I have a 2.67 GHz Celeron processor, 1.21 GB of RAM on a x86 Windows XP Professional machine. My understanding is that the Android emulator should start fairly quickly on such a machine, but for me it does not. I have followed all instructions in setting up the IDE, SDKs, JDKs and such and have had some success in staring the emulator quickly but is very particulary. How can I, if possible, fix this problem?
You could use screen dimensions, that way you load your small UI for small screens:
ReplyDeleteif ($(window).width() < 480 || $(window).height() < 480) {
//small screen, load other JS files
$.getScript('/js/script.js', function () {
//the script has been added to the DOM, you can now use it's code
});
}
Docs for $.getScript(): http://api.jquery.com/jquery.getscript
Test the screen resolution of the device when you get to $(document).ready or window.onload and then proceed accordingly.
ReplyDeleteThe problem with mobile devices vs. traditional browsers is that... well, what's the difference?
ReplyDeleteThere are desktops out there with slower connections than your cell phone. There are cell phones with higher resolutions with desktops. And then, of course, the reverse is also true.
Ideally, you should consider making your site in such a way that it works well on both. While in practice, this is often difficult, I think these days that you'll find your efforts worth it. Your users will love you for it too.
If you still feel the need to attempt this... especially in JavaScript... see this post: Mobile detection using Javascript