(keitai-l) Re: Framework/class for Japan mobile web

From: Nick May <nick_at_kyushu.com>
Date: 11/26/07
Message-Id: <C08F1AA5-BC3E-4FBB-9ED0-1530DC1C7E6B@kyushu.com>
I'm not aware of one.

It wouldn't be too hard to knock one up though, if someone were so  
inclined.

There are really only half a dozen issues to consider to make really  
basic sites.

encoding
doctype etc.
emoji/graphics
accesskeys
tel: formats
numeric/alphabet field forcing syntax
page chunking to fit handset cache
line breaks if required.
browser capability

(alright - 9 issues...)

... of course there are loads of other issues for non-basic sites.

This (v. simple site) took about two weeks actual work.

http://diddlefinger.mobi

  part of which was building phone profiles for gps phones (wurfl is  
less then complete) and working out the gps stuff. It doesn't bother  
with page chunking  (although it is easy enough to build in) as pages  
are short, or linebreaks (again, easy enough to build in...) as it is  
more of a pain to read. It is still in testing - not sure what it  
looks like in au.

If you want a quick precis of the issues involved for simple sites,  
drop me a line off-list while they are still fresh in my mind.

Nick

Japanese Maps, English Labels.
Find Japanese addresses in English. Now for phones too...
http://diddlefinger.com
http://diddlefinger.mobi

On 25 Nov 2007, at 22:31, Ian Shen wrote:

> Does any know if there some sort of php framework/class for "easy"
> creation of mobile websites for the major carriers in Japan?
Received on Mon Nov 26 05:11:57 2007