Browser

Support

Assothink works with most recent (published 2011 or later) modern browser with efficient Ajax support. This includes recent versions of:

• Google Chrome
• Opera
• Mozilla Firefox

Assothink has been tested on Linux, Apple OSX, Windows 7.

It works, but with low visibility and performance, on smartest smart phones. A reasonable experience with Assothink requires at least 1024x768 pixels.

Best

Assothink works with optimal speed and visibility on Google Chrome

Memory requirements

Assothink requires the use of some local storage (HTML 5 feature).

On some browser, the user is invited to accept some memory requirement by a prompt dialog. Just answer 'yes' to enable Assothink.

Opera

For unknown reasons, it is sometimes necessary to reload the assothink page to actually start the script.

Internet Explorer

For unknown reasons, Assothink hangs on IE 9 (Assothink client version C.99.32). The IE console reports a javascript error, but the js code (generated by GWT) works on other browsers.

Performance figures

Some comparison figures have been measured for the loading phase and active jelly cycle (all in msec)

	Linux MMU	Linux MMU	Linux MMU	OSX Hel	OSX Hel	Win7 Nat	Win7 Nat	Win7 Nat	Android Asus
	Chrome	Firefox	Opera	Chrome	Safari	Chrome	Firefox	IE9	Browser
status (version)	ok (99.32)	ok (99.32)	ok (99.32)	ok (99.32)	ok (99.32)	ok	ok	ko!?	slow
Load/Q	480	750	900	800	350	460	1000	-	3300
Load/F	1000	1800	1250	1600	1000	1300	3800	-	8600
Compute	8	25	9	9	19	7	20	-	220
Draw	19	85	35	52	50	18	15	-	35
DrawFast	3	19	4	?	?	?	?	-	6

These figures depends on mutiple facfors difficult to control and to isolate:

• javascript engine in browser
• rendering engine in browser
• CPU
• Grafic card

A globally satisfying config should provide

• load time (Q + F) in less than 5000 msec.
• cycle process (compute + draw) in less than 100 msec

Note: activating the "fast drawing" option in the speed control area significantly reduces draw times (divided by ..5..).