From 392b59be4ec245ef71b712f6eec4080dcbe58d75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nabeel Omer Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 20:12:44 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Made relevant changes --- docs/tutorial/online-offline-events.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/tutorial/online-offline-events.md b/docs/tutorial/online-offline-events.md index 3145467..88dc179 100644 --- a/docs/tutorial/online-offline-events.md +++ b/docs/tutorial/online-offline-events.md @@ -78,4 +78,12 @@ _online-status.html_ ``` -In Chrome and Safari, if the browser is not able to connect to a local area network (LAN) or a router, it is offline; all other conditions return true. So while you can assume that the browser is offline when it returns a false value, you cannot assume that a true value necessarily means that the browser can access the internet. You could be getting false positives, such as in cases where the computer is running a virtualization software that has virtual ethernet adapters that are always "connected." Therefore, if you really want to determine the online status of the browser, you should develop additional means for checking. +**NOTE:** If Electron is not able to connect to a local area network (LAN) or +a router, it is considered offline; all other conditions return true. +So while you can assume that the browser is offline when `navigator.onLine` +returns a false value, you cannot assume that a true value necessarily +means that the browser can access the internet. You could be getting false +positives, such as in cases where the computer is running a virtualization +software that has virtual ethernet adapters that are always "connected." +Therefore, if you really want to determine the online status of the browser, +you should develop additional means for checking. -- 2.7.4