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.

Mediaelement.js malfunction in IE, no flashback works

I used the mediaelement.js in my site, I used for the example a .mp4 file with H.264 codec, works …

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fallback image for flash object

If i want a image to show if this flash cannot be loaded how do i do that? <object …

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Good "background-size: cover" fallbacks/shims/tricks for cross-browser compatibility on DIVs?

So I'm using background-size:cover to achieve the desired effect of a background image that scales to any size of …

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fallback for an nginx upstream proxy

I have an nginx instance in front of a cluster of image servers: upstream img-farm-1 { server 10.0.1.1; server 10.0.1.2; server 10.0.1.3; server 10.0.1.4; # etc } …

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Java fallback pattern

I'm trying to find a nice way of implementing a service which relies on a third-party library class. I also …

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CSS3 fallback for older browsers

I have made a circle using CSS3, trouble is in older browsers (ie7 etc) the circle appears as a square. …

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