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Nokia 9210 Communicator
WWW Browser Style Guide
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Version 1.2
18/1/2001
ãNokia Mobile Phones
• Support for JPEG and GIF images, including progressive JPEG and interlaced GIF, plus several other image formats
such as PNG (Portable Network Graphics), WBMP (WAP bitmap), BMP (Windows Bitmap), EPOC’s native MBM
bitmap and TIFF/F (Fax image file).
• Java applets are not supported. It is, however, possible to download Java applications and run them separately of
the web browser. Please see the Nokia 9210 Communicator Java white paper for more information on Nokia 9210
Communicator’s Java support.
• JavaScript is not supported.
• Plug-in interface for 3
rd
party plug-ins written for EPOC. Plug-in interface specifications are available from Forum
Nokia at http://www.forum.nokia.com/. If you need a specific plug-in for Nokia 9210 Communicator, please
contact the vendor of your plug-in.
• Native support for mailto: URL (ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2368.txt), sms:, and fax: URLs (ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-
notes/rfc2806.txt), if the accompanying software has been installed. Possibility to add 3
rd
party URL handlers with
add-on software.
• Possibility to launch other programs based on the incoming MIME type of data, and a way to store downloaded
data into a local file. Other programs can register themselves to handle these MIME types.
4.2 Features Not Supported in HTML 3.2
4.2.1 ISINDEX Element
The Nokia 9210 Communicator’s web browser does not support the ISINDEX element, which is used to create very
simple search pages. This feature is very rarely used, and HTML forms should be used instead. HTML forms offer a
better usability and possibilities to tailor the query page to your needs.
4.2.2 BACKGROUND Attribute of the BODY Element
Background images are not supported. Background images, especially when shown on a small screen, easily distract
the user and make the page harder to read. Background colours are supported.
5. Guidelines for Design
5.1 Validate Your HTML
There are several HTML validators available that validate your documents against HTML Document Type Definition. It
is recommended that authors validate their web pages, because valid HTML is always less prone for incompatibilities
and errors than pages which contain erroneous HTML. This holds true for any browser.
At the time of this writing, the World Wide Web Consortium operates a HTML validator at http://validator.w3.org/.
5.2 Web Site Organization
5.2.1 Avoid ‘doormat’ pages
The user is accessing your web site over a GSM data call, and pays per second. It is not recommended to start your site
using a ‘doormat’ or an ‘intro’ page, which has no functionality other than perhaps to greet the visitor and to display a
logo. It is better to go to your service directly.