<P> If the browser visits a web page, has NOT seen the web page before and as a result does not recognize the manifest file, the following events will ensue . </P> <Ul> <Li> Checking Event - occurs when the browser visits a web page and reads the manifest attribute on the <html> element . </Li> <Li> Downloading Event - if the browser has never come across this manifest file before, it will download all the resources given in the manifest file . </Li> <Li> Progress Event - contains information of how many files have been downloaded and how many files are left to be downloaded . </Li> <Li> Cached Event - occurs once all the files have been downloaded and the offline web application is equipped to be used offline . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Checking Event - occurs when the browser visits a web page and reads the manifest attribute on the <html> element . </Li> <Li> Downloading Event - if the browser has never come across this manifest file before, it will download all the resources given in the manifest file . </Li>

Html element to designate a manifest file for offline caching with the name cache.manifest