an application for retrieving information on the web.
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Multi-Threaded JavaScript?
I know, I know--it isn't possible presently BUT my question is this:
Would it be possible to write a browser plug in for the major browsers that enables true, multi-threaded JavaScript?
It just ...
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How to identify code or solve issue which makes browser (chrome) crash
Is there any standard practices to solve/debug issues which makes browser crash?
I have been debugging my code using Chrome Javascript console.
But Chrome crashes at a certain point. I do not know ...
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140 views
Is it possible for a browser to use peer-to-peer browsing?
I was recently asked this from my friend after explaining how µTorrent worked, he then went to ask me, "Could this be used for browsing the web?", (not a direct quote) but I found my self thinking ...
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478 views
Would Python be too slow for client-side use in Browsers?
I've heard the statement that Python would be too slow to be of any use in browsers.
I reckon Javascript is only superior in this aspect because of companies like Google who need it fast (and made it ...
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1answer
113 views
Searching for text within a webpage
I'm currently designing a search algorithm for a document, and just got curious about this while designing the algorithm: how do web browsers search a webpage?
For example, in Google Chrome, you can ...
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1answer
182 views
Justify moving beyond IE7
I work within a closed environment that defines supported browsers organization-wide. Put another way: you can't use it unless it's an approved install.
Given that (soon-to-be-formerly) Twitter ...
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How do I capture a bunch of web pages or pdfs found online and store them in a database on my machine? [closed]
I am doing a research project and I need to create a database (initially just on a local machine), of a bunch of web pages and pdfs, probably thousands of them but not likely to be e.g. 100,000, of ...
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Why are custom PDF download options preferred over ctrl+p?
Why do I, as a developer, have to go through so much trouble developing PDF download options for my clients when everyone in the world can simply hit Ctrl+P and life is good?
The current issue I'm ...
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2answers
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Browser support for internal corporate tools
We are on the verge of a conversion. For years, our company supported only IE for its internal (intranet) home-built tools.
Since a few of our users are still on XP, which means IE only goes up to ...
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1answer
232 views
How does font rendering actually work?
I realize that I know essentially nothing about the way fonts get rendered in my computer.
From what I can observe, font rendering is generally made in a consistent way throughout the system. For ...
3
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1answer
151 views
How does a browser determine that a script has run for too long? [closed]
How does a browser determine that a script has run for too long ? Is it actually configurable through some advanced settings ?
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Pure Java web browser, is it practical?
I know that a Java web browser is possible, but is it practical? I've seen the Lobo project and must admit I am impressed, but from what I've gathered it seems that development stopped in 2009. Would ...
3
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1answer
167 views
What is meant by sandboxing?
Sanboxing is listed as one of the many security features in html5 specification . Can someone explain what is meant by sandboxing? Does it relate to HTML only or to JavaScript also?
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1answer
180 views
tail-like view on HTML logfiles
I'm working on an application that creates HTML log files. I'm tired of having to manually reload and scroll to the bottom in the browser to see the latest entries.
A solution that does not really ...
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2answers
462 views
Does NaCl mean the death of Internet Explorer? [closed]
From the wikipedia -
Google Native Client (NaCl) is a sandboxing technology for running a
subset of Intel x86 or ARM native code using software-based fault
isolation. It is proposed for ...
5
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1answer
360 views
Means for (legit) cross-site scripting
Are there good means for allowing scripts from two or more domains to collaborate in the same browser page? I want to create an extensible platform, where I provide the model and some views, but also ...
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2answers
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Should I still make my site work in non-javascript capable browsers?
Apparently less than 1% had javascript off in 2010:
http://developer.yahoo.com/blogs/ydn/posts/2010/10/how-many-users-have-javascript-disabled/
So is it worth it to still support browsing without ...
2
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5answers
455 views
How should I evaluate new browser languages?
In these days there are many projects whose aim is to bring new languages to the browser by compiling them to JavaScript. Among the others one can mention ClojureScript, CoffeScript, Dart, haXe, ...
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1answer
262 views
Browser parsers vs Stand-alone parsers
Firefox/Chromium have well implemented(?) parsers. Then why are parsers like lxml and other such parsers being developed with so much effort put into it?
Aren't they re-inventing the wheel? Or are ...
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1answer
79 views
browser compability for a web site [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Testing minor browser version compatibility
hello i want to know how do you check if a web page you built is same in all browsers.
I'm testing on IE8 mozilla and chrome. ...
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4answers
206 views
What is the “architecture” that provides functionality to application-level URI interfaces, like chrome:// and Firefox's about:config, etc?
According to Wikipedia,
about is an internal URI scheme (also known as a "URL scheme" or, erroneously, "protocol") in various web browsers to display certain built-in functions. It is not an ...
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9answers
703 views
Will I ever be able to code client-side browser code in a language of my choice?
I'll be brutally honest: I hate writing client side code in JavaScript. I'm not a fan of this language, to say the least.
It seems silly to me that browsers support a programming language, rather ...
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2answers
891 views
A good tool for browser automation/client-side Web scripting [closed]
I'm interested in adopting a tool/scripting language to automate some daily tasks connected with fighting forum spammers. A brief overview of these tasks: analyze new registrations and posts on a ...
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6answers
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Testing HTML5 and javascript code for iPhone and Android devices
I have developed a simple HTML5 webpage that uses a javascript file. This is a fun learning page so I wanted to know as to how will they show up on mobile devices like iPhone and Android smartphones.
...
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1answer
331 views
How important is the Acid3 Test anymore and what should replace it?
For a long while the default guide to latest standards support for browsers was the Acid 3 Test. I've just run this on Windows 7 (x64) for Chrome 15.0, Firefox 7.0, Safari 5.1 and IE 9.0 and they all ...
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2answers
963 views
high level design of a browser layout engine?
I'm interested in how browser layout engines like gecko, webkit and trident are architected from a high level. what are the key abstractions? how are they layered? what are the inputs/outputs for the ...
3
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2answers
145 views
What algorithm browsers follow to remember values for form controls?
You can have different HTML input elements on a single HTML form and all of them, have their associated remembered values (values that you've entered in those fields); Is it related to the id or name ...
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1answer
83 views
Random number for HTTPS MAC
Recently I found that Netscape used quite simple algorithm to generate random number for Message Authentication Code to establish an HTTPS connection (Nestscpe used time, process identification ...
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4answers
473 views
What are advantages and disadvantages of browser rapid release cycles for web developers?
Chrome and Firefox have now rapid release cycles. Also Opera is starting to get speed and Internet Explorer should take the high road soon. I am a web developer. What does that mean for me? What ...
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1answer
146 views
How can i integrate google translator into a webkit based web browser? [closed]
I'm developing a web browser using C++ with QT Development framework which offers a webkit module as rendering engine, the browser i create have to translate every page it opens to certain language ...
