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Bug 575534 - Editing on XS screens
Summary: Editing on XS screens
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Websites
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Wiki (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Wiki Team
URL:
Whiteboard:
Keywords:
: 767973 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2016-02-24 06:53 UTC by Michał Górny
Modified: 2022-12-27 20:43 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Michał Górny archtester Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev Security 2016-02-24 06:53:18 UTC
When trying to use our wiki on Android 5.0, chrome 48.0.2564.95:

1. There are two identical (except for different colors) menu icons which is confusing, to say least.

2. There doesn't seem to be any way of logging in or even seeing if I'm logged in.

3. The 'computer version' option doesn't work, and I still get the limited mobile layout.

So, I end up with wiki that doesn't work as wiki and no way to switch to useful wiki.

Please consider this urgent as documentation is important part of Gentoo development and shouldn't be limited to specific web browsers.
Comment 1 Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester gentoo-dev Security 2016-02-24 08:59:22 UTC
Ah yes, it was about time for your next overdramatized bug.

(In reply to Michał Górny from comment #0)
> When trying to use our wiki on Android 5.0, chrome 48.0.2564.95:
> 
> 1. There are two identical (except for different colors) menu icons which is
> confusing, to say least.

Improvement suggestions most welcome.

> 3. The 'computer version' option doesn't work, and I still get the limited
> mobile layout.

Responsive means it adapts to your screen size, not whatever User-Agent your client lies about.

> 
> 2. There doesn't seem to be any way of logging in or even seeing if I'm
> logged in.
> 
> So, I end up with wiki that doesn't work as wiki and no way to switch to
> useful wiki.
> 
> Please consider this urgent as documentation is important part of Gentoo
> development and shouldn't be limited to specific web browsers.

Smartphones are devices you usually use to consume documentation, that's the use case the wiki supports perfectly; no-one in the 5 years of the Wiki's existence has thought about /editing/ on such a device.

Since you've asked so nicely and the editing tools do seem to fit a considerably high-res smartphone these days, I'll accept it as an enhancement to provide a login and editing UI when implemented in a way that doesn't add confusion for the 99.9% of smartphone visitors that are here to /read/ docs.
Comment 2 Anthony Basile gentoo-dev 2016-03-13 19:55:13 UTC
Can you gentlemen try to work this out without the Council.
Comment 3 Michał Górny archtester Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev Security 2021-01-30 10:57:54 UTC
*** Bug 767973 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Stefan00 2021-01-30 11:14:38 UTC
Confirmed for iOS devices. Small edits / check version history etc on a regular iPad should not be questionable in 2021. 

Tested in iOS 14.3 as reported in #767973
Comment 5 charles17 2021-01-30 12:01:34 UTC
(In reply to Stefan00 from comment #4)
> Tested in iOS 14.3 as reported in #767973

WFM on LineageOS 17.1 using Firefox Klar <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.klar>
Blame the iOS 14.3 makers.
Comment 6 Stefan00 2021-01-30 13:48:16 UTC
(In reply to charles17 from comment #5)
> WFM on LineageOS 17.1 using Firefox Klar
> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.klar>
> Blame the iOS 14.3 makers.

Strange to see that it works on that combination but not on other Androids as stated above by Michal Gorny.

However, blaming missing usability on device manufacturers is pointless. We‘ve had that in the 2000‘s with Internet Explorer. 

A published website (meant to be used) should work on common stock installations of end users. Today that may include for example Windows/Edge, MacOS/Safari, Android/Chrome etc, independent of the device tape used. And yes, that list may be totally different in 2 years.

Testing websites on tons of devices and browsers takes lots of passion, manpower and also devices available.

So in my eyes, those kinds of bug reports are very valuable for web devs.