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 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 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
