[sword-devel] SWORDWeb

Sat Sep 24 11:40:31 EDT 2022

The browser has a mapping between physical screen resolution and actual 
browser viewport pixels. They are not the same!

Therefore, this actually works (based on browser viewport size).

There are various mapping tables / device catalogues that you can find online.

Best regards,
Tobias

Am 24. September 2022 16:14:16 schrieb Peter von Kaehne <refdoc at gmx.net>:
> Considering that many phones have more than FHD resolution but still are 
> tiny screened is this really the most useful distinction?
>
>
> Sent from my phone. Please forgive misspellings and weird “corrections”
>
>> On 24 Sep 2022, at 13:47, Tobias Klein <contact at tklein.info> wrote:
>> Hi Troy,
>> Many web apps optimize for different screen sizes and have several 
>> configurations in the CSS. Something you would consider "responsive web 
>> design".
>> Based on filters like this in the CSS (example from Ezra Bible App):
>>
>> Phone
>> @media screen and (max-width: 450px), (max-height: 450px) {
>>
>> Tablet / Large phone
>> @media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
>>
>> And then aside from this the standard CSS remains the one for desktop / 
>> large screen.
>> Best regards,
>> Tobias
>>
>> On 9/24/22 9:43 AM, Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
>>> Hi Don,
>>>
>>> This morning I sent Psalm 139 to remind a friend that God who created a 
>>> 1000 galaxies formed her and wrote each of her days... and then I realized 
>>> that she will likely click on the link from her phone and then I thought of 
>>> you. 🙂 Any more thoughts on a more mobile-friendly UI?
>>>
>>> A few years ago, to the main https://crosswire.org website, I added per 
>>> recommendation:
>>>
>>> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
>>>
>>> and it really helped quite a bit. Maybe I'll try that with SWORDWeb this 
>>> afternoon and see if it makes things better or worse.
>>>
>>> I use SWORDWeb from my phone regularly, and what I like is that if I 
>>> double-tap the center Bible text column, chrome zooms in exactly on that 
>>> column so it's pretty usable with that trick.
>>>
>>> Anyway, by the time you read this, I may have done some experimenting with 
>>> the header tag, above. Let me know if you have ideas for an interface which 
>>> adapts better to screen size.
>>>
>>> Thanks again for all your work,
>>>
>>> Troy
>>>
>>>
>>> On August 17, 2021 3:40:56 AM GMT+02:00, Don Elbourne <don2 at elbourne.org> 
>>> wrote:
>>> Troy,
>>> ok Great. Thanks.
>>> I have not messed with Docker yet. I guess I need to get with the times. 
>>> lol This will give me a good excuse. No promises, but I will check it out.
>>> -- by grace alone, Pastor Don A. Elbourne Jr.
>>> Lakeshore Baptist Church
>>> http://lakeshorebaptist.net
>>> http://rebuildlakeshore.com
>>> On 8/14/2021 5:31 AM, Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
>>>> Hi Don! I don't know if anyone is running the site other than CrossWire. 
>>>> We've helped a few people setup the software over the years but not sure if 
>>>> they continue to run it.
>>>>
>>>> We've made an OCI container of the software to make it scalable and to more 
>>>> easily spin up an image:
>>>>
>>>> https://hub.docker.com/r/crosswire/swordweb
>>>>
>>>> Not sure who might be pulling that as a base or a spinning up an instance.
>>>>
>>>> It's great to hear from you! I've often reused your html and style in other 
>>>> html UI apps which present SWORD functionality. If you install Bishop, it 
>>>> should look a bit familiar. 😀
>>>>
>>>> Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-sword-project/id1399921911
>>>>
>>>> Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.crosswire.bishop
>>>>
>>>> We'd love to have you contribute to an improved user experience in our new 
>>>> world of diverse screen sizes, if you can find the time between pastoring.
>>>>
>>>> Hope you've been well!
>>>>
>>>> Troy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On August 14, 2021 5:36:47 AM GMT+02:00, Don Elbourne <don2 at elbourne.org> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> Is anyone running SWORDWeb in the wild, other than 
>>>> https://www.crosswire.org/study/ Just wondering. Its been a long time since 
>>>> we designed that. I have been thinking about jumping back into the project 
>>>> and helping update it to be mobile friendly, if there is any interest.
>>>> -- by grace alone, Pastor Don A. Elbourne Jr.
>>>> Lakeshore Baptist Church
>>>> http://lakeshorebaptist.net
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