Hi, where possible, I switched to feature detection using
http://modernizr.com This depends on a small javascript library running on your page. Markus > Am 15.10.2014 um 05:30 schrieb Paul Hoadley <[email protected]>: > > Hi David, > > On 15 Oct 2014, at 11:25 am, David Holt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We're beginning to tackle just this problem. One helpful site is >> http://www.whatismybrowser.com and has an API available, but I'm not sure >> that it does anything different than you could do in WO. We use it in a >> support context to tell people whether they are running a browser considered >> out of date and gives instructions for how to update, turn on JavaScript >> etc. I've realized since, though that it is quite laptop/desktop centric >> since a quick download will not be the solution to upgrade a browser on >> mobile devices. > > Thanks I'll take a look at that. Google suggests there is at least one > Java-based browser sniffing project in what seems like active development, > which might be useful: > > https://github.com/HaraldWalker/user-agent-utils > > Presumably you could write a more modern implementation of ERXBrowser with > something like that. > >> Another problem we're encountering is the huge variety in connection speed >> differences between "modern" devices. Also, since people are now using USB >> cel sticks or their mobile devices as hotspots for laptops, the variety is >> unpredictable and vast. We can no longer make the assumptions about >> connection speed that we could have even a couple of years ago. >> >> Sorry for no solution, but maybe our experience can add fuel to the fire :) > > Definitely. I really just wanted to know what other people were doing. I > fully understand the philosophical objection to browser sniffing, and the > theoretical superiority of client-side capability detection and responsive > design, but sometimes you have to solve actual problems in the real world on > a limited budget. In this case, all I want to know is whether the user is > probably running a "mobile" browser at the time of their first request. > > > -- > Paul Hoadley > http://logicsquad.net/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/markus.stoll%40junidas.de > > This email sent to [email protected] -- Dr. Markus Stoll (Geschäftsführer) [email protected] junidas GmbH, Aixheimer Str. 12, 70619 Stuttgart Tel. +49 (711) 4599799-11, Fax +49 (711) 4599799-10 Geschäftsführer: Dr. Markus Stoll, Matthias Zepf Amtsgericht Stuttgart, HRB 21939
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