Design for mobile devices

Hi all, first time here, please be gentle with me!
So, I've got a site I designed and maintain for a client and
he recently had an enquiry asking if the thing could be viewed on
an O2 PDA (UK mobile phone company branded PDA). He, of course,
asked me, and I said I'll find out.
Currently I doubt the site will work - it's designed for the
web, needs (mostly) a mouse to navigate and is 800px wide so I
can't see any way it'd work on a phone! So I'm guessing I'd need to
do a WML version ... right? Or is there an easy way to make an XML
site work on mobile devices?
Secondly would mobile devices work with the PHP script that
handles a members only area and subscription packages? Currently 3
pages of the site are protected using PHPGuardDog (soon to be
replaced) which manages user accounts and links them to PayPal
subscriptions. So to get to those pages a user has to have an
active, paid up, account and then enter their username and
password. Would that work on a mobile device?
Thanks - and if these are dumb questions, sorry, I'll go
hide!
Greg

"GS_thing" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>
> Currently I doubt the site will work - it's designed for
the web, needs
> (mostly) a mouse to navigate and is 800px wide so I
can't see any way it'd
> work
> on a phone! So I'm guessing I'd need to do a WML version
... right? Or is
> there
> an easy way to make an XML site work on mobile devices?
This article by Adrian Senior may help:
"Applying CSS from Screen to Print to Handheld"
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/designing_css.html
> Secondly would mobile devices work with the PHP script
that handles a
> members
> only area and subscription packages?
This one I can't answer, hopefully someone with more
experience at this may
help out :)
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interested.
Details are below.
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Omega Mobile //
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Accelerating profit through stunning mobile experiences
==========================================
What:
Flash Design For Mobile Devices
When:
2 days: Saturday, May 6 & 13, 9am — 5pm
Where:
San Francisco State University Downtown Center
Multimedia Studies Program
425 Market Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
For more information and to register:
On the Internet go to:
http://msp.sfsu.edu
Or, call: 415.405.7700
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In the era of rich mobile media development, your mobile
future is here. Now, learn how to create it in this hands-on
workshop.
We'll give you all the information and practice you need to
be on the
cutting edge of creating Flash content for PDAs, mobile
phones and next
generation devices. We'll explore the mobile Flash landscape
by looking
at working prototypes and actual applications that leverage
the current
mobile Flash player technology.
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to work on.
Discussions are followed by exercises that show you exactly
what you need
to know to produce your own mobile content. We emphasize
creating great
mobile multimedia experiences for cell phones using Flash
Lite.
In addition to exploring development opportunities available
today, you'll learn:
• The capabilities and limitations of Flash for mobile
development.
• Best practices for planning your mobile projects.
• How to efficiently convert Flash projects to mobile.
• The entire production process from planning to
testing and debugging on the device.
• How to create engaging content and user experiences
for small screens.
• How to maximize memory and processor performance of
your applications.
• How to develop for multiple devices with minimal
changes.
• To tap into resources to get you started quickly
• About handy third party utilities.
Who should take this class?
Anyone interested in developing rich media content for mobile
devices
including: mobile developers interested in Flash as a
potential delivery
platform and interface designers who want to use Flash for
mobile design,
Flash developers who wish to leverage their skills for mobile
development,
web designers who want to take advantage of the next big
medium and anyone
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Schedule #: 26264
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Anything similar available in UK?
"..Nader.." <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> I'll be running a 2 day workshop in San Francisco on
> Flash Design for Mobile Devices in May.
>
> Please forward this announcement to anyone who might be
interested.
>
> Details are below.
>
> Thanks,
> Nader Nejat // CEO
> Omega Mobile //
http://www.omegamobile.com
> Accelerating profit through stunning mobile experiences
>
> ==========================================
>
> What:
> Flash Design For Mobile Devices
>
> When:
> 2 days: Saturday, May 6 & 13, 9am ? 5pm
>
> Where:
> San Francisco State University Downtown Center
> Multimedia Studies Program
> 425 Market Street, 2nd Floor
> San Francisco, CA 94105
>
> For more information and to register:
> On the Internet go to:
http://msp.sfsu.edu
> Or, call: 415.405.7700
>
> Flash Design For Mobile Devices
> --------------------------------
> In the era of rich mobile media development, your mobile
> future is here. Now, learn how to create it in this
hands-on workshop.
> We'll give you all the information and practice you need
to be on the
> cutting edge of creating Flash content for PDAs, mobile
phones and next
> generation devices. We'll explore the mobile Flash
landscape by looking
> at working prototypes and actual applications that
leverage the current
> mobile Flash player technology.
>
> In this class, each attendee is assigned their own
computer to work on.
> Discussions are followed by exercises that show you
exactly what you need
> to know to produce your own mobile content. We emphasize
creating great
> mobile multimedia experiences for cell phones using
Flash Lite.
>
> In addition to exploring development opportunities
available today, you'll
> learn:
> ? The capabilities and limitations of Flash for mobile
development.
> ? Best practices for planning your mobile projects.
> ? How to efficiently convert Flash projects to mobile.
> ? The entire production process from planning to testing
and debugging on
> the
> device.
> ? How to create engaging content and user experiences
for small screens.
> ? How to maximize memory and processor performance of
your applications.
> ? How to develop for multiple devices with minimal
changes.
> ? To tap into resources to get you started quickly
> ? About handy third party utilities.
>
> Who should take this class?
> --------------------------------
> Anyone interested in developing rich media content for
mobile devices
> including: mobile developers interested in Flash as a
potential delivery
> platform and interface designers who want to use Flash
for mobile design,
> Flash developers who wish to leverage their skills for
mobile development,
> web designers who want to take advantage of the next big
medium and anyone
> interested in Flash's capabilities for mobile devices.
>
> Prerequisite: Flash I or equivalent experience
recommended.
>
> Course #: MULT 9234
> Schedule #: 26264
> Section: Z01
>
> Hands on, 1 student per computer
> 2 days; Saturday, May 6 & 13, 9am ? 5pm
> SFSU Downtown Center, 425 Market
> Fee: $395.00
>
> Register Now! Call 415.405.7700
>

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> Hi,
>
> I'm experimenting with creating a small site off a
standard site, for mobile
> phone/devices.
>
> Basically, I want to load a basic list page, which has
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>
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>
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> I would like if possible to get this infomration first
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>
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