offline-caching

HTML 5 offline caching

I've read the following Mozilla Developer article that explains how to implement HTML 5 offline resource caching in web apps. I've tried testing this locally: added the mime type to the list, created the manifest file, changed my doctype to the HTML 5 doctype, specified the manifest attribute and the correct path on the HTML element--bu...

How to properly invalidate an HTML5 Cache Manifest for online/offline web apps?

I'm currently using a Cache Manifest (as described here). This effectively makes the necessary resources to run the application available when the user is offline. Unfortunately, it works a little too well. After the cache manifest is loaded, Firefox 3.5+ caches all of the resources explicitly referenced in the cache manifest. Howeve...

Prevent offline iphone webapp from opening link in Safari

I’m developing a website that will work with mobile safari in offline mode. I'm able to bookmark it to the home screen and load it from there. But, once opened from the home screen, clicking on certain links will jump out of the app and open in mobile safari – despite the fact that I preventDefault() on all link clicks! The app binds an...

HTML5 offline video caching in mobile safari

Sorry if this gets posted twice, but Safari crashed while posting the first version, and I don't see it in my profile. Anyway I can't seem to get Safari on the iPhone or iPad to offline cache videos. Everything else gets cached just fine when I go offline. The video file is obviously in the manifest, but I just get the broken arrow. ...

Caching pictures from Picasa

Hello all, I'm creating an offline-capable IPhone app for showing pictures on picasa. It was pretty simple to use JQTouch and Google Data API (via JSONP), so I was able to show the albums and thumbnails in 3 hours, however I want that data to be cached, and for that I'm going to use the HTML 5 Application Cache (via xxx.manifest file). ...

mobile safari won't stop caching

I'm writing an offline app for mobile safari. I have just gotten to the point where it will create the app icon on the home screen and function offline. Now I want to update the html in my app, but it refuses to refresh. I've tryed the refresh button, the "clear cache" settings option, I have even taken down the server but safari still s...

Clent-side data storing,DOM storage or HTML5 Local Storage ?

Im really confused when thinking about my requirement to store data locally for offline viewing.Now i have two options,DOM storage and HTML5 Local storage. As im a complete newbiew in this particular topic,i need some help of SO Experts and Gurus. Whats the Advantage and Dis-advantage of these two.?can any one compare these one.,so that ...