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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
Site outage
April 4, 2007, by James Pearce
There were a few hours of unscheduled downtime on dev.mobi this evening. Obviously, the fact that I've used the word 'unscheduled' suggests that we had to rather scramble to fix it. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused, and I believe we're now back at our usual level of service. We've got some exciting plans ahead for dev.mobi over the coming months - so stay tuned for a variety of improvements. (Not the least of which is a more frequent monitoring platform so we can catch things like this quicker!)... Read More
First and Last Impressions
First and Last Impressions I was thinking of going to the cinema this evening, so I thought I'd check out what movies were through my operator portal. I was first greeted by an advert that took up three quarters of my screen but eventually was able to navigate to the entertainment section where normally you find the cinema listings. From here I would typically go to the listings supplied by a third party site, but today found that it are no longer listed there... 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
Building a mobile site has never been easier
March 27, 2007, by James Pearce
dotMobi wants to de-mystify the process of developing a mobile presence, and one of the ways we are trying to make this happen is through a partnership with Akmin. They've developed an extremely easy-to-use mobile site builder called MobiSiteGalore. Through the "Go Mobile" programme, this is something that our domain registrars offer to their customers... Read More
Mobile Monday comes to Dublin
March 22, 2007, by James Pearce
dotMobi is sponsoring the inaugural Mobile Monday Dublin meeting on the 2nd of April. If you're in the area and are seeking convivial mobilati company in a warm Dublin pub, please sign up :-) There's more details on the "where", the "when", and the "how to" on the MoMoDublin site. I hope to see some of you there... 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
