Why? Testing if a wiki will be okay on phone.
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IF I changed, for instance, height & width (virtual), would that help to test whether a wiki would look okay on a phone?
Thoughts?
TT
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No. All the values are read only. But browsers have a preview mode.
- On FireFox it is CTRL-SHIFT-M
- There are a lot of presets for mobiles. But comparing custom to your real phone will win
- On Edge you have to do F12 first and then CRTL-SHIFT-M
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Very useful to know.
also available in Chrome:
- CTRL-SHIFT-I to open Developer Tools, then CTRL-SHIFT-M to toggle “device toolbar” at top of regular browser window
- in device toolbar, choose from presets for different mobiles or set custom width/height
And on a mac: Command-Shift-I etc.
(But oddly, Chrome is apparently listening directly to the hardware key-press location, not necessarily where I is according to the active keyboard layout. So those with alternate keyboard layouts may experience a glitch here.)
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Mama Mia! I never realised there was so much variation in phone screens!
For testing purposes is the exact pixels of Width & H. needed?
Or would ratios of W:H be enough?
UPDATE …
At Phone Aspect Ratio: Guide - 9meters I read …
Q: Would testing in boxes of the 3 current common aspect ratios listed be enough?
TT
I think the browser preview element is dynamic. So you can take the corner and move it, to see, what happens.
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