Webmaster's Guide to the Wireless Internet part 35. The Webmaster’s Guide to the Wireless Internet provides the Wireless Webmaster with all of the tools necessary to build the next generation Internet. Packed with the essential information they need to design, develop, and secure robust, e-commerce enabled wireless Web sites. This book is written for advanced Webmasters who are experienced with conventional Web site design and are now faced with the challenge of creating sites that fit on the display of a Web enabled phone or PDA | 312 Chapter 7 Deck of Cards Designing Small Viewpoint Content Figure Phone Information for Figure shows which contains a total of 8 cards and the relationship between those will notice that 4 of the cards n e s w are linked from the dirs card. Figure Represented Graphically Deck of Cards Designing Small Viewpoint Content Chapter 7 313 When the user first visits the site they are shown the first card of as shown in Figure . Figure Upon selecting the Information link the user is sent to the Info card as shown in Figure . Figure info Id in ILibr i 7 Aourf AuLir ci I l C CL I ZTiZ I Upon selecting the Directions link the user will be sent to the dirs card named selection will initiate the second request from the dirs card of is shown in Figure . Figure dirs tha librny 11 iMUtd IE B lb rid C tiT T in AriT Dirirtiqhj Pxoa tbfli Berth klTrc rlw LarJc This card describes the location of the library and also allows the user to choose a link that will give them directions to the library from the 4 compass points. Upon selecting to receive directions from the East the user is shown the e card of is illustrated in Figure . 314 Chapter 7 Deck of Cards Designing Small Viewpoint Content Figure e In this example we have made use of the hub-and-spoke metaphor to deliver the information with a minimum of individual server connections. The user seeking directions in the first request was sent the entire navigation of the site four cards in a single deck. On the second request the user was sent the entire content of the information section eight cards in a single deck. The user only had to connect to the server twice once to receive the global navigation and once to receive the content for an entire section. Astute viewers will notice that the content deck has no
