After help from tfluehr in irc, more info found here: http://prototype.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8886-prototype/tickets/460-dynamic-loading-of-prototype-does-not-work
On Nov 21, 11:36 am, jrochkind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I really want to load Prototype dynamically, that is, from a js > file. > > This is because I am providing a sort of javascript-widget type thing, > that users can include on their page to have some 'embedded' > functionality. Kind of like YouTube does, or whatever. They put a > <script> tag on their page, and it calls my script--and my script > calls prototype, because my special embed widget stuff wants to use > prototype. (My script actually does check to see if Prototype is > loaded first, before loading it). > > This actually worked fine in Prototype 1.3, that my code used to use. > I dynamically added a <script> tag to the page to include Prototype, > all was just great. > > But now I'm upgrading my app to use Prototype 1.6, and I'm afraid it > doesn't work anymore. It causes Firefox to complain with some really > weird errors about XML. In the irc channel, tfluehr suggested this > might be related to Prototype 1.6's use of document.write, among other > things. > > But it's really annnoying to me. I can't think of any other way to > conveniently provide the function I'm trying to provide, without being > able to dynamically load Prototype. > > Has anyone figured out a way to make this work in 1.6? Thanks for any > advice. > > Jonathan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
