All Mobile Computers Are Non Created Equal
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
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We've seen a few questions most comments, supposedly published - but vanishing, when using a mobile computer, inwards Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken.
This symptom, equally reported, reminds us of the long agone reports of "vanishing comments" - but using desktop computers.
Blogger comments are offered inwards iii "desktop" estimator styles, selected past times the weblog owner.
On a "mobile" estimator - in addition to amongst the "mobile" template enabled, at that topographic point is yet a quaternary style.
The comment entry process, inwards general, involves at to the lowest degree 4 distinct steps.
Depending upon the "mobile" estimator in addition to template inwards use, whatever of the 4 comment entry styles may live on a problem, for whatever of the 4 steps identified. If yous are familiar amongst the comment entry process, inwards general, consider the diverse controls in addition to objects involved - in addition to when each object is presented to the visitor, attempting to issue a comment.
Consider iii dissimilar possible ways of presenting the diverse controls in addition to objects, involved inwards publishing comments.
Besides the diverse command in addition to display issues discussed above, consider the effects of cookies in addition to scripts, which may or may non live on supported past times whatever given "mobile" estimator - in addition to layered security, which is a challenge, on every computer. Both may live on a exceptional problem, on "mobile" computers.
Until "mobile" computers are developed, amongst controls in addition to displays equal to (better than) to those of "desktop" computers, I suspect that at that topographic point volition ever live on problems amongst commenting on "mobile" computers - simply equally at that topographic point are problems amongst use of "mobile" computers, in addition to amongst commenting on all computers, inwards general.
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This symptom, equally reported, reminds us of the long agone reports of "vanishing comments" - but using desktop computers.
At to the lowest degree i of the folks who isn't able to comment said she was attempting to produce hence from her mobile phone. Is Blogger straight off losing comments from mobile devices?The response hither is non quite hence ominous, though the province of affairs is nonetheless frustrating - to both the weblog owner, in addition to the diverse visitors.
Blogger comments are offered inwards iii "desktop" estimator styles, selected past times the weblog owner.
- Embedded, positioned below the posts.
- Full screen, on a course of education page.
- Popup, inwards a separate, miniature window.
On a "mobile" estimator - in addition to amongst the "mobile" template enabled, at that topographic point is yet a quaternary style.
- Embedded, inwards a exceptional "mobile" dialogue.
The comment entry process, inwards general, involves at to the lowest degree 4 distinct steps.
- Authentication. Where required past times the weblog owner, in addition to / or preferred past times the weblog visitor, the visitor may supply personal identification.
- Entry. The comment is entered, in addition to edited.
- Preview. The visitor tin forcefulness out sentiment the comment, equally entered, earlier genuinely publishing it.
- Verification. Where required past times the weblog owner, the visitor solves a puzzle, aka "CAPTCHA", to examine that he/she is non using an automated script.
Depending upon the "mobile" estimator in addition to template inwards use, whatever of the 4 comment entry styles may live on a problem, for whatever of the 4 steps identified. If yous are familiar amongst the comment entry process, inwards general, consider the diverse controls in addition to objects involved - in addition to when each object is presented to the visitor, attempting to issue a comment.
Consider iii dissimilar possible ways of presenting the diverse controls in addition to objects, involved inwards publishing comments.
- Everything "visible" simultaneously, amongst the display zoomed out hence everything is visible. On anything but a large covert tablet, yous would in all likelihood withdraw a magnifying glass, to read the captions, instructions, in addition to labels.
- Everything "visible" simultaneously, but amongst most objects off screen, until each is needed. Scrolling is done using finger gestures, non using scroll tabs - in addition to it's never obvious where whatever "missing" objects may be, at whatever time.
- Everything visible inwards sequence, i stride at a time. Extra controls, to motion frontward in addition to backward inwards the sequence, are required. To someone non familiar amongst the comment entry process, inwards general, about controls may non live on obvious.
Besides the diverse command in addition to display issues discussed above, consider the effects of cookies in addition to scripts, which may or may non live on supported past times whatever given "mobile" estimator - in addition to layered security, which is a challenge, on every computer. Both may live on a exceptional problem, on "mobile" computers.
Until "mobile" computers are developed, amongst controls in addition to displays equal to (better than) to those of "desktop" computers, I suspect that at that topographic point volition ever live on problems amongst commenting on "mobile" computers - simply equally at that topographic point are problems amongst use of "mobile" computers, in addition to amongst commenting on all computers, inwards general.
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