OJS goes mobile

An investigation of how to adapt OJS to meet the needs of mobile

•Purposes of the investigation

•Mobile devices used in the investigation

•Potential Problems

•Problems Encountered

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Mobile devices used in the investigation

Potential Problems

• Google http://www.google.com/gwt/n

• Skweezer http://www.skweezer.net/

No-brainer solution – Mobile Web Proxy

No-brainer solution – Mobile Web Proxies

no pain, no gain", mobile web proxy is not a solution. Mobile device built-in adaptations cannot provide satisfied results

Our Approach to OJS Mobile Friendliness

"One Web" with different views by changing the presentation on server side, utilizing OJS plugin architecture.

• Same URL (no mobile.myjournal.net)• Same website • One installation • Same content

"One Web"

It is more easy to the OJS users and administrators

Our Approach to OJS Mobile Friendliness

"One Web" with different views by changing the presentation on server side, utilizing OJS plugin architecture.

“different views"

OJS Plugin

Our Approach to OJS Mobile Friendliness

"One Web" with different views by changing the presentation on server side, utilizing OJS plugin architecture.

“different views"

Mobile Plugin for OJS

How it works?The plugin simply checks the user agents of accessing device. Once identified as mobile devices, the plugin intercepts OJS responses and renders the content with a mobile friendly template and stylesheet.

Other possible uses?

Mobile Plugin Demo

References

• W3C Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 (W3C proposed recommendation 2 Nov 2006) http://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-bp/• Global Authoring Practices for the Mobile Web http://www.passani.it/gap/• Composite Capabilities / Preference Profiles and User Agent Profile http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/~ckmt/mobile/useragentprofile.html• Tutorial about Detecting User Agent Types and Client Device Capabilities http://www.developershome.com/wap/detection/• Comparing Mobile Internet User Behaviours in Beijing http://www.w3.org/2006/07/MWI-EC/Presentation/Grassel-Roto-Comparing-Mobile-Internet-User-Behaviours-in-Beijing-2.html#(1)• Ultra Mobile PC in Education http://www.intel.com/products/mid/education.htm