Recent changes to User_Notes

User_Notes modified by Paolo Casaschi

Paolo Casaschi — Sun, 08 May 2016 15:41:50 -0000

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 ## Testing your HTML files locally

-As of pgn4web version 2.92, loading of local PGN files is not supported. As a result, local testing of HTML pages fails when loading PGN files. Please avoid testing from your local disk and use a web server instead. 
+Loading of local data files with javascript is not supported by a number of browsers. As a result, local testing of HTML pages might fail when loading PGN files. Please avoid local testing and use a web server instead. 

 ## Compressing pgn4web.js code

User_Notes modified by Paolo Casaschi

Paolo Casaschi — Sun, 08 May 2016 15:16:43 -0000

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 ## Testing your HTML files locally

-As of pgn4web version 2.92, loading of local PGN files is not supported anymore. As a result, local testing of HTML pages fails for pages loading PGN files. Please avoid testing from your local disk and use a web server instead. 
+As of pgn4web version 2.92, loading of local PGN files is not supported. As a result, local testing of HTML pages fails when loading PGN files. Please avoid testing from your local disk and use a web server instead. 

 ## Compressing pgn4web.js code

User_Notes modified by Paolo Casaschi

Paolo Casaschi — Sun, 08 May 2016 15:11:28 -0000

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 ## Testing your HTML files locally

-Under some circumstances, you might experience problems when testing HTML pages from your local computer while developing your site. If this happens to you, read these [browser notes](Browsers_Notes) for more details. 
+As of pgn4web version 2.92, loading of local PGN files is not supported anymore. As a result, local testing of HTML pages fails for pages loading PGN files. Please avoid testing from your local disk and use a web server instead. 

 ## Compressing pgn4web.js code

User_Notes modified by Paolo Casaschi

Paolo Casaschi — Tue, 26 May 2015 13:28:20 -0000

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 ## Compressing pgn4web.js code

-As of pgn4web version 1.72, the pgn4web.js code is checked with the lint tool (see online version at <http: www.javascriptlint.com="" online_lint.php="">). 
+pgn4web.js code is checked with the lint tool (see online version at <http: www.javascriptlint.com="" online_lint.php="">). 

 Plase note that warnings `"lint warning: increment (++) and decrement (--) operators used as part of greater statement"` are ignored.

User_Notes modified by Paolo Casaschi

Paolo Casaschi — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 14:34:50 -0000

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 There are plenty of free hosting providers where you can host your HTML files together with all the pgn4web supporting files. 

-Please note that some users have reported issues with some hosting providers and PGN files (see [issue 41](http://code.google.com/p/pgn4web/issues/detail?id=41)). Some provider for instance might not allow hosting of PGN files (or, in general, only allow hosting of known file types). If you uploaded all your files correctly and still pgn4web shows an error message failing to load your PGN files, you could try renaming the PGN file with a different extension, such as .txt or anything that your hosting provider supports. Do not change the content of your PGN file, just the extension of the filename and remember to reflect the change in the `SetPgnUrl` statement of your HTML file. 
+Please note that some users have reported issues with some hosting providers and PGN files (see [issue 41](#41)). Some provider for instance might not allow hosting of PGN files (or, in general, only allow hosting of known file types). If you uploaded all your files correctly and still pgn4web shows an error message failing to load your PGN files, you could try renaming the PGN file with a different extension, such as .txt or anything that your hosting provider supports. Do not change the content of your PGN file, just the extension of the filename and remember to reflect the change in the `SetPgnUrl` statement of your HTML file. 

 You can easily check if this problem affects your webpage by typing the URL of your PGN file in your web browser; if the web browser is able to download the file so should the javascript code of pgn4web, so this issue would not apply to you. If your web browser cant download the file, this issue might apply to your webpage and web host. 

 ## Testing your HTML files locally

-Under some circumstances, you might experience problems when testing HTML pages from your local computer while developing your site. If this happens to you, read these [browser notes](http://code.google.com/p/pgn4web/wiki/Browsers_Notes) for more details. 
+Under some circumstances, you might experience problems when testing HTML pages from your local computer while developing your site. If this happens to you, read these [browser notes](Browsers_Notes) for more details. 

 ## Compressing pgn4web.js code

User_Notes modified by Paolo Casaschi

Paolo Casaschi — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 06:57:22 -0000

User_Notes modified by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 01:10:25 -0000

Applications notes from users' feedback

Debugging

Errors alert messages are logged, such as failures to load PGN games, incorrect PGN games or incorrect FEN strings. When an error is encountered, a chessboard square will flash to signal the exception. The error alert log can be reviewed clicking on the flashing chessboard square. For more info read these debugging notes.

Addressing potential issues with hosting PGN files

There are plenty of free hosting providers where you can host your HTML files together with all the pgn4web supporting files.

Please note that some users have reported issues with some hosting providers and PGN files (see issue 41). Some provider for instance might not allow hosting of PGN files (or, in general, only allow hosting of known file types). If you uploaded all your files correctly and still pgn4web shows an error message failing to load your PGN files, you could try renaming the PGN file with a different extension, such as .txt or anything that your hosting provider supports. Do not change the content of your PGN file, just the extension of the filename and remember to reflect the change in the SetPgnUrl statement of your HTML file.

You can easily check if this problem affects your webpage by typing the URL of your PGN file in your web browser; if the web browser is able to download the file so should the javascript code of pgn4web, so this issue would not apply to you. If your web browser cant download the file, this issue might apply to your webpage and web host.

Testing your HTML files locally

Under some circumstances, you might experience problems when testing HTML pages from your local computer while developing your site. If this happens to you, read these browser notes for more details.

Compressing pgn4web.js code

As of pgn4web version 1.72, the pgn4web.js code is checked with the lint tool (see online version at http://www.javascriptlint.com/online_lint.php).

Plase note that warnings "lint warning: increment (++) and decrement (--) operators used as part of greater statement" are ignored.

Lint validation should allow for easy compression of the javascript code, for instance using http://javascriptcompressor.com/

Although a compression beyond 50% can be achieved, only the uncompressed version is distributed, but if you want to use a compressed version on your site, the pgn4web.js code should support it.