Browser development has been somewhat moribund recently, dominated by Google Chrome, with Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Microsoft Edge trailing. Greater browser diversity is always a good thing… so it’s nice to see several new browsers on the scene, each with compelling features.
Forcing a Webkit Repaint
Under certain conditions, Webkit will not repaint the browser window to reflect DOM additions or changes. This is a known bug: in the case of Wednesday’s article on making an automatic image checkerboard with SVG and JavaScript, switching from rectangular to circular clipping areas in Chrome will produce an effect that looks like Figure 1:
background for the html tag, which changes in all three views, across two different applications, without saving or refreshing.Eliminate the Browser Gap with Chrome Workspaces
The cycle of most front-end web development goes something like this: