Contad: SVG + CSS3 craziness(freeger.com)
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Contad: SVG + CSS3 craziness
http://www.freeger.com/projects/contextad/
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Here's a native (non-flash) version that supposedly also works in Firefox and Safari
http://dabblet.com/gist/6046779
Made by Verou: https://twitter.com/LeaVerou/status/358726425454444545
http://dabblet.com/gist/6046779
Made by Verou: https://twitter.com/LeaVerou/status/358726425454444545
Extra points for not needing "world's best browser".
Thank you, I was really disappointed to be told I could only find out what I was looking at if I installed chrome.
a message like that is a tipoff that what you're seeing was made by amateurs, just be thankful they gave you the warning and move on to things worth your time
I feel that's unfair. It's a demo.
It's like complaining that someone built a proof-of-concept app and only made it work on a Mac.
Now if it had been a production website that only worked in one browser, then you'd be right.
It's like complaining that someone built a proof-of-concept app and only made it work on a Mac.
Now if it had been a production website that only worked in one browser, then you'd be right.
Works in Firefox, quite responsive too.
I strongly contest that Chrome is the 'world's best browser'.
^W
"Only in [browser name]" is so 1997.
"Only in [browser name]" is so 1997.
yeah, going back to that now. HTML5 fanciness has replaced animated .gifs, too. And modal dialogs have replaced popups.
[rant]seriously, why do a third of the sites linked to HN open up with a meaningless modal dialog / popup asking me to join a mailing list or fill in a survey. I'd fill in a survey if you'd actually let me visit your site to see what the survey questions are about![/rant]
[rant]seriously, why do a third of the sites linked to HN open up with a meaningless modal dialog / popup asking me to join a mailing list or fill in a survey. I'd fill in a survey if you'd actually let me visit your site to see what the survey questions are about![/rant]
I hate all these sites that discriminate against muh lynx!
shakes fist
shakes fist
>This site is running only on the world's best browser
Wow. Why don't people use feature detection or something? I don't understand the rise in vendor locking websites to Chrome.
I think we should just outright abolish the user-agent.
Wow. Why don't people use feature detection or something? I don't understand the rise in vendor locking websites to Chrome.
I think we should just outright abolish the user-agent.
User-agents can be abolished once all browsers are created equal; same HTML standards support, same performance. Pretty sure it only works in Chrome because it has good support for the latest HTML technologies, good performance, and good developer tools.
We have feature detection for this.
And the site doesn't work for me in Chrome Canary (that supports everything that stable Chrome does and more).
Author of that site is just a troll/fanboy or incompetent at using latest web standards.
And the site doesn't work for me in Chrome Canary (that supports everything that stable Chrome does and more).
Author of that site is just a troll/fanboy or incompetent at using latest web standards.
Loaded it in Firefox and was told I needed to download Chrome.
Loaded it in Chrome and was told I needed to download... Chrome.
Guess my Chrome isn't bling enough.
Loaded it in Chrome and was told I needed to download... Chrome.
Guess my Chrome isn't bling enough.
That's because when you load it in Firefox it will redirect you to another URL. Then you copy/paste that in Chrome and you see the same message. I hate when websites do this...
Maybe it's just your Chrome isn't Blink enough.
Was it that "something something Best Browser something something" the message for your chrome as well?
Didn't work for me until I enabled Flash.
Their browser detection seems to be broken didn't work on latest chromium either.
Quite funny. I attempted to load this in Chrome and I still get 'This site is running only on the world's best browser' with a link to download, ironically, Chrome.
It's like the old, only works in IE days!
> This site is running only on the world's best browser
Not worth my time
Not worth my time
Runs horribly on the world's real best browser.
Took a while to load but it scroll surprisingly smoothly. The sign-up button takes me to a wikipedia page about contextual advertising. Is that intentional?
And for those who can't view the project, try the post about it (from their homepage) : http://www.freeger.com/project.php?projectid=174
And for those who can't view the project, try the post about it (from their homepage) : http://www.freeger.com/project.php?projectid=174
Agree with comments above- doesn't even run in my Chrome, Ubuntu 12.04
I don't understand how the number of people who viewed this yesterday goes up. Shouldn't that be a fixed metric? If it's just a demo, maybe some better number to demo would be better.
"This site is running only on the world's best browser", the new "Well it runs fine on my computer so...".
Other than that, nice piece of work!
Other than that, nice piece of work!
> "Well it runs fine on my computer so...".
You mean this? https://www.dropbox.com/s/o9wb9k0bbqfc2bw/IMG_20130718_17103...
You mean this? https://www.dropbox.com/s/o9wb9k0bbqfc2bw/IMG_20130718_17103...
hmm. Amazing what the front page can do for a story, even if that story doesn't deserve it.
I don't really like it.
What irks is that it tells you "scroll down to proceed" but then you can't scroll back up and control what's going on. Why not keep the page fixed and have the content within in scrolling? You know, like in a video?
What irks is that it tells you "scroll down to proceed" but then you can't scroll back up and control what's going on. Why not keep the page fixed and have the content within in scrolling? You know, like in a video?
Looks like it was flash and then converted with Swiffy: https://www.google.com/doubleclick/studio/swiffy/
By the way: Top browsers in Germany http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-DE-monthly-201206-201306
Sites that do autodetect and ban access on the result are BAD BAD BAD. You can detect them and add a banner to inform the user the site might not work, and even explain why.
Also bad is using flash to detect it!
Also bad is using flash to detect it!
Pretty amazing and perfect execution. Runs perfectly in OSX Chrome.
Runs fine in Arch Chrome... though Contad Presents (the first bit) is centered based on window height. I didn't even see it until I made my Chrome window wider.
why does chrome think the page is in Russian?
super cool design and website. only one gripe. it took over a minute to load. not many people will wait.
ok, background music that can not be turned off? WHY?
Echoes of gabocorp.
I want my bandwidth back. Two thumbs down. Boooo. BOOOOOOOOO! Good DAY sir.
My third-world 2Mbit internet connection doesn't seem to be up to scratch. At least my web browser is if the browser checking code has already run. This is like c2001 except then we did "if (ie) {} else if (ns) { }"
I hate to complain without actually having seen the subject matter, but flash, loading screens and "if (chrome) else { fail }" is harking back to a bad past.
Edit: I think the download died at just under 5 Mb. I guess my 2Mb internet really isn't up to scratch.