1) Set a specific UA string like the wikimedia guys do (even tough they do it for other reasons). 2) I remember us talking about a capabilities api. Not sure what transpired from that discussion.
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote: > Back to our original thread. I'm seeing a couple of scenarios. > > 1. wants to do analytics reporting (needs user agent) > 2. wants to do be capability responsive (needs to see if there are > device apis, usually a specific capability/api combo such as camera) > > Thoughts? > > > On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Simon MacDonald > <simon.macdon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yup, window.open(url, "_blank") will load the InAppBrowser which is > > basically a renamed ChildBrowser that actually follows a spec for > > events. > > Simon Mac Donald > > http://hi.im/simonmacdonald > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Max Ogden <m...@maxogden.com> wrote: > >> In Gather we have a login page that uses childbrowser popup windows for > >> oauth if its running in phonegap or popup windows in javascript if in > >> browser. It would be nice childbrowser polyfilled target="_blank" > (which I > >> understand is happening in the future) but as for now the heuristics for > >> detecting which strategy to use boil down to sniffing > window.location.href > >> which isn't ideal: > >> > >> - if I open my apps index.html in chrome it will have a file:// url but > >> wont be in phonegap. > >> - if I hardcode a domain into my app so that it knows if it is running > from > >> a server its another thing to remember to update every time the domain > name > >> changes > >> - I already do conditional loading of stylesheets and JS based on user > >> agent. I think it would be super useful if there was a user agent > >> equivalent for cordova so the code could decide what to do based on > >> environment and not guesses based on href > >> > >> > >> On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote: > >> > >>> Eh Fil, is this so they can detect if they have device apis ultimately? > >>> > >>> On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 1:31 AM, Bryce Curtis <curtis.br...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > I think the answer depends upon when the app checks to see if it is > >>> > running in cordova webview. If it is loading a remote url with > remote > >>> > cordova.js, then the native side will become available well before > >>> > cordova.js finished loading. So, I would either check for > >>> > device.cordova or register for deviceready and wait for it to fire. > >>> > > >>> > On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Gord Tanner <gtan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> >> +1 > >>> >> > >>> >> This isn't a platform issue but rather a developer issue > >>> >> > >>> >> Sent from my iPhone > >>> >> > >>> >> On 2012-11-30, at 7:11 PM, Jesse <purplecabb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >>> Presumably the developer knows the url of their own server, so > >>> >>> wouldn't it be easier to just test for that in window.location? > >>> >>> > >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Jesse <purplecabb...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> >>>> So the bigger question then is how to handle the differences ... > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Filip Maj <f...@adobe.com> wrote: > >>> >>>>> It is to run a single codebase (or as close to it as possible > minus > >>> the > >>> >>>>> differences in cordova.js) across web and cordova apps. > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> On 11/30/12 4:02 PM, "Jesse" <purplecabb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>>> Can we back up and discuss the goal? > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> Is it to use the same code on the server + inside an app ( that > is > >>> >>>>>> packaged for multiple platforms ) ? > >>> >>>>>> OR > >>> >>>>>> Is it to load an app on multiple devices all served by the same > >>> server? > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> >>>>>>> Its yucky and may break in a future platform version, but since > >>> each > >>> >>>>>>> platform requires its own cordova.js -- then each platform > could > >>> define > >>> >>>>>>> its > >>> >>>>>>> own cordova.isWebView? > >>> >>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> wp7 is x-wmapp > >>> >>>>>>> iOS is file:// > >>> >>>>>>> BB is http://localhost > >>> >>>>>>> Android is ? > >>> >>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Jesse < > purplecabb...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> >>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> WP7 app is loaded from x-wmapp1:/ > >>> >>>>>>>> WP8 app is loaded from x-wmapp0:/ > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> So file:// will not work > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> There are probably numerous other approches ... > >>> >>>>>>>> deviceready will/should never fire, but that is difficult to > test > >>> for, > >>> >>>>>>>> because it could just be taking a real long time. > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> I see many issues with this though: > >>> >>>>>>>> - each platform still requires it's own cordova.js, so this > would > >>> only > >>> >>>>>>>> work with 1 platform + a webserver, so no idea we come up for > this > >>> >>>>>>>> will solve the bigger problem. > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> >>>>>>>>> document.location starts with http://localhost OR starts > with > >>> file:// > >>> >>>>>>>> then? > >>> >>>>>>>>> ;) > >>> >>>>>>>>> In any case, any js variable that we could set can be > overridden > >>> of > >>> >>>>>>>> course. > >>> >>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Filip Maj <f...@adobe.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> >>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>>> I think in BB WEbWorks you get > >>> http://localhost/somethingsoemthing > >>> >>>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>>> On 11/30/12 3:35 PM, "Shazron" <shaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> >>>>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>>>>> "how do we know if we're in cordova or not?" --> > >>> document.location > >>> >>>>>>>> starts > >>> >>>>>>>>>>> with file:// ? > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> > >>> >>>>>>>> -- > >>> >>>>>>>> @purplecabbage > >>> >>>>>>>> risingj.com > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> > >>> >>>>>> -- > >>> >>>>>> @purplecabbage > >>> >>>>>> risingj.com > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> -- > >>> >>>> @purplecabbage > >>> >>>> risingj.com > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> -- > >>> >>> @purplecabbage > >>> >>> risingj.com > >>> >
