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Should the website switch language based on IP address or browser language?

Geo-location has been used most by Websites to do redirection, but I have found that several IP addresses locate a country which has using several languages. Meantime, some users prefer to using the language setup in their system. For example, a person from United States goes to Japan and using the Internet connection from there to surf...

Google chrome, native client support and development

Hey guys, I would like to write a small C++ app and run it on chrome using the native client API. I have a few questions though: 1) I compiled the examples on Ubuntu and ran the code on firefox but can't run it on chrome (using version 5.0.342.7 beta) Do I need to install something? An extension/plugin? 2) I can't find a single onli...

CSS filter for IE6 standard mode and quirk mode?

Is there any CSS filter can be applied to detect IE6's standard mode and quirk mode? The story is that a jQuery script is using $.support.boxModel to handle different rendering mode. But the CSS use the *width hack to define the dimension. But this hack can only filter whether the browser is IE but not the real rendering mode IE is on. ...

To HTML 5 or not to HTML 5 ?

I am a designer whose main marketing strategy is multi browser compatibility. I assure my clients that the site will work even in IE6 (!). Of late i have been pondering over the question of moving to HTML 5. The reason behind my apprehension is that IE6 is still a major player in terms of market share and i don't want to lose it. Is t...

Browser URL listener?

How feasible is it to implement a program that prompts the user with a message if they go to a specific website? For example, if the user types in www.thisismysite.com in their browser, I want my app to bring up a notification. How could I implement this? ...

How long are files usualy kept in a browser's cache

How long are files usualy kept in a browser's cache? I'm wondering about the general population - how long would I need to wait to be reasonable certain that most people's caches will refetch the file? ...

Get browser memory usage on windows shell

Hi, is there a way to find the memory usage of a browser in execution with windows shell? I don't know if it's a stupid question or not because i'm not practice with shell so please be patient:) ...

How to force client browser to download images from server rather using its cache

Assume a simple aspx data entry page in which admin user can upload an image as well as some other data. They are stored in database and the next time admin visits that page to edit record, image data fetched and a preview generated and saved to disk (using GDI+) and the preview is shown in an image control. This procedure works fine fo...

How can I identify whether a browser/reader is being used by someone who is visually impaired?

I have to provide a 508-compliant version of a page for the visually impaired and it isn't practical to just modify the page. Thus, I have created a new "reader-compatible" version of the page for the handicapped. The question is how I can tell if someone is using a reader rather than a standard browser? Is there a "header" or "userag...

Displaying the website's content (html) through the specific browser - is it possible to realize?

I'm interested is there a possibility that could allow to display website's content or to say exactly an HTML through a specific browser installed on the web server? I mean something like a module for a web server may be, that can display the website's content through the built-in browser, ignoring the clients browser? If this possibil...

iframe scrollbar issues on iPad Safari Browser

Anyone here know the fix for this? ...

what html5 features are already safe to use in a cross browser way?

I'm already using the HTML5 Doctype in all my pages. Are there any other html5 specifications/features I can start using right now? The conditions are: Cross browser - support for IE6 is optional but please specify No hacks please [javascript or otherwise] its completely acceptable if the feature degrades gracefully in older browsers ...

ASP.NET Dynamic Data Browser Compatibility

Could any experienced users of Dynamic Data comment on whether there are issues with it in: Internet Explorer 6 Safari Chrome Opera We are looking to use it on a public facing website and good old IE6 has many important users in government departments and large companies so it has to work there. The other browsers could also become a...

Browser graphics: Java Applet vs Flash vs anything else?

Hello! We sell photoalbums which our customers create theirselves using a client album editor program (for Windows). Now we are going to develop an online program so customers could create their albums in the browser: upload photos and edit them. This is going to be a rich browser application with full graphics support. The problem is ...

Android 1.6 Browser List box HTML element

Is it possible that the Android browser renders the HTML list box, such as: item 1 item 2 item 3 item 4 All as a dropdown? I can't seem to get it to display a proper multiline listbox. Anyone knows what the trick is? ...

Can HTTPS connections be hijacked with a man-in-the-middle attack?

I'm using gmail from work, but I need to enter a password for a proxy when accesing the first web page. The password is asked from inside the browser. I receive a certificate from the proxy which I must accept in order to make the Internet connection work. Can my HTTPS connection, between gmail and browser, be tracked in this situatio...

Is there a way to authenticating without web browser on Facebook API on iPhone(or similar native clients)?

Facebook offers an Objective-C library, but it uses web browser session too. Is there any browser-less way to do authentication? ...

Launch an SWF full screen

I have a swf file (a flash game). I want to run some script to open it in full-screen mode. I'm not attached to any browser, but I do run Linux, so a bash, or generic answer is what I'm looking for. I'm also open to building a lite browser application if need-be. ...

AS3 How to center MC + change background color?

Hello everyone, I am quite new to AS3 and I have never worked with classes, so I am encountering a couple of problems. I'd like to center a movieclip, have it so that it doesn't scale. And then I'd like to add a background color that stays there no matter how I scale the browser. Can someone please explain me this in babysteps? Since ...

How to handle events from button's from browser

hey there, i want to implement a little feautre with jquery, where i want to catch the event that occures when the user clicks on the "Back" button of his browser, to get to the last page. but how? didn't find any working solutions :-( ...