rugman

Is it possible to make a State drop down list on a moblie site. The type where if someone was looking for something they first choose a state then the choices for that state were listed there. In other words if there was a mobile site for pet sitters a person would first choose NJ from the drop down then see a list of all the pert sitters in NJ with tap to call number etc. I have WSO's on mobile sites but don't recall this being taught.

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cottonking2000

Simple html 5 code could do this. In fact, the wheel like on iphone is also coded and samples on the web....Wheels are better drop downs are problems...

cottonking2000

Try this code link Creating a Roulette Wheel Using HTML5 Canvas | Switch on the Code

This is the one you might want:
Spinning wheel on webkit for iPhone/iPod touch

These are AWESOME mobile gui ideas.

function swExample() {
var numbers = { 0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 2, 3: 3, 4: 4, 5: 5, 6: 6, 7: 7, 8: 8, 9: 9 };
SpinningWheel.addSlot(numbers, 'right');
SpinningWheel.addSlot(numbers, 'right');
SpinningWheel.addSlot({ separator: '.' }, 'readonly shrink');
SpinningWheel.addSlot(numbers, 'right');
SpinningWheel.addSlot({ Kg: 'Kg', Lb: 'Lb', St: 'St' }, 'shrink');

SpinningWheel.setCancelAction(cancel);
SpinningWheel.setDoneAction(done);

SpinningWheel.open();
}

function done() {
var results = SpinningWheel.getSelectedValues();
alert('values:' + results.values.join(', ') + ' - keys: ' + results.keys.join(', '));
}

function cancel() {
alert('cancelled!');
}

rugman

Not looking for a wheel (it is pretty cool though). I just want users to be able to search by state.

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Mobileico

Possibly. That sounds like more of a traditional app base idea, in my opinion, I may be wrong. What I have found is with 100% of our clients is that they want mobile web for one reason and that's, to find the needed information fast (press to call, press for maps, etc.) within the local community. Other than that, if your mobilite is pulling information from the standard website, and the standard website already has that feature on it, it's a great possibility that it may be on your mobilite as you start. This may be something that isn't necessarily needed Maybe someone can correct me. Good luck in everything you do

"My aim in design and UX is elegance, intelligence, functionality, and fun." - Wallace Morrison.
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Featured in Google's video about mobilizing, Mobile 1:35
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deum

it need to pull from DB, youre right,

pretty simple indeed

rugman

Here is what I am trying to do - I will use carpet cleaners (makes no sense but I don't want to give my idea away yet). Lets say Joe travels quite a bit and gets to Miami and needs a carpet cleaner (see - makes no sense!). He needs to get on his mobile phone and find a carpet cleaner so he goes to this mobile site and goes to FL on the drop down to see a list of carpet cleaners. After that he is on NY and needs one - etc. Pretty common on the PC but not sure how easy on the mobile.

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Jay Moreno

rugman it doesnt need to be as complex as what people are making out

a simple jumpmenu will work ie form select field - do you have dreamweaver it will auto create one for you...

question is though is you site dynamic? ie are you pulling the info from a database?

if not and its all static you would just use the jumpmenu to navigate through to your pages... hope this makes sense if not let me know

cheers

jay

Quentin

Yeah I agree with Jay it is a just a simple form which you can use on PHP or html

<Script language="JavaScript">
function goto(form) { var index=form.select.selectedIndex
if (form.select.options[index].value != "0") {
location=form.select.options[index].value; } }
//-->
</SCRIPT>
<FORM NAME="form1">
<SELECT NAME="select" ONCHANGE="goto(this.form)" SIZE="1">
<OPTION VALUE="">-------Choose a Selection-------
<OPTION VALUE="pages/warrior.htm">Warrior
<OPTION VALUE="pages/mobile.htm">Mobile Website
<OPTION VALUE="pages/facebook.htm">Facebook
<OPTION VALUE="pages/youtube.htm">Youtube
<OPTION VALUE="pages/twitter.htm">Twitter</SELECT>
</FORM>

Se it at work.

Iphone mobile simulator emulator

Q

cottonking2000

Your right. Our click to call business is growing so fast because of this....what you said. A drop down list will not enable FAST CLICK to info. Wheels were tested at apple and they are user friendly. This is not the PC based website. You need to unwrap your mind and open up to what works right.....I tired drop down - it sucks. Wheels are cool....mental thing i guess. Take my advice on this :-)

Jay Moreno

a drop down select list auto triggers the single select wheel on both the android and the iphone? am i missing something here from what you are talking about? can you give an example or show a screen shot - are we even talking about the same thing? lol

rugman

Thats what I was taking about - dropdown with the states in it! Thanks.

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mrtreyk

Thanks for the code!

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Jay Moreno

Actually it's been some while since I last looked at this and just noticed that Quentins source code is missing closing tags for each of the options ie </option>

It needs to go directly after choose a selection, warrior, mobile website, Facebook, YouTube, twitter

It may still work in your browser but won't validate properly without them and in some cases cause unexpected results

Possibly omitted during copy/pasting

Hope that helps