As far as I can tell, it is impossible to access the content of files on the user's computer in a web application without first uploading to the server, then re-downloading to user, unless some sort of plug-in is used. (Flash, etc.) Ideally, the user would upload the file directly to localstorage and then scripts would have a chance to p...
I am trying to share my location on geolocation enabled pages from firefox 3.6, but doesn't seem to get any kind of success or failures. When I wrote my custom js containing navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(func1,func2), the success callback isn't called at all. When I tamper the http requests on firefox, the request to https...
In the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines is states that you should supply a "skip" link that jumps you (for example) over a navigation block and straight into the content. This is particularly useful for impaired users who use a screen-reader to describe a page audibly. 6.2 Grouping and bypassing links WCAG Guidelines However, this ...
I've got this in the <head>: <script> function log(event){ var Url = "./log.php?session=<?php echo session_id(); ?>&event=" + event; xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); xmlHttp.open( "GET", Url, true ); xmlHttp.send( null ); } </script> And this in the <body>: <video id="video" src="./video/Larr...
Hi. Am I the only one experiencing this issue? I'm using the html5media library and the test page they provide no longer plays in Firefox 3.6.3, though it plays on the latest Safari, Chrome, Opera, and IE. On FF 3.6.3, it shows the video and the audio with large X through them. I'm using this library on my site and noticed the issue as w...
Recently a client asked me to make their site "work on smart phones", which normally wouldn't be too much of an issue... However it's a video site, and I have absolutely no idea where to even begin. Right off the bat I'm not even going to consider allowing the site to even function in anything other than Android (Maybe even 2.0+) and iPh...
I know the browser shares my IP address and details of nearby wireless networks to determine my location, but what sort of info does it know about nearby wifi networks? For example, where I live are no public wireless networks, and from my home I can see about 5 private networks, yet my location is determined within 20 meters. With ther...
Hi everybody, i'm developing a webapp for iphone/ipod and using the client's side database. I want my webapp to work mainly offline and allow users to fill the database and at a certain point i'd like to send my database to a server to process and store all the informations. The problem is i can't find a proper way to send my tables to a...
I'm building a simple proof-of-concept for an iPad-specific website that would use video transitions to bring users from section to section. For purposes of the proof of concept, each "section" is just an image with a semitransparent content text box positioned above it. There are just 2 sections, "home" and "contact", and they've got a...
Hello, I am trying to insert a video into HTML using jQuery for iPad but all I see is a black screen. If I add the video tag directly to the HTML page all seems to work fine. Here is what I have in my JavaScript and I call this using a function for onClick event. var html = ""; html += '<video id="someVideo" width="'+settings.width+'"...
Does anyone know how the authenticity token is managed in rails 3? With all the unobtrusive javascript rails 3 articles showing how the html5 data attributes are used I don't see the authenticity token anywhere. ...
If I use XHTML 1.0 Strict currently, then should I not use those XHTML elements/tags and attributes which will not be in the HTML5 spec? E.g. <acronym> and <big> ...
Is there any good tool out there that allows developers to correctly debug messages sent between windows with postMessage? Or maybe a plugin for Firebug? Thanks! ...
Maybe all of you saw Apple’s HTML5 showcase. The thing is, they didn’t put anything downloadable online, am I right? Has anyone found a 360 example like theirs that we can download and use as is, instead of going through the Safari reference book? Thanks. ...
Hi all, I'm using safari webkit's engine together with HTML5 and JS to create an offline application now I'm using the sessionStorage array to store status of my application(simulation). the storage data works fine with the inspector the functions work fine it's the event handler that isn't responding the test preformd by Anurag at ht...
Question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1082474/authoring-html5-in-emacs talks about nxml-mode but, from what I read, that can only be used for XHTML5, I want to use emacs with HTML5 (no XML syntax). Is there any mode with auto-indentation, tag/attribute completion, etc.? ...
When I use CSS rounded corners, they look like this, and it's great: But if I specify a background color for an element inside them (in this case a simple <p> tag), the background color overlays the rounded corners, like so: How can I keep my pretty rounded corners without the background color drawing over them? I tried specifying ...
I am trying to move an image from the right to the center and I am not sure if this is the best way. var imgTag = null; var x = 0; var y = 0; var id; function doCanvas() { var canvas = document.getElementById('icanvas'); var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d"); var imgBkg = document.getElementById(...
Possible Duplicate: Is it time to start using HTML5? We are just starting out with a project and do not know how to work with the possibilities around HTML 5. But we are hearing a lot of people starting to talk about it. Any advise would be much appreciated. ...
Possible Duplicate: Can HTML5 do most of what Flash does today? I'm not necessarily for Apple, but I am sort of against the need for 3rd party vendors, if a browser can accomplish the same task, efficiently. What are the advantages of HTML5 over HTML4, will there be a new XHTML, and will HTML5 have any interactive features th...