On 12/18/05, John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 18, 2005, at 11:46 AM, Mark Knecht wrote: > > > Hi, > > There is a web site that my wife wanted to use. The web address > > is here: > > > > http://www.smithandnoble.com/sn/photoGalleryDetail.jsp?catID=-14150 > > > > On this page, on the right, there are pictures that you are supposed > > to click to see a larger version to the left. This works on Windows > > and it works on the Mac, but it does not work on any of our Linux > > systems, using either blackdown java or sun java. I think that's a > > problem so I file a bug. > > > > I filed a bug report here: > > > > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115949 > > > > and was told the bug was 'invalid' because the page didn't have any > > Java. They said the page only has javascript. First, from a (stupid) > > user's perspective I found this a bit disappointing. I'm just told > > 'invalid' and given no guidance about how to make it work. However > > that happens when some developers have to talk to user types like me. > > I understand that. Still I want to understand how to make it work so > > the WAF stays high and she doesn't ask to go back to Windows. > > > > What's 'javascript' and how do I make this work? > > > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > javascript is, in fact, not java. typically, in the context of web > sites, java is run server-side and essentially returns html for your > browser to interpret. javascript, on the other hand, was, I believe, > developed by netscape, not sun. they just called it that because it > has some similarities with java. it is client-side, like microsoft's > proprietary activex technology. Their response was probably fine, > since there is, in fact, no java in javascript, despite the name. :) > > Oddly enough, I had no problems with the smith and noble website with > firefox on my gentoo laptop...but that was a few months ago. > > from a practical standpoint, make sure you're running the latest > firefox, and have javascript enabled in the security settings. >
Thanks to all who responded. I appreciate the info about javascript and suggestions. 1) I do have javascript enabled in Firefox. 2) I'm running this stuff Firefox-1.0.7-r2. I'll try updating to 1.0.7-r4 and see if it makes a difference. 3) I've tried blackdown 1.4.2-02 and 1.4.2-02-r1. Same results here. 4) I'm also using netscape-flash 7.0.61. 5) I've not tried Mozilla. Maybe that's an option for my wife. Not sure. I'll look over the USE flags and other info provided and see if anythign pops up, but since this site seems to work for some (John) and not others (RNuno) it's a bit strange. Thanks for the info all. I really apprecaite it. Cheers, Mark -- [email protected] mailing list
