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    Jun 29, 2006, 06:58 AM
    Reload page in Firefox
    OK, a bit trivial... but I'm curious. I understand that hitting the Reload button compares the page with the server and if the same, shows you the cached version...

    Sometimes I see my flag not waving. I hit reload and it still doesn't wave... but if I hit Shift>Reload then it reloads and is waving.

    ... is this just one of those odd cache handling issues that I've seen with FF in the past?

    ... just curious.
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    Jun 29, 2006, 07:05 AM
    Just an FYI: I'm using IE here at work at the flag waived for a moment then it stopped. I think the wind died down here.
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    Jun 29, 2006, 07:08 AM
    In IE, the "pull from server" refresh is Control > Refresh. I'll bet does the same as Shift > Reload in FF.
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    Jun 29, 2006, 07:22 AM
    In Firefox - Shift + Reload FORCES the browser to go to the site and get the page - regardless of what is in cache or what cache settings you have.
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    Jun 29, 2006, 07:27 AM
    That part I understand.

    ... so in other words, the "compare" that it does when hitting only Reload just does not do a good job of comparing?
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