WELL said Nick 😊 ! SOMEONE buy that man a drink ! > On 8 Aug 2020, at 10:51, Nick Kew <niq@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> On 8 Aug 2020, at 00:17, Jim Avera <jim.avera@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Google complains that directories displayed by mod_autoindex have "Mobile Usability Issues", specifically: >> >> Clickable elements too close together >> Text too small to read >> Viewport not set > > Who the **** within Google spouts that utter nonsense? > And how ironic that Google, a company whose rise was predicated > on being the search engine that spared us such nonsense in its > early years, should now preach it! > > Usability on the Web works by the server serving information, > and the user's device presenting it in a manner appropriate to the user. > Usability issues arise when a server (or more specifically an attempt to > "design" something on it) subverts the user's device. > > mod_autoindex doesn't override anything, it just presents a list > which will appear with the user's own choice of presentation elements. > Any usability issues there are BY DEFINITION on the client side. > > Having said that, if you want to subvert mod_autoindex to satisfy > some total idiot who happens to work for Google, you'd just set > a stylesheet for mod_autoindex's display and use that to impose > your own or your master's preferences on users. > > -- > Nick Kew > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
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