Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Gorinchem
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iPhone App to read the forum.
I looked for a better way to read the forum om my iPhone rather than using safari where a lot of zooming is involved.
Searching on iTunes, I found several apps that supposedly should be able to read the phpBB fora, (the one this forum is using).
I tried some free ones like 'tapatalk' and 'forum runner' but they work with a list of fora and disco3.co.uk is not on it. perhaps the administrator has to install some plugin or something.
Does anyone have experience with such apps and did find one that works or knows how to make to ones I tried work?
5th Sep 2010 6:49 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Easy solution, get yourself an iPad!
5th Sep 2010 7:00 pm
zarnd
Member Since: 23 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
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I have limited understanding of this, but it was looked into on another forum I am on. The general consensus being that it would be a massive undertaking to get it to work on tapatalk. Could be different here though...
Member Since: 10 Feb 2008
Location: Worcestershire
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tapatalk is very very good. Depends how much the site owner has customized the standard phpbb that this forum runs on. Doesn't look to be a lot to be honest but who knows.
Unless things have changed, Tapatalk won't work with this site. I already discussed this with Martin. TouchBB is the app to use The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us yet.
5th Sep 2010 8:41 pm
mozza
Member Since: 13 Aug 2008
Location: Kent
Posts: 34
Evening
I have been working on an iPhone app for a few months now. I hope to put it into the app store in about four weeks.
It may not be the best forum reader app but is more of a hobby and some education for me.
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Location: Wigan
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Not techie enough to help on the detail.. . but will beta test for you if you drop me a PM Still miss my D3
5th Sep 2010 9:36 pm
berndv
Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Gorinchem
Posts: 199
I just tried TouchBB lite. It connects to the forum properly. One big flaw though: I doesn't show pictures in posts. Or am I doing something wrong. From the app description I read that it should display pictures. If it really can't show them it is not a workable solution. Does the pro version do a better job?
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Easy solution, get yourself an iPad!
I am still looking for a pair of pants that it will fit in
6th Sep 2010 8:31 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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TouchBB will work, but because post images have been customised to apply a maximum size/resize, they aren't compatible with TouchBB's reader 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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Get Firefox Home from the app store you can sync all your bookmarks from your desktop pc with the your iphone and then just select a bookmark in your phone and it will open it up in F/fox Home, the Disco3 board works perfect all pictures can be viewed, it works as though your on your desktop pc.
Just takes 5 mins to setup and once it sync'nd to your phone your ready to surf.
Flack .
8th Sep 2010 4:41 am
berndv
Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Gorinchem
Posts: 199
I tried firefox home but I don't really see a difference as compared to the build in Safari browser?
I was looking for something in a more smartphone friendly layout where www.disco3.co.uk/mo is a bit too basic
Not sure why you think its not much different, its hard to tell when using f/fox home on your Iphone the difference between your normal pc view and the view you get on your phone.
Did you sync all your desktop bookmarks with your phone, once this is done disco3 opens just like it does on your desktop.
Flack
9th Sep 2010 2:04 pm
berndv
Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Gorinchem
Posts: 199
Hi Flack,
Perhaps we have a small missunderstanding. Indeed Firefox home makes it look like on my desktop but so does Safari but I don't want it to look like on my desktop pc.
I would like the layout to be a bit more iphone friendly where there is no need to zoom in for text to be readable. So a special smartphone layout with smaller columns, a bigger font etc etc. or an app that does all that would be my wish this chirstmas.
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