Quote Originally Posted by gsthunder View Post
I came across this topic via a search for this exact topic. I am surprised at the responses some have given that border on being rude and insulting. I don't see how anyone can tell another web designer they are completely wrong as a blanket statement.

This is actually something that DOES have it's place in the world even though you and some others don't think so. I have a General Contractor I do the website for and he wants lots of photos posted of his projects. There are pages and pages of his projects and some of them have 50-60+ photos p/ page. It would be very "unfriendly" to have all those photos on a mobile version of a site not to mention a nightmare for the person updating the site who has to add them in 2 different ways. In this instance having a note directing the visitor to go to the main site to see all of his project photos just make sense.

Not every website is suited for a mobile phone/device and that does not make the design of the site wrong. I do another site with a lot of slideshows for another client. They are big so they would take a long time to download on a phone plus they would be small and not as visually pleasing to view on a small device. Definitely another instance where going to the main site would be beneficial to the viewer.

I wish people could just answer the questions without all the commentary.
People have strong opinions and views on the internet and forums, sometimes you just need to filter what they are saying through how they are saying it.

Truthfully I like the idea of a desktop view button, especially if you have a big enough phone that can accommodate the desktop version comfortably but due to the way Xara works out what version to display, this isn't possible. There may be a work around through scripts etc but I haven't come up with one yet.