Thursday, July 31, 2003
Scroll Bars Begone! URL Shortening Implemented Site-Wide
Posted by Jason Dunn in "UPDATE" @ 05:35 PM
There's nothing worse than having to scroll sideways to read a Web page, and it's pained me for a long time that phpBB (our forum software) doesn't have the ability to shorten URLs like vBulletin and other forum software packages. Well, somebody slipped something into Fabrizio's cappuccino, because in addition to adding the ClearType feature today, changing the "subscribe" graphic in the forum to a more intuitive "register", and doing a few other miscellaneous updates, he created, from scratch, a system that will shorten long URLs! :rock on dude!:
This system is customized for the device, so we have a very short limit on mobile devices (perfect for Pocket PCs and Smartphones) and a slightly longer limit on the desktop (so you can see where the hyperlink is going). It's set up for both subscribers and non-subscribers alike. Since the "auto fit" function works quite well with graphics, URLs were really the only thing causing the horizontal scroll bars. I think that does it - we now have the best mobile site on the planet! :mrgreen:
This system is customized for the device, so we have a very short limit on mobile devices (perfect for Pocket PCs and Smartphones) and a slightly longer limit on the desktop (so you can see where the hyperlink is going). It's set up for both subscribers and non-subscribers alike. Since the "auto fit" function works quite well with graphics, URLs were really the only thing causing the horizontal scroll bars. I think that does it - we now have the best mobile site on the planet! :mrgreen:
