One of the major usages of PhantomJS is to capture web pages and render them as image. There are many rendering aspects which can be tweaked, the most popular one is the zoom factor, particularly useful to create thumbnails. A rather not-so-known parameter is the clipping rectangle which is very handy to limit the capture… Read more »
Posts Tagged: webkit
CSS Preload Scanner in WebKit
In WebKit world, preload scanner refers to a side parser which kicks in if the main HTML parser is halted by a blocking script loading. Because this preload scanner can see what other resources (e.g. stylesheets, images, inputs) are to be fetched, it can trigger the associated network requests as early as possible, without waiting… Read more »
Frame Rate HUD on Chrome for Android
To have a silky smooth experience on mobile web, it is important to gather relevant performance data so that a suitable optimization can be carried out. Traditionally, such a measurement activity is full of (black) magic since the web browser itself often does not expose enough performance metrics. These days, the situation is much better… Read more »
The Fascinating W3Conf 2013
Last week, the annual W3C conference for web professionals, W3Conf 2013, was held in San Francisco. It was packed with tons of interesting talks. The event was professionally organized and it attracted the attention of various Who’s Whos in the front-end development world. There was an extremely positive vibe, in particular because the theme varies… Read more »
W3Conf 2013
This year starts with a good event, W3Conf, the annual W3C conference for web professionals. It will be held in San Francisco, 21-22 Feb. There are many interesting talks, featuring a few known experts in the field. The event is also exciting for me because I have the opportunity to talk about Fluid User Interface… Read more »
Two Years of Wandering Headlessly
Line drawing of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. It has been two years since I decided to announce my fun WebKit tool and to run it as an open-source project, PhantomJS. Better than the situation a year ago, the traction is increasing as more and more users adopt PhantomJS as a helping utility for various… Read more »
