1. cross-site xmlhttprequest with CORS

    • by Arun Ranganathan • 35 Days, JavaScript, Standards, XMLHttpRequest • 41 comments

    XMLHttpRequest is used within many Ajax libraries, but till the release of browsers such as Firefox 3.5 and Safari 4 has only been usable within the framework of the same-origin policy for JavaScript. This meant that a web application using XMLHttpRequest could only make HTTP Read more…

  2. (r)evolution number 5

    • by Arun Ranganathan • @font-face, CSS, Firefox 3.5, Geolocation, JavaScript, Standards • 8 comments

    We’ve just launched Firefox 3.5, and we’re incredibly proud. Naturally, we have engaged in plentiful Mozilla advocacy — this site is, amongst other things, a vehicle for showcasing the latest browser’s new capabilities. We like to think about this release as an upgrade for the Read more…

  3. synchronous XHR requests in Firefox 3.5

    • by Christopher Blizzard • Uncategorized • 10 comments

    This post is from Doug Turner who has previous written about Geolocation. Doug works on Mozilla’s mobile project. XMLHttpRequests (XHR) can be either synchronous or asynchronous. Although most people use asynchronous requests there are instances where you might want to use a synchronous request. That Read more…

  4. another great CSS media query demo

    • by Christopher Blizzard • 35 Days, CSS, Demo, Firefox 3.5, Standards • 15 comments