comments afterwards are very illuminating.
css-discuss.org has archived posts to the discussion list that address some of these issues.
Nothing is cut and dried, be prepared for all sorts of argument, and you'll need to do some research.
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