Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Nick North
CouchDb is fully tested only against Firefox, and there are no guarantees with other browsers. That said, most things work in IE and I can see the link with IE10 on Windows 7, with that same version of CouchDb. It also works fine with Windows 8 and IE11 so I suspect it's specific to earlier IE

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Garren Smith
Jason, could you also have a look at the IE developer console and report any errors it shows. You might have to enable the developer console and then reload the page for any errors to show. On 18 Feb 2014, at 10:45 AM, Nick North nort...@gmail.com wrote: CouchDb is fully tested only against

Re: Replication vs. Compaction

2014-02-18 Thread Jan Lehnardt
On 31 Jan 2014, at 20:08 , Jason Smith j...@apache.org wrote: Anyway I think the broader point is, compaction is for compacting databases (removing old document revisions), and replication is for making a copy of a database (or subset). If compaction is causing downtime then that is a

Re: CouchDB Talk at GeekToGeek Meetup Berlin

2014-02-18 Thread Noah Slater
I'll be there. Looking forward to meeting some CouchDB folks! :) On 17 February 2014 11:49, Jan Lehnardt j...@apache.org wrote: Hey all, I'll be giving a talk about CouchDB and what makes it special at this week's GeekToGeek meetup in Berlin. You all likely already know all about it, but

Re: CouchDB Talk at GeekToGeek Meetup Berlin

2014-02-18 Thread I.R.
me too On 18 Feb 2014, at 15:42, Noah Slater nsla...@apache.org wrote: I'll be there. Looking forward to meeting some CouchDB folks! :) On 17 February 2014 11:49, Jan Lehnardt j...@apache.org wrote: Hey all, I'll be giving a talk about CouchDB and what makes it special at this week's

Re: CouchDB Talk at GeekToGeek Meetup Berlin

2014-02-18 Thread Andy Wenk
this will be great. I can't make it unfortunately. Have a lot of fun in good 'ol Berlin :) Cheers Andy P.S.: Video? On 18 February 2014 16:03, I.R. thewh...@googlemail.com wrote: me too On 18 Feb 2014, at 15:42, Noah Slater nsla...@apache.org wrote: I'll be there. Looking forward to

Re: Replication vs. Compaction

2014-02-18 Thread Adam Kocoloski
On Feb 18, 2014, at 11:38 AM, Jan Lehnardt j...@apache.org wrote: On 31 Jan 2014, at 20:08 , Jason Smith j...@apache.org wrote: However there is a pathological situation where you are updating faster than the compactor can run, and you will get an infinite loop (plus very heavy i/o and

Re: Replication vs. Compaction

2014-02-18 Thread Paul Davis
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Adam Kocoloski kocol...@apache.org wrote: On Feb 18, 2014, at 11:38 AM, Jan Lehnardt j...@apache.org wrote: On 31 Jan 2014, at 20:08 , Jason Smith j...@apache.org wrote: However there is a pathological situation where you are updating faster than the

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Jason Winshell
Thanks. The bug is in futon.js in the page source, line 269: Object doesn't support this property or method } else if (userCtx.roles.indexOf(_admin) != -1) { // bug is here for IE $(#userCtx .adminparty).show(); $(.serverAdmin).removeAttr('disabled'); } else {

replication with authentication

2014-02-18 Thread Jason Winshell
Hi folks, I need to replicate between a master and backup database in a high-security environment. Replication, like any interaction with the database must be authenticated. Both Couch instances are fronted by an SSL-proxy. There is no remote access to the http API (i.e. port 5984) without

Re: replication with authentication

2014-02-18 Thread Florian Westreicher Bakk.techn.
Works as intended. You can easily verify this with Wireshark. Jason Winshell ja...@jasonwinshell.com wrote: Hi folks, I need to replicate between a master and backup database in a high-security environment. Replication, like any interaction with the database must be authenticated. Both Couch

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Jens Alfke
On Feb 18, 2014, at 10:11 AM, Jason Winshell ja...@jasonwinshell.com wrote: I'm at a bit of a loss trying to understand how a bug like this could go undetected in an official release. Because the CouchDB contributors don't have the bandwidth to test the admin UI (which is obviously lower

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Robert Samuel Newson
Patches welcome. On 18 Feb 2014, at 18:11, Jason Winshell ja...@jasonwinshell.com wrote: Thanks. The bug is in futon.js in the page source, line 269: Object doesn't support this property or method } else if (userCtx.roles.indexOf(_admin) != -1) { // bug is here for IE

Re: replication with authentication

2014-02-18 Thread Jens Alfke
On Feb 18, 2014, at 10:18 AM, Jason Winshell ja...@jasonwinshell.com wrote: (2) the user:password would never be exposed to user other than the server administrator on the backup. If this is a persistent replication, you'd need to secure the '_replicator' database against unauthorized

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Jens Alfke
On Feb 18, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Robert Samuel Newson rnew...@apache.org wrote: Patches welcome. More specifically, to help the OP get started if he's having trouble finding resources, the CouchDB home page http://couchdb.apache.org has direct links to the Jira bug tracker:

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread matt j. sorenson
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Jens Alfke j...@couchbase.com wrote: On Feb 18, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Robert Samuel Newson rnew...@apache.org wrote: Patches welcome. More specifically, to help the OP get started if he's having trouble finding resources, the CouchDB home page

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Andy Wenk
On 18 February 2014 20:38, matt j. sorenson m...@sorensonbros.net wrote: On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Jens Alfke j...@couchbase.com wrote: On Feb 18, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Robert Samuel Newson rnew...@apache.org wrote: Patches welcome. More specifically, to help the OP get

Open Data Day

2014-02-18 Thread Benjamin Young
This Saturday (February 22nd) is opendataday.org In the US, it's also CodeAcross: http://www.codeforamerica.org/codeacross-2014/ Both of these have support/sponsorship/etc from the Open Knowledge Foundation: okfn.org I wanted to see what events are going on that people on this list are

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Jason Winshell
Jens, Thanks for the speedy response. I certainly appreciate the low-bandwidth situation of the folks who generously contribute their time. Nonetheless, IE is the browser used by government and many corporations. This is not a matter of what browser is better than another. It's just a fact of

Re: Open Data Day

2014-02-18 Thread Alexander Shorin
For people from Moscow, Russia there also will be Open Data Day. More information is available on meet up page which also contains useful links about open data that is related to /this country/: http://www.meetup.com/okfnru/events/156390472/ If anyone there would like to visit this even and make

Re: CouchDB Talk at GeekToGeek Meetup Berlin

2014-02-18 Thread Jan Lehnardt
On 18 Feb 2014, at 16:19 , Andy Wenk a...@nms.de wrote: this will be great. I can't make it unfortunately. Have a lot of fun in good 'ol Berlin :) Cheers Andy P.S.: Video? nope, sorry, the meetup doesn’t have funds for video. Jan -- On 18 February 2014 16:03, I.R.

Re: Replication vs. Compaction

2014-02-18 Thread Jan Lehnardt
On 18 Feb 2014, at 17:09 , Paul Davis paul.joseph.da...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Adam Kocoloski kocol...@apache.org wrote: On Feb 18, 2014, at 11:38 AM, Jan Lehnardt j...@apache.org wrote: On 31 Jan 2014, at 20:08 , Jason Smith j...@apache.org wrote: However

Re: Open Data Day

2014-02-18 Thread Andy Wenk
awesome! Now I have to decide between Moscow or Greenville :) Would be cool to be able to attend ... :) On 18 February 2014 21:23, Alexander Shorin kxe...@gmail.com wrote: For people from Moscow, Russia there also will be Open Data Day. More information is available on meet up page which

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread matt j. sorenson
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Jason Winshell jas...@bearriver.comwrote: Jens, Thanks for the speedy response. I certainly appreciate the low-bandwidth situation of the folks who generously contribute their time. Nonetheless, IE is the browser used by government and many corporations. This

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Jason Winshell
Matt, I appreciate your response as well and understand where you are coming from. I have to make these inquiries as part of carrying out my job. I need gauge the risks in depending an open source solution, whether it's Couch or MongoDB. I have great respect for all the developers that

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Nick North
Have you tried the Fauxton interface? That's experimental but might be worth a try. Go to .../_utils/fauxton/index.html and you should have an icon of a person at the bottom left of the browser which you can click on to log in. This works for me in IE11, but I don't have an IE8 installation to

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Andy Wenk
On 18 February 2014 21:11, Jason Winshell jas...@bearriver.com wrote: Jens, Thanks for the speedy response. I certainly appreciate the low-bandwidth situation of the folks who generously contribute their time. Nonetheless, IE is the browser used by government and many corporations. This is

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Andy Wenk
On 18 February 2014 21:55, Nick North nort...@gmail.com wrote: Have you tried the Fauxton interface? That's experimental but might be worth a try. Go to .../_utils/fauxton/index.html and you should have an icon of a person at the bottom left of the browser which you can click on to log in.

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Jason Winshell
Nick, Fauxton works. I can then switch to Futon to change passwords and create new users. It looks like the problem is limited to showing a login/signup link on the Futon landing page. Going to Fauxton first is a viable approach for our users. Thanks so much. Jason On Feb 18, 2014, at

Re: Replication vs. Compaction

2014-02-18 Thread Paul Davis
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 2:28 PM, Jan Lehnardt j...@apache.org wrote: On 18 Feb 2014, at 17:09 , Paul Davis paul.joseph.da...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Adam Kocoloski kocol...@apache.org wrote: On Feb 18, 2014, at 11:38 AM, Jan Lehnardt j...@apache.org wrote: On 31

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Nick North
I'm glad there is a work-around. It's not great, but it's better than nothing. While Matt is right that we don't *have* to do anything, if CouchDb is to thrive we should take notice of user requirements. I honestly don't think there has been any call for IE8 support before: the Windows CouchDb

Re: replication with authentication

2014-02-18 Thread Matthieu Rakotojaona
Hi, If you really want to be sure that as little secret information as possible goes through the wire, you can always use oauth, even for replication: https://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Replication#OAuth -- Matthieu Rakotojaona signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Robert Samuel Newson
I’d rather focus on what Fauxton is missing, since the plan is to remove Futon as soon as we can. I agree that we should be responsive to users unless supporting IE 8 is a significant burden (I’ve no idea tbh, I’m aware there’s an epoch that IE reached where supporting it wasn’t as onerous as

Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Jason Winshell
Windows 7. IE 8. .. On Feb 18, 2014, at 6:09 PM, Keith Gable ziggythehams...@outlook.com wrote: IE8 is the most recently supported IE on Windows XP. If you’re developing software for Windows XP, you should know that Microsoft is stopping all support (unless you have

RE: Passing permanent changing arguments to a view?

2014-02-18 Thread Keith Gable
I’ve found it is a lot easier to use GeoCouch to do these kinds of queries. That said, you will have to create a bounding box (rather than a radius), which means you’ll need to use the Haversine formula client-side to figure out how big to make the box. If you want a radius of 5km, you’ll

RE: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Keith Gable
From: jas...@bearriver.com Subject: Re: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8 Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:16:33 -0800 To: user@couchdb.apache.org Windows 7. IE 8. .. Ouch. Well, you certainly _can_ use IE9 on that platform, and I tell my enterprise customers to

RE: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8

2014-02-18 Thread Keith Gable
From: ziggythehams...@outlook.com To: user@couchdb.apache.org Subject: RE: Login link missing in 1.5 with Window IE 8 Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:26:51 -0600 This ought to be a simple fix if Futon otherwise works. Somebody surely has written an

Re: Passing permanent changing arguments to a view?

2014-02-18 Thread Jens Alfke
On Feb 18, 2014, at 4:24 PM, Ben Skarsgård benskarsg...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a possibility to pass some arguments to a view? Keith already answered the main point of your post, but in answer to this question — this is a pretty frequent misunderstanding about views. (I actually answered