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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Cache manifest is not working in MVC4 application
Here is my CacheManifestHandler.
Manifest file generated doesn't cache any thing that is specified in virtual path.
Kindly review the code. Manifest file generated
by the below code does not contain the items in cache file.
public class…

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Using html5 appcache with media queries for pixel ratio
I have a web app which uses media queries based on pixel ratio to deliver images of an appropriate resolution to client devices. For example, it will deliver 1x images to a Windows desktop and 2x images to an iPhone with retina display.
I am…

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Should favicon be placed in the offline cache manifest
Everything is in the title: should the favicon be placed in the CACHE section of a cache manifest?
What about a website that provides several favicon with different resolutions? Currently, the following can be used by some devices:
16x16: standard…

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Videos not playing on Android in an offline state when using appcache
I am having an issue with trying to cache and play videos in an offline state on an Android device (Samsung Galaxy Tab) using the appcache manifest file. My file looks like this (below). It worked fine on iOS. Android will pull in the stylesheet…

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AppCache doesn't work on IE over SSL
We have a website hosted over SSL in IIS, and we are facing issues while trying to make it work offline in IE.
We have the landing page bookmarked in IE 11, and we have the following IE Delete Browsing History settings so that IE doesn't delete…

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AppCache works fine with Firefox (30) but not with IE (11)
I'm trying to provide an offline version of my asp.net website. So if i call my Default page it should load the offline.html. In Firefox its working, in IE (11 and i tested 10 in Emulation mode) not.
Manifest.appcache
CACHE MANIFEST
# version…

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Prevent appcache cache current page
I am trying to use appcache to cache most of my webpage resources files (js, css) to speed up webpage loading. However, the problem is that appcache also cache the current webpage. This brings problem that the viewed webpage is not up to date. How…

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Is there anyway to change tag's attributes during run time?
I want to add the manifest attribute during run-time, so the I can control when the Appcache will be downloaded.
Ex: When a user is logged into the application properly,
// page content
changes into:

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firefox equivalent of chrome inspector Resources tab
Is there a firefox equivalent of chrome's inspector "Resources" tab? I am trying to delete something from localStorage for a web site in firefox but it won't go, and the standard settings->clear cahce don't affect it at all.

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Requests from the HTML5 AppCache have no referer header set
I'm having trouble with the HTML5 AppCache and the requests that it sends, so I wrote a small demonstration of the problem. First, there are two HTML files. One is called withmanifest.html, and looks like this:

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How to debugg IE11 APPCACHE
I got an HTML5 page that works with CHROME and SAFARI
but using Internet Explorer 11 it does not work, my cache manifest is valid according to http://manifest-validator.com/ and I'm very frustrated...
here's the paste of the AppCache…

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Ajax requests and offline cache
I am developping a HTML5 application. I cache all the files thanks to the .manifest solution, so the app can be used when you don't have access to Internet.
I want to synchronise some data to the server whenever it is possible. Since the variable…

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How does HTML5 AppCache handle redirects?
If I include in my application cache manifest:
/example.html
and this redirects to
https://s3.amazonaws.com/longURL/example.html?dynamicauthenticationparameters
will this work?
The current draft HTML5 specification seems to be silent on…

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HTML5 appCache event for no update
I have a on page oad event that checks my manifest status, and if there is a change it asks the user to reload. However, I'm trying to bind a

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HTML5 App Cache- What should be the content under FALLBACK?
Please explain FALLBACK section in .appcache file. What should the file offline.html contain. What is the difference between CACHE SECTION and FALLBACK SECTION. I am able to understand that Cache section may contain css and js files, but what is…

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