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Browse to Cp on a mobile device, the user agent info tells CP and it switches to the Mobile layout.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I assume that is the same for the iPad, as the display is subtly different in places.
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Myself I can't really see posting or responding to anything via a pad. Much less a phone.
I need a keyboard. And often multiple views for reference.
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For the keyboard part: Why not use a keyboard, then?
My fingers are much to big for that touchscreen keyboard, so I got myself a medium-sized bluetooth keyboard (roughly 12 by 25 cm, thinner than my smartphone) - it works perfectly. I did not shop around to find the cheapest one, so it cost me something like 35 Euros, brand name: Sandstrøm. But it is a robust one, built on a sturdy aluminum plate, and the keys have a nice touch. I can type almost as fast as on a full-size keyboard.
Of course it won't fit in your pocket. But if you, like me, usually carry a bag around, the keyboard slip in nicely, thinner than a book and smaller than a (paper) note pad.
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Member 7989122 wrote: For the keyboard part: Why not use a keyboard, then?
I have considered that and even looked into it. But at some point if one keeps adding to a pad then it becomes a laptop.
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Visit CP on your mobile...
(This message was sent from my Samsung Galaxy 3 mini)
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Nothing in particular. A mobile app lets you omit a few steps that's all.
I am not the one who knocks. I never knock.
In fact, I hate knocking.
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Same here. It works well for me also. On chrome for android you can "Add to home screen" from the settings menu, which lets you launch CP in browser as if you were launching an app.
On the other hand, you have different fingers. - Steven Wright
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Best plan for CP Mobile uses the following screen:
For CP buy PC !
We have
better things
to do
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I get that it is a joke and I like it, however, a lot of people really value accessibility on the go. For a person carrying a laptop, it is not a problem. But when we are not, it comes down to the mobile.
I am not the one who knocks. I never knock.
In fact, I hate knocking.
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Dunno. You would have to ask the admins directly: Bugs and Suggestions[^] is the place to suggest it.
Doubt it though: it's a lot of work for not a lot of gain as far as I can see.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: it's a lot of work for not a lot of gain as far as I can see
I understand that, I just wished there was one. 
I am not the one who knocks. I never knock.
In fact, I hate knocking.
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Ah, but in a mobile app it is impossible to block the ads. Just saying...
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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a) Everytime you visit CodeProject and decide not to support our sponsors a kitten dies
b) There are no ads on the mobile version.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: Everytime you visit CodeProject and decide not to support our sponsors a kitten dies
That reminds me of this: Know Your Meme[^] 
All kidding aside, a lot of the folks that visit this site are well aware of the dangers that lurk around every corner in the web. The simplest and most cost-effective way to prevent malware from infecting a computer is to block all the ads which is basically blocking google and yahoo ad services. In addition, by running script blockers we can protect against accidents.
The way to provide an avenue for some ad revenue in the age of ad and script blockers is to host static image advertisements on the same domain as the website that can be displayed when the 3rd party ad servers have been blocked. Once your original domain is trusted, the static ads are displayed. Does this increase the amount of time administrating a site? Yes, as now you have to curate ads as well as content.
On the question of supporting CP, does visiting the article links in the newsletters count towards advertising?
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Surely one of our web geniuses could write something to easily curate ads?
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We've tried. There's no such ability to automate ad systems unless you control them 100%.
We use two systems: ads which we get directly from agencies and companies such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon, and ads we get from 3rd party providers. The 3rd party providers typically sell ads programatically which means anyone can bid for and place an ad. The broker (in our case, Google's AdExchange) polices the ads, but given it's Google they only police so far. We've tried many, many, many ways to sort the wheat from the chaff but because we have clever motivated people trying to outwit our clever motivated people it comes down to manually fighting the good fight. Basically we constantly watch and work hard to keep your viewing experience sane.
Bad ads give the entire software community a bad name.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I'm all for dead kittens, but that's just too much work.
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Standard managerial response...
"Good idea. Let me know when you've done it,"
We're philosophical about power outages here. A.C. come, A.C. go.
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Mobile apps suck even worse than Web apps.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: Mobile apps suck even worse than Web apps.
If you make your web apps suck less, will your mobile app suck less too?
Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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Mobile rendering working great on my iPhone 7+
Kip...
There is only one way, and no it’s not mine.
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Member 9742793 wrote: iPhone 7+
Legacy hardware
Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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You mean like, a browser for mobile devices?
(seriously, I don't the point, primarily because I've never seen an "app" for a site that is little more than a poor wrapper around said web site, that actually provides less functionality than a browser)
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I think it would be better (from a delivery, maintenance and usability point of view) to have a truly responsive website. CP's current rendering on mobile is pretty terrible. 
/ravi
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