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Publishing to Mobile Devices: Best Practices and Strategies

Learn about different types of devices, delivery formats, and strategies for publishing content to smartphones and tablets. Explore the limitations and advantages of EPUB, HTML5, and WebHelp Mobile formats. Discover tips for customizing content for mobile devices and optimizing navigation. Presented by Mike Hamilton, V.P. of Product Evangelism at MadCap Software.

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Publishing to Mobile Devices: Best Practices and Strategies

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  1. Publishing toMobile Devices: Best Practices and Strategies Mike Hamilton V.P. Product Evangelism MadCap Software mhamilton@madcapsoftware.com

  2. Agenda • Types of Devices • Delivery Formats • Delivery Strategy

  3. Type of Device

  4. Type of Device Smartphones Tablets

  5. Smartphones/Hand Helds • Small form factor (7cm to 13cm) • Relatively low resolution • 320x480 • 480x360 • 400x800 • 640x960 • Low resolution pointing device (Touch)

  6. Smartphones/Hand Helds Primary Limitations: • Limited screen width • Fine for text • Problematic for large, non-text content • Touch interfaces • Elements must be sized to be compatible with human touch

  7. Tablets • Medium form factor (17cm to 26cm) • Medium to high resolution • 800x600 • 1024x600 • 1024x768 • 1366x768 • 2048x1536 • Touch/Mouseinterfaces

  8. Tablets Primary Limitations: • Multiple interface options • Touch interfaces • Elements must be sized to be compatible withhuman touch

  9. Tablets Primary Limitations: • Multiple interface options • Touch interfaces • Elements must be sized to be compatible withhuman touch • Mouse interfaces • Can use standardelements

  10. DeliveryFormats

  11. Delivery Formats • EPUB • HTML5 • WebHelp Mobile

  12. EPUB • Designed for long, linear documents (novels) • Requires a viewer • Presents like a book, but reflows content like a web page

  13. EPUB Advantages • Comfortable book-like feel • “Off-line” format • Single file • Standards-based

  14. EPUB Disadvantages • Requires an installed viewer • Difficulty with “overflow” • Inconsistentviewers • No branding

  15. HTML5 • Optimized for medium or large format devices • Uses the on board browser • Tested: • Int. Explorer • Chrome • Firefox • Safari

  16. HTML5 Advantages: • Cross-browser and cross-platform • No frameset! • Can be branded • Known experience

  17. HTML5 Disadvantages: • No Internet Explorer 6 or 7 support (use the older WebHelp)

  18. WebHelp Mobile • Optimized for small format devices • Uses the on board browser • Tested: • Android • Blackberry • iPhone • Windows Phone

  19. WebHelp Mobile Advantages: • One output supportsall devices • Can be branded • Always up to date • Handles “overflow”content well

  20. WebHelp Mobile Disadvantages: • Requires a livedata connection • Can be quite technical

  21. Mike’s Mobile Support Strategy

  22. Phones and Hand Helds WebHelp Mobile • Use an appropriate navigation strategy for the small screen • Customize your CSS • Use conditionals / meta-data to remove any unnecessary content

  23. Tablets Modified WebHelp or HTML5 • Customize your CSS using a Mobile “medium” • Increase the size of navigation items

  24. Summary • Determine what devices you need to support • Select an appropriate format for each type of device • Tailor content using templates, CSS, and meta-data • Modify navigation elements for touch compatibility

  25. Questions? Mike Hamilton V.P. Product Evangelism MadCap Software mhamilton@madcapsoftware.com

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