@@ -494,14 +494,14 @@ on Mac) to select multiple options.
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495495== File fields ==
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497- (((hard drive)))(((file system)))(((security)))(((file field)))(((input
498- ( HTML tag))))File fields were originally designed as a way to
499- ((upload)) files from the browser's machine through a form. In modern
500- browsers, they also provide a way to read such files from JavaScript
501- programs. The field acts as a manner of gatekeeper—the script can not
502- simply start reading private files from the user's computer, but when
503- a file has been selected in such a field, that is understood to mean
504- that the script may read it.
497+ (((file)))((( hard drive)))(((file system)))(((security)))(((file
498+ field)))(((input ( HTML tag))))File fields were originally designed as
499+ a way to ((upload)) files from the browser's machine through a form.
500+ In modern browsers, they also provide a way to read such files from
501+ JavaScript programs. The field acts as a manner of gatekeeper—the
502+ script can not simply start reading private files from the user's
503+ computer, but when a file has been selected in such a field, that is
504+ understood to mean that the script may read it.
505505
506506A file field usually looks like a button labeled something like
507507“choose file” or “browse”, with information about the chosen file next
@@ -601,12 +601,12 @@ so-called _blob_ object) to the file reader.
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602602== Storing data client-side ==
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604- Simple ((HTML)) pages with a bit of JavaScript can be a great medium
605- for “((mini application))”—small helper programs that automate
606- everyday things. By connecting a few form ((field))s with event
607- handlers you can do anything from converting between degrees Celsius
608- and Fahrenheit to computing passwords from a master password and a
609- website name.
604+ (((web application))) Simple ((HTML)) pages with a bit of JavaScript
605+ can be a great medium for “((mini application))”—small helper programs
606+ that automate everyday things. By connecting a few form ((field))s
607+ with event handlers you can do anything from converting between
608+ degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit to computing passwords from a master
609+ password and a website name.
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611611(((persistence)))(((memory)))When such an application needs to
612612remember something between sessions, you can not use JavaScript
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