> The error is being generated by poor wordpress code. Open the bug with them > and close the bug in google code imo.
OK, on http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_ajax_xmlhttprequest.asp, it is also recommended to first check for Mozilla etc. and THEN for IE. I'll contact the author of tw-sack.js again. Still... what is meant by "Components"? And why does this error only happen occasionally? Well, as long as this is not clear to me, I'll leave the issue. - Marco On 20 Jan., 22:56, Brian Di Palma <[email protected]> wrote: > From your post :: > > "On my website post, a visitor made a comment that he changed the order > of this AJAX request within the createAJAX function of tw-sack.js to > first check for Firefox and then for IE, and that it helped preventing > the error." > > That's because it was doing this "new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");" > which is NOT correct javascript that's why the error was happening - it has > nothing do > with Firebug. This error would happen but you would never see it without > Firebug > because Firefox will only show it in the error console. > > The error is being generated by poor wordpress code. Open the bug with them > and close the > bug in google code imo. > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Saphod <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Hmmm.... > > > Onhttp://www.w3schools.com/php/php_ajax_xmlhttprequest.aspit says > > that it is the way to make am AJAX request. The problem - as always - > > is that there are 2 possible ways depending on which browser is being > > used (FF or IE). > > > I must admit: I am having some trouble reproducing the error right > > this instant - everything is fine. But that's what it was before. It's > > hard that it just doesn't appear each time, that makes it harder to > > track it down. > > > Maybe you are right. I can remember that issue being mentioned within > > the Javascript console of Firefox, also - I guess. So, if Firebug only > > reproduces the messages of the JavaScript console, then indeed it > > shouldn't be a Firebug issue. > > > What amazes me is that I never had that issue before, it kind of > > "suddenly" arose. > > > On my website post, a visitor made a comment that he changed the order > > of this AJAX request within the createAJAX function of tw-sack.js to > > first check for Firefox and then for IE, and that it helped preventing > > the error. > > > I am still not convinced to believe that the problem lies within a > > JavaScript code that is so heavily used. But maybe I will address the > > author of that JavaScript. > > > Thanks jjb, I will try to keep you updated here. > > > Kind regards > > Marco > > > On 20 Jan., 00:02, John J Barton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The line with the error message is, according to your pages: > > > this.xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); > > > It's not valid code, so it gives an error. Not a great message I > > > agree. But the error messages are given by Firefox, not by Firebug. > > > > What do you see in Firefox > Tools > Error Console when you see the > > > message in Firebug? I guess the same message? > > > jjb > > > > On Jan 19, 2:45 pm, Saphod <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Please have a look at the website link provided and the comments. > > > > I also posted an issue on the fbug site. > > > > > Thousands of bloggers are using WordPress, I think the code should be > > > > valid. > > > > Haven't had this problem in Firebug 1.2.1 (or similar - the one before > > > > 1.3.0). > > > > > Kind regards > > > > Marco > > > > > On 19 Jan., 15:57, John J Barton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Please include some information on why you think this is a Firebug > > > > > problem. Based on what you have posted here and the bug report, it > > > > > looks like a site error. > > > > > jjb > > > > > > On Jan 19, 2:11 am, Saphod <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks - I started a new issue #1396: > >http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=1396 > > > > > > > On 19 Jan., 05:33, John J Barton <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > There several bug reports involving wordpress: > >http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/list?can=2&q=wordpress > > > > > > > > jjb > > > > > > > > On Jan 18, 2:56 pm, Saphod <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > I am using WordPress, and I always get a "Components is not > > defined" > > > > > > > > error whenever the SACK functionality (AJAX) seems to be used. > > > > > > > > > As I have posted this issue on my website and got some > > additional > > > > > > > > comments, I would like you to visit my post under > > >http://www.saphod.net/2008/10/17/firebug-and-the-mysterious-component... > > > > > > > > > because I don't want to repeat myself here. > > > > > > > > > I hope this issue hasn't been posted before, if so I apologize > > for > > > > > > > > posting it again - I haven't found it using the search. > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > Kind regards > > > > > > > > Marco --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Firebug" group. 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