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phoghed
2 days ago
They’re already fixed, just add the meta tag if you give the slightest semblance of a shit. Otherwise don’t and people may be less inclined to engage with your content on their phone.
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ErroneousBosh
1 day ago
Add what in a meta tag?
Why should web developers change their content to work on defective browsers?
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account42
1 day ago
Exactly, all the meta tag does is tell mobile browsers to follow the standard as written before they existed. They should just do that by default.
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phoghed
1 day ago
Because it wouldn’t work for every website and the web almost never breaks backward compatibility.
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ErroneousBosh
1 day ago
So if I have a block of totally unstyled HTML, why wouldn't a phone browser just display it in the most sensible way possible?
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Why should web developers change their content to work on defective browsers?