Top "Fallback" questions

A fallback is a design pattern useful in situations, when certain advanced functionality may be used only if certain conditions are met.

What is the meaning of polyfills in HTML5?

What is the meaning of polyfills in HTML5? I saw this word in many sites about HTML5, e.g. HTML5…

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How to load local script files as fallback in cases where CDN are blocked/unavailable?

I’m using a CDN for the following javascript: https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5.1/jquery.min.js https://…

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CSS calc not working in Safari and fallback

I have this layout I am working on. It strongly depends on CSS calc to do the necessary calculations. width: …

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Catch any error in Python

Is it possible to catch any error in Python? I don't care what the specific exceptions will be, because all …

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Return a default value if single row is not found

I have the following select statement to grab the next scheduled item for a stream. If there is no matching …

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How to use the I18n fallback features in Rails 3

I am getting an "translation missing" error message from Rails 3: activerecord: notices: messages: success: create: "Something was created" models: user: …

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Fallback (default) image using Angular JS ng-src

I'm trying to set an image source using data returned from a modal. This is inside an ng-repeat loop: <…

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How to write css fallbacks for vh vw

Can anyone explain how fallbacks work in CSS? I am trying to set it up for vh and vw and …

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WPF Binding FallbackValue set to Binding

Is there a way to have another binding as a fallback value? I'm trying to do something like this: <…

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Fallback image with CSS

I have an <img> that shows a remote image. I want it to fallback to another local image, …

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