shoutbox handling on android
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shoutbox handling on android
Rather then simply try to explain the handling, I decided to take this picture
Here is the browser test. From left to right, Windows XP running Internet Explorer. OSX running Safari. Android 2.2 running Internet. Ubuntu running FIrefox
Ok, so what are we seeing here? Well.. I'm not a web designer, but I've done some research as to how this is supposed to work. There are things called iFrames. These iFrames allow entire web pages to exist inside other web pages. Most browsers let you scroll through them as normal, however Android does not. Android's solution to iFrames is to expand them. Usually, this would push the entire page downwards.
This is the only page I have ever seen this happen on. HyundaiAftermarket.org's shoutbox is somehow different then the standard iFrame. The shoutbox is located on a different plane then the rest of the page. and upon expansion, it does not move down, it moves under. The content in the shoutbox is unviewable and any images or content other then text is superimposed and replaced with an image on top of whatever is being displayed.
Because of limitations on the site's header/shoutbox, the shoutbox cannot be expanded out to it's full size and it causes references to content to be displayed on top of content already displayed on-screen.
The solution is to somehow remove the size constraint on the entire shoutbox frame and place the limitation on the shoutbox itself. I am not really sure how to do this, but I could do some research if it is helpful.
Here is the browser test. From left to right, Windows XP running Internet Explorer. OSX running Safari. Android 2.2 running Internet. Ubuntu running FIrefox
Ok, so what are we seeing here? Well.. I'm not a web designer, but I've done some research as to how this is supposed to work. There are things called iFrames. These iFrames allow entire web pages to exist inside other web pages. Most browsers let you scroll through them as normal, however Android does not. Android's solution to iFrames is to expand them. Usually, this would push the entire page downwards.
This is the only page I have ever seen this happen on. HyundaiAftermarket.org's shoutbox is somehow different then the standard iFrame. The shoutbox is located on a different plane then the rest of the page. and upon expansion, it does not move down, it moves under. The content in the shoutbox is unviewable and any images or content other then text is superimposed and replaced with an image on top of whatever is being displayed.
Because of limitations on the site's header/shoutbox, the shoutbox cannot be expanded out to it's full size and it causes references to content to be displayed on top of content already displayed on-screen.
The solution is to somehow remove the size constraint on the entire shoutbox frame and place the limitation on the shoutbox itself. I am not really sure how to do this, but I could do some research if it is helpful.
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is it possible that the video posts outside of the box because the embedded video is on a different "plane" and that it isn't a problem with the iframe? Is it a flash plugin that enables that to happen? I don't think it does the same with an image posted in the shoutbox
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Also, if we start changing hardcode in the website, it could create problems in future software updates.
Like any software, modifying/customizing will hinder the ability to push regular updates.
Like any software, modifying/customizing will hinder the ability to push regular updates.