Just a small update. Another IxDA'er (Phil) sent me a link that offered up additional information. Using the tel: scheme, you can force a link to register as a phone number. <a href="tel:1-408-555-5555">1-408-555-5555</a>
The solution to include the "tel:" scheme is good for mobile-only sites. Nowever, if your site is dual-use, this scheme still appears as a link on the site - although most (if not all) browsers don't know what to do with it (I guess that if you use Skype or similar, there might be changes made to accommodate, but I'm not sure). Still, it's an option to explore further to see if there's a solution that can handle both screen and mobile situations. Marty Director, UX Digitas Health On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Marty DeAngelo <marty...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks - just what we needed (at least for now). Hopefully we can find a > method that allows us to be selective versus turning the detection on or off > for the whole page, but for the particular project this is a fine fix. > Marty > > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Weyert de Boer <w...@innerfuse.biz> wrote: > >> Hey Marty, >> >> Have a look at this website: >> >> https://developer.apple.com/safari/library/codinghowtos/mobile/userExperience/index.html >> #GENERAL-DISABLE_AUTOMATIC_DETECTION_OF_PHONE_NUMBERS_IN_WEBPAGES >> >> Yours, >> Weyert de Boer >> >> > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
