Re: New Netsurf - improved Javascript stability
> On 2015-Sep-29 Jim Nagel wrote: > [snip] >> I'm on #2935 (Aug 25) and have been suffering a great many sites that >> time out with no display at all. Sometimes hourglassing goes on >> forever and there's nothing for it but Alt-Break to kill Netsurf. >> Some of these cases will succeed if I relaunch Netsurf, switch off >> Javascript from its iconbar menu, and only then reload the site. Harriet Bazley wrote on 4 Oct: > Can't you just switch off JavaScript and reload the page without having to > restart Netsurf? That's always worked for me. You're right. Your revelation simplifies it a bit for me. > (Still on 2817 to avoid auto-JavaScript-start-up) I'm on #2968 now, after Vincent Sanders (thanks!) improved something as a result of a particular site I reported. Steve Fryatt posted links in this thread to the Netsurf team's explanations of why they have configured Javascript to be on by default: they WANT to receive reports of problem sites so that they can refine their code. So thanks again, Vincent! -- Jim Nagelwww.archivemag.co.uk || See you at the show? www.riscoslondonshow.co.uk October 24
Re: New Netsurf - improved Javascript stability
On 29 Sep 2015 as I do recall, Jim Nagel wrote: [snip] > I'm on #2935 (Aug 25) and have been suffering a great many sites that > time out with no display at all. Sometimes hourglassing goes on > forever and there's nothing for it but Alt-Break to kill Netsurf. > Some of these cases will succeed if I relaunch Netsurf, switch off > Javascript from its iconbar menu, and only then reload the site. Can't you just switch off JavaScript and reload the page without having to restart Netsurf? That's always worked for me. (Still on 2817 to avoid auto-JavaScript-start-up) -- Harriet Bazley == Loyaulte me lie == A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
Re: New Netsurf - improved Javascript stability
In message <550abce24acvj...@waitrose.com> Chris Newman wrote: > In article , >Jim Nagel wrote: >> Dave Higton wrote on 21 Sep: > >> > I downloaded the latest CI build of NS yesterday. There hasn't been >> > one for quite a while. I noticed that it doesn't crash when opening a >> > sport page of the BBC News website, for example. This is a big >> > improvement. >> > I think we're seeing evidence of big changes within Netsurf. > >> Anybody concur? > >> I'm on #2935 (Aug 25) and have been suffering a great many sites that >> time out with no display at all. Sometimes hourglassing goes on >> forever and there's nothing for it but Alt-Break to kill Netsurf. >> Some of these cases will succeed if I relaunch Netsurf, switch off >> Javascript from its iconbar menu, and only then reload the site. > > Same here with #2964 > I recently upgraded to #2964 from #2953 and AFAICS the javascript-enabled behaviour and functionality* is identical in both, and I too have the endless hourglassing behaviour unless JS is disabled. I don't mean to be downbeat or decry the efforts of the developers - NetSurf is a fine lightweight browser, better than any RISC OS alternative that I've tried**, and no doubt the developers would be the first to agree that javascript functionality is very much a work in progress. (* virtually non-existent) (** that doesn't include the recent Otter port) -- George
Re: New Netsurf - improved Javascript stability
In article , Jim Nagel wrote: > Dave Higton wrote on 21 Sep: > > I downloaded the latest CI build of NS yesterday. There hasn't been > > one for quite a while. I noticed that it doesn't crash when opening a > > sport page of the BBC News website, for example. This is a big > > improvement. > > I think we're seeing evidence of big changes within Netsurf. > Anybody concur? > I'm on #2935 (Aug 25) and have been suffering a great many sites that > time out with no display at all. Sometimes hourglassing goes on > forever and there's nothing for it but Alt-Break to kill Netsurf. > Some of these cases will succeed if I relaunch Netsurf, switch off > Javascript from its iconbar menu, and only then reload the site. Same here with #2964 -- Chris
Re: New Netsurf - improved Javascript stability
On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:39:02 +0100 Jim Nagel wrote: > Dave Higton wrote on 21 Sep: > >> I downloaded the latest CI build of NS yesterday. There hasn't been >> one for quite a while. I noticed that it doesn't crash when opening a >> sport page of the BBC News website, for example. This is a big >> improvement. >> I think we're seeing evidence of big changes within Netsurf. > > Anybody concur? > > I'm on #2935 (Aug 25) and have been suffering a great many sites that > time out with no display at all. Sometimes hourglassing goes on > forever and there's nothing for it but Alt-Break to kill Netsurf. > Some of these cases will succeed if I relaunch Netsurf, switch off > Javascript from its iconbar menu, and only then reload the site. I still get that, yes. Dave FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/earth
Re: New Netsurf - improved Javascript stability
Dave Higton wrote on 21 Sep: > I downloaded the latest CI build of NS yesterday. There hasn't been > one for quite a while. I noticed that it doesn't crash when opening a > sport page of the BBC News website, for example. This is a big > improvement. > I think we're seeing evidence of big changes within Netsurf. Anybody concur? I'm on #2935 (Aug 25) and have been suffering a great many sites that time out with no display at all. Sometimes hourglassing goes on forever and there's nothing for it but Alt-Break to kill Netsurf. Some of these cases will succeed if I relaunch Netsurf, switch off Javascript from its iconbar menu, and only then reload the site. -- Jim Nagelwww.archivemag.co.uk || See you at the show? www.riscoslondonshow.co.uk October 24
New Netsurf - improved Javascript stability
I downloaded the latest CI build of NS yesterday. There hasn't been one for quite a while. I noticed that it doesn't crash when opening a sport page of the BBC News website, for example. This is a big improvement. I think we're seeing evidence of big changes within Netsurf. Dave FREE ONLINE PHOTOSHARING - Share your photos online with your friends and family! Visit http://www.inbox.com/photosharing to find out more!
