RE: Mobile device photos

2015-10-22 Thread Mark Hurd 
Just confirmed the browse button allowed me to choose a photo from various 
sources on my Windows Phone 8.1. I can choose to use the camera to take a new 
photo with one more "click", so the capture itself seems to be ignored.

Mark Hurd.

Sent from my Windows Phone.

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From: "ILT" <il.tho...@outlook.com>
Sent: ‎22/‎10/‎2015 1:50 PM
To: "'ozDotNet'" <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com>
Subject: RE: Mobile device photos

Windows Phone 8.1 – anyone tried it (Chrome is n/a on these devices) 
 



Ian Thomas
Albert Park, Victoria
 
From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On 
Behalf Of Kirsten Greed
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 2:02 PM
To: 'ozDotNet'
Subject: RE: Mobile device photos
 
The built in browser (Android Browser 4 on mine ) does bring up the camera
 
 
 



From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On 
Behalf Of Joseph Cooney
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2015 1:42 PM
To: ozDotNet
Subject: Re: Mobile device photos
Chrome is great. My brother works on the chrome team. Are you saying I can't 
trust my own family?
 
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 12:39 PM, DotNet Dude <adotnetd...@gmail.com> wrote:
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 [mailto: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=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox=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> 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> 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 [mailto: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> wrote:
I have done this before. 
 

 
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  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  element and make a test page and try it on the 
weekend.
 
Greg
 
 



 
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Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread Greg Keogh 
Folks, I've got an ASP.NET app specifically designed to look pleasant in
tablet sized device browsers. Now it has been suggested that while using
the web app, you drill down and pick a product, then use the device's
camera to take a picture of the product and somehow save it and associate
it with the product's ID.

But how on earth can you bridge the gap between a web app running in a
browser and the device's camera? The photos can go anywhere, into the
phone's file system, into Google or Apple cloud storage, etc. My app is
just a dumb web app and has no access to anything in the mobile device, so
how can I deliver the photo to some known location and associate it with
the product's ID.

Perhaps I could use a classic ASP.NET upload control, which requires a bit
of user clicking and picking. Perhaps the photos could go into known cloud
containers or a dropbox like facility, but the address and names would have
to be given to the web app.

Has anyone been through this sort of problem before? Any ideas?

*Greg K*

Re: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread DotNet Dude 
Will this work on ios?

On Thursday, 22 October 2015, Craig van Nieuwkerk  wrote:

> I have done this before.
>
> 
>
> This will basically work like a standard file upload input but will use
> the camera to select the file.
>
> Craig
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Greg Keogh  > wrote:
>
>> Folks, I've got an ASP.NET app specifically designed to look pleasant in
>> tablet sized device browsers. Now it has been suggested that while using
>> the web app, you drill down and pick a product, then use the device's
>> camera to take a picture of the product and somehow save it and associate
>> it with the product's ID.
>>
>> But how on earth can you bridge the gap between a web app running in a
>> browser and the device's camera? The photos can go anywhere, into the
>> phone's file system, into Google or Apple cloud storage, etc. My app is
>> just a dumb web app and has no access to anything in the mobile device, so
>> how can I deliver the photo to some known location and associate it with
>> the product's ID.
>>
>> Perhaps I could use a classic ASP.NET upload control, which requires a
>> bit of user clicking and picking. Perhaps the photos could go into known
>> cloud containers or a dropbox like facility, but the address and names
>> would have to be given to the web app.
>>
>> Has anyone been through this sort of problem before? Any ideas?
>>
>> *Greg K*
>>
>
>

Re: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread Craig van Nieuwkerk 
Yes, let me know if you want to log into our demo site to see it running.
It is surprisingly pretty smooth.

Craig

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 9:54 AM, DotNet Dude  wrote:

> Will this work on ios?
>
>
> On Thursday, 22 October 2015, Craig van Nieuwkerk 
> wrote:
>
>> I have done this before.
>>
>> 
>>
>> This will basically work like a standard file upload input but will use
>> the camera to select the file.
>>
>> Craig
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Greg Keogh  wrote:
>>
>>> Folks, I've got an ASP.NET app specifically designed to look pleasant
>>> in tablet sized device browsers. Now it has been suggested that while using
>>> the web app, you drill down and pick a product, then use the device's
>>> camera to take a picture of the product and somehow save it and associate
>>> it with the product's ID.
>>>
>>> But how on earth can you bridge the gap between a web app running in a
>>> browser and the device's camera? The photos can go anywhere, into the
>>> phone's file system, into Google or Apple cloud storage, etc. My app is
>>> just a dumb web app and has no access to anything in the mobile device, so
>>> how can I deliver the photo to some known location and associate it with
>>> the product's ID.
>>>
>>> Perhaps I could use a classic ASP.NET upload control, which requires a
>>> bit of user clicking and picking. Perhaps the photos could go into known
>>> cloud containers or a dropbox like facility, but the address and names
>>> would have to be given to the web app.
>>>
>>> Has anyone been through this sort of problem before? Any ideas?
>>>
>>> *Greg K*
>>>
>>
>>

Re: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread Greg Keogh 
>
> I have done this before.
>
> 
>
> 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  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  element and make a test page and try
it on the weekend.

*Greg*

Re: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread Craig van Nieuwkerk 
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  wrote:

> I have done this before.
>>
>> 
>>
>> 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  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  element and make a test page and try
> it on the weekend.
>
> *Greg*
>

RE: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread Kirsten Greed 
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 [mailto: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> wrote:




I have done this before. 




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  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  element and make a test page and try it
on the weekend.


Greg

Re: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread David Burstin 
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> 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 [mailto:
> 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> wrote:
>
>> I have done this before.
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> 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  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  element and make a test page and try
>> it on the weekend.
>>
>> *Greg*
>>
>
>

RE: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread Adrian Halid 
I think there are techniques to perform client size resizing before posting it 
back to the server.

 

I have not done this myself but found this 
https://github.com/gokercebeci/canvasResize.

 

 

Regards

 

Adrian Halid 

 

From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On 
Behalf Of Craig van Nieuwkerk
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2015 8:06 AM
To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com>
Subject: Re: Mobile device photos

 

You need to post it back first. There is no way to access via Javascript.


Craig

 

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Michael Ridland <rid...@gmail.com 
<mailto:rid...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Just a quick question, can you get access to the image before you post it back 
or do you need to post it back first?

 

THanks




Michael Ridland | Technical Director | Xamarin MVP

XAM Consulting - Mobile Technology Specialists

 <http://www.xam-consulting.com/> www.xam-consulting.com

Blog: www.michaelridland.com <http://www.michaelridland.com> 

 

 

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Craig van Nieuwkerk <crai...@gmail.com 
<mailto:crai...@gmail.com> > wrote:

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 
<mailto:gfke...@gmail.com> > wrote:

I have done this before. 

 



 

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  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  element and make a test page and try it on the 
weekend.

 

Greg

Re: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread Michael Ridland 
Just a quick question, can you get access to the image before you post it
back or do you need to post it back first?

THanks

*Michael Ridland | Technical Director | Xamarin MVP*

XAM Consulting - Mobile Technology Specialists

www.xam-consulting.com

Blog: www.michaelridland.com



On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Craig van Nieuwkerk 
wrote:

> 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  wrote:
>
>> I have done this before.
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> 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  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  element and make a test page and try
>> it on the weekend.
>>
>> *Greg*
>>
>
>

Re: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread Craig van Nieuwkerk 
You need to post it back first. There is no way to access via Javascript.

Craig

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Michael Ridland  wrote:

>
> Just a quick question, can you get access to the image before you post it
> back or do you need to post it back first?
>
> THanks
>
> *Michael Ridland | Technical Director | Xamarin MVP*
>
> XAM Consulting - Mobile Technology Specialists
>
> www.xam-consulting.com
>
> Blog: www.michaelridland.com
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Craig van Nieuwkerk 
> wrote:
>
>> 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  wrote:
>>
>>> I have done this before.

 >>> 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  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  element and make a test page and try
>>> it on the weekend.
>>>
>>> *Greg*
>>>
>>
>>
>

Re: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread DotNet Dude 
I'm using Telnet and it's not working WTH??

On Thursday, 22 October 2015, David Burstin <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.
>>>>
>>>> >>> 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  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  element and make a test page and try
>>> it on the weekend.
>>>
>>> *Greg*
>>>
>>
>>
>

Re: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread Joseph Cooney 
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=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox=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>
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>
> 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 [mailto:
>> 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> wrote:
>>
>>> I have done this before.
>>>>
>>>> >>> 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  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  element and make a test page and try
>>> it on the weekend.
>>>
>>> *Greg*
>>>
>>
>>
>


-- 

w: http://jcooney.net
t: @josephcooney

RE: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread Kirsten Greed 
I think Mercury came with my phone.
Will try installing Chrome
 
 
 

  _  

From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: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
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ilegendsoft.mercury=en
> =en

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox=en>
=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>
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> 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 [mailto: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> wrote:




I have done this before. 




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  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  element and make a test page and try it
on the weekend.


Greg







-- 


w: http://jcooney.net 
t: @josephcooney

Re: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread David Burstin 
On 22 October 2015 at 13:31, Joseph Cooney  wrote:


> 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.
>
>
It does.

Re: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread DotNet Dude 
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=en
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox=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.
>>>>>
>>>>> >>>> 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  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  element and make a test page
>>>> and try it on the weekend.
>>>>
>>>> *Greg*
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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Re: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread Joseph Cooney 
Chrome is great. My brother works on the chrome team. Are you saying I
can't trust my own family?

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 12:39 PM, DotNet Dude <adotnetd...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 [mailto:
>> 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=en
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox=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>
>> 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>
>>> 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 [mailto:
>>>> 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> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have done this before.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>> 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  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  element and make a test page
>>>>> and try it on the weekend.
>>>>>
>>>>> *Greg*
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> w: http://jcooney.net
>> t: @josephcooney
>>
>


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RE: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread ILT 
Windows Phone 8.1 - anyone tried it (Chrome is n/a on these devices) 

 

  _  

Ian Thomas
Albert Park, Victoria

 

From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]
On Behalf Of Kirsten Greed
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 2:02 PM
To: 'ozDotNet'
Subject: RE: Mobile device photos

 

The built in browser (Android Browser 4 on mine ) does bring up the camera

 

 

 

  _  

From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]
On Behalf Of Joseph Cooney
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2015 1:42 PM
To: ozDotNet
Subject: Re: Mobile device photos

Chrome is great. My brother works on the chrome team. Are you saying I can't
trust my own family?

 

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 12:39 PM, DotNet Dude <adotnetd...@gmail.com> wrote:

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 [mailto: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
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ilegendsoft.mercury=en
> =en

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox=en>
=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>
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> 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 [mailto: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> wrote:

I have done this before. 

 



 

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  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  element and make a test page and try it
on the weekend.

 

Greg

 

 





 

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RE: Mobile device photos

2015-10-21 Thread Eddie de Bear (Gmail) 
Works on my Win 10 Mobile with Edge. Clicking the button gives me the option
to choose an app (Recent, This Device, Photos, Camera, OneDrive). 

 

 

 

From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]
On Behalf Of ILT
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2015 2:20 PM
To: 'ozDotNet' <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com>
Subject: RE: Mobile device photos

 

Windows Phone 8.1 - anyone tried it (Chrome is n/a on these devices) 

 

  _  

Ian Thomas
Albert Park, Victoria

 

From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com <mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com>
[mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Kirsten Greed
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 2:02 PM
To: 'ozDotNet'
Subject: RE: Mobile device photos

 

The built in browser (Android Browser 4 on mine ) does bring up the camera

 

 

 

  _  

From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com <mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com>
[mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Cooney
Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2015 1:42 PM
To: ozDotNet
Subject: Re: Mobile device photos

Chrome is great. My brother works on the chrome team. Are you saying I can't
trust my own family?

 

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 12:39 PM, DotNet Dude <adotnetd...@gmail.com
<mailto:adotnetd...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Don't let Greg hear you mention Chrome :p 



On Thursday, 22 October 2015, Kirsten Greed <kirst...@jobtalk.com.au
<mailto:kirst...@jobtalk.com.au> > wrote:

I think Mercury came with my phone.

Will try installing Chrome

 

 

 

 

  _  

From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com <mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com>
[mailto: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
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ilegendsoft.mercury=en
> =en

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox=en>
=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
<mailto: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
<mailto: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 <mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com>
[mailto: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
<mailto:gfke...@gmail.com> > wrote:

I have done this before. 

 



 

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  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  element and make a test page and try it
on the weekend.

 

Greg

 

 





 

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