Re: javascript:void(0)
On Friday, February 13, 2015 02:39:45 PM Ric Moore wrote:
> On 02/13/2015 09:21 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Friday, February 13, 2015 09:01:25 AM Liam O'Toole wrote:
> >> On 2015-02-13, Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> wrote:
> >>> On Friday, February 13, 2015 07:12:37 AM Liam O'Toole wrote:
> >>>> On 2015-02-13, Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> wrote:
> >>>>> Greetings;
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Is there any way to get rid of all these boring screen
> >>>>> decorations saying javascipt doesn't work?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> There are quite a few javascript "engines" installed, but I
> >>>>> haven't managed to find that Magic Twanger yet.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Is this a conscious effort to get rid of javascript? Or can it
> >>>>> be fixed with additional packages installed?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks all.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Cheers, Gene Heskett
> >>>>
> >>>> Could you tell us what Debian release and browser you are using,
> >>>> and what web pages cause the behaviour you describe? Then we
> >>>> would be in a better position to help you.
> >>>
> >>> This is a special compilation that is 99.9% Wheezy, put together by
> >>> the LinuxCNC people, using the wheezy repos with a couple added
> >>> lines in the /etc/apt/sources.list, available as the hybride-iso on
> >>> the linuxcnc.org web site. The previous install I ran for quite a
> >>> while was ubuntu-10.04.4 LTS, with a special RTAI patched kernel,
> >>> and it started doing this also shortly after the hurrah about
> >>> javascript having an exploitable problem. I figured it would be
> >>> fixed by now in a newer install. It effects anything that looks
> >>> like a browser, Konqueror, iceweasal, firefox, but have not
> >>> checked w3m however.
> >>
> >> w3m doesn't support javascript, so you won't have any
> >> javascript-related trouble with it. :-)
> >>
> >> [SNIP]
> >>
> >>> Now, the javascript problem? Still remains. A PIMA, if I goto
> >>> www.cbsnews.com it will start to display it, for perhaps a second,
> >>> then this warning pops up and completely displaces the sites
> >>> content downward and off screen about twice the height of the
> >>> screen so at first glance, you assume the site is not available,
> >>> but on this 1920x1280 monitor, its still there but you have to
> >>> scroll down about 1.5 to 2x the screens height to see the sites
> >>> contents.
> >>>
> >>> Slashdot for instance, has about 50% of its screen area devoted to
> >>> javascript errors. The site can still be used by iceweasal but its
> >>> quite annoying. Konqueror just throw up its hands and sits there,
> >>> no response to clicking on any sublink on any of the mainsleeze
> >>> news sites.
> >>
> >> That's bizarre. I have no such issues with www.cbsnews.com or
> >> slashdot.org when using iceweasel. I don't use konqueror, so I can't
> >> offer a comparison there.
> >>
> >> What do the errors say?
> >
> > If a pastefrom iceweasal works:
> > ===
> > The address wasn't understood
> >
> > Iceweasel doesn't know how to open this address, because one of the
> > following protocols (javascript) isn't associated with any program or
> > is not allowed in this context.
> > ===
> >
> >>> Lots of javascript stuff is installed, but something is blocking
> >>> its use. and no "blockers" like add-block and its ilk are
> >>> installed.
>
> Gene, open preferences/applications and search on "java". See what you
> get. Mine shows "Use Oracle java 7 web start". Your's should have
> something there, depending on what java is installed. But, you need to
> inform Iceweasel/Firefox what to do when it intercepts a java request.
>
> Java 8 is so anal, nothing will run without rock-hard certs. You might
> be better served using Java 7 until your nerves calm down or after
> taking your meds. I had to check my blood sugar first.
So do I, close to 200 ATM.
> After all of the
> Java exploits, security is at the point nothing wants to run and
> nothing wants to run it. :) Ric
Not for sure what I have, but I think its iced-tea. Whatever, that seems
to work. And doesn't tell me if it doesn't... Somehow, that could be
construed to be an advantage. I think. :)
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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