Comments for The Code Train http://thecodetrain.co.uk Where Neil Crosby talks about coding on the train... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on Deep Linking into YouTube Videos by Strategic Internet Marketing http://thecodetrain.co.uk/2010/01/deep-linking-into-youtube-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-2187 Strategic Internet Marketing Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:15:44 +0000 http://thecodetrain.co.uk/?p=352#comment-2187 <p>Undeniably believe that that you stated. Your favourite reason seemed to be on the internet the simplest factor to be mindful of. I say to you, I certainly get annoyed whilst other folks consider issues that they just don't recognise about. You controlled to hit the nail upon the top and also outlined out the whole thing with no need side effect , folks could take a signal. Will probably be back to get more. Thank you</p> Undeniably believe that that you stated. Your favourite reason seemed to be on the internet the simplest factor to be mindful of. I say to you, I certainly get annoyed whilst other folks consider issues that they just don’t recognise about. You controlled to hit the nail upon the top and also outlined out the whole thing with no need side effect , folks could take a signal. Will probably be back to get more. Thank you

]]> Comment on Adding a vCard to your iPhone Address Book from a web page by atdotcom http://thecodetrain.co.uk/2009/11/adding-a-vcard-to-your-iphone-address-book-from-a-web-page/comment-page-1/#comment-2180 atdotcom Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:10:52 +0000 http://thecodetrain.co.uk/?p=334#comment-2180 <p>Thanks very much, Neil. This is really helpful!! Also thank you Jan-Hendrick. I didn't think of that at all. Kerem Erkan, Thank you, also. I love that Qrafter finally does this correctly (allegedly - I havent tried it yet)... but lose the smugness (and it's customary here to disclose when you are pushing your own app). We are the vcard publishers. Not the people with scanners. It doesn't matter what scanner we have. It matters what scanner the people we meet have. And when I get really lucky and stumble into someone that knows what QR is, sadly they typically don't have your scanner.</p> Thanks very much, Neil. This is really helpful!! Also thank you Jan-Hendrick. I didn’t think of that at all. Kerem Erkan, Thank you, also. I love that Qrafter finally does this correctly (allegedly – I havent tried it yet)… but lose the smugness (and it’s customary here to disclose when you are pushing your own app). We are the vcard publishers. Not the people with scanners. It doesn’t matter what scanner we have. It matters what scanner the people we meet have. And when I get really lucky and stumble into someone that knows what QR is, sadly they typically don’t have your scanner.

]]> Comment on Geolocation & Beer: Part 1 – Finding the user by Eli http://thecodetrain.co.uk/2010/05/geolocation-and-beer-part-1-finding-the-user/comment-page-1/#comment-2174 Eli Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:35:20 +0000 http://thecodetrain.co.uk/?p=389#comment-2174 <p>Hi Adrian,</p> <p>I'm looking for a solution for the same issue. Did you find anything? what did you eventually do? My email is eli (at) manobella.com. Appreciate any help in this subject as I could not find any solution on the web. Thanks Eli</p> Hi Adrian,

I’m looking for a solution for the same issue. Did you find anything? what did you eventually do? My email is eli (at) manobella.com. Appreciate any help in this subject as I could not find any solution on the web. Thanks Eli

]]> Comment on Adding a vCard to your iPhone Address Book from a web page by Eric http://thecodetrain.co.uk/2009/11/adding-a-vcard-to-your-iphone-address-book-from-a-web-page/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 Eric Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:39:01 +0000 http://thecodetrain.co.uk/?p=334#comment-2153 <p>The problem with creating a QR code for your downloadable contact information is that a high percentage of users are NOT trying to get your contact info directly from your printed business card they are trying to get it while already on your mobile site. So unless they happen to carry around 2 iphones (one to pull up the QR code and one to snap it) it is useless for this use case. Its actually not even a problem with iOS its a problem with the safari browser. Even the android browser had difficulties with this that haven't been corrected at the browser level. At least with android a simple .htaccess correction fixed the problem and allowed you to download .vcf files to the contacts. With safari though this is still a problem and the php solution to email the .vcf file is the only working solution that i have heard of or seen. Using google maps to get what you want is a clever solution but lets face it if iphone users were clever it really wouldn't be that hard for them to get your contact info into their phones so as developers we keep drudging through work arounds to get people that think their phone is amazing to keep believing it! Good luck i look forward to this being the next standards issue for cross platform development, lol.</p> The problem with creating a QR code for your downloadable contact information is that a high percentage of users are NOT trying to get your contact info directly from your printed business card they are trying to get it while already on your mobile site. So unless they happen to carry around 2 iphones (one to pull up the QR code and one to snap it) it is useless for this use case. Its actually not even a problem with iOS its a problem with the safari browser. Even the android browser had difficulties with this that haven’t been corrected at the browser level. At least with android a simple .htaccess correction fixed the problem and allowed you to download .vcf files to the contacts. With safari though this is still a problem and the php solution to email the .vcf file is the only working solution that i have heard of or seen. Using google maps to get what you want is a clever solution but lets face it if iphone users were clever it really wouldn’t be that hard for them to get your contact info into their phones so as developers we keep drudging through work arounds to get people that think their phone is amazing to keep believing it! Good luck i look forward to this being the next standards issue for cross platform development, lol.

]]> Comment on Making PHP CodeSniffer use JSLint via Rhino by Tim http://thecodetrain.co.uk/2011/04/making-php-codesniffer-use-jslint-via-rhino/comment-page-1/#comment-2151 Tim Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:07:16 +0000 http://thecodetrain.co.uk/?p=505#comment-2151 <p>Just discovered you via a search for table sorting. Great work, and I'm adding the Code Train to my must-reads.</p> Just discovered you via a search for table sorting. Great work, and I’m adding the Code Train to my must-reads.

]]> Comment on Adding a vCard to your iPhone Address Book from a web page by anonymous http://thecodetrain.co.uk/2009/11/adding-a-vcard-to-your-iphone-address-book-from-a-web-page/comment-page-1/#comment-2134 anonymous Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:39:56 +0000 http://thecodetrain.co.uk/?p=334#comment-2134 <p>Have you considered turning your contact information into a QR code?</p> <p>Most cell phones here in Japan are capable of transferring contact information via an IR port. The iPhone, however, lacks this capability. I've gotten around it by turning my contact information into a QR code, which other people can scan and then save as contact information.</p> Have you considered turning your contact information into a QR code?

Most cell phones here in Japan are capable of transferring contact information via an IR port. The iPhone, however, lacks this capability. I’ve gotten around it by turning my contact information into a QR code, which other people can scan and then save as contact information.

]]> Comment on Adding a vCard to your iPhone Address Book from a web page by Ian http://thecodetrain.co.uk/2009/11/adding-a-vcard-to-your-iphone-address-book-from-a-web-page/comment-page-1/#comment-2125 Ian Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:32:55 +0000 http://thecodetrain.co.uk/?p=334#comment-2125 <p>If you happen to have Tap Forms installed on your iPhone then iOS 5 allows you to download the VCF file and send it to Tap Forms, and then Tap Forms can create a new Contacts entry. It's a bit tortuous but it works.</p> If you happen to have Tap Forms installed on your iPhone then iOS 5 allows you to download the VCF file and send it to Tap Forms, and then Tap Forms can create a new Contacts entry. It’s a bit tortuous but it works.

]]> Comment on Adding a vCard to your iPhone Address Book from a web page by Nello Lucchesi http://thecodetrain.co.uk/2009/11/adding-a-vcard-to-your-iphone-address-book-from-a-web-page/comment-page-1/#comment-2123 Nello Lucchesi Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:01:38 +0000 http://thecodetrain.co.uk/?p=334#comment-2123 <p>Just tried downloading this vCard file (http://www.jackfruitdesign.com/old/downloadvcard/) on my iPhone 4S...and it doesn't let me add it to my addresses.</p> <p>So, I guess iOS 5 still doesn't handle vCards correctly.</p> Just tried downloading this vCard file (http://www.jackfruitdesign.com/old/downloadvcard/) on my iPhone 4S…and it doesn’t let me add it to my addresses.

So, I guess iOS 5 still doesn’t handle vCards correctly.

]]> Comment on Adding a vCard to your iPhone Address Book from a web page by Nello Lucchesi http://thecodetrain.co.uk/2009/11/adding-a-vcard-to-your-iphone-address-book-from-a-web-page/comment-page-1/#comment-2122 Nello Lucchesi Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:24:49 +0000 http://thecodetrain.co.uk/?p=334#comment-2122 <p>Did iOS 5 fix this?</p> Did iOS 5 fix this?

]]> Comment on Adding a vCard to your iPhone Address Book from a web page by simon http://thecodetrain.co.uk/2009/11/adding-a-vcard-to-your-iphone-address-book-from-a-web-page/comment-page-1/#comment-2097 simon Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:03:29 +0000 http://thecodetrain.co.uk/?p=334#comment-2097 <p>what do i have to put where???? yeah I'm a newbie.</p> what do i have to put where???? yeah I’m a newbie.

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