Reload doesn't actually reload JavaScript and CSS
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Being a dev, I test my websites/scripts all the time. I noticed that when CSS or JS files get updated, clicking Reload button doesn't help. Yes, it reloads page, but old CSS/JS content seems to be forcefully cached, so updating CSS/JS files and viewing changes is almost impossible with Vivaldi.
Yes, I realize some servers add custom rules to cache CSS/JS resources for some time, but because I manage all these servers myself, I know no such rules exist. The only way to use Vivaldi for viewing changes is to use Tools/Clear Private Data and cleanup cache/local storage/etc and then reload page again (or use Firefox or IE, both of these actually reload not only HTML content, but also CSS/JS after clicking Reload)
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@toxpal "Crtl+R" nor "Ctrl+Shift+R" does work?
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Will try that.
By the way, this forced caching only occurs when external CSS/JS files are used (but 99.99% developers include external files by default). If JS/CSS code is inserted right into HTML file itself, everything gets reloaded properly.
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Btw you can skip on the "Crtl+R" shortcut
it is "Crtl+F5" or "Ctrl+Shift+R" (they do the same thing so you can choose what suits you best)Found them via the keyboard cheat-sheet "Ctrl+F1"
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CTRL+F5 seems to work so far...
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@toxpal I can't believe that a web dev doesn't know about both of the two reload methods that have been there in all major browsers for years.
So, basically - please remember this, as it's one of the crucial things in web development - standard reload (
[CTRL]+[R]- default shortcut in Windows) refreshes only the page that you're viewing, meaning that it usually updates only the HTML, whereas the force reload ([CTRL]+[F5]or[CTRL]+[SHIFT]+[R]- two common default shortcuts in Windows) refreshes the page and all of its contents - images, scripts, and styles. It comes in very handy especially when you're updating your web pages. -
Well, I never ever had to use "extended" reload because old Opera and current versions of FF and IE never caused any troubles with reloads.
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@toxpal Perhaps it depends on the web server configuration. I've used many of them since the IE6 era and I often had to force reload pages to see changes in various browsers, including the old Opera, Firefox, Safari or Chrome.
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@pafflick said:
I can't believe that a web dev doesn't know about both of the two reload methods that have been there in all major browsers for years.
We've all been there (the beginning).
Perhaps it depends on the web server configuration. I've used many of them since the IE6 era and I often had to force reload pages to see changes in various browsers, including the old Opera, Firefox, Safari or Chrome.
It's also possible to get Apache default-configured so that even forcing reload doesn't help and then pull your hairs until you figure out the correct cache settings.
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Yes, I know it's possible to get Apache configured many different ways, that's why I posted an explanation that it's not configured this way.
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@pafflick Neither Ctrl+F5 nor Ctrl+Shift+R work for me. In the old Opera it was possible to set the browser to always reload everything - that's what made it so good for development work.
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@nickji Then go to Vivaldi Settings > Keyboard (vivaldi://settings/keyboard/), expand the "Page" category and check the keyboard shortcuts for "Force Page Reload". You could also check it via the Keyboard Cheat Sheet (by default it's
[CTRL]+[F1]), but you can alter them only on the settings page. -
Hello there,
Sorry to write on an old topic, but I'm facing this issue.
I've tried the force reload (and sorry @pafflick , but we DO know the force reload keys, if we come here it's because it does not work), even tried to change the keys for force reload in Vivaldi settings, but with no result. Vivaldi does not reload javascript, and keeps pulling it from its cache.That is a huge problem for web development. Please fo something about this, Vivadi team.
Fred
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