Hello everybody,

we are about to launch a mobile version of the Forum. Our tribute to the 21. century .
So we are encouraging you (#SuSanAcommunity) to use it (m.forum.susana.org) and tell us your suggestions, comments or critic, by simply posting a reply to this post.
It is just the beta version so we are still happy to continue to do some fine tuning and take your suggestions for improvements on board.





Kind regards,
SuSanA secretariat.
[posted by Agazi Medhanie]

For those of you with a QR-Code reader (app), the following QR-Code will get you to the mobile forum on the m.-subdomain:



m.forum.susana.org

Hi Juergen
Could you explain briefly how this works and how it can be used? As there are probably a few folks out there, including me , that do not know to much about these codes and how they are used.
Rgds
Trevor

Yes, Trevor, thx for the reminder.

These QR-Codes basically are nothing but a visual shortlinks that help users entering a longer URL into their mobile devices. There is various information that can be coded into a QR-code, but often it is only limited to plain text or a URL (like m.forum.susana.org). In many Asian countries, these visual codes are very popular (e.g. Japan).

Given that the "m." subdomain (without the "www.") may be unusual to the average user and/or is prone to typos, it makes imo sense to also advertise the mobile version via a qr-code for quick access.

(for the techies among you: instead of a an automated switch that picks a mobile-first, responsive theme based on the browser, the mobile template is only used with m.forum.susana.org - h/t to dotwerkstatt.de, who implemented this on behalf of the SuSanA).

Many mobile camera phones already come with pre-installed qr-code readers, such as the Nokia S60 Smybian phones that used to be popular some years ago. Other, more recent mobile devices will probably require an app that can snapshot and decode such a qr-code. The one I like best is "i-nigma":

"i-nigma Barcode Scanner" for Android

"i-nigma Barcode Scanner" for iOS

"i-nigma" from BlackBerry App World

"i-nigma" for Windows Phone

i-nigma is just one example - there are a lot of other barcode/qr-code scanner apps out there.

We could use the qr-code to advertise the mobile site during conferences (~ "you read, you forget - you play, you remember").

Hello guru-Juergen!

And how did you create that QR code? I think it is very cool that SuSanA will have a QR code like this.

You wrote:


What is your advice, would you prefer it if the automated switch was enabled?

And to the other users: have you tried out the mobile-friendly version of the forum yet with your Smart Phones? Please give us some feedback - praise is also welcome.

Cheers,
Elisabeth

muench wrote:


The service I have used is goqr.me/en/ - but there are also alternatives like qrcode.kaywa.com/ . All of these services are free of charge.

muench wrote:


Nope, too complicated and with too many different mobile browsers that each require different strategies. I prefer this clear "m" for mobile solution. It's simple, it works, it wins!