Re: [SLUG] Firefox javascript
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Alan L Tyree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anybody explain this to me? I'm using Debian Etch. I connect to a commercial site that uses javascript buttons to initiate searches. With Iceweasel, Epiphany and Galeon, they don't work. With Opera they work just fine. They used to work with Iceweasel - I don't know if I changed any settings or not. The javascript is activated in the preferences and allowed to do anything in the Advanced options. Driving me nuts. Any suggestions appreciated. What do see in the Error Console (Tools-Error Console, clear it with Clear then reload the page). --Amos -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Firefox javascript
On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:50:19 +1100 Amos Shapira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Alan L Tyree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anybody explain this to me? I'm using Debian Etch. I connect to a commercial site that uses javascript buttons to initiate searches. With Iceweasel, Epiphany and Galeon, they don't work. With Opera they work just fine. They used to work with Iceweasel - I don't know if I changed any settings or not. The javascript is activated in the preferences and allowed to do anything in the Advanced options. Driving me nuts. Any suggestions appreciated. What do see in the Error Console (Tools-Error Console, clear it with Clear then reload the page). Hi Amos, I had changed to Iceape and it worked OK, so I haven't been using the site with Iceweasel. I just tried it now and it works! Must be something on their end. Thanks for the suggestion though. Alan --Amos -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Firefox javascript
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 01:17:25PM +1100, Alan L Tyree wrote: On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:09:08 +1100 Martin Visser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You probably would need to specify the site - as it probably is a matter of bad jasvascript code that someone more knowledgable than me could comment on. I know from my iPaq (PDA) running Windows Mobile, many sites buttons just don't work. My presumption has been that IE on Windows Explorer only has a subset of the standard Javascript functionality. I am guessing it probably also applies to your choice of Linux powered web browsers. It's a proprietary site: www.lexisnexis.com/au/legal Needs a username and password to sign on. Frustrating thing is that they specify Firefox 2.x as being an acceptable browser. Indeed, when I log on with Opera they give me a warning message. I can log on through another channel using IE and it works. I thought maybe I had done something that screwed up the javascript in Firefox (well, Iceweasel). have you got the noscript plugin ? I would have thought that the number of users now trying to browse from phone-like and PDA-like devices would have driven web framework and web developers to think more about a diverse userbase, but they still seem to cater for only the top 2 or 3 browser platforms and think everyone is running a cinematic widescreen. (And that doesn't even talk about accessibility issues for screen readers, different languages, etc) On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Alan L Tyree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anybody explain this to me? I'm using Debian Etch. I connect to a commercial site that uses javascript buttons to initiate searches. With Iceweasel, Epiphany and Galeon, they don't work. With Opera they work just fine. They used to work with Iceweasel - I don't know if I changed any settings or not. The javascript is activated in the preferences and allowed to do anything in the Advanced options. Driving me nuts. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Alan -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Regards, Martin Martin Visser -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Can we win? I don't think you can win it. - George W. Bush 08/30/2004 Today show interview after being asked whether the war on terror was winnable signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Firefox javascript
On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:01:55 +1100 Alex Samad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP I thought maybe I had done something that screwed up the javascript in Firefox (well, Iceweasel). have you got the noscript plugin ? That would be a nice easy solution - but, no. I would have thought that the number of users now trying to browse from phone-like and PDA-like devices would have driven web framework and web developers to think more about a diverse userbase, but they still seem to cater for only the top 2 or 3 browser platforms and think everyone is running a cinematic widescreen. (And that doesn't even talk about accessibility issues for screen readers, different languages, etc) On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Alan L Tyree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anybody explain this to me? I'm using Debian Etch. I connect to a commercial site that uses javascript buttons to initiate searches. With Iceweasel, Epiphany and Galeon, they don't work. With Opera they work just fine. They used to work with Iceweasel - I don't know if I changed any settings or not. The javascript is activated in the preferences and allowed to do anything in the Advanced options. Driving me nuts. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Alan -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Regards, Martin Martin Visser -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Can we win? I don't think you can win it. - George W. Bush 08/30/2004 Today show interview after being asked whether the war on terror was winnable -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Firefox javascript
Alan L Tyree wrote: Can anybody explain this to me? I'm using Debian Etch. I connect to a commercial site that uses javascript buttons to initiate searches. With Iceweasel, Epiphany and Galeon, they don't work. With Opera they work just fine. They used to work with Iceweasel - I don't know if I changed any settings or not. The javascript is activated in the preferences and allowed to do anything in the Advanced options. Driving me nuts. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Alan You could try installing the firebug extension in Iceweasel it is very good at picking up html/javascript errors -- Mark Pearson BSc (Computing) Technical Support, Dept Nuclear Medicine Concord Hospital, Hospital Road, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia Phone:+61-2-97676339 or +61-297677450; FAX:+61-2-97677451 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Firefox javascript
Can anybody explain this to me? I'm using Debian Etch. I connect to a commercial site that uses javascript buttons to initiate searches. With Iceweasel, Epiphany and Galeon, they don't work. With Opera they work just fine. They used to work with Iceweasel - I don't know if I changed any settings or not. The javascript is activated in the preferences and allowed to do anything in the Advanced options. Driving me nuts. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Alan -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Firefox javascript
You probably would need to specify the site - as it probably is a matter of bad jasvascript code that someone more knowledgable than me could comment on. I know from my iPaq (PDA) running Windows Mobile, many sites buttons just don't work. My presumption has been that IE on Windows Explorer only has a subset of the standard Javascript functionality. I am guessing it probably also applies to your choice of Linux powered web browsers. I would have thought that the number of users now trying to browse from phone-like and PDA-like devices would have driven web framework and web developers to think more about a diverse userbase, but they still seem to cater for only the top 2 or 3 browser platforms and think everyone is running a cinematic widescreen. (And that doesn't even talk about accessibility issues for screen readers, different languages, etc) On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Alan L Tyree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anybody explain this to me? I'm using Debian Etch. I connect to a commercial site that uses javascript buttons to initiate searches. With Iceweasel, Epiphany and Galeon, they don't work. With Opera they work just fine. They used to work with Iceweasel - I don't know if I changed any settings or not. The javascript is activated in the preferences and allowed to do anything in the Advanced options. Driving me nuts. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Alan -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Regards, Martin Martin Visser -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Firefox javascript
On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:09:08 +1100 Martin Visser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You probably would need to specify the site - as it probably is a matter of bad jasvascript code that someone more knowledgable than me could comment on. I know from my iPaq (PDA) running Windows Mobile, many sites buttons just don't work. My presumption has been that IE on Windows Explorer only has a subset of the standard Javascript functionality. I am guessing it probably also applies to your choice of Linux powered web browsers. It's a proprietary site: www.lexisnexis.com/au/legal Needs a username and password to sign on. Frustrating thing is that they specify Firefox 2.x as being an acceptable browser. Indeed, when I log on with Opera they give me a warning message. I can log on through another channel using IE and it works. I thought maybe I had done something that screwed up the javascript in Firefox (well, Iceweasel). I would have thought that the number of users now trying to browse from phone-like and PDA-like devices would have driven web framework and web developers to think more about a diverse userbase, but they still seem to cater for only the top 2 or 3 browser platforms and think everyone is running a cinematic widescreen. (And that doesn't even talk about accessibility issues for screen readers, different languages, etc) On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Alan L Tyree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anybody explain this to me? I'm using Debian Etch. I connect to a commercial site that uses javascript buttons to initiate searches. With Iceweasel, Epiphany and Galeon, they don't work. With Opera they work just fine. They used to work with Iceweasel - I don't know if I changed any settings or not. The javascript is activated in the preferences and allowed to do anything in the Advanced options. Driving me nuts. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Alan -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Regards, Martin Martin Visser -- Alan L Tyreehttp://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
