Responsive and adaptive design Options

[Lee Batchelor]

Hi all,

When I was trained in HTML and CSS, it was when desktop computers were the only platforms. Now that mobile devices are used for 51% of all web browsing, we need to use responsive and adaptive design so that the website resolves correctly on all devices. I recently completed a web design and used this code in the meta tags,
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

Sadly, this doesn't cause the website to resolve correctly on mobile devices in landscape and portrait modes. I have a feeling there's a 500 hour course of instruction in my future if I want to fix this issue. Perhaps there are some easier lines of code that will solve my problem? Thoughts?

Thanks...

[Lee Batchelor]

Hi Coothead,

Many thanks for the validator information. When I trained in 2012, there were no mobile devices for websites, so we were only taught how to code for PC and Mac computers - much simpler days!

I'm delighted you use the W3C validator. I used it in training and for every website since. Never had any reported issues with the code not working on certain browsers.

I've learned SO much from reading through the code you wrote for me. The band members extend their gratitude as well. I'll be 71 in July, so I'm not that far behind you. All our band members are between 69 and 72.

I'll finalize the website and then upload it. As it stands, the pages all look fine at a breakpoint width of 340px. I modified some of the design concepts in your finished pages. I teach technical writing at Humber College in Toronto. In one of my courses, I teach the concepts put forth by Dr. Robin Williams (not the actor of course). She wrote a book entitled, The Non-Designers Design Book. In it, she coins the acronym, CRAP. It stands for Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity. I use these rules exclusively in all my website and document designs for large companies. The goal is to drastically increase readability and information retrieval. Your designs follow these principles, with only a few minor differences.

Off topic - I have a friend who will hit the 80 mark this May. He's doing well and I'm sure we won't see you fall off the planet anytime soon either. At any rate, I'm eternally grateful for the help. Stay well...

- Lee

This post has been edited by Lee Batchelor: Feb 1 2024, 07:18 PM