Re: RISC OS Javascript support
In message 20121216210011.gn15...@kyllikki.org Vincent Sanders vi...@netsurf-browser.org wrote: ok last try for now, ci #744 is built with spidermonkey 1.7.0 maybe it works maybe it doesn't. Please also remember to use the json tagged downloads if you want to try with javascript as the jsoff ones do not even have teh interpreter linked. Recently, somewhere in the CI#5xx builds it became possible to use HSBC Internet banking with NetSurf. The site warns about javascript being off but nontheless it goes to a non-javascript area and is entirely useable. With javascript versions of the browser, with javascript turned on, the warnings are no longer present but some links don't work, specifically those which attempt to follow javascript:void(0);:my account details. Sorry I can't be more specific and many thanks for this leap forward. -- Brian Jordan Virtual RPC-AdjustSA on Windows 7 RISC OS 6.20
Re: RISC OS Javascript support
In article 52ff29f39bdhw...@talktalk.net, David H Wild dhw...@talktalk.net wrote: I have come across three oddities in connection with JavaScript. (i) If you look at Flickr Having JS off brings a message about JS being off but gives the picture. With JS on there is no message, but the picture doesn't appear although the little strip of pictures is there. (ii) In Yahoo groups having JS on means that the navigation buttons don't appear. (iii) On today's Guardian website has, with JS off, a grid of squares saying Link to slideshow 1. clicking on this produces the picture that should have been there.. With JS on the grid of links doesn't appear and there is a blank space on the page. This is with 740 on a rPC. Similar effect with Streetmap.co.uk This will probably be because only some JS is working as of yet - enough that the site recognises JS to be present, but not enough to do the job required. I'm sure it will all get sorted in time, until then we must be patient - and thankful that it is happening at all. Adding JavaScript must be a herculean task! Thanks to all the team. -- Richard Torrens. http://www.Torrens.org.uk for genealogy, natural history, wild food, walks, cats and more!
Re: RISC OS Javascript support
On 16 Dec 2012, Steve Fryatt li...@stevefryatt.org.uk wrote: On 16 Dec, Dave Higton wrote in message f77c24ff52.davem...@my.inbox.com: [snip] It does have a Disable Javascript item - but the effect doesn't appear to be stored; the item always comes up as disabled when NS starts. Are you using a build which contains JS? It works fine in a json build, but in a jsoff version it gets saved (look in the Choices) file, then lost on loading. However, I suspect that it's getting loaded and then overwritten to false by the dummy js_initialise() in javascript/none.c (which presumably isn't an issue in a build that actually contains JavaScript). Running #744 (json) on RO 6.20, I see the problem described by Dave. NetSurf's config file contains enable_javascript:1 but, when loaded, NetSurf Choices... Content shows 'Disable JavaScript' ticked, and http://javatester.org/javascript.html reports that 'JavaScript IS NOT WORKING in your web browser'. After unticking 'Disable JavaScript', the 'not working' warning at http://javatester.org/javascript.html has gone so, presumably, JavaScript is then working - not that this is apparent, on other websites. Tony
Fetching NetSurf
Last October, John Williams created Fetch_NS, a tool to check for and fetch the latest development build of NetSurf for RISC OS. I added a couple of features and put it on my website (with John's consent), but I seem to have forgotten to announce it... As the development builds of NetSurf now come in two versions - with or without JavaScript support - I added functionality to choose between the two (no fancy GUI or anything like that - just setting a variable in an Obey script). Go to http://aconet.org/tools#fetchns to download. Please do not respond to this message on this list! === This is just an announcement for the benefit of NetSurf users who want an easy way to check for, download and install the latest development version. Discussions about Fetch_NS should be held elsewhere. Please use comp.sys.acorn.apps or archive-online for that. Regards, Frank
Re: RISC OS Javascript support
On 13 Dec, Vincent Sanders vi...@netsurf-browser.org wrote: Thanks to Rob Kendrik, Chris Gransden and myself we now have NSPR and Spidermonkey libraries building in the NetSurf toolchain[1]. The CI system[1] has built the toolchain successfully and a copy of NetSurf for RISC OS with Javascript enabled[3]. Fantastic news, this looks like the start of a very long road, of course, but many thanks guys! Ta, Steve -- Steve @ PlusNet
Re: RISC OS Javascript support
On Mon, 17 December, 2012 4:41 am, Michael Bell wrote: This is all *far* beyond my technical understanding and abilities, but let me say I am *very* grateful for all this work which makes RISC OS so much more useful. Merry Christmas! Michael Bell Seconded with gratitude. I look forward to a stable (if limited) release of Netsurf with JS. Huge thanks to developers and testers. John Hurley
Re: RISC OS Javascript support
In message 20121216210011.gn15...@kyllikki.org Vincent Sanders vi...@netsurf-browser.org wrote: ok last try for now, ci #744 is built with spidermonkey 1.7.0 maybe it works maybe it doesn't. Please also remember to use the json tagged downloads if you want to try with javascript as the jsoff ones do not even have teh interpreter linked. NS 746 json crashes when JS is enabled, on Slashdot, also on the Sourceforge bug tracker submit bug link. Works fine when JS is disabled. I've submitted a bug report and log for Slashdot. You don't need me to submit a log for SF as you know where that is and it's entirely repeatable. My heartfelt congratulations to everybody for getting this far! Dave FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks orcas on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/marineaquarium
Re: Unicode on local pages
The following bytes were arranged on 16 Dec 2012 by Gavin Wraith : With NetSurf #739. If I browse http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0173%3Atext%3DSym. it displays OK. If I save or do a full save of the page, and then browse the resulting local page the Greek text displays as garbage. Why is there a difference? This question's come up before. It's probably because, when you fetch the file over HTTP, the server knows it's in UTF-8 and tells NetSurf so, but when you load a local file, RISC OS doesn't tell NetSurf what encoding it's in and so NetSurf is reduced to guesswork. Presumably whatever encoding it defaults to is not the correct one in your case. -- __^__ === RISC OS is a work of art. Some people adore it, === / _ _ \ === others can't see the point of it, and it's really === ( ( |_| ) ) === expensive.=== \_ _/ === Martin Bazley ===
