[Using Sakai] [Building Sakai] Some UX issues on Android smartphones

Fri Aug 20 11:36:20 PDT 2010

Neat workaround, but all the WYSIWYG buttons are completely dead on
the Android browser. Might be useful for our iOS users though. Thanks!

Mathieu

On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Dave Ross <dave.ross at gmail.com> wrote:
> We're testing a bit with the iPad here - we've found a workaround for FCK ->
>
> Hit the "Paste as Plain Text" button - this brings up a dialog with a
> regular text box - which you can then enter information into and
> "paste" back into the editor.
>
> Not pretty, but it works.
>
> -Dave
>
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Mathieu Plourde <mathieu at udel.edu> wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I'm sending this message around to see if something is on its way in
>> order to support mobile OSs for Sakai. At Delaware, we have stumbled
>> upon two annoyances already without even digging.
>>
>> 1) The "My Active Sites" overlay shows up, but links are not
>> accessible. If you try to click somewhere to access a site in the
>> list, the whole box blinks, and nothing happens. The workaround is to
>> go to "My Workspace>Worksite Setup".
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mathplourde/4909841675/
>>
>> 2) In Messages, there is no way to make the cursor show up in the text
>> box that uses FCK. All the WYSIWYG buttons are completely useless,
>> even the "Source" one. I did not check for other FCK boxes yet.
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mathplourde/4910450840/in/photostream/
>>
>> I have seen that there is a sub-group that has been formed to tackle
>> mobile issues, but is it even active?
>> http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/UX/Mobile+UX
>>
>> Should I turn these two issues into Jira tickets? And what's our
>> strategy as a community when it comes to making sure Sakai becomes
>> mobile-friendly?
>>
>> P.S.: We are currently running 2.6.1 and patches in production. My
>> phone runs Android OS 2.2 (Froyo) on Verizon.
>>
>> Mathieu
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Mathieu Plourde, MBA
Project Leader, LMS/Instructional Designer
IT-Client Support & Services
mathieu at udel.edu
Office: 302-831-4060

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