Re: CSS position not supported workaround

2012-11-18 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <52ef307005t...@netsurf-browser.org> Michael Drake wrote: > Originally this was because there was no way to implement it in a way that > would give satisfactory performance e.g. on peoples' RiscPCs. It forces a > serious penalty on scrolling pages that use it. Would it be p

Re: facebook

2012-11-05 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message Harriet Bazley wrote: > https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=107891609231789&refid=46 Yes, that's it. Though I notice it doesn't have a proper name in the url yet. -- Jess

facebook

2012-11-05 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi I have just noticed that there is a facebook page for Netsurf. How about including a link to it on the opening page? (Obviously to the mobile version of the page.) For anyone who wasn't aware https://m.facebook.com is quite usable on Netsurf (and possibly preferable to using timeline on a

Re: Text box edit

2012-10-28 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <40657.87.115.161.96.1351428330.squirrel@webmail2.orpheusne t.co.uk> "Dave Lawton" wrote: > These sites used to complain at the lack of Javascript in NetSurf, but > do so no longer. Perhaps those responsible for security have finally cottoned on to the fact that allowing s

Re: Text box edit

2012-10-28 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <52e5a3f861d...@triffid.co.uk> Dave Symes wrote: > Me, logged in done a couple of transactions and logged out. > She, still only partway through the login process. In fairness, I bet the laptop isn't ten years old. -- Jess

Re: Text box edit

2012-10-27 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <52e55560eerh.li...@phone.coop> Russell Hafter - Lists wrote: >> I've not noticed anything stop working. (I refuse to do >> anything financial, where scripting is involved.) > Which bank(s) in Europe do you know that do not use any kind > of scripting and can be guaranteed n

Re: Text box edit

2012-10-27 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <52e512dff0d...@triffid.co.uk> Dave Symes wrote: > FWIW. I still use NetSurf on RO for a few bits and bobs, but recently the > final nails started to fall when LTSB reworked their online banking site a > short while back and it became impossible (due to lack of scripting) to

Re: Text box edit

2012-10-26 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message Richard Porter wrote: > Yes, there are long-standing problems with editing in a textarea, > especially if you try to cut and paste text. The cursor sits on the > line below where the text would go, which is most confusing if you're > not prepared for it. There is also a nast

Re: Text box edit

2012-10-26 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <52e4b8a23cli...@torrens.org.uk> "Richard Torrens (lists)" wrote: > I frequently use StrongED to edit text: then mark it and drag and drop > into Netsurf. So do I. > Not sure how anyhting in Netsurf could make this simpler? Where it is no use is when a text box appears rea

Text box edit

2012-10-26 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi Would it be possible to have an option to use the system editor to edit text boxes? (Also it would be nice to have a system to set the mode.) It would be nice to be able to use StrongEd's mail mode on gmail, for example. Thanks -- Jess

Re: Google + -Your Browser is no longer supported

2012-10-26 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message Allan Bennett wrote: > There is a "Tell us how we're doing" feedback button - very quick to > complete, though I don't know how much notice they will take... I took a screenshot, transferred it to a PC, posted it and submitted feedback, highlighting the screenshot. -- Je

Re: Google + -Your Browser is no longer supported

2012-10-25 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message John Rickman Iyonix wrote: > Is this a good case for faking the User-Agent string? Possibly a good case for dismissing Google plus as an irrelevance. Facebook can be used with NS -- Jess

Re: Geminus

2012-01-11 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message ChrisF wrote: >> What settings should work correctly with geminus on an Iyonix? > Not sure what you mean. Geminus has 3 acceleration options which can be individually selected on a per app basis. >> (Should Netsurf work correctly with all accelerations activated for >> i

Geminus

2012-01-11 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi What settings should work correctly with geminus on an Iyonix? (Should Netsurf work correctly with all accelerations activated for it?) Thanks -- Jess

Search oddity on r13075 (plus at least 1 version prior)

2011-10-24 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi When I try and search for text on a web page, the dialogue box accepts the first letter and then disappears are searches for just that letter. Does anyone else have this issue? (Iyonix on both 5.16 and 5.17) It works correctly on the default homepage. On the positive side, I successfully d

Re: CSS Bounding Boxes

2011-02-24 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <51aa07ea7at...@netsurf-browser.org> Michael Drake wrote: > In article <51a9fbcf52joh...@ukgateway.net>, >John Williams wrote: >> Somewhere after r11753 up to r11769 outset bounding boxes have lost their >> top and bottom border, leaving just left and right. > Do you

Re: Speed

2011-02-14 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <51a40d4023t...@netsurf-browser.org> Michael Drake wrote: > Out of interest, what speed do you get if you set "incremental_reflow" to > "0" in the Choices file? If your test pages have changed, please test > again with the original settings first. I've changed that on mine

Re: NetSurf and LTSB

2010-11-15 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <51767b8c3ed...@triffid.co.uk> Dave Symes wrote: > On 15 Nov, d...@triffid.co.uk wrote: >> I see the activation button in the LloydsTSB Memorable info entry page >> has vanished again when used in NS. [snip] > > How exceedingly weird. > When I logged in to LTSB 6:15 AM ish

Re: Missing Image

2010-10-12 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <9821156551.old_coas...@old_coaster.yahoo.co.uk> Tony Moore wrote: > On 12 Oct 2010, Jess Hampshire wrote: >> Or perhaps a list of all objects on the page that could be used. > > The 'inventory' file already contains the urls of objects

Re: Missing Image

2010-10-12 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message Tony Moore wrote: > In that case, create an html file containing only that link, eg > >link to bogus file > > run the html file in NetSurf, then shift-select-click, to download the > file, rather than display it. I had thought of that one, but opening the page (or th

Re: Missing Image

2010-10-12 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message Tony Moore wrote: > On 12 Oct 2010, Jess Hampshire wrote: > > [snip] > >> Alternatively, is there any way to show where the image should be and >> download the missing object? > > Full-save the page from NetSurf, then open the 'index&#

Missing Image

2010-10-12 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi This page shows no main image http://www.fmylife.com/miscellaneous/13146881 The page apears to have a GIF that is incorrectly typed as a JPEG. There is also no alt text, so Netsurf is probably not in the wrong. However this sort of stupid mistake is quite common, and other browsers are les

Re: Lloyds banking login problem

2010-10-12 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <20101011153929.gc23...@rjek.com> Rob Kendrick wrote: > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 04:25:20PM +0100, Jess Hampshire wrote: > >> Has anyone else noticed a problem with the new Lloyds Internet >> Banking. >> >> I am unable to log in. >>

Lloyds banking login problem

2010-10-11 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi Has anyone else noticed a problem with the new Lloyds Internet Banking. I am unable to log in. The memorable information screen has no continue button. (It does not appear to be a javascript problem, because it works with noscript on firefox) -- Jess

crash (due to log file?)

2010-07-30 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi I just updated netsurf via riskpkg (r10672) and after looking around ebay for a few minutes, it crashed and stronged was unable to load the log. I am using memphis3 with the RAM scrap option (and copying the RUfl_cache file to it on boot) The Memphis drive was full, so I deleted the WWW fo

Re: Style sheets

2010-05-18 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <51193a8428li...@torrens.org.uk> "Richard Torrens (lists)" wrote: > Reloading a document does not appear to re-load the style-sheet. > > Is this intentional, an oversight or a bug? Isn't it adjust for a complete reload, and select for a quick one (presumably not including

Re: Google Summer of Code Roundup

2009-09-17 Thread jess hampshire
2009/9/17 John-Mark Bell : > I don't understand this line of questioning. > > For NetSurf to be more useful generally, it requires much work to be > carried out on the core engine. Improvements to the core engine benefit > every platform on which NetSurf is available. Therefore, it should be > bla

RE: Google Summer of Code Roundup

2009-09-17 Thread jess hampshire
On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 00:08 +0100, aw29...@gmail.com wrote: > In message <1253105573.5804.236.ca...@duiker> >           John-Mark Bell wrote: > The RISC OS frontend does not have active maintenance, which is the problem. Does a front end require a c programmer or would for example it be possibl

Mobile sites

2009-06-26 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi I would like to point out for anyone who wasn't aware, Netsurf makes a decent job of mobile sites, such as http://m.facebook.com http://m.ebuddy.com These sites usually provide useful alternatives to the javascript requiring main sites. They generally need to be resized, though. (Would an

Re: Link colour

2009-03-14 Thread jess hampshire
2009/3/14 Richard Porter : > with all other browsers in that respect. Compatibility problems arise > when background colours are specified in html and foreground colours > in CSS, or vice-versa. Netsurf seems to guarantee problems for any > straight html site with a dark background colour or image

Re: netsurf on RiscOS

2008-12-12 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <500b955424richardmol...@aaug.net> richard wrote: > I'm just trying netsurf for the first time and by internet banking site is > complaining that javascript is not working on my browser. Does this OS > support javascript or is it something I've not set properly? Complain to

Re: Degraded multi-tasking?

2008-11-04 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dave higton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting John-Mark Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> On Tue, 4 Nov 2008, Rob Kendrick wrote: >> >> > On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:46:02 GMT >> > Dave Higton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> >> I have the impression that re

Re: Random crashes

2008-09-06 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Alan & Sally" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > All we need is a mail programme to run alongside it. (Wish list) One that doesn't puts the reply above the original? But seriously, I don't see there is a need for another mail program on RISC OS. We ha

Re: Website that crashes NS.

2008-08-31 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jess Hampshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jess Hampshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have found a site the repeatably crashes NS (Both the current &

Re: Ebay - unable to bid

2008-08-20 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Philip H Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Clicking on the bid button on an Ebay auction page sends me to the Invalid > Item page, rather than the log-in page or, if already logged in, to the link > page for final bid confirmation. > > I don't know when

Re: Website that crashes NS.

2008-08-18 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jess Hampshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have found a site the repeatably crashes NS (Both the current > riscpkg version and 1.2) > > http://www.jessops.com/Downloads/Cameras > > Does this crash for everyone? I notic

Website that crashes NS.

2008-08-14 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi I have found a site the repeatably crashes NS (Both the current riscpkg version and 1.2) http://www.jessops.com/Downloads/Cameras Does this crash for everyone? -- Jess http://jess.itworkshop-nexus.net

Re: Report attached as requested

2008-08-01 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > John-Mark Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Clearly Rob's posting wasn't clear enough, seeing as you've missed the > point of it :) Or I've not made my point clearly. My take on the situation is that the log being discussed was sent in direct response

Re: Report attached as requested

2008-07-30 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rob Kendrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please do not email us log files from crashed sessions of NetSurf with > zero context. We did not request the log, as suggested in your > subject line, nor any of the previous dozen. It is not helpful in the I sus

Re: Website

2008-07-28 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED] m> "David Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pleas could SKS have a look at > > http://greatyarmouthhistory.com > > and tell me what is wrong with the site before I contact the owner, who > recognises problems with > Firefox and other browsers. http://v

Re: Jittery NetSurf

2008-07-15 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Richard Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 15 Jul 2008 Jess Hampshire wrote: > >> James Bursa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] >>> Ignoring the size makes it possible to display the entire alt text >>

Re: Jittery NetSurf

2008-07-15 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> James Bursa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 09, 2008 at 06:18:51PM +0100, Andrew Hodgkinson wrote: >> Yes, but you're still squandering CPU cycles on unnecessary reformats >> caused by NetSurf failing to allocate space for images even when the >> i

Re: Netsurf redirct problem

2008-05-04 Thread Jess Hampshire
list to either set a reply to or to come from the group? > On Fri, 2 May 2008, jess hampshire wrote: > >> 2008/5/1 John-Mark Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> Ok, this has now been reported on the bug tracker with a log file. The >>> answer is tha

Re: Googlemail

2008-01-28 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jess Hampshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> Googlemail seems to have become broken under Netsurf. On trying to >>&g

Re: Googlemail

2008-01-28 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Barry E Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >>> Googlemail seems to have become broken under Netsurf. On trying to >>> sign in the URL bar appears to alternative endlessly. >>

Paying with paypal

2007-11-25 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi I can use paypal to pay for ebay items if I use Netsurf 1 (an old copy), but it doesn't work if I try it with the current version (from riscpkg). (On the current version I don't land on the correct page, as though it's corrupting the url it's requesting.) Does anyone else have the same pro

Problem with open DNS - iframe

2007-11-25 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi I'm using openDNS at home, but the automatic search facility doesn't display correctly with netsurf. I've trimmed down the page to a minimal one that shows the error. http://guide.opendns.com/controller.php?url=riscosopen.net&ref="; width="100%" height="100%"> Changing the height to "60

Myspace not showing images.

2007-11-05 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi I just tried looking at some pictures a friend sent a link for on myspace. Netsurf wouldn't display them. I think somehow the mimetype is not being set correctly. (I have seen the same problem with myspace behind a corporate firewall, some images had no mime type and were blocked.) Going d

Re: Would this be a sensible feature request?

2007-10-21 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kevin Wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jess Hampshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that the latest version of Hermes from Rcomp works with google > mail, if I rememb

Re: Would this be a sensible feature request?

2007-10-21 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kevin Wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jess Hampshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >>Text areas to be able to be edited in the system editor (perhaps by >>d

Re: Multitasking (not)

2007-10-21 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tony Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 21 Oct 2007, "David J. Ruck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 20 Oct 2007 Jess Hampshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > I have noticed that sometimes

Multitasking (not)

2007-10-20 Thread Jess Hampshire
Hi I have noticed that sometimes Netsurf singletasks. When using a slow machine like a Mico, this can tie up the machine for quite a long time, but even on an Iyonix can occasionally be awkward. Is there any setting to change this? -- Jess http://jess.itworkshop-nexus.net

Would this be a sensible feature request?

2007-10-20 Thread Jess Hampshire
Text areas to be able to be edited in the system editor (perhaps by double clicking on them.) If this were feasible it would make things like googlemail quite usable (especially with stronged\zap in email mode). -- Jess http://jess.itworkshop-nexus.net

Re: Summary of recent changes

2007-10-16 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Michael Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > + Relaxed NetSurf's strictness for stylesheet parsing > Improves many sites such as Google Groups and amazon.co.uk > e.g. http://groups.google.co.uk/group/comp.sys.acorn.apps/topics Excellent news, I'll f

Re: Themes

2007-10-11 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gavin Wraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I note that the NSTheme tool has not been updated since > 2005 and does not recognize the "up" icon - it is no big > deal, because it just gives a warning. > > I have made a theme from Arvid Axelsson's new icons fo

Re: WML support.

2007-10-06 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rob Kendrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 18:45 +0100, Jess Hampshire wrote: > >> > seen with any type of browsing at all these days have normal web >> > browsers - and if they don'

Re: WML support.

2007-10-06 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "David J. Ruck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5 Oct 2007 Jess Hampshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> "David J. Ruck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: WML support.

2007-10-05 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "David J. Ruck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You mean open up the tiny fraction of sites which provide an The question is how tiny that fraction is. And how many are useful sites we are normally locked out of either by lack of plug-ins, javascript or pro

Re: WML support.

2007-10-05 Thread Jess Hampshire
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rob Kendrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 11:46 +0100, Jess Hampshire wrote: >> Would making Netsurf able to function as a WAP / WML browser be a >> major task? >> >> Many heavy duty webs

WML support.

2007-10-05 Thread Jess Hampshire
Would making Netsurf able to function as a WAP / WML browser be a major task? Many heavy duty websites provide WML alternatives for use with mobile phones (without javascript). Since many RISC OS machines are more similar processing power to mobile phones than typical desktop PCs and many site