- From: Aryeh Gregor <Simetrical+w3c@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:09:37 -0400
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Jim Williams <jgwilliams at mindspring.com> wrote: > 1.? I would like the browser vendors to all use the same implementation of > localStorage, as this will greatly facilitate browser-independent viewing > experiences.? As it stands, I have no idea how to maintain continuity if a > user viewing my page in one browser switches to another browser. None. This works exactly the same as if they used two different computers. localStorage is "local": it's only usable on the exact same browser on the same machine with the same profile. It's mostly suitable for caching things -- you have to always be able to handle the case that the user is using a different browser or a different computer, they reinstalled their OS for some reason, etc. Standardizing the on-disk format for localStorage plus some form of synchronization would require enormous effort and wouldn't help your problem much, since typical users surely switch computers more often than they switch browsers on the same computer.
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