Asking why not just use the cache is a valid question. In this case, using HTML5 storage to house files doesn't seem to be tapping into all HTML5 storage can do--but it's not violating what storage can do either (so far as I know).
HTML5 storage is like cookies: "Simply put, it’s a way for web pages to store named key/value pairs locally, within the client web browser. Like cookies, this data persists even after you navigate away from the web site, close your browser tab, exit your browser, or what have you. Unlike cookies, this data is never transmitted to the remote web server (unless you go out of your way to send it manually)." That's from: http://diveintohtml5.org/storage.html#localstorage So, HTML5 storage is more for data storage--storing key/value pairs (like massive cookies)--than just a repository of files. This is how I understand it. Others may know more. I'd think a iPhone/iPad native app would want to look beyond HTML5 storage and into File Management. But if this is a web app, then HTML5 storage might be the only option. But I'm far from being an expert. -jody On Aug 9, 2010, at 12:59 AM, Josh Godsiff wrote: > I avoid Apple products like the plague, so perhaps I'm missing some info > here, but what's wrong with simply getting the user to download the file > in the normal fashion? > > - Josh > > On 9/8/2010 3:11 PM, Breton Slivka wrote: >> The iPhone has a 5mb upper limit per page. I think the ipad's limit is 10mb >> but I am not sure. So in other words, no. >> >> -Breton >> >> On 09/08/2010, at 2:55 PM, Andrew Harris<and...@woowoowoo.com> wrote: >> >> >>> Hi all, I'm asking around the traps on a question which has come up at work. >>> >>> We want to develop an iPad app to will allow users to download from a >>> website (like a synch) large quantities (hundreds of MB) of documents >>> (pdf and word) for reading offline. >>> >>> Is the offline storage tool in HTML5 designed for this sort of heavy >>> lifting? >>> are there storage limitations? >>> on an iPad? >>> >>> I've found a few examples of the tool in action and read bits and >>> pieces, but it all seems to be about storing small chunks of data, not >>> humunguous great whumps of it. >>> >>> -- >>> Andrew Harris >>> and...@woowoowoo.com >>> http://www.woowoowoo.com >>> >>> ~~~<*))))>< ~~~ >>> >>> >>> ******************************************************************* >>> List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >>> Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm >>> Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org >>> ******************************************************************* >>> >>> >> >> ******************************************************************* >> List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >> Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm >> Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org >> ******************************************************************* >> >> > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
