[IPython-dev] Minimal versions of browsers for the notebook?

MinRK benjaminrk at gmail.com
Tue May 15 15:26:05 EDT 2012


On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Fernando Perez <fperez.net at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> in trying to field a question about the notebook from a colleague, I
> realized that I don't know anymore what are the earliest supported
> browser versions.  When the notebook was just getting off the ground,
> it used to work with Firefox 4 (after manual configuration) but I know
> that the websockets protocol has evolved and I don't really know if
> FF4 even works anymore.


Even if FF4 works, I don't think we should support it.

>
> Does anyone have a machine with FF4 they can test with, or know out
> right (perhaps Min or Brian actually know) the answer to this?  Ditto
> with info on Chrome and Safari?  We do know that IE will only work
> when IE 10 comes out, since IE9 has zero websockets, and Opera still
> seems to have some glitches.  But it would be great to have an
> unambiguous answer for FFox, Chrome and Safari...


With the current silent-update model for FF and Chrome, does minimum
browser version matter any more?  Can't we just say 'current'?  Even if it
technically works, I don't see any point in our supporting abandoned
versions.  If we really need a number, I would go with stable as of today
(12 and 19, respectively), but I think 'current' is a better descriptor.

Based on this table<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websockets#Browser_support>,
the minimum numbers for websocket support without manual configuration
should be: FF 6, Chrome 6, and Safari 5.0.1, but if anyone with a browser
older than FF 12, Chrome 19, or Safari 5.1 has an issue, our answer should
be to update your browser first, then come back and see us.


>
> Cheers,
>
> f
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