V4-template on an Android Phone is horrible ....


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Seppe

Posted: 10/3/2012
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I made a design in Artisteer V4, with a normal top-menu with some sublevels. Not specials, just ordinary...........

When I look at it on a android phone (HTC One X), my top menu has become a vertical-menu without submenu's.............

The logo I entered in the header of my page is also gone ....

Either with or without importing "content from template" it stays CRAP!

Artisteer V4 is the most horrible of all versions!!
 
richard

Posted: 10/3/2012
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The reason for switching is that a) a horiz menu is unlikely to fit b) even if it did, try to click on a menu header that is clickable to get the sub menu using a finger and touchscreen....

The logo can be made to stay visible with custom css. The menu designs need careful thought for responsive use. Some other frameworks convert the horiz to a drop down list which works quite nicely.
 
Seppe

Posted: 10/3/2012
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@Richard

horizontal menu fits easily & whatever you try, the submenu won't show


the only good option: downgrading to V3, this version worked!
 
richard

Posted: 10/3/2012
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You could, of course, just switch off responsive for the theme no?

After all, v3 is not responsive so if that's all the issue is then why go back?
 
richard

Posted: 10/3/2012
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Bear in mind though that a full size theme is equally horrible on a portable device. You probably have the sub menu items switched off for responsive menus....

 
Nick

Posted: 10/3/2012
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Before making unfounded accusations, learn the software. For the menus to show up in the responsive layouts, go to Menu -> Submenu Options -> Levels -> Responsive Levels -> and either choose "Expand on Reload", or all open.

By far, V4 is way better than V3.1, that is... if you spend 15 minutes to learn it.
 
PurpleEdge

Posted: 10/3/2012
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@Nick - the problem with the other two options is that the submenus are always FULLY expanded whenever another page is selected - this can be equally unusable for a webpage with a large menu.

What AS should be aiming for is an option for "Expand on Click" such as in the new Wordpress TwentyTwelve theme, and lots of other Bootstrap themes.

http://twentytwelvedemo.wordpress.com/

Don't keep your head in the sand, it is NOT perfect the way it is now for a lot of sites. But it AS4 IS very good!



 
PurpleEdge

Posted: 10/3/2012
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@seppe - to retain your horizontal menu, you just need to alter one line in the script.responsive.js file...

            if (menu.width() < itemsWidth || responsiveDesign.isPhone) { /*                nav.attr("data-restore-width", responsiveDesign.windowWidth).addClass("responsive-nav").removeClass("desktop-nav");  Don't implement responsive menu*/                 nav.attr("data-restore-width", responsiveDesign.windowWidth);


To stop your logo from disappearing, hard code it into header.php

I'm sure both these are temporary fixes ;-)

AS4 is becoming a GREAT program!

www.comformark.com.au


 
Seppe

Posted: 10/3/2012
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@PurpleEdge: Already busy with writing code in the .php files.
This is the only way things will work

thnx for the code anyway ;)
 
Jay

Posted: 10/4/2012
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I agree with PurpleEdge and Nick. Artisteer 4 is a good application, it just needs to grow a little and iron out some bugs. There isn't anyone else doing what Artisteer is doing [Extensoft], so they don't have anyone to compare with.
 
Nick

Posted: 10/4/2012
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@ PurpleEdge: I totally agree with you with the additional option to have the responsive menus open with a "button" type menu, like TwentyTwelve, and many of the premium templates. However, that is not an option now. We have to learn to live with what we have and request for the new features.

The compromise right now is to have the responsive menus to expand on reload (not all open), and hope we will get the better menu with 4.1. Again, to do this: Go to Menu -> Submenu Options -> Levels -> Responsive Levels -> and either choose "Expand on Reload".

Don't forget, WordPress did the same way. TwentyEleven is responsive, but the responsive menus are not ideal. They are making this improvement with the next version, which is due on Dec. 5, I believe.
 
SVAYA

Posted: 10/11/2012
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I love artisteer,
special nr 3
just make the template and it appears as you make it in wordpress.

nr4 i use yes, but not for wordpress, my clients walk around with tablets and androids, and i do not find where i can edit the file script.responsive.js
where is it? in wordpress template folder ?

is Artisteer4 still in beta?

thanks
 
Michael

Posted: 11/4/2012
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I've run into this as well, if the browser is reduced to smaller than 1000px the whole theme falls apart horribly, is there anyway to force the page width? I've tried min-width with no success.
 
Michael

Posted: 11/4/2012
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Taking a cue from a post above I disabled the responsive design, exported the template and installed it, much better.
 
Garry

Posted: 11/5/2012
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@ Michael

Media queries can trigger anywhere on a supported browser depending on screen resolution.