The deprecated HTML Application Cache (AppCache) feature is intended to allow you to specify files for browsers to cache and make available to users when offline. Service Workers now address all use cases the AppCache feature was intended for.
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Emptying Windows 8 AppCache
My Windows 8 Store App uses AppCache to cache web resources. For testing purposes, I need to be able to empty or invalidate the entire cache from a separate application. Simply purging my WinINET cache (e.g. from Fiddler) doesn't delete my…

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Setting up a cache manifest in IIS
Q: What mime type do I use instead of application/x-ms-manifest?
My cache manifest is working for Chrome, but not for Safari. Safari is saying "Application Cache manifest had an incorrect MIME type: application/x-ms-manifest".
In IIS7.5, under mime…

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Why AppCache not used when online?
I'm developing a Web App using the cache manifest to be offline.
It's working fine, but I tried to add a no-cache directive in Apache for one of the file (the js one), to be sure the last version would be loaded each time I change the manifest…

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Appcache + jQuery = No CSS styles without refreshing
I've come across a problem whereby including jQuery (V1.10.2 - Or any version), causes the CSS styles of a second page not to load when accessed via a link on the first page, if all pages in question are cached. To illustrate the problem, I've…

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Fetching of appcache failes in firefox
Fetching my appcache fails in firefox: it starts downloading my items, but at around number 60 or 70 (number varies between runs) out of my 1000 items, the fetching stops and I receive an appcache error.
How can I properly debug this, to see what…

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Android's stock browser (or WebView) - why cache does not persist? How does the cache work?
When the Android stock browser is closed (killed), and started again, it does not cache images - all images loaded the first time must again reload, rather than be fetched from cache.
If the browser is not killed, but all browser tabs are closed,…

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jQuery Mobile Force Reloading Page 'Error Loading Page'
I am using jquery for a small webapp and I've built in the option for the app to be available offline - to do so I force reload a page and if it has the correct parameters it uses a simple PHP $_GET to add the manifest line into the html tag, which…

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Cache is used when connected to internet
I study JavaScript and Html 5 online and execute the codes I've learned on localhost. Recently I learned manifest attribute in html tag which is a new feature in Html 5. Then I made my own .appcache file and the problem started. Even though I'm…
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.manifest file and @font-face, iOS device, how to make it work? or graceful fallback?
I am developing a web app.
Primarily for use on iPad mini.
Saving webpage to home screen for easy access by the user.
There are a number of fonts that I want to use that I am including via the @font-face CSS rule.
In the event that a user isn't…

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Displaying what is stored in the cache
I am currently making a web app and I have used a manifest file to get my web app to work offline. This works great and using Google Chrome, Opera etc I can view what is being cached by right clicking, inspecting the element and viewing the…

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Appcache Obsolete after Refresh Offline
So I understand how a manifest file works and I am getting all the resource I need from the network tab in Chrome's developer console. When I turn off my server and run the webpage offline it works. But after the first refresh the page has the error…

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Appcache simply not caching files
I'm testing a data collection idea for places with spotty mobile connectivity.
I'm working on the technology test here
I have the call to the manifest file in the HTML tag:
Here is the manifest file
CACHE…

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Loading same AppCache - based url won't work on firefox and safari
I have an html that is AppCached. I load it on the safari/firefox and everything's fine.
then, I paste the same url and hitting enter in my keyboard, nothing happens (in Chrome it performs a reload).
The reason I'm interested in this scenario, is…

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IndexDB issue in IE10
IndexDB is not working for a website(Production) whereas same code and same script is working for my testwebsite(UAT).
But it is working in Chrome. When I go to setting and localstorage and database I can't see my production url. I see only testing…

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