Comments on: iPad – web designers worst nightmare came true

By: IP

IP — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:26:05 +0000

The true IPAD resolution (physical dimensions) is less than 1024×768 pix. You have to take the small dimension in each position (vertical & horizontal).

They do a bad emulation to enlarge and shrink the resolution to fit it to 1024×768 px.

If for example, you will develop a web page (IPAD Safari) & you will build a page which contains a table with 1024 pix width and less than 768 pix height, they enlarge the page until the height will be 768px and it will cause to enlarge the width of the page to unwanted dimensions. If your screen dimensions are 1024x768pix, it will cause a big problems.

Best regards

By: Lyndia Fulsom

Lyndia Fulsom — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:14:03 +0000

I love my iPhone, have no problem making calls and I really don’t get why people hate AT&T so much, I have no problems with it

By: Lanette Sobotka

Lanette Sobotka — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:41:25 +0000

I’d come to be of the same mind with you one this subject. Which is not something I typically do! I really like reading a post that will make people think. Also, thanks for allowing me to comment!

By: Doctor Web

Doctor Web — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 16:56:26 +0000

If there is someone who found what the real width of the IPAD screen resolution: it seems that the real width is 768 pix and not 1024 pix as Apple declare on their web site ?

By: Sienna Richardson

Sienna Richardson — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:17:37 +0000

i gave my girlfriend an ipad and she was very very happy~“

By: Sarah James

Sarah James — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:59:36 +0000

My husband had noticed how my eyes would glaze over everytime the TV ad for the iPhone would come on, and surprised me yesterday by meeting me after work for dinner and then off to the Apple store. Once there, we never even approached the front of the store due to the crowds. It was something like two hours before we could even see the inside of the store. So, we just got some ice cream and chatted about the day while waiting.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:44:24 +0000

i think if you build in wordpress there is a plugin that will detect if you are on an ipad and adjust the screen resolution

By: Jane is an Asian Model

Jane is an Asian Model — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:09:30 +0000

Its just a giant iphone bahhh! Sucks more energy!

By: Designkai

Designkai — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:16:20 +0000

While I can see that there is a constraint I don’t see it as an issue because of the obvious resizing as stated. Anyone using a portable device acknowledges that and has no problem with it.

More importantly, it might yet create a new wave of better web developers (because the majority are terrible) as they start developing rich content web app’s designed for iPhone/iPad users, possibly out of necessity. It will also bring about a wave of designers who may one day understand UI design (because they are working such screen space constraints).

By: Daemon

Daemon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:10:46 +0000

Yes otozuz, people already develop websites optimized for iPhone and are 320 pixels wide. Google for them, you will be surprised.

By: otozuz

otozuz — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:33:22 +0000

I have to disappoint. The iPad (like the iPhone and the iPod touch) resize and adapt the website for his display.

What do you think? That for the iPhone we should design a website 320×480? It automatically and perfectly resize any website.

By: dux

dux — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:55:13 +0000

i dont think that iPad will be so adopted and used that you wuld have to worry about that. again, 1024 is here to stay iPad or not.

By: PP

PP — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:45:39 +0000

optimize for 800×600 the best resolution ever ™

By: Daemon

Daemon — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:21:54 +0000

@leo – Indeed. Constraints make designers work better. But, you must agree that some part of you wanted to build a 1280 website in 2010 or 2011!

By: Daemon

Daemon — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:20:48 +0000

@kviksilver – RESIZED website is not the same as website built exactly to fit the resolution. Just because iPhone/iPad can forcefully shrink and render website does not mean that is a good thing.

By: leo prieto

leo prieto — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Not only that, when you hold the device upright, our maximum width will be 768 pixels!

We’ll be back to the pre-800-pixel-width days. Yes, Safari will resize the site, but the native width will still be 768 pixels.

Not all is lost though, I’m excited about creating optimized sites for this device, as well as native apps, just because of the new user experience.

By: kviksilver

kviksilver — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:40:17 +0000

So you think that website wider than 1024 or 768 will show horizontal bar? Do you have an iphone? what is its resolution? is nivas site shown 1:1 or scaled down to meet screen size, and than you zoom in to desired level?
web designers wont be affected with size of the screen because of the way people use iphone or ipad browser, zoom in and out, slide left or right…
And one more thing, please people check before you call A-GPS not real GPS. it is real and even faster than original GPS. The thing that i dont like and whine is a fact that wifi model doesnt have gps only 3g…