Comments for Nate's Code Vault http://natescodevault.com from the dark recesses of an anxious mind Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:47:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on D3.js Data Visualizations by Nate http://natescodevault.com/2011/11/28/d3-js-data-visualizations/comment-page-1/#comment-2379 Nate Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:21:43 +0000 http://natescodevault.com/?p=349#comment-2379 I noticed that as well when trying it on my iOS device and I agree with you about keeping mobile in mind. This particular chart is really heavy on animations on purpose. I was trying to demonstrate how great D3 is at handling lots of complex animations at one time. Like you noticed however, lots of complex animations don't work very well on mobile devices, not because of D3, but because of the device's inability to process so many moving SVG nodes at one time. Firefox also has similar issues because it isn't able to render SVG as quickly as Chrome, Safari, or even IE 9. In the future try a few different options to speed this up: 1. Fall back to a less animation-heavy version of the chart if I detect mobile browsers hitting the site. 2. Reduce my data set so there are fewer moving SVG nodes. 3. Allow users to toggle animations on/off 3. Turn animations off altogether for mobile browsers. I noticed that as well when trying it on my iOS device and I agree with you about keeping mobile in mind. This particular chart is really heavy on animations on purpose. I was trying to demonstrate how great D3 is at handling lots of complex animations at one time. Like you noticed however, lots of complex animations don’t work very well on mobile devices, not because of D3, but because of the device’s inability to process so many moving SVG nodes at one time. Firefox also has similar issues because it isn’t able to render SVG as quickly as Chrome, Safari, or even IE 9.

In the future try a few different options to speed this up:

1. Fall back to a less animation-heavy version of the chart if I detect mobile browsers hitting the site.
2. Reduce my data set so there are fewer moving SVG nodes.
3. Allow users to toggle animations on/off
3. Turn animations off altogether for mobile browsers.

]]> Comment on D3.js Data Visualizations by Teerasej Jiraphatchandej http://natescodevault.com/2011/11/28/d3-js-data-visualizations/comment-page-1/#comment-2378 Teerasej Jiraphatchandej Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:29:21 +0000 http://natescodevault.com/?p=349#comment-2378 Thank you for sharing this library. But after I tried with iOS and Android. The chart appears but the transition couldn't render (just swap to new data). I think good Javascript virtualization today should support transition on mobile browser. This is a feature it must have! Thank you for sharing this library. But after I tried with iOS and Android. The chart appears but the transition couldn’t render (just swap to new data).

I think good Javascript virtualization today should support transition on mobile browser. This is a feature it must have!

]]> Comment on D3.js Data Visualizations by Nate http://natescodevault.com/2011/11/28/d3-js-data-visualizations/comment-page-1/#comment-2376 Nate Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:14:02 +0000 http://natescodevault.com/?p=349#comment-2376 Agreed. Luckily Android gets SVG support in Honeycomb. Granted it will still take some time to weed out the non-compliant Android browsers, but adoption happens so much quicker in the mobile world than the PC world. Personally, <IE9 doesn't concern me as much as it used to. It's unfortunate that Windows 7 is required to get IE9, but I think most users have more than one browser installed and can use FF or Chrome if needs be. If you have a server-side solution to generate images like <a href="http://www.phantomjs.org/" rel="nofollow">PhantomJS</a> (for example), you could serve up static images to non-compliant browsers along with a message to upgrade to a modern browser all while using the same code base. At some point I think you have to draw a line in the sand if the technology is worth it :) Agreed. Luckily Android gets SVG support in Honeycomb. Granted it will still take some time to weed out the non-compliant Android browsers, but adoption happens so much quicker in the mobile world than the PC world.

Personally, <IE9 doesn’t concern me as much as it used to. It’s unfortunate that Windows 7 is required to get IE9, but I think most users have more than one browser installed and can use FF or Chrome if needs be.

If you have a server-side solution to generate images like PhantomJS (for example), you could serve up static images to non-compliant browsers along with a message to upgrade to a modern browser all while using the same code base.

At some point I think you have to draw a line in the sand if the technology is worth it :)

]]> Comment on D3.js Data Visualizations by Kyle Mathews http://natescodevault.com/2011/11/28/d3-js-data-visualizations/comment-page-1/#comment-2375 Kyle Mathews Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:57:01 +0000 http://natescodevault.com/?p=349#comment-2375 Nifty stuff! I'd love to get into D3 more but I'm a bit leery given its SVG dependency. Android is out + older IE browsers. Nifty stuff!

I’d love to get into D3 more but I’m a bit leery given its SVG dependency. Android is out + older IE browsers.

]]> Comment on AMFDateConverter – Convert PHP AMF to Flex Date Class by Albulescu Cosmin http://natescodevault.com/2008/11/28/amfdateconverter-convert-php-amf-to-flex-date-class/comment-page-1/#comment-2353 Albulescu Cosmin Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:34:34 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=90#comment-2353 This is second time when i read your blog. This post is very nice. Check also my blog about web development on http://albulescu.com Regards, Albulescu Cosmin This is second time when i read your blog. This post is very nice.
Check also my blog about web development on http://albulescu.com

Regards,
Albulescu Cosmin

]]> Comment on Preventing the TabNavigator from changing tabs when one is clicked. by @manuelgaytan http://natescodevault.com/2008/09/30/preventing-the-tabnavigator-from-changing-tabs-when-one-is-clicked/comment-page-1/#comment-2352 @manuelgaytan Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:20:21 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-2352 Great! I've lost a couple of hours before apply your implementation. Great! I’ve lost a couple of hours before apply your implementation.

]]> Comment on Preventing the TabNavigator from changing tabs when one is clicked. by Henry Rabinowitz http://natescodevault.com/2008/09/30/preventing-the-tabnavigator-from-changing-tabs-when-one-is-clicked/comment-page-1/#comment-2255 Henry Rabinowitz Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:39:55 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-2255 Thanks. This is very helpful. Thanks. This is very helpful.

]]> Comment on Transmission – AIR 2 to Java Communication Layer by vikram bhatla http://natescodevault.com/2010/08/23/transmission-air-2-to-java-communication-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-2227 vikram bhatla Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:57:27 +0000 http://natescodevault.com/?p=258#comment-2227 Hi Nate, Awesome Implementation. I am loving it. I have converted merapi project into Transmission project and it just took me few mins to do it. It works like a gem. Thanks Vikram Bhatla Hi Nate,

Awesome Implementation. I am loving it. I have converted merapi project into Transmission project and it just took me few mins to do it.
It works like a gem.

Thanks
Vikram Bhatla

]]> Comment on Transmission – AIR 2 to Java Communication Layer by Nate http://natescodevault.com/2010/08/23/transmission-air-2-to-java-communication-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-2223 Nate Sat, 16 Jul 2011 04:24:22 +0000 http://natescodevault.com/?p=258#comment-2223 Hi vikram, yes you can. Transmission uses the same AMF serialization libraries as Merapi, BlazeDS, etc. Hi vikram, yes you can. Transmission uses the same AMF serialization libraries as Merapi, BlazeDS, etc.

]]> Comment on Transmission – AIR 2 to Java Communication Layer by vikram bhatla http://natescodevault.com/2010/08/23/transmission-air-2-to-java-communication-layer/comment-page-1/#comment-2221 vikram bhatla Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:21:07 +0000 http://natescodevault.com/?p=258#comment-2221 Can we do remote aliasing like we can do in Merapi. Something like this: [RemoteClass(alias="com.greenplum.messages.ConfigMessage" )] Can we do remote aliasing like we can do in Merapi.
Something like this:
[RemoteClass(alias="com.greenplum.messages.ConfigMessage" )]

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