Bitcointalk Mobile Browser presented by CoolStorage.org

[DiMarxist]

Wow! This is great. But you have to edit many things. The avatar of the users are also hidden under the text. You can reduce the size of the text to fit in the mobile screen. So that the avatar and the signature can show well. If the current forum browser works well in the mobile phones then you can look from that way to develop your mobile browser.

[ZipReg]

Hey buddy I greatly appreciate the interest and feedback, thank you! If the theme IS hard coded "so to speak" it would still be easy for me to make an integrated mobile version.
Many options, I would replace the original forums login page with a mobile detect library, from that new login page you are directed to either the original login or mobile login with your flag marked as mobile=1 for example.
The easiest way would be to mirror the current site to a sub domain like m.bitcointalk.org and then just edit the user interface from there. They could share the same database once it's completed also.
I am confident in saying that if/when theymos asks the most trusted members of the community (those who know me of course heheh) they will vouch for me.

I'm not questioning your reliability. Just saying that theymos does not share the forum's source code with anyone, due to the security modifications that were made. Not even PowerGlove has access to this, he works "blindly" on his edits.

In turn, what you propose is a "clone" website with a responsive template. The problem would be ensuring the same functionality if you don't have access to the current source code.

But you might be able to convince him.

Yes Sir, thank you! I also advise against editing any of the source in the OP, the site perform excellent as is, if PowerGlove is responsible, they have been doing a great job! My proposed work would be mosty cosmetic, targeted on bringing modern functionality to the user interface for the betterment of the community (mobile compatibility and ease of use, maybe a btc ticker, qr codes for addresses, copy buttons for quotes and code, that type of stuff). It would only involve the source if the theme is hard coded in certain areas, that is why I mention an option of mirroring and just editing the theme copy if needed. Thanks again for the interest and feedback!

Believe it or not, Devs of old SMF software that this forum is based on had the forethought to create a version for small screen devices. Back then I don't even think they had smartphones in mind though. Probably they considered this version for the old phones that had a T9 keyboard, a 2 inch screen at best and just scrapped by with internet access over 2G maybe. Think Nokia, Sony Ericson, Motorola flip phones etc. No interaction options either, read only. Here it is at all its glory:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5535152.0;wap

Anyway, cool project. Hopefully something like this can get put in the main site someday.
For sure Theymos can confirm the site must have a big percentage of its traffic from mobile these days.
You can't beat the convenience of typing from bed sometimes. 😅

Hey buddy thank you for the kind words!  That is a pretty cool little gem you dropped there, you learn something new everyday. If the images were included and the page count could match the standard forum, that would be a great source of post content in the mobile browser, thanks again!

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I like what you did, I have to say it's clean, easy to read, also very nice and pleasant.
But sorry i didn't understand what you want to do, do you want to make a theme for the forum or a real app for android?
Sorry, but i didn't understand the purpose of the project

In any case, congratulations.

Hey buddy thank you for the feedback and kind words! Yes I am proposing creating a new mobile and standard theme for the forum, no ios or android APP will be made or required, just use your mobile browser or standard web browser. Thanks again!

Wow! This is great. But you have to edit many things. The avatar of the users are also hidden under the text. You can reduce the size of the text to fit in the mobile screen. So that the avatar and the signature can show well. If the current forum browser works well in the mobile phones then you can look from that way to develop your mobile browser.

Hey buddy thank you for the kind words. Yes there is a lot to do still on the viewing page, I would reconfigure the layout so that the user info is on top and their post is below that in full screen width, this demo is just to show that I CAN do it without question


Thanks again everyone, have a good one! 

[Cryptomultiplier]

Wow! This is great. But you have to edit many things. The avatar of the users are also hidden under the text. You can reduce the size of the text to fit in the mobile screen. So that the avatar and the signature can show well. If the current forum browser works well in the mobile phones then you can look from that way to develop your mobile browser.

I must join to commend our OPs genius in doing something that is totally different and quite beneficial to this forum at large, if considered and developed.
Even though there's still a lot more work to do to finesse the project to suit our experience here, am very happy that in the nearest future we may be using a different browser particularly tailored to this Bitcointalk forum needs.

The issue I see though will be that of scrutiny and acceptance by Theymos and other managerial positioned members.
Am still going to visit this feed to stay updated on your progress.

[Synchronice]

First of all, I would love to say that I appreciate everyone's effort for making some improvement for this forum. I took a look on your project but I don't understand why did you try to modify the interface instead of keeping the current one? Did you find it hard to convert current Bitcointalk's template into responsive design? You probably missed my thread but I want to show you that I created a responsive version of Bitcointalk's current template. My template includes main page and the board page but if you want, I'll try and build the whole section in html/css. I also created a dark version of theme.

I'd love if you visit this URL and rate it: https://jaybates19.github.io/bitcointalk/

[dkbit98]

Hey buddy I appreciate your feedback, I used the original forum colors in the mobile theme, it may be a screen brightness issue for you.
Yes many options, I can integrate it, it would be easier to do if the theme selection option can be enabled, also I can easily add a light/dark theme switch which would solve your concerns. Thanks!

This is not a brightness issue, but my eyes are more sensitive to whiteness, and it's not so easy to darken all websites on mobile devices.
I would appreciate adding simple light/dark switch, or alternative grey-dark theme.
Another issue I often hear from members who are using forum on smartphones is more difficult way to post multiple quoted replies.

[libert19]

Now, this is finally something that actually looks good on mobile, well done!

But I have few nitpicks from what's so far available and not been mentioned already:

1) Header image does not blend well with the background [1].

2) Username info area and topics/comments do not blend well as well. Look at comparison pic between default version and mobile one [2] — I suggest to keep white background as in default forum, so there is no problem of blending between two different colors.


[1] https://talkimg.com/image/0gzvd
[2] https://talkimg.com/image/0gIN2

[cande86]

Hey buddy thank you for the feedback and kind words! Yes I am proposing creating a new mobile and standard theme for the forum, no ios or android APP will be made or required, just use your mobile browser or standard web browser. Thanks again!

You're welcome, your work is very beautiful.
I didn't know web browsers existed, i don't really understand the point of using it since i can't log in to use it but i have to say that from a graphic point of view it's very nice and modern.
Do you do this for a living? I mean job

[Doan9269]

This is interesting, at least the mobile phone users also can have something to hold upon and make use of the forum without being left out, however, as I already noticed other members observed some important points from this, such as the display colour for the theme, the time taken to load and how one can conveniently navigate the forum and also update signature or avatar, which all may comes as a more strenuous efforts required, because we can't compare the use of the mobile version of anything to the desktop version, but the beauty on this is the availability for those with the mobile phones have the opportunity of visiting the forum without a barrier, though we understand there could be issues with loading of images as well as loading a particular page, depending also on the device network speed, but at the end, it's an impressive discovery made for mobile users.

[Etranger]

I am very glad that someone has finally taken up such an important issue as the mobile version of the site. I often have to go to the forum from my phone, and I just hate doing it because I am going blind. Your work already gives hope that my eyes will still see something in the future.

If we talk about my experience testing this version, I will immediately say that I see avatars, but not user signatures. I also did not understand whether it is possible to log into my account, since I do not see the profile tab at all (which other users have already written about here). I also did not immediately manage to change the section. For example, I wanted to go to "Meta", but the topics were displayed from the "Bitcoin" section.

[ZipReg]

Wow! This is great. But you have to edit many things. The avatar of the users are also hidden under the text. You can reduce the size of the text to fit in the mobile screen. So that the avatar and the signature can show well. If the current forum browser works well in the mobile phones then you can look from that way to develop your mobile browser.

I must join to commend our OPs genius in doing something that is totally different and quite beneficial to this forum at large, if considered and developed.
Even though there's still a lot more work to do to finesse the project to suit our experience here, am very happy that in the nearest future we may be using a different browser particularly tailored to this Bitcointalk forum needs.

The issue I see though will be that of scrutiny and acceptance by Theymos and other managerial positioned members.
Am still going to visit this feed to stay updated on your progress.

Hey thank you for the kind words and support buddy! I have spoken with theymos and he likes it, so that's good!

Hey buddy I appreciate your feedback, I used the original forum colors in the mobile theme, it may be a screen brightness issue for you.
Yes many options, I can integrate it, it would be easier to do if the theme selection option can be enabled, also I can easily add a light/dark theme switch which would solve your concerns. Thanks!

This is not a brightness issue, but my eyes are more sensitive to whiteness, and it's not so easy to darken all websites on mobile devices.
I would appreciate adding simple light/dark switch, or alternative grey-dark theme.
Another issue I often hear from members who are using forum on smartphones is more difficult way to post multiple quoted replies.

Hey thanks again for the feedback! A select system similar to the forum board selection for user quotes would be nice

Now, this is finally something that actually looks good on mobile, well done!

But I have few nitpicks from what's so far available and not been mentioned already:

1) Header image does not blend well with the background [1].

2) Username info area and topics/comments do not blend well as well. Look at comparison pic between default version and mobile one [2] — I suggest to keep white background as in default forum, so there is no problem of blending between two different colors.


[1] https://talkimg.com/image/0gzvd
[2] https://talkimg.com/image/0gIN2

Hey buddy thank you for the interest and kind words. I like people who nitpick, these are the kind of people who make sure things get done right! As this is merely a demo, there are plenty of things to do still, thanks again!

Hey buddy thank you for the feedback and kind words! Yes I am proposing creating a new mobile and standard theme for the forum, no ios or android APP will be made or required, just use your mobile browser or standard web browser. Thanks again!

You're welcome, your work is very beautiful.
I didn't know web browsers existed, i don't really understand the point of using it since i can't log in to use it but i have to say that from a graphic point of view it's very nice and modern.
Do you do this for a living? I mean job

Thanks again, yes I am looking for a job

I am very glad that someone has finally taken up such an important issue as the mobile version of the site. I often have to go to the forum from my phone, and I just hate doing it because I am going blind. Your work already gives hope that my eyes will still see something in the future.

If we talk about my experience testing this version, I will immediately say that I see avatars, but not user signatures. I also did not understand whether it is possible to log into my account, since I do not see the profile tab at all (which other users have already written about here). I also did not immediately manage to change the section. For example, I wanted to go to "Meta", but the topics were displayed from the "Bitcoin" section.

Hey buddy thanks for the feedback and kind words! This demo is only a browser, so it is for reading only. No login required. When you select a forum board then tap the Go button you are sent to that section. Thanks again!