Last modified: 2012-02-24 02:52:30 UTC
Created attachment 5844 [details] Screenshot of en.m.wikipedia on an iPhone, portrait mode As you can see in the attachment screenshot I made, the front page renders badly on the iPhone. Here’s what I think should be done, at least for the iPhone: *The logo should be about 300px wide, center-aligned, and at the very top of the page (and on every page, please). *Under the logo, the search bar should reside. *The Go button should be removed: There is a button for that integrated in the iPhone keyboard (similar to pressing enter on a computer). I honestly think the Go button will never be used by iPhone users, as tapping the keyboard away in order to tap that button is extremely inconvenient. *As the Go button is gone, the Random article button can take its place, but is it really necessary? I mean, when using the internet on my iPhone when I’m outside, I have a purpose. I’m not just playing around like I normally would on a computer. *There should be a link to the normal Wikipedia page in the footer of every page. Hmm, that’s all I think. Oh, and I hope the mobile version will be available in other languages (like all 100k+ WP languages or something) as well.
You are absolutely right. I hadn't spent much time fixing up the design since we launched and it wasn't primary then. So, hopefully the redesign pushed up today helps some. Notes on after the redesign: * Went with a small W for the logo. Screen real estate is prime. * GO is required for phones which might not have a built in search button. * Random article is now the logo on the home page... after you click it once (usually it will be by surprise after heavy use) it gives you a message letting you know what just happened. * The link on the footer has been implemented. * We currently *officially* support 7 languages. The software can handle more, but without localization for the others. We are accepting new localizations with patches to the file... http://github.com/hcatlin/wikimedia-mobile/blob/418757d85883ff50af4d482d4841464cc32bc10b/config/wikipedias.yaml Please feel free to add any new languages you want.
Very nice solution! I don’t know how to add it there, and you might want the translation of the text that appears when you tap the logo: no: main_page: "Hovedside" translations: go: "Gå" search_results: "Søkeresultater" no_article_found: "Ingen artikkel funnet" featured_article: "Ukens artikkel" in_the_news: "Aktuelt" random_article: "Tilfeldig side" copyright: "All tekst er tilgjengelig under GNU Free Documentation License.\n Wikipedia® er et registrert varemerke for Wikimedia Foundation, Inc." selectors: article_of_the_day: "#ukens_artikkel .innhold" news_items: "#aktuelt .innhold" And then, the text that appears when you tap the logo: Du ble sendt til denne tilfeldige siden fordi du klikket på logoen på hovedsiden.\n Klikk på den igjen for å gå tilbake. Are there any plans at all to make this available to other Wikipedias too? Thanks.
I forgot the text in the bottom, the link where you go back to the regular Wikipedia: Vis denne siden på vanlig Wikipedia
