07-31-2003, 09:18 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Mobile Site Enhancements: Subscribers Now Have ClearType Option
I'm pleased to announce a relatively minor, but very cool enhancement to subscriber services: ClearType on the mobile site! Subscribers have the ability to turn ClearType on and off on the Pocket PC templates that wrap around our entire site. The effect is quite nice on the Pocket PC and Smartphone! The ClearType effect is turned on by default for all subscribers. If for some reason you don't like it, you can click on Customize in the upper-right corner of the site, then "Customize your Pocket PC Experience" on the right, and you'll see the option for ClearType.
We had ClearType on Pocket PC Thoughts way back in 2001, but the problem was that if anyone was using a sub pixel-based resolution tool (Jimmy Landscape was the popular one back then) it would cause a "double ClearType" effect that looked awful. I had to disable it because it made the site unreadable for a core group of people. Now that we have subscriber profiles, and everything is dynamic, we can give subscribers the ability to turn this off or on.
And if you're one of the seven or so people browsing Pocket PC Thoughts using a Smartphone :lol:, here's a cool feature we've added for everyone (subscribers and non-subscribers alike): you can press numbers on your keypad to jump to stories on the front page. For instance, if you want to view the third story on the page, press the number three on your phone. Pressing the zero key takes you back to the top of the mobile site. I should note that if you're a subscriber and browsing PPCT on your Smartphone, there's something a little fishy about the ClearType - certain letters like "y" look horrible. I don't know if it's a SPV-specific issue or not, but I'll look into it further.
Enjoy the enhancements! We've got some big things planned in the next two weeks, including the discount coupons page, and the beginning of a very, very big prize giveaway. Woo hoo! :mrgreen:
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07-31-2003, 09:42 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 601
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Hey you're right. This looks pretty nice. Thanks 8)
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07-31-2003, 09:45 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 330
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All I can say is wheyyyyyy to go  .
As if the mobile site needed improving but it's such a cool feature.
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07-31-2003, 09:51 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 120
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Re: Mobile Site Enhancements: Subscribers Now Have ClearType Option
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
... using a Smartphone, here's a cool feature we've added for everyone (subscribers and non-subscribers alike): you can press numbers on your keypad to jump to stories on the front page.
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that's one great enhancement - thank you - no more scroll scroll scroll 
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07-31-2003, 10:01 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 100
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this is great. although the y and w both look strange.
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07-31-2003, 10:02 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Re: Mobile Site Enhancements: Subscribers Now Have ClearType Option
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Originally Posted by DubWireless
that's one great enhancement - thank you - no more scroll scroll scroll |
Yeah, no doubt - especially since the Smartphone has no screen up/screen down functionality.
Speaking of scrolling, we're now tackling the most evil of issues with the mobile site: horizontal scroll bars, the bane of my existence. :takethat:
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07-31-2003, 10:04 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by Cameron
this is great. although the y and w both look strange.
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Yeah, there are a few characters that look odd on the SPV. And I've been told the Red-E doesn't even support ClearType at all! 8O
Hey...why are there so many Smartphone users in this thread? Are all seven of you here?? :lol:
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07-31-2003, 10:49 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,305
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Looks real nice on the 5555 right now.
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07-31-2003, 10:56 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Re: Mobile Site Enhancements: Subscribers Now Have ClearType Option
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
Speaking of scrolling, we're now tackling the most evil of issues with the mobile site: horizontal scroll bars, the bane of my existence. :takethat:
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That's good news, I would say that the horizontal scrolling is the only problem with the mobile forums.
The Cleartype is a nice enhancement too. Thanks.
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07-31-2003, 11:08 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 90
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Can you change the cleartype setting when via the mobile subscription? I don't see any links to preferences when using my PPC.
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