Re: [DQSD-Users] "mwd /p" stopped working
Here's a temporary fix. It doesn't resolve everything, but the basic
functionality is back.
It looks like it's both a change to remove the "/cgi-bin" portion of the
path for word entries, but also a new bug in their code that wraps the
actual entries (by introduction of a few random characters before "entry
misc" in the class wrapper).
-Shawn
> -Original Message-
> From: Kim Gräsman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:38 AM
> To: DQSD users mailing list
> Subject: Re: [DQSD-Users] "mwd /p" stopped working
>
> Hi David,
>
> Yeah, mine's broken too. And the popup appears to be working on my XP
> box, I get a " not found" message in a popup.
>
> I'll see if I can find some time to look into it...
>
> Thanks,
> - Kim
>
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 17:12, David Blume
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm pretty sure that this is due to a change over at
> Merriam Websters.
> > Their cgi-bin link just doesn't work anymore.
> >
> > I've already dirtied my own sandbox's mwd.xml. But I don't
> think the regular
> > "mwd" search worked anymore either. Somebody with a clean sandbox
> > could try it out by typing,
> >
> > mwd
> >
> > in the DQSD. The popups haven't been a problem. I've had this
> > working for years.
> >
> > Environments:
> >
> > launchmode=1; (On two computers. Default browser is
> Mozilla Firefox
> > 3.0.1. on each.)
> > OS: Windows XP (on one computer), Windows Vista (on another)
> >
> > --David
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:53 AM, Kim Gräsman
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Hi David,
> >>
> >> Does the regular mwd search work?
> >>
> >> After all the security enhancements to IE, popups have been hard to
> >> get working properly -- are you still on Windows XP, or Vista?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> - Kim
> >>
> >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 23:33, David Blume
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>> My favorite feature of DQSD is my alias of the ":"
> terminator to "mwd
> >>> /p" to cause definitions to appears in a popup window.
> >>> (Here's a link that shows the alias:
> http://dblume.livejournal.com/65402.html )
> >>>
> >>> It looks like Merriam Websters has changed their cgi-bin
> >>> implementation, because "mwd /p" doesn't work anymore.
> >>>
> >>> Maybe the fix is simply to remove "cgi-bin/" from the
> URL, but this
> >>> isn't something I can easily test until I get some free
> time at home.
> >>
>
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Search for word definitions.
Switches:
/popup - Display in popup window instead of regular browser window
Examples:
mwd idempotent
mwd /p idempotent
ReferenceLanguage
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary";
method="post">
<![CDATA[
function mwd(q)
{
var args = parseArgs(q, "popup");
if ( typeof mwdDisplayInPopup == "undefined" )
mwdDisplayInPopup = 0;
if ( (args.switches.length > 0) || (mwdDisplayInPopup != 0) )
{
mwdx(args.q) // Display in popup window
}
else
{
if( nullArgs("mwd",q) )
return false;
document.mwdf.va.value = args.q;
submitForm(mwdf); // Display in regular browser window
}
}
function mwdx(q)
{
var extraArgDelim = '\1';
var listOption = false;
var p = q.search( extraArgDelim );
if ( p >= 0 )
{
postArgs = unescape( q.substr( p + 1 ) );
listOption = true;
q = q.substr( 0, p );
}
try
{
var xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Micr
Re: [DQSD-Users] "mwd /p" stopped working
Hi David, Yeah, mine's broken too. And the popup appears to be working on my XP box, I get a " not found" message in a popup. I'll see if I can find some time to look into it... Thanks, - Kim On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 17:12, David Blume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm pretty sure that this is due to a change over at Merriam Websters. > Their cgi-bin link just doesn't work anymore. > > I've already dirtied my own sandbox's mwd.xml. But I don't think the regular > "mwd" search worked anymore either. Somebody with a clean sandbox > could try it out by typing, > > mwd > > in the DQSD. The popups haven't been a problem. I've had this > working for years. > > Environments: > > launchmode=1; (On two computers. Default browser is Mozilla Firefox > 3.0.1. on each.) > OS: Windows XP (on one computer), Windows Vista (on another) > > --David > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:53 AM, Kim Gräsman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi David, >> >> Does the regular mwd search work? >> >> After all the security enhancements to IE, popups have been hard to >> get working properly -- are you still on Windows XP, or Vista? >> >> Thanks, >> - Kim >> >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 23:33, David Blume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> My favorite feature of DQSD is my alias of the ":" terminator to "mwd >>> /p" to cause definitions to appears in a popup window. >>> (Here's a link that shows the alias: >>> http://dblume.livejournal.com/65402.html ) >>> >>> It looks like Merriam Websters has changed their cgi-bin >>> implementation, because "mwd /p" doesn't work anymore. >>> >>> Maybe the fix is simply to remove "cgi-bin/" from the URL, but this >>> isn't something I can easily test until I get some free time at home. >> - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ ___ 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
Re: [DQSD-Users] "mwd /p" stopped working
I'm pretty sure that this is due to a change over at Merriam Websters. Their cgi-bin link just doesn't work anymore. I've already dirtied my own sandbox's mwd.xml. But I don't think the regular "mwd" search worked anymore either. Somebody with a clean sandbox could try it out by typing, mwd in the DQSD. The popups haven't been a problem. I've had this working for years. Environments: launchmode=1; (On two computers. Default browser is Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1. on each.) OS: Windows XP (on one computer), Windows Vista (on another) --David On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:53 AM, Kim Gräsman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi David, > > Does the regular mwd search work? > > After all the security enhancements to IE, popups have been hard to > get working properly -- are you still on Windows XP, or Vista? > > Thanks, > - Kim > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 23:33, David Blume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> My favorite feature of DQSD is my alias of the ":" terminator to "mwd >> /p" to cause definitions to appears in a popup window. >> (Here's a link that shows the alias: >> http://dblume.livejournal.com/65402.html ) >> >> It looks like Merriam Websters has changed their cgi-bin >> implementation, because "mwd /p" doesn't work anymore. >> >> Maybe the fix is simply to remove "cgi-bin/" from the URL, but this >> isn't something I can easily test until I get some free time at home. > > - > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > ___ > 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 > - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ ___ 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
Re: [DQSD-Users] "mwd /p" stopped working
Hi David, Does the regular mwd search work? After all the security enhancements to IE, popups have been hard to get working properly -- are you still on Windows XP, or Vista? Thanks, - Kim On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 23:33, David Blume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My favorite feature of DQSD is my alias of the ":" terminator to "mwd > /p" to cause definitions to appears in a popup window. > (Here's a link that shows the alias: http://dblume.livejournal.com/65402.html > ) > > It looks like Merriam Websters has changed their cgi-bin > implementation, because "mwd /p" doesn't work anymore. > > Maybe the fix is simply to remove "cgi-bin/" from the URL, but this > isn't something I can easily test until I get some free time at home. - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ ___ 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
[DQSD-Users] "mwd /p" stopped working
My favorite feature of DQSD is my alias of the ":" terminator to "mwd /p" to cause definitions to appears in a popup window. (Here's a link that shows the alias: http://dblume.livejournal.com/65402.html ) It looks like Merriam Websters has changed their cgi-bin implementation, because "mwd /p" doesn't work anymore. Maybe the fix is simply to remove "cgi-bin/" from the URL, but this isn't something I can easily test until I get some free time at home. --David - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ ___ 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
Re: [DQSD-Users] mwd /p stopped working?
Sorry, Everybody, My last reply to Shawn was premature. Shawn's "mwd /popup" fix is a fine interim fix. The fact that the list of spelling suggestions didn't include correct links is not a new problem. What's more important is that support for multiple entries for a word is broken. (Eg., "mwd /popup register" vs. "mwd register") mwd.xml needs some TLC. I don't actually know any javascript, but I'm willing to give it a look when I free up in a couple of weeks. --David On 10/13/07, Shawn K. Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Anybody else notice that searching m-w.com with "mwd /p %s" > > (popup) stopped working correctly today? Please let me know > > if there's a fix to mwd.xml I can use. > > I've attached a fixed version. I don't actually use this search, so let > me know if it's insufficient. > > -Shawn > > > > - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/___ 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
Re: [DQSD-Users] mwd /p stopped working?
Wow! Thanks so much for the quick reply. It works well, with a minor exception. (It doesn't handle misspellings correctly. Links in the popup are not links in that case.) For example, try "mwd /p missspell" Still, I'm delighted to have the popup back. It's a feature I love so much I once blogged about it. There's an image of the old popup window there, too: http://dblume.livejournal.com/65402.html Thanks again, --David BTW, I now see that the version of mwd.xml I had was On 10/13/07, Shawn K. Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi David, > > > Anybody else notice that searching m-w.com with "mwd /p %s" > > (popup) stopped working correctly today? Please let me know > > if there's a fix to mwd.xml I can use. > > I've attached a fixed version. I don't actually use this search, so let > me know if it's insufficient. > > -Shawn > > - > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > ___ > 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 > > > - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/___ 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
Re: [DQSD-Users] mwd /p stopped working?
Hi David,
> Anybody else notice that searching m-w.com with "mwd /p %s"
> (popup) stopped working correctly today? Please let me know
> if there's a fix to mwd.xml I can use.
I've attached a fixed version. I don't actually use this search, so let
me know if it's insufficient.
-Shawn
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Search for word definitions.
Switches:
/popup - Display in popup window instead of regular browser window
Examples:
mwd idempotent
mwd /p idempotent
ReferenceLanguage
http://www.m-w.com/
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary";
method="post">
0) || (mwdDisplayInPopup != 0) )
{
mwdx(args.q) // Display in popup window
}
else
{
if( nullArgs("mwd",q) )
return false;
document.mwdf.va.value = args.q;
submitForm(mwdf); // Display in regular browser window
}
}
function mwdx(q)
{
var extraArgDelim = '\1';
var listOption = false;
var p = q.search( extraArgDelim );
if ( p >= 0 )
{
postArgs = unescape( q.substr( p + 1 ) );
listOption = true;
q = q.substr( 0, p );
}
try
{
var xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XmlHttp");
if ( listOption )
{
xmlHttp.open("POST", "http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary";, false);
xmlHttp.setRequestHeader( "Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" );
xmlHttp.send( postArgs );
}
else
{
xmlHttp.open("GET", "http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/"; + q, false);
xmlHttp.send();
}
}
catch ( e )
{
alert( e.description );
return;
}
if ( q == '' )
{
if ( typeof dictPopup != 'undefined' && dictPopup_ring.length > 0 )
{
if ( --dictPopup_sp < 0 )
dictPopup_sp = dictPopup_ring.length - 1;
var prev = dictPopup_ring[ dictPopup_sp ];
dictPopup.document.body.innerHTML = prev.html;
dictPopup.show(prev.x, prev.y, prev.width, prev.height, dictPopup.document.body);
}
else
{
nullArgs("mwd",q)
}
return;
}
var windowW = 500;
var sBody = xmlHttp.responseText.replace( /[\r\n]/gi, "" );
var re = /((.+)<\/div><\/div>)/mig;
var results = re.exec( sBody );
if ( results != null )
{
var optionHtml = '';
var entriesFound = parseInt( results[ 2 ], 10 );
if ( isNaN( entriesFound ) )
entriesFound = 1;
var html = results[ 1 ].replace( /(src="\/)/gi, "src=\"http://www.m-w.com/"; ).replace( /(href="\/)/gi, "href=\"http://www.m-w.com/"; );
var html = html.replace( /
");
var html = html.replace( //gi, "
");
var html = html.replace( /javascript\:popWin\(\'/gi, "http://www.m-w.com/";);
var html = html.replace( /\'\)"\sclass="audio"/gi, "\"");
if ( entriesFound == 1 )
html = html.replace( /(Main Entry:)/, '
$1' );
else
{
html = html.replace( /(Main Entry:)/, '
$1' );
var options = /(/.exec( html );
if ( options != null )
{
var allFormVars = html.replace( /.*' );
optionHtml += '';
for ( var i = 0; i < options.length; i++ )
if ( options[ i ] != "" )
{
var words = /([^[]+)(.*)/.exec( options[ i ] );
var formVars = 'hdwd=' + options[ i ] + '&' + allFormVars;
optionHtml += '- ' + options[ i ] + '
';
}
optionHtml += '
';
}
html = html.replace( /(To select an entry, click on it\..*)
[DQSD-Users] mwd /p stopped working?
Anybody else notice that searching m-w.com with "mwd /p %s" (popup) stopped working correctly today? Please let me know if there's a fix to mwd.xml I can use. Thanks! --David BTW, I think that aliases.txt should contain ":|mwd /p %s" by default. The ":" suffix is my favorite search. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/___ 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
