Mukaranga for mobile

 

Mobile phones (and tablet computers) typically have smaller screens, a different interface (such as touch-screen), different browsers and a slower internet connection compared to computers, so we have created a version of Mukaranga specifically for these form factors.

It has the all the same content as Mukaranga for large screens but we have optimised it in the following ways:

Reduced on-screen menu options to only provide the most important functionality.

For example it doesn't include Googles Streetview or satellite view options (too slow to load wirelessly) or pan (this can be done via the touch screen).

We do not run adverts on the map because of reduced screen real estate and advert load times.

Attraction details are displayed via a tabbed infowindow because most mobile browsers do not recognise scroll bars.

Optimised (i.e. data-lite) icons and images to improve page load speeds and reduce data access costs.

Uses the phones internal GPS for geo-location.

Utilises asymmetric javascript loading to increase map load speed.

Optimised font style sheets, menu and image sizes.

Contact details (e.g. website address, email and telephone number) integrated with phone's operating system for one-touch dialing etc.

However it still includes: drop down menu layer selection, descriptions, photos, contact details, routing and search functions.

 

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