eevee/spline-pokedex — Issue #25: Lightweight Veekun for mobile devices and handhelds
Author: encukou
Created: 2012-01-26 22:06:46+00:00
State: open
Labels: feature, involved, low-priority

**Reported by [Sanky](http://github.com/sanky) on 2010/05/12 15:53:45 +0000 · Migrated from [Redmine issue 266](http://bugs.veekun.com/issues/266)**

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Okay, this is something I’d really like to see.
- Check browser if it’s a mobile device, handheld, pda, etc. I remember I saw some filters on the net for that, so might just want to steal that. Have a link somewhere if this check fails for some reason.
As for the page itself
- Simple CSS (if any)
- Next to no flavor - probably keep a sprite and drop the entire flavor section, including foreign names (but keep them searchable)
- Condense as much information as possible while keeping the page relatively short. That should include stats without fancy bars, etc. Drop the compatibility minisprites (maybe link the egg groups to a list?)
- Keep moves on a special page. Just latest game should be enough for now. Don’t display move effect descriptions because they stretch the lines.

As for moves, abilities and items, they should be simple and just text (lists won’t probably be needed).
No Pokémon search, if yes, then limited and quick (just types and… well, major stuff).

Etc, etc.
[not sure under which category to put this.]

Redmine metadata:
Updated on: 2010/05/13 12:51:16 +0000
Start date: 2010/05/12

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**Comment by [Eevee](http://github.com/eevee) from 2010/05/12 16:03:40 +0000**

veekun works just fine on my phone. Mobile devices have real browsers now, the entire point of which was to browse real websites instead of dumbed-down mobile versions.

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**Comment by [Mystic](http://bugs.veekun.com/users/21) from 2010/05/13 12:21:07 +0000**

Many mobile devices don’t.

My phone gives me an “out of memory” error when loading large pages (such as the page for Substitute), and packing all the data onto a small screen breaks the layout. For example, the

s on Pokémon pages are wrapped (so “Egg groups” is against the right edge of one line, and “Ground” is left aligned on the next line) making it hard to read.

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**Comment by [Eevee](http://github.com/eevee) from 2010/05/13 12:24:41 +0000**

What phone?

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**Comment by [Mystic](http://bugs.veekun.com/users/21) from 2010/05/13 12:30:44 +0000**

It’s a Samsung GT-B3310, and the browser is NetFront. It’s a fairly low-end phone - it currently retails at £50.

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**Comment by [Eevee](http://github.com/eevee) from 2010/05/13 12:34:20 +0000**

Hum. Any idea whether Opera Mini works? Brief Googling implies it works on your phone.

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**Comment by [Mystic](http://bugs.veekun.com/users/21) from 2010/05/13 12:51:16 +0000**

It loads the homepage, but when I tried to visit any Pokémon pages, it showed an empty page (nothing at all, just a white background). I think a mobile stylesheet is the way to go.