Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript

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From	Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
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Subject	Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript
Date	Fri, 16 May 2014 15:46:19 +0200
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Simon Lewis wrote:

> Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> writes:
>> As Thomas has already hinted at, using the user agent string to detect
>> the browser/device is unreliable.  See
>> <http://pointedears.de/scripts/faq/cljs/#detectBrowser>; the article
>> doesn't deal with mobile devices, but the issues pointed out are
>> basically the same.  At least you should offer some way to get to the
>> download page for all users.
>>
>> However, it seems to be preferable to look for a more reliable solution
>> in the first place.  I don't know if there exists such a solution,
>> though.
> 
> No. Use the user agent. Why? because thats what people use when they
> *want* the full content or alternate content for a different device.

You have learned from the wrong people again.  You know, the same people 
that said augmenting host objects would be OK.

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Detection of devices using JavaScript "Sithu.D" <zebra05@gmail.com> - 2014-05-15 02:32 -0700
  Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-05-15 16:27 +0000
    Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-05-15 18:40 +0200
      Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-05-15 19:20 +0200
        Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript "Sithu.D" <zebra05@gmail.com> - 2014-05-15 23:56 -0700
          Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-05-16 13:03 +0200
            Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript Simon Lewis <simonlewis2001@gmail.com> - 2014-05-16 15:14 +0200
              Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-05-16 15:46 +0200
      Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2014-05-16 09:49 +0100

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