Hi All, Thanks for the answers. I think the media queries could be the way to go. I'll give it a try.
Cheers On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Kristaps Ancāns <kristaps.anc...@gmail.com>wrote: > Use Google Chrome and add different user-agent scripts/texts/parameters + > user CSS3 media queries. > You will allways find what you want using those two things. > > Ar cieņu, > Kristaps Ancāns > > Mob.: +371 29831831 > E-pasts: kristaps.anc...@gmail.com > Skype: kristaps.ancans > Web: www.fyfi.net, www.metalguide.org > > > > On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 01:11, Steve Green <steve.gr...@testpartners.co.uk > > wrote: > >> We use two online services - www.perfectomobile.com and >> www.deviceanywhere.com. These are not emulators - in both cases you are >> remotely controlling real phones. >> >> The theory is great but in practice both services are painful to use for >> all kinds of reasons including: >> >> 1. There is a significant delay between pressing a button and seeing >> anything change. >> >> 2. The display takes a while to update, which makes it difficult to >> control dynamic content and watch video. >> >> 3. Sometimes we could not work out how to interact with the phones. For >> instance one phone was locked and it took ten minutes to figure out the >> combination of keypresses (of unlabelled buttons) that was required to >> unlock it. If you are not already familiar with the phone you are >> controlling, this is a significant issue. >> >> 4. On several phones we were able to open a browser but could not work out >> how to enter a URL. The smartphones mostly support touch, so you can >> interact using a mouse, but you can't do that on the more basic phones. The >> support information is poor on both websites. >> >> 5. Security is a concern because we are often working under NDA for major >> brands on highly secret product releases. Perfecto Mobile simply say that >> anything you do might be seen by other people, so don't do anything you >> wouldn't want made public. >> >> Device Anywhere claim that each session is private and that they have some >> sort of cleaning process before the next person uses the phone. However, on >> one occasion I could see everything that someone else was doing (in real >> time as they were doing it) and I could not control the phone. Somehow our >> sessions had got mixed up, which gave me no confidence in their security. >> >> 6. Overall it takes much longer to perform any given task - typically 3 to >> 10 times longer than you could do the task using a desktop browser. Even >> typing URLs was taking a couple of minutes (they typically contained 50 >> characters or so), so we had to use a URL shortening service to speed that >> up. >> >> Good luck and let us know if you find a better service. >> >> Steve Green >> Director >> Test Partners Ltd >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org on behalf of Sean K >> Sent: Sun 27/03/2011 00:28 >> To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org >> Subject: [WSG] Mobile testing methods or emulators >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea how to test sites for >> mobiles? I'd like to test Blackberry, HTC and IPhone and I was wondering >> what methods and or tools other people are using for this? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Sean >> >> >> ******************************************************************* >> List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >> Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm >> Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org >> ******************************************************************* >> >> >> ******************************************************************* >> List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >> Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm >> Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org >> ******************************************************************* >> > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* > -- Kind regards, Sean Kerr Web Developer ******************************************************** M: 0418 697 201 E: bullr...@gmail.com W: http://www.seankerr.com "To look where you're going is to be motivated by fear. To go where you're looking is to be driven by desire, confidence and vision." ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
