This is a beta version of migrating these workshop materials to a new platform. If you run into issues please file an issue or click on the edit link above and submit a pull request. You can use the previous version of the workshop materials as a fallback.
Instructions have been tested with the following (and may work for versions just below):
Having both browsers available can sometimes be useful. Since an easy way to launch a simple web server involves installing a Chrome extension, you may choose to use Chrome.
When using the workshop materials in local mode, you can use either Firefox or Chrome. Any recent version of Chrome or Firefox ought to work.
When using these online instructions, ensure you’re using them at an HTTP URL (http://ronallo.com) and not an HTTPS URL (https://ronallo.com). Our local JSON files will be served under HTTP and many IIIF resources on the web are still delivered via HTTP. Trying to deliver some HTTP resources to an HTTPS page results in mixed content security errors. Delivering the workshop materials via HTTP works around these issues for now.
You can see more information on mixed content here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Mixed_content#Warnings_in_Web_Console
Once some of these issues are better resolved in the client code used by this workshop and are handled similarly across browsers, the materials will be delivered via HTTPS.
As we’ll be taking a look at JSON in a browser at times to make sure things are working, you may want to install an extension for your browser that will pretty up your JSON. These extensions will also validate the format of the JSON which can be helpful in finding syntax errors.
Note that the extensions will not validate whether a IIIF document is valid to the IIIF standards–just that the JSON format is correct.
Install the JSONView extension.
Recent versions of Firefox include a JSON viewer by default. Or you can use JSONView.
With either browser you may also need at times to open the developer tools. On Windows and Linux this is Ctrl + Shift + I. On Mac use Ctrl + Opt + I.
Sometimes the browser may cache a resource that you’re working on that you’ve changed. To see the new data you’ll need to clear your cache. It is possible in Firefox and Chrome to select an option to disable the cache while the developer tools are open.
Alternatively you may want to try the following browser extensions:
Sometimes ad blocker extensions (especially algorithmic blockers like Privacy Badger) can give false positives for IIIF resources. The suggestion is to be aware that this is one reason why things may not work. You may also choose to disable ad blockers for the duration of the workshop. You may need to whitelist certain sites if you leave your ad blocker enabled.
Make sure you know how to place two browser windows next to each other. As you work through some exercises it will be helpful to have two windows open side by side.
Make sure you know how to open a link in a new window. The context menu for a link (sometimes a right click) will give the option to open a link in a new tab or window.