Ruadhán O'Donoghue
Web & mobile developer & consultant
Editor & contributor at mobiForge
Author of "AMP: Building Accelerated Mobile Pages"
Runs westerntechnological.ie
Latest Articles by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
Ready.mobi feature update
April 13, 2007, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
Just a quick ready.mobi feature update. We’ve had a few problems in the past with the "weight" of the results page of ready.mobi. In particular the Java emulators and Flash charts can slow down your browser considerably (particularly Internet Explorer). As a result we’ve had a number of requests to add an option to disable the charts and emulators. And that's what we've done... Read More
Fixit – Access keys
April 4, 2007, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
Access keys allow a user to quickly navigate to a link on a page by assigning one of the keypad keys to that link. This removes the need to navigate to the link using repeatedly pressing the navigation key of a device. This tests determines if you have used accesskeys in your markup and raises a warning where appropriate... Read More
Fixit – Specify image sizes
March 29, 2007, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
When images are referenced from within your markup, you should tell the browser the display dimensions of the image. This test checks that you have included a width and height attribute with all images in your document. ... Read More
Fixit – Structure
March 28, 2007, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
All but the most simple documents should indicate their structure through the use of headings and sub-headings. Headings should not be used solely to create font effects. This test checks that your document has been written with a logical structure... Read More
Fixit – Provide defaults
March 21, 2007, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
When you have a form on your page you should include preset defaults. Doing this may reduced the amount of input the user may have to enter, thus providing a better user-experience. This test checks that you have provided defaults in your form elements where appropriate. The test is not run if the page does not contain a form... Read More
New release of ready.mobi
March 20, 2007, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
I'm pleased to announce we've released a new version of the ready.mobi report. We're very close to signing off on version 1.0. Aside from bug-fixes and general stablility improvement, some of the new features include... Read More
Fixit – Alt Texts
March 20, 2007, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
You should consider how your page will render when the images are not available. Making a page readable in text-only mode can help a user assess its usefulness before images arrive. With alt text you can specify a text alternative to an image. This tests determines if you have provided an alternative text for each image in your markup... Read More
Fixit – Caching
March 16, 2007, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
Caching information can help to reduce the number of resources downloaded by a device. This test determines if cache information has been included with your page... Read More
Fixit – Character encoding
March 15, 2007, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
The character encoding of a document specifies how the characters of the document should be interpreted. It is important to specify the correct character encoding for your document so that it will be rendered correctly by the browser. This test determines if you have used the correct character encoding... Read More
Fixit – MIME types
March 14, 2007, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
The MIME type is an internet standard which indicates the format of a message. The MIME type sent by a server provides important information to browsers on how to treat a document. This test determines if your page is being sent with the correct MIME types... Read More
