mobile web - merging responsive and adaptive techniques

MOBILE WEB

Merging adaptive and responsive techniques

FRANCISCO M.S. FERREIRAAgile Software Engineer

@fmsf303

MOBILE WEB

Mobile web 4

What to expect from this talk?

• What is an adaptive web site

• What is a responsive web site

• Responsive web widgets

• Building adaptive pathways with LESS

Mobile web 5

Mobile web

Mobile web 6

Strategies

• Classic (No mobile optimization)

• Adaptive (Different versions for different targets)

• Responsive (Auto adjusting design)

ADAPTIVE VS RESPONSIVE

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Adaptive web origins

Adaptive vs responsive

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Adaptive web origins

Adaptive vs Responsive

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Adaptive web

Adaptive vs Responsive

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Responsive web origins

Adaptive vs Responsive

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Responsive web origins

Adaptive vs Responsive

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Responsive Web

Adaptive vs Responsive

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Responsive Web

Adaptive vs Responsive

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Responsive Web

Adaptive vs Responsive

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Responsive Web

Adaptive vs Responsive

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Intersection

Adaptive vs Responsive

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Intersection

Adaptive vs Responsive

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Intersection

Adaptive vs Responsive

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Intersection

Adaptive vs Responsive

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Intersection

Adaptive vs Responsive

• ‘w’ increases– Different user journey– Bigger code base

• ‘w’ decreases– Similar journey– One code base

LESS PATHWAYS

Less pathways 23

Lesscss (.org)

Less pathways 24

Modularity (i.e.: topCategoryDeals.less)

Less pathways 25

Less structure

less/ - main.less - sharedVariables.less - widgets/ - navigationWidget.less - blogArticleWidget.less - commentBlockWidget.less - commentWidget.less

Less pathways 26

Less structure

less/ - main.less - sharedVariables.less - widgets/ - navigationWidget.less - blogArticleWidget.less - commentBlockWidget.less - commentWidget.less

Less pathways 27

Less structure

less/ - main.less - sharedVariables.less - widgets/ - navigationWidget.less - blogArticleWidget.less - commentBlockWidget.less - commentWidget.less

<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="/css/main.css" />

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main.less

less/ - main.less - sharedVariables.less - widgets/ - navigationWidget.less - blogArticleWidget.less - commentBlockWidget.less - commentWidget.less

<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="/css/main.css" />

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New structure

less/ - main.less - sharedVariables.less - devices/ - mobile.less - desktop.less - widgets/ - navigationWidget.less - blogArticleWidget.less - commentBlockWidget.less - commentWidget.less

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What about mobile tweaks?

less/ - main.less - sharedVariables.less - devices/ - mobile.less - desktop.less - widgets/ - navigationWidget.less - blogArticleWidget.less - commentBlockWidget.less - commentWidget.less

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Using less mixins

Less pathways 32

Using less mixins

less/devices/mobile.less

Less pathways 33

Using less mixins

less/devices/mobile.less

less/devices/desktop.less

RESPONSIFYING

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Grid systems

Responsifying

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Traditional grid system issues

Responsifying

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Traditional grid system issues

Responsifying

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Traditional grid system issues

Responsifying

Mobile

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Traditional grid system issues

Responsifying

Extra Markup

LET’S TALK WIDGETS

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A widget!

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Widget golden rule

.widget {

width: 100%;

}

Let’s talk widgets 43

Parent sets child widgets width

.widget {

width: 100%;

> .widget {

width: 33%;

}

}

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Very simple media queries

.widget {

width: 100%;

> .widget {

width: 33%;

@media screen and (max-width: 420px) {

width: 50%;

}

}

}

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Everything is a widget

Let’s talk widgets 46

Everything is a widget

Let’s talk widgets 47

Everything is a widget

Let’s talk widgets 48

Everything is a widget

Let’s talk widgets 49

Nearly everything is a widget

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Birds eye view

Let’s talk widgets 51

Modularity (i.e.: topCategoryDeals.less)

Let’s talk widgets 52

Modularity (i.e.: topCategoryDeals.less)

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