Hi Dave, Thanks for the report!
- Kim On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 01:18, arb0real <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Just in case anyone else has this problem in future, here's a solution. > > Problem: > DQSD does not open a search properly in FireFox. The new browser window/tab > opens OK, but it then stalls on a blank page. > > Cause: > The TorButton extension blocks "file://" URLs by default. > > Solution: > Tools -> Add-ons -> TorButton -> Options -> Security Settings -> Untick > "Block access to network from file:// URLs (recommended)" -> OK > > More details of the problem: > - The stalled windows has something like the following in the address bar: > "file:///C:/DOCUME~1/USERNAME/LOCALS~1/Temp/DQSDLaunch.html". > - Functions that do not involve a web search work fine (e.g. if you have > Notepad aliased to "np", then typing "np" will fire Notepad correctly). > - A parameterless search works OK (e.g. entering "gg" gives you the Google > homepage, but entering "gg foobar" gives the stalled webpage). > - Opening the spawned DQSDLaunch.html file shows that it is created correctly > - it's just not run as expected. > - The FireFox error console reports (something like) "Error: uncaught > exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x805e000a > [nsIDOMHTMLFormElement.submit]" nsresult: "0x805e000a (<unknown>)" > location: "JS frame :: > file:///C:/DOCUME~1/USERNAME/LOCALS~1/Temp/DQSDLaunch.html :: onload :: line > 1" data: no]" > > More details of the solution: > - The error console report led me to > https://bugs.torproject.org/flyspray/index.php?do=details&id=698 which > mentions the TorButton behaviour with file:// URLs > - As the comment on that post mentions, you enable access at your own risk. > - I thought the problem might be DDE, but changing/disabling DDE had no > effect and I can confirm that the solution works with the default FireFox DDE > settings that you get by running "firefox.exe -silent -setDefaultBrowser" - > i.e. > Use DDE: Enabled > DDE Message: "%1",,0,0,,,, > Application: Firefox > DDE Application: [blank] > Topic: WWW_OpenURL > - I thought the problem might be NoScript, but I already had "file://" > whitelisted. > > Cheers, > > Dave. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe visit: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users > DQSD-Users@lists.sourceforge.net > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8601 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe visit: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users DQSD-Users@lists.sourceforge.net http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8601
