Wikipedia on handheld devices

Andy Armstrong andy at hexten.net
Thu Jul 5 00:39:12 BST 2007


David Cantrell wrote:
> My project for the last few days has been :
>   http://wikiproxy.cantrell.org.uk/
> 
> This was prompted by Wikipedia being impossible to use on my Treo
> because the page layout assumes you have a large screen.  This cuts out
> most of the rubbish surrounding the article, and also gets rid of
> editing, history, some pointless graphics, and so on.
> 
> I'm also finding it useful on a desktop because, without all the images
> and the complex page layout, pages load faster.
> 
> So, have at it!  Tell everyone!  Report bugs!
> 
> I don't care how much traffic it gets, cos it's hosted somewhere where I
> get all the bits I can eat for a pittance.
> 
> ObPerl: it's done with LWP and mod_perl.  mod_perl was its usual hateful
>   self and was a pain in the arse to build.
> 
> ObLinux: it's done on Linux!  I was shocked when Debian didn't shit its
>   pants when I dist-upgraded from 3.1 to 4.0!
> 
> ObVoid: http://wikiproxy.cantrell.org.uk/?.=generative+music

ObSeenThis?: http://wikipedia.7val.com/

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Andy Armstrong, Hexten


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