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[jquery-mobile] How do I know if the browser is supported by jquery-mobile?

in jQuery Mobile • 12 years ago

I'm developing a site, and I'd like it to have a mobile version as well as a desktop version. I'd like to use jquery-mobile for the mobile site only (the desktop version would basically have its own set of css and javascript)

I'd like to know the recommended way of choosing what version to send to the browser.

If I'm using pure javascript for browser detection, should I use the screen size, or is there a more explicit method (something like $.supportedMobileBrowser() returning true or false) ?
If I'm using a server-side script, is there a "canonical" list of user agents / regular expressions that returns true or false depending on the support? I know about the Mobile Graded Support list. What I'm looking for is something I can use programmatically.

Thanks a lot,

Enrique

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brente

Re: [jquery-mobile] How do I know if the browser is supported by jquery-mobile?

12 years ago

I am looking for the jquerymobile version of best practice here too.

I have found this free user-agent detection redirect, but UA redirect is frowned upon during these fast moving uncertain mobile times.

http://detectmobilebrowser.com/

Although it will work, it is not good in the long run. And there are good reasons why it shouldn't be done:
http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2010/09/state_of_mobile_2.html

So - what's the plan? How do people redirect or show a 'mobile version' link on their site for mobile devices?

jannotti

Re: [jquery-mobile] How do I know if the browser is supported by jquery-mobile?

12 years ago

I'd ask a slightly different question. It's not "Is the browser supported?", because it seems like part of jqm's goals are to support standard desktop browser. It's more a question of: "Am I better off showing my exissting desktop oriented site on this browser, or should I drop down to jqm?" I realize that for some, there will only be the jqm site, but I think it is also a common use case to develop a simplified mobile version of an existing site.

aditmikeg

Re: [jquery-mobile] How do I know if the browser is supported by jquery-mobile?

12 years ago

As far as I can see in the jQM JavaScript code the browser is tested against a number of features to see if they are supported but perhaps this line is important at this alpha stage

var fakeBody = $( "<body>" ).prependTo( "html" ),

fbCSS = fakeBody[0].style,

vendors = ['webkit','moz','o'],

webos = window.palmGetResource || window.PalmServiceBridge, //only used to rule out scrollTop

bb = window.blackberry; //only used to rule out box shadow, as it's filled opaque on BB

I think it is best to accept that we have to test against any platform that interests us rather than assume jQM will work on a given platform

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