Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design

2013-08-30 Thread Yolanda Aguirre
Hi Colin, I'm attempting my first Responsive web site and have been getting stuck here and there so when I read your email I purchased the book. I'm really enjoying it and it points out quite a few things that I had not been aware of. For me this is wonderful reading. Thank you for letting the

Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design

2013-08-23 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
Le 23 août 2013 à 23:58, Tim Arnold a écrit : > On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 12:47 AM, Mike O'Toole wrote: >> >> FYI only recently has the 'smart phone' (all MQ capable) sales passed the >> 'feature phone' in sales percentage. >> >> Many present day low end 'feature phones' and most older (sold i

Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design

2013-08-23 Thread Tom Livingston
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Norman Fournier wrote: > If you're in a sharing mood, Tom, it would be great if you would post your > solutions to this mailing list, and we could all benefit from your hard work > ;-) > > On 2013-08-23, at 10:24 AM, Tom Livingston wrote: Like I said, this is l

Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design

2013-08-23 Thread Norman Fournier
If you're in a sharing mood, Tom, it would be great if you would post your solutions to this mailing list, and we could all benefit from your hard work ;-) On 2013-08-23, at 10:24 AM, Tom Livingston wrote: > FWIW, what I do is repeat my styles without MQ's inside a conditional > comment. Lo-fi,

Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design

2013-08-23 Thread Greg Gamble
7;Toole Subject: Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design FWIW, what I do is repeat my styles without MQ's inside a conditional comment. Lo-fi, I know, but if you don't want to load a polyfil, this is another option.  I use sass imports to do this in a neat way. Emai

Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design

2013-08-23 Thread Tom Livingston
FWIW, what I do is repeat my styles without MQ's inside a conditional comment. Lo-fi, I know, but if you don't want to load a polyfil, this is another option.  I use sass imports to do this in a neat way. Email me if you want any more info. — Sent from Mailbox for iPhone

Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design

2013-08-23 Thread Tim Arnold
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 12:47 AM, Mike O'Toole wrote: > > FYI only recently has the 'smart phone' (all MQ capable) sales passed the > 'feature phone' in sales percentage. > > Many present day low end 'feature phones' and most older (sold in 2009-2012) > 'feature phones' lack the MQ support. > >

Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design

2013-08-23 Thread Philip Taylor
Adam Ambrus wrote: > on the topic of mobile-first vs desktop-first, there is an alternative - > the goldilocks approach[1], which sits right in the middle, i'd say. I like it, and I like the demo. through which it presents itself, but why, when I extend my browser window across both monitors, t

Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design

2013-08-23 Thread Tom Livingston
IMHO, mobile-first is the right way to go. My experience in desktop-down has been unpleasant to say the least. To me, mobile-first makes sense. If a mobile device doesn't understand MQ's, then you're in trouble with a desktop-down site. If you're going to spend the effort to do a responsive site, y

Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design

2013-08-23 Thread Adam Ambrus
i think it's a good way of thinking, the limited space does force you to go minimal and abstract as much as possible with your content and how you present it. on the topic of mobile-first vs desktop-first, there is an alternative - the goldilocks approach[1], which sits right in the middle, i'

Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design

2013-08-22 Thread Mike O'Toole
FYI only recently has the 'smart phone' (all MQ capable) sales passed the 'feature phone' in sales percentage. Many present day low end 'feature phones' and most older (sold in 2009-2012) 'feature phones' lack the MQ support. As of mid 2013 many high end 'feature phones' are MQ capable. FWIW

Re: [css-d] Implementing Responsive Design

2013-08-22 Thread Eric
Hi Colin, Yeah that approach is called "mobile first". It's gotten to be really popular. A few months ago though I read a good article call "Desktop First" that argued the opposite approach...but I can't find it again (I'll keep looking). BTW - when was that book published? I thought most mobile U