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Re: Interesting effect with CSS

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From: Leif Halvard Silli
Date: Jan 8, 2012 7:12AM

Patrick H. Lauke, Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:36:27 +0000:
> On 08/01/2012 13:06, Leif Halvard Silli wrote:

>> I almost always do use it in that mode ...
>
> So *you're* that one user we get on our stats? ;)

Bingo.

> Nah, makes sense on devices with small screens, no doubt.

How do you know ... ;-D

>> It is at least possible to limit certain styles to @media screen, in
>> order to enhance content for the 'screen' media - whoever that consider
>> themselves as such. Also @media print is known to work quite OK. That
>> there are some failures, is not a reason for screen readers to not
>> implement @media screenreader [yes, there is a proposal for such a
>> media].
>
> I think "screen" and "print" are the types that are most
> prevalent/used/supported. The other ones withered away. Even with the
> current big push for mobile, "handheld" is being ignored (because of its
> historical use)...and as mobile is one of THE biggest drivers at the
> moment, I take that as evidence that the model of media types is being
> abandoned (for that particular "devices identifying themselves of a
> particular type from the restricted pool of available choices" way of
> thinking). If "handheld" isn't being pushed despite the big push for
> mobile, then I have little hope that "screenreader" or similar will make
> the cut.

I disagree slightly with your analysis: The Opera Mini behavior shows
that users could voluntarily opt to have their 'reader' identify as
something that gives them a better experience. Heck, who hasn't, at
timed, used a 'print' version of a page, simply to avoid all the ads an
all that jazz? Right now I also remember about an AT developer I spoke
with, and which made a specialized browser for a pop news site, which
always loaded the the pages that were of lover quality. And even for
mobiles, there is a tendency to use specialized mobile versions of the
pages, rather than using media queries - doesn't sound as if the very
idea of more basic quality - or how you would put it - for certain
devises, is exactly dead.
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Leif Halvard Silli