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Showstopper Fixed Header/Footer Bars - Searching for workaround
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11 years ago
Hi there,
The current implementation of headers and footers are a showstopper for implementing native-lookalike-apps with jquery. I want to discuss with you possible workarounds or solutions and the current status concerning this feature.
The current status is (as far as I understand the project and other tools):
1) using fixed headers and footers (I mean REALLY fixed, not fading in and out) is an absoluty necessity when implementing native-app-lookalike-apps.
2) Beta 3 contains a well performing css content scrolling for iOS5. However, on iOS4 and other OS'es this won't help much (right?)
3) iScoll works only on iOS and Android and doesn't perform well on all android devices.
4) the alternative of using iFrames as content pane with viewport scrolling as supported by the browser doesn't seem to work on each device (at least on my non-touch BB 9700 bold with OS6, it doesn't)
So, what other options are there in order to implement a native-lookalike-app with jquery mobile for several platforms (which should be possible as one can read on the project statement)?
Will there be a working fixed header/footer mechanism in v1.0 that works not only on iOS5 but also on other platforms like Blackberry, Android and WinPhone7?
Even if I remove all gradients and rounded corners as well as fade-in/out effects from the jquery mobile css, even on simple pages fixed headers and footers are so slow on Blackberry 9700 Bold with their repositioning that I cannot use them in a customer project.
Do you know about other UI layouts without fixed headers and footers that are being accepted by a broad user number?
The current implementation of headers and footers are a showstopper for implementing native-lookalike-apps with jquery. I want to discuss with you possible workarounds or solutions and the current status concerning this feature.
The current status is (as far as I understand the project and other tools):
1) using fixed headers and footers (I mean REALLY fixed, not fading in and out) is an absoluty necessity when implementing native-app-lookalike-apps.
2) Beta 3 contains a well performing css content scrolling for iOS5. However, on iOS4 and other OS'es this won't help much (right?)
3) iScoll works only on iOS and Android and doesn't perform well on all android devices.
4) the alternative of using iFrames as content pane with viewport scrolling as supported by the browser doesn't seem to work on each device (at least on my non-touch BB 9700 bold with OS6, it doesn't)
So, what other options are there in order to implement a native-lookalike-app with jquery mobile for several platforms (which should be possible as one can read on the project statement)?
Will there be a working fixed header/footer mechanism in v1.0 that works not only on iOS5 but also on other platforms like Blackberry, Android and WinPhone7?
Even if I remove all gradients and rounded corners as well as fade-in/out effects from the jquery mobile css, even on simple pages fixed headers and footers are so slow on Blackberry 9700 Bold with their repositioning that I cannot use them in a customer project.
Do you know about other UI layouts without fixed headers and footers that are being accepted by a broad user number?
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