[pmwiki-users] DetectMobile misidentifies lynx

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Lynx lies somewhere different than either a full GUI browser and a
mobile browser. I would love it if more people would detect text-only
browsers and deliver content appropriate for that type.

On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 2:47 AM, Eric Forgeot <eforgeot at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think it was done on purpose: mobile website are ofter lighter than
> full website, so it's ofter better to use the mobile version with lynx
> (for my website, at least)
>
> 2012/7/5 Lars Eighner <surname at larseighner.com>:
>>
>> detect_mobile.php incorrectly identifies the lynx browser as a mobile
>> device.
>>
>> Until you know this, you may spend many hours trying to figure out why pages
>> are messed up in lynx.  The breakage which results from treating lynx as a
>> mobile device may result in defeating accessibility features authors have
>> included for those who use lynx in conjunction with text-to-speech software
>> and in poor readibility for sighted users of lynx.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lars Eighner
>> http://www.larseighner.com/index.html
>> 8800 N IH35 APT 1191 AUSTIN TX 78753-5266
>>
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