Re: jQuery for Mobile

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Aaron Bartell
> the desktop will still be much bigger in scope IMO.

How much of an application's UI CAN BE deployed to mobile devices?  My laptop 
has a 17" screen which occupies something like 9X more physical space than an 
iPhone, for example. How much work can realistically be done on a 3" or 4" 
screen?  How much work can be done on a touch-screen keyboard vs a laptop or 
desktop keyboard?

On the other hand, is sounds like Pete is suggesting that larger screens may be 
divided into smaller components.  Maybe touch-screen users can swipe to the 
left, or swipe to the right to reveal related components.  A list component.  A 
full record component.  A selection list component.  Maybe all the major 
components are included, but you swipe, or press something to reveal them. 
 Maybe a calendar component overlays an entire data entry page, but disappears 
after a date is selected.  Maybe you use a multi-page / multi-step dialog to 
perform a process.  There's something to say for touch-screen navigation, where 
you're actually using your fingers, rather than reaching for a mouse.

-Nathan