Version: 2.1.3b, by dartho
Developer Last Online: Oct 2023
Category: Add-On Releases -
Version: 3.6.8
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Released: 11-06-2006
Last Update: 11-16-2007
Installs: 386
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This is my first released hack, be nice.
This hack will detect when a mobile device connects to your site and allow you to override the default style/skin with one you specify.
Just install the product-file and set which style is your mobile device style via the AdminCP. Has been tested with several 3.6.x versions up to 3.6.8
I am also releasing a skin I wrote (it is based on vbmechanics Alabama skin, so updated or modified would be a more accurate description) for my own needs - it could probably be tidied up a lot more, but it works for me - take it as it is, I may offer limited support for this skin if I get time (no promises), and feel free to offer suggestions. Mobi - My super light skin is probably the one to go for, it has much greater functionailty.
=Install Instructions=
Go to Plugin System, Manage Products in your AdminCP and click Add/Import Product link at the end of the page
Browse for the product-mobile_enabled36-x.x.x.xml product file and click 'import'
Refresh your admincp page and in VBulletin Options, select the settings for 'Mobile Device Detection'
Change the styleid of your mobile skin in "Mobile Device Style" to the StyleID number of your mobile device skin
Change the styleid of your PDA skin in "PDA Device Style" to the StyleID number of your PDA device skin
Your mobile/pda skin must be user selectable (although you can disbale the ability for users to change styles in vBulletin Options)
Thats it!
=Upgrade Instructions=
Go to Plugin System, Manage Products in your AdminCP and click Add/Import Product link at the end of the page
Browse for the product-mobile_enabled36-x.x.x.xml product file
Choose to overwrite
Click 'import'
Re-configure Styleid of mobile/pda skin if required
VERSION 1.0.7a
Based on initial release - supports assigning one alternative style to ALL detected mobile devices
VERSION 2.1.2
Now allows the addition of exceptions and also specifying a skin for Pocket PCs (Windows CE devices) and a skin for all otehr detected mobile devices. I've also released a very light skin HERE which is great for cell/Mobile phones
LAST UPDATE 22-October 2007 VERSION 2.1.3 - removed, small bug VERSION 2.1.3a
Added ability to assign different styles to IPods/iPhones (In addiotn to Windows CE devices and other detected mobile devices
Added ability to assign specific style to a user defined device (based on user agent string).
You will need to know the useragent string, or a unique fragment of the user agent string to do this. One exmple of how this can be used would be to assign a specific style to say Firefox users, perhaps a different style for Blackberry users, or you could assign a specific style to search engines (beware when doing this - google apprently doesn't like people displying different content to search engines)
To upgrade, simply overwrite product - your existing settings should be preserved.
I've left the previous version available for download - to get the new version, download and install the attached XML
**BACKUP YOUR DB BEFORE INSTALLING**
Other Mobile / Lite Skins: Mobile - My super light skin iPhone / iPod Touch Optimised Style Alabama VBLite WAP Plugin - this is a similar product and skin which I didn't find till after I'd made this one - it seems to be more directed at WAP devices as opposed to all Mobile Devices, and appears to no longer be supported, but worth having a look at.
First off THANK YOU!!!!!! The best mobile style yet! One small favor to ask.....the navigation area at the top...when I use my treo and click on it, it does nothing...if I get the stylus out it is a drop down....is there a way to make it understand Windows Mobile on the Treo 700wx and that the center button on the 5 way navigation should drop down the options?
Same happens with me on my PDA, but I use my stylus, so never noticed it before. I think once you enter the drop down, clicking the centre button on your pda should made the drop down active, then if you click down on your dpad, it should scroll through the menu options. Problem here is that it will try and jump directly to the link as you scroll through them, so you have to do it quick. I admit that I didn;t put much thought into non-touch screen devices... I'll see what I can do
Same happens with me on my PDA, but I use my stylus, so never noticed it before. I think once you enter the drop down, clicking the centre button on your pda should made the drop down active, then if you click down on your dpad, it should scroll through the menu options. Problem here is that it will try and jump directly to the link as you scroll through them, so you have to do it quick. I admit that I didn;t put much thought into non-touch screen devices... I'll see what I can do
Once I figured out just to enable Java Support on the Blackberry, it works great. I just let all my users know about it. Since the Blackberry is not touch screen, it's actually quite nice that the drop down activates the link when it is selected...one less step for us not having to click a "Go" button.
Doesn't the Alabama style come with buttons (eg. /images/buttons/arrow.gif ?)
I saw this issue also, go to your templates and search the Dartho Alabama style for "arrow.gif" should come up in one template (I can not remember which one) find it in that template and change it to "lastpost.gif" and you will not see that red x
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