SOLVED! I am now able to use all the things available in the Full Site mode of DK5 from my Android phone! Meaning, I can go to comments, and actually reply to people who’ve replied to me.
The first thing I tried worked and it was suggested by kossack ksb. Here’s what he said:
The bad news is that the phone is running a preview of Windows 10 Mobile, so that experience probably only helps a very tiny number of people.
The good news is that there might be a way to get things working in Android, but I am not at all sure. In the settings for the Windows 10 Mobile browser, I can choose “Desktop” or “Mobile” as my “website preference.” When in mobile, even after tapping the “Full site” link from m.dailykos.com, I could not post the comment. However, when switching the browser to “Desktop,” I was able to see the full toolbar and post the comment. So, if there’s an equivalent settings in the Android browser, you might be able to get posting to work.
I had to change the settings, and tap “View Full Site” for it to work.
Not sure if iPhone and other mobile users will be able to change the setting in your browsers, but it’s worth a try!
Another kossack, Les Common, suggested this to try if the above action doesn’t work though he too used the settings in the browser to request desktop site (doubt iOS will allow it, but it’s worth a try too):
I am replying using Puffin browser on an Android phone. Have told Puffin to request desktop site. Have full formatting bar.
Most stuff works. Kinda tough to hover, though...
Edit #1: I edited the title based on the fact that at least one commenter thought I wanted m.DK5 to integrate all the features of the Full Site mode. I do not. I just want access to ALL the FULL SITE mode FEATURES like being able to comment.
Thanks to the release of Fallout 4, and a regional jazz band concert, I have access to my own desktop and the ability to use DK5 the way I was used to using DK4, except in 4, I didn’t have to sit at a desk to do it. I could use my phone. Not so in DK5.
Sure, I can read, rate and reply, but I can’t flag or use any of the formatting tools in the mobile version. See:
m.DK5 leave a comment
Hoping this image will be bigger so it can be seen.
Here is what desktop version looks like:
Desktop DK5 leave a comment
I am forbidden from going to my comments page from Mobile Version (m.DK5) as there is no button to click.
Look: Only a log out option. But no scrolling through entire diaries either.
View from recent list — no links to anything but log out
Here’s what Full Site viewers get to choose from:
I can switch over to “View Full Site” mode and look at all the goodies pictured above. Even from my phone, it looks exactly the same as sitting here at my desk on my desktop:
I can even go to the comments and wait for them to load.
What I CANNOT do on my phone from “View Full Site” mode is REPLY to those comments.
Android users are not allowed to post comments in “Full Site” mode but are not allowed to see the damned comment page (where you can see if someone has responded to a comment) from “Mobile” mode (m.DK5).
WTF?
Other things not possible in Mobile mode? Posting links. You can copy/paste, but it won’t be a link. Maybe people with programming or better knowledge of HTML can make it a link, but I can’t. Forget about videos and pictures too. No search, either.
All I want is to be able to interact on this site, from my phone, like I could in DK4. The white doesn’t bother me, and neither does the font. It would be better if darker (see how easy this is to read?), but what’s the damn point if I can’t even reply to someone who has replied to me. Hell, I can’t even “search” in effing mobile.
/RANT (people in Paris are dying, and I’m here complaining about my 1st world problem.) Gotta go do some dishes and laundry and such.
