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Claudius
Boss
9 years ago

last_chance_html versus "Page Hitbox Content" in wrapper

While reviewing the Lithium Hover Cards implementation I stumbed over the special last_chance_html custom component which "will run at the very end of every page load."   I was wondering how this...
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ChiaraS
Lithium Alumni (Retired)
9 years ago

Hi Claudius

the main difference I think is that the "page hitbox" is part of the skin, while "last_chance_html" is independent from the skin. 

Depending on what's your use case and your setup (multiple skins or just one), you may want to use one or the other.

 

I think that in general the usage of the page footer (for html) and page hitbox (for non-visible code, like scripts) is recommended.

 

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Claudius
Boss
9 years ago
Thanks. That split skin versus generic makes sense and the guidance in your last paragraph is helpful.