On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:20:15 +0200 "Markus Stoll, junidas GmbH" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > where possible, I switched to feature detection using > > http://modernizr.com > > This depends on a small javascript library running on your page. > > Markus > Apparently someone already thought this was a good library. I knew it was in wonder somewhere. Of course, everything is, somewhere. $ find wonder -name modernizr\* wonder/Examples/Misc/ERWebSocketExample/WebServerResources/js/modernizr-1.7.js wonder/Examples/Misc/ERWebSocketExample/WebServerResources/js/modernizr-1.7.min.js - ray > > Am 15.10.2014 um 05:30 schrieb Paul Hoa dley <[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/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
