Week 12: WAP Tools
From Mobile Application Design
Browser-based tools
- Firefox - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
- User-Agent Switcher for Firefox - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/59/
- Minimal set of user agents , Bumper set of user agents
- Web Developer - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/60/
- WML Browser - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/62/
- XHTML Mobile Profile (haven't used it yet) - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1345/
WAP Emulators
- Opera Mini - http://www.operamini.com/features/simulator/
- DotMobi - http://pc.dev.mobi/
- Pukupi (i-mode emulator) - http://pukupi.com/tools/mimic/
- Openwave Phone Simulator - http://developer.openwave.com/dvl/tools_and_sdk/phone_simulator/index.htm
- Klondike - http://www.apachesoftware.com/Engine.html
- YoSpace - http://www.yospace.com/spedemo.html
Server Side Tools
- WURFL - http://wurfl.sourceforge.net
- Latest version - http://www.nusho.it/wurfl/dl.php?t=d&f=wurfl.zip
- PHP Lbrary - http://wurfl.sourceforge.net/php/
- Web Patch - http://www.nusho.it/wurfl/dl.php?t=d&f=web_browsers_patch.xml
- Andrea Trasatti's (creator of WURFL) introduction to WURFL - http://pc.dev.mobi/?q=node/18
Validators
- W3C - http://validator.w3.org
- dotMobi - http://ready.mobi
Development Sites
- DotMobi - http://pc.dev.mobi/
- Global Authoring Practices for the Mobile Web (GAP) - http://www.passani.it/gap/
Reference
- W3C Mobile Web Initiative - http://www.w3.org/Mobile/
- W3C MobileOK Basic Test - http://www.w3.org/TR/mobileOK-basic10-tests/
- W3C Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 - http://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-bp/
- WTAI - http://web.archive.org/web/20070101170723/http://www.thozie.de/english/wap/wtai.htm
- XHTML-MP - http://www.informit.com/guides/content.asp?g=xml&seqNum=170&rl=1
- GAP Templates - http://www.passani.it/gap/templates/
Examples used in class
- Michael's Palindrome page - http://uberthings.com/palindromic
- WAP Friendly Palindrome page - http://uberthings.com/palindromic/p.php
- WURFL browser tester - http://uberthings.com/palindromic/wap.php
- WURFL tester code - http://uberthings.com/palindromic/wap_php.txt
- Hello,WAP - http://uberthings.com/palindromic/hello.xhtml
