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Default converting a website for blackberry - 10-02-2006 , 12:09 PM






I am about to create a web site that the client wants to work on blackberry's
too - is there a way I can do this to dynamically include all pages on the site
rather than creating two versions of every page?
I'm using dreamweaver MX2004/flash8 but can upgrade to dreamweaver8 if that
helps - also willing to purchase any required xtensions etc.
many thanks


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Default Re: converting a website for blackberry - 10-02-2006 , 12:31 PM






HI

Do Blackberrys have html browsing?

If so you can use your current XHTML documents and feed a
media="handheld" style sheet to portable devices.

I have a tut here that may help:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamwea...g_css_pt7.html

Can't for the life of me recall if MX2004 had the style rendering
toolbar or not, this is a help as you can work in design view by media type.


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Default Re: converting a website for blackberry - 10-02-2006 , 12:49 PM




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Can't for the life of me recall if MX2004 had the style rendering
toolbar or not, this is a help as you can work in design view by media
type.
DW MX 2004 did not have media types on the toolbar, but I have a free
extension that adds the functionality:
http://www.tom-muck.com/extensions/help/MediaTypes/

The functionality was added to the program in DW 8.


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Default Re: converting a website for blackberry - 10-02-2006 , 12:51 PM



Tom Muck wrote:


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The functionality was added to the program in DW 8.

Cheers, Tom.


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Default Re: converting a website for blackberry - 10-02-2006 , 01:57 PM



Some blackberry pagers do support html, some do not. It depends on kind of OS,
versions of products by itself. However there is a recent release of brand-new
designed Blackberry wireless pager, it should be. You might want to do bit of
researching at RIM dot com and blackberry dot com websites for further
references relating to your issue.


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Default Re: converting a website for blackberry - 10-02-2006 , 02:55 PM



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I am about to create a web site that the client wants to work on
blackberry's
too - is there a way I can do this to dynamically include all pages on the
site
rather than creating two versions of every page?
I'm using dreamweaver MX2004/flash8 but can upgrade to dreamweaver8 if
that
helps - also willing to purchase any required xtensions etc.
many thanks
Blackberries can read pretty much any HTML page.

You might want to design a separate page just for them, though, based on a
much narrower viewport.

You can use the CSS media type for handhelds and try that, but not all
handheld browsers support that particular feature...so don't assume it works
by default.

-Darrel




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