I am afraid that I have to give this program a thumbs down. I was very excited and hopeful that it would work, but after two reinstall's and a significant number of hours surfing the web, this site, the FAQ, and the so-called "documentation", I am pulling the plug. The best I've managed to get this software to do is to completely hammer my site into a single text that reports the error "Incorrect usage of Mobile Joomla." Yes, I understand why I got that error. But after days of no results, I needed to do something/anything to see if I could get this crap to actually present a mobile webpage to a browser/emulator, which is what I thought it was supposed to do.
I've followed all the "directions" and suggestions available here, to no avail. Yes, I've double-checked my settings and yes, I've uninstalled the mod and reinstalled the mod twice, all to no avail. I have double-checked my Joomla, SQL, and PHP versions, etc. and everything is fine. What happens, you ask? Well, nothing happens. Nothing at all. The mod has no effect on my site presentation, regardless of the emulator or browser.
So, I am done. But before I go, let me take a moment to offer the developer and this community some perspective, albeit biased and somewhat tainted by my disappointment;
First of all, I'm no stranger to Joomla or web coding. Without conceit or arrogance, let me note that I possess quite an advanced knowledge of all things web/PC. The fact that the documentation and interface of this project doesn't adequately inform me is something to note. If I don't get it, then I can assure you that the average web user won't, as has been noted here a few times.
Secondly, I've read many threads on this forum and I gotta say that both the admin and the "community" that are here to help come across as a bunch of arrogant shitheads. I understand that you all have day jobs, I get the open source concept, and I know that some users are just lazy, etc. Nonetheless, it's not that hard to give supportive help or redirection. There are far too many "bad newbie" slaps and grudgingly given hints in these forums. Either help and do so gladly or STFU.
Thirdly, I really need to point out that the co-called "documentation"on this mod is both skeletal and poorly done. Pasting screenshots of the interface and then proceeding to describe the same interface using the same language as the interface is beyond ignorant. You might as well have just put a sentence in that says, "read the interface." You've gone to great effort to point out only the obvious and to avoid any detailed discussion of what settings actually mean, how they relate to one another, or to discuss potential differences based on hypothetical needs/designs. Add to this the fact that much of the documentation is inconsistent with the current version and you have a a perfect example of how NOT to do support documentation.
Finally, I see that a few people have simply installed the extension and had a happy result. Good for you. I wish I could say the same, but it most definitely does not work for me at all, no matter what I do. I think it might be useful for the future of the mod to figure out why that is. I also see that I am not the first to be unhappy with these things, so I don't feel like I'm being overly rude or dismissive here, just honest and pointed. You may dismiss my comments as a rant if you wish, but a smart person will glean some goodies from them -- FWIW --- YMMV
