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copied!<p>Tested it successful in FF 3.5, Opera 10.6, Chrome8, IE6-8..</p> <pre><code>var succeed = function(obj) { navigator.geolocation.received = true; !navigator.geolocation.timedout?alert('GOT YAH'):alert('GOT YAH but user was to slow'); }; var failed = function(obj) { navigator.geolocation.received = true; !navigator.geolocation.timedout?alert('just failed'):alert('failed and user was to slow as well, tzz ._.'); }; var timedout = function() { navigator.geolocation.timedout = true; // could be used for other callbacks to trace if its timed out or not !navigator.geolocation.received?alert('Request timed out'):null; } // Extend geolocation object if ( navigator.geolocation ) { navigator.geolocation.retrievePermission = function retrievePermission(succeed,failed,options,timeout) { this.received = false; // reference for timeout callback this.timedout = false; // reference for other callbacks this.getCurrentPosition.apply(this,arguments); // actual request // Trigger timeout with its function; default timeout offset 5000ms if ( timeout ) { setTimeout(timeout.callback,timeout.offset || 5000); } } // New location request with timeout callback navigator.geolocation.retrievePermission(succeed,failed,{},{ offset: 10000, // miliseconds callback: timedout }); // Awesome thingy is not implemented } else { alert('geolocation is not supported'); } </code></pre> <p>With that workaround we know if the request timedout, even when the succeess / failure callback get called afterwards.</p>

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