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> a system with many web browsers on it. Try multiple systems (multiple operating systems), with combinatorially many possibilities for the interesections of {
by chimeracoder 14y ago
> a system with many web browsers on it.
Try multiple systems (multiple operating systems), with combinatorially many possibilities for the interesections of {operating system, browser type, browser version, screen size, resolution}.
- gte910h 14y agoWhich is exactly the same situation for android. And android is a far smaller area so tricks like just using the center third in both directions for large screens doesn't work.
- chimeracoder 14y ago> Which is exactly the same situation for android. Not at all - the difference between any two Android devices is far less than the difference between any two potential viewers of a website. > And android is a far smaller area so tricks like just using the center third in both directions for large screens doesn't work. Android also has an extensive set of well-defined guidelines for layout and constructing applications - the more you rely on the core API to handle these tasks, the more portable your app will be across Android devices. That's a lot more than can be said for browser rendering in the general case.