Someone needs to develop an iPhone-friendly forum viewer/poster.

[Safeway]

That strips out all the mods and plug-ins and works with the most common board software.

SMF, vBulletin, phpbb, et al.

Edit: An actual iPhone application that you add forum names and URLs to. When you launch the app, you can pick the forum and go from there. The main page would be a forum index. Click on a board, and thread titles are displayed with author, posts, and new message icons under. Sub-forums are then consolidated on separate menus that expand when clicked. All you would have to do is manipulate the HTML being displayed.

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Sr Moderator allisolm

 

[zerocool84]

You are being phone-ist. It should be something for all phones to enjoy.

 

[amdhunter]

ok

 

[OCGuy]

no

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: zerocool84
You are being phone-ist. It should be something for all phones to enjoy.

Other phones with inferior SDKs would not be able to enjoy this. Try to write an app for a $30 with contract flip phone. Impossible. Further, it is the iPhone demographic that I would want to target. I'm phone-ist because it's the truth.

 

[Saint Nick]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: zerocool84
You are being phone-ist. It should be something for all phones to enjoy.

Other phones with inferior SDKs would not be able to enjoy this. Try to write an app for a $30 with contract flip phone. Impossible. Further, it is the iPhone demographic that I would want to target. I'm phone-ist because it's the truth.

www.atforums.mobi

 

[MrChad]

http://atforums.mobi/

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: zerocool84
You are being phone-ist. It should be something for all phones to enjoy.

Other phones with inferior SDKs would not be able to enjoy this. Try to write an app for a $30 with contract flip phone. Impossible. Further, it is the iPhone demographic that I would want to target. I'm phone-ist because it's the truth.

what about webOS, android, or blackberry? you don't think those users would also appreciate this? there are other smartphones out there...

 

[WelshBloke]

Originally posted by: Safeway
That strips out all the mods and plug-ins and works with the most common board software.

SMF, vBulletin, phpbb, et al.

Edit: An actual iPhone application that you add forum names and URLs to. When you launch the app, you can pick the forum and go from there. The main page would be a forum index. Click on a board, and thread titles are displayed with author, posts, and new message icons under. Sub-forums are then consolidated on separate menus that expand when clicked. All you would have to do is manipulate the HTML being displayed.

Moved from OT.
Sr Moderator allisolm

forums look fine on my phone.

Whats the problem on yours?

 

[BabaBooey]

Originally posted by: MrChad
http://atforums.mobi/

sweet,did not know about this ...:beer:

 

[DivideBYZero]

Stupid idea. all major platforms have browsers that can render forums without issue.

 

[50]

I hate scrolling on my HTC touch pro. Fusetalk and vBulletin need to come out with 1 column forums. Sure I can render the forums, but is it easy to navigate? HELL NO

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Stupid idea. all major platforms have browsers that can render forums without issue.

Yes they work, but they don't work as well as a well optimized app could offer.

I actually think it's a pretty neat idea OP. A single app that you can bounce from forum to forum in without dealing with the full formatting and shit that slows down forums on a phone.

 

[DivideBYZero]

I don't agree. Individual apps would need to be written for each forum type and then for each mobile platform OR you could go with a common mobile transport, but you'd be in the same situation as we are now with RSS feeds with little rich content and /or dumbed down.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
I don't agree. Individual apps would need to be written for each forum type and then for each mobile platform OR you could go with a common mobile transport, but you'd be in the same situation as we are now with RSS feeds with little rich content and /or dumbed down.

First, the app would be able to view different forum type... That's the point of it. It'd be hard sure but it may be doable.

Second, why would you need it for different mobile platforms? The OP specifically said for the iPhone, so that's all that's needed.

 

[Safeway]

I did not realize sully made a mobile version of the forums! I'd still like to see an iPhone app developed to beautify the output. (i.e. Keep color schemes of the forum, possibly scaled member avatars, easy replying, etc.)

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
I don't agree. Individual apps would need to be written for each forum type and then for each mobile platform OR you could go with a common mobile transport, but you'd be in the same situation as we are now with RSS feeds with little rich content and /or dumbed down.

First, the app would be able to view different forum type... That's the point of it. It'd be hard sure but it may be doable.

Second, why would you need it for different mobile platforms? The OP specifically said for the iPhone, so that's all that's needed.

Oh, I forgot there's only one mobile phone available. My bad.

Look, there are around 30 forum systems based upon PHP alone. I'm just being practical here. The idea is a non starter without some common protocol to support the app.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
I don't agree. Individual apps would need to be written for each forum type and then for each mobile platform OR you could go with a common mobile transport, but you'd be in the same situation as we are now with RSS feeds with little rich content and /or dumbed down.

First, the app would be able to view different forum type... That's the point of it. It'd be hard sure but it may be doable.

Second, why would you need it for different mobile platforms? The OP specifically said for the iPhone, so that's all that's needed.

Oh, I forgot there's only one mobile phone available. My bad.

Look, there are around 30 forum systems based upon PHP alone. I'm just being practical here. The idea is a non starter without some common protocol to support the app.

jesus fucking christ... you come into a thread titled "someone needs to develop an iPhone-friendly forum viewer/poster" and then get all butt-hurt when every single phone isn't talked about? OP said iphone app, that's what we're talking about.

I don't doubt that'd it'd be difficult, but it'd be possible.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
I don't agree. Individual apps would need to be written for each forum type and then for each mobile platform OR you could go with a common mobile transport, but you'd be in the same situation as we are now with RSS feeds with little rich content and /or dumbed down.

First, the app would be able to view different forum type... That's the point of it. It'd be hard sure but it may be doable.

Second, why would you need it for different mobile platforms? The OP specifically said for the iPhone, so that's all that's needed.

Oh, I forgot there's only one mobile phone available. My bad.

Look, there are around 30 forum systems based upon PHP alone. I'm just being practical here. The idea is a non starter without some common protocol to support the app.

jesus fucking christ... you come into a thread titled "someone needs to develop an iPhone-friendly forum viewer/poster" and then get all butt-hurt when every single phone isn't talked about? OP said iphone app, that's what we're talking about.

I don't doubt that'd it'd be difficult, but it'd be possible.

You're the one throwing 'big' words around, not I, 'butt-hurt' I am not.

Anything is possible, you simply have to way up diminishing returns, which for a project like this are epic. What's YOUR problem with that? My problem with iPhone only apps is the same as IE specific web sites. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but soon became a straight jacket for developers and users.

Look, I did all of that without swearing. Your turn.

 

[pm]

As your moderator, I request that we tone things down, cease the personal insults and keep it civil.