Don't let Greg hear you mention Chrome :p On Thursday, 22 October 2015, Kirsten Greed <kirst...@jobtalk.com.au> wrote:
> I think Mercury came with my phone. > Will try installing Chrome > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com');> [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com');>] *On > Behalf Of *Joseph Cooney > *Sent:* Thursday, 22 October 2015 1:32 PM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: Mobile device photos > > I was unfamiliar with the Mercury browser too. Not sure what tech it is > based on, but by the Play store's metrics it has been downloaded between > 500,000 and 1,000,000 times. This sounds like a lot, but then you look at > the numbers and see that Firefox has been downloaded between 100,000,000 > and 500,000,000 times. Unless your metric show a compelling reason to do > otherwise I wouldn't support boutique 3rd party browsers. > > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ilegendsoft.mercury&hl=en > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox&hl=en > > It would be worth checking to see if the android 'built-in' browser (which > is not Chrome) supports this, as it is likely much more widely used. > > Joseph > > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 12:06 PM, David Burstin <david.burs...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','david.burs...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Mine worked on my HTC m8 using Chrome. >> >> What and why Mercury browser? >> >> On 22 October 2015 at 12:37, Kirsten Greed <kirst...@jobtalk.com.au >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kirst...@jobtalk.com.au');>> wrote: >> >>> I went to the url on my android phone with it's Mercury browser but >>> nothing happens when I touch Choose File >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com');> [mailto: >>> ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com');>] *On >>> Behalf Of *Craig van Nieuwkerk >>> *Sent:* Thursday, 22 October 2015 10:24 AM >>> *To:* ozDotNet >>> *Subject:* Re: Mobile device photos >>> >>> Basically all it does it bring up the camera where you can take a photo. >>> Then when you do a form POST it will be submitted like a normal >>> input[type=file]. It even displays a little preview of the photo next to >>> the input. >>> >>> Open this on your phone https://jsfiddle.net/wkwq6kLz/ >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Greg Keogh <gfke...@gmail.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','gfke...@gmail.com');>> wrote: >>> >>>> I have done this before. >>>>> >>>>> <input type="file" id="File" name="File" >>>>> accept="image/*;capture=camera"> >>>>> >>>>> This will basically work like a standard file upload input but will >>>>> use the camera to select the file. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Goog grief! That's like black magic. So you click the button rendered >>>> next to the <input> control and what happens? >>>> >>>> In my case it looks like the initial devices in the field will be >>>> iPads. I'll read up on the expanded <input> element and make a test page >>>> and try it on the weekend. >>>> >>>> *Greg* >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > > w: http://jcooney.net > t: @josephcooney >
