mobile

build website for mobile and pc with django

I am trying to develop a website for mobile and pc browser with django. and I am trying to figure out a best structure of the views and templates. there is what I have tried: 1) use different url ( like http://example.com/mobile/ and http://example.com/ OR http://example.com/?c=mobile ) to distinguish mobile and pc, and map them to d...

Mobile Browser Web Page Solution

Hi all, I have a requirement to create a web page that is compatible on all mobile web browsers but I'm completely stuck on the design of the solution. I have been tasked with building a single web page that users complete and then at the bottom of the page, are given the option to save a draft (to return at a later date and complete...

J2ME: How to press keypad programatically?

Hello All, Is it possible to press keypad programatically so that number for the key pressed shows on the screen? See the screenshort below for more explanation please: Details: Nokia N70 CLDC 1.1 MIDP 2.0 ...

Standalone php jabber client in browser without javascript

Hi all, Is there any way to maintain stream from php to the jabber server without javascript to keep the client side live? Some low end mobile do not support javascript, so to maintain permanent connection to server is key question? any hacks? ...

Windows Mobile 6.1: ComboBox height

Hello, Could anyone tell why does a ComboBox (having the same font settings as a TextBox) look smaller (i.e. does not have the same height) ? The same application looks perfect on Windows Mobile 5. Could this be coped somehow ? Thanks. ...

J2ME: How to import contact from contact list?

Hello, How do i add the functionality to import a contact number from address book/contact list and add it into an array? Edit If you have seen the advanced call manager app, it allows you to choose a contact from contact list and add to blacklist. I want to do same thing choose a contact from contact list and add to internal array. ...

Android UI vs J2ME UI

Hi, I know android is better than J2ME, but i need to know what can i do with android but j2me cant?? (just about UI), some examples could be... thx a lot, i'm new in mobile... ...

jquery and mobile browser compatiblity?

I want to build a relatively simple version of my site for mobile phones but i will definately need javascript and jquery for many functions. Googling didn't help to find an answer. How is compatibility of jquery with popular browsers in mobile phones? I am talking for smartphones. For example the deafult browsers for these platforms W...

ASP.NET MVC 2's Model Validation outside the context of your views

I was reading this blog post on ASP.NET MVC 2's new model validation and found it to be pretty cool. I see the value in keeping things DRY by adding a couple attributes to a class property and then automagically getting client and server side validation (as long as your controller checks for valid models). That said, imagine an ASP.NET...

Blank installNotifyURI in OMA Download Descriptors

People can download content (music, images) for their mobile from my server. Im trying to use the installNotifyURI-tag of the download descriptors specified by OMA, to be able to find out if the download has been successful. When the user has downloaded the item I do get a POST to the url I specified in the installNotifyURI-tag. <i...

Best way for a mobile app to display records from thousands available?

Suppose, you have a larger database of customers, such as 5000 records. Using a simple select query it can take 2-5 seconds on a mobile application to populate a listview with all thousands of customers available. But the user only needs to select one, so what is the best way to select the customer? If you have a few records eg: 50 cu...

Is it possible to use a handheld as a main development platform?

After reading this post and some derivative publications (ddotdash.com) I wonder whether it is possible to use a handheld as a main platform for development of web applications for mobile web browsers. For web development I use a rather common set of tools: Cheap netbook, Ubuntu 9.10, Ruby on Rails, VIM, GIT. I think it is possible to u...

Using Ruby on Windows Mobile Devices

As far as I know, JRuby runs only on full JVM. I found this version of JRuby which runs on Java Micro Edition devices, however it's marked as EXPERIMENTAL AND RESEARCH ONLY Are there any other options for running Ruby application on Windows Mobile devices? ...

Using data from Google Maps in a C# Program for Windows Mobile

Hi everyone, I'm making a charity Windows Mobile 6 app in C# to help those affected by Alzheimer's. The aim is for this app to let the carer set a boundary by tapping in Google maps to set points. The carer would then put the windows mobile device in the patient's hand bag or coat, so that when the patient walks out on their own, think...

How to disable auto hint popup for a field in Compact Framework?

I have a mobile application written in C# for Windows Mobile 5. How can disable the auto hint popup for a certain field? ...

Can this select query be optimized more on a mobile device?

We have a C# mobile application with SQLite database. We are having a larger inventory database, such as 30k or 100k items. The database file is 12MB on a flash memory card. Running a simpler SELECT query with limit takes 10-15 seconds. select id,invitem,invid,cost from inventory where itemtype = 1 and (invitem like '%5204d%' o...

JQuery: Compact version of Slider control for mobile use?

I have mobile web app and want to use the JQuery Slider control. http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Slider However, to do so, it requires the entire JQuery core (29kb compressed & gzipped). Is it possible to just use Sizzle (4kb) + the JQuery Slider (4kb) control to have a working slider without the need for JQuery core (29kb)? (I'm trying to...

How to mark a pushbutton as a default for Enter key on form elements?

I have a Windows Mobile application in C#. I have a couple of fields on the form, and when I hit enter I want the form submitted. Is there a way to mark a pushbutton as default? Also how can I make so the Down key moves the focus into the next field? Tab-order is not respected? ...

JQuery Slider for Mobile application

I would like to use the JQuery slider for my mobile application http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Slider However, using the Slider plugin, requires me to use the entire JQuery core (29kb) + Slider plugin (6kb). Typically, that's okay but for a mobile application - that's a lot of data. Question: Anyway I can use the JQuery Slider and elimina...

what doctype should I use for a mobile website?

I'm creating a mobile version of my website from scratch, but I'm unsure what doctype I should use. There does not seem to be a clear standard is that true? On many mobile sites I see : <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.2//EN" "http://www.openmobilealliance.org/tech/DTD/xhtml-mobile12.dtd"&gt; On others I find : ...