[opensuse] strange problem with Firefox
I've just encountered a weird problem with Firefox. I use a local HTML file as my homepage <file:///home/dhoworth/public_html/localstart.html> to avoid problems if the network is down. On that page I have various links to pages I use a lot (e.g. BBC News) and some text entry boxes that execute google and wikipedia searches. It all works fine and has for years. This afternoon, it has suddenly stopped working: If I hover above the links I see the target URL down in the bottom corner as usual, but if I click on the link nothing happens. If I try to type into a search box, I can't, and the search buttons don't work. If I click the right mouse button, no context menu appears. This is just on my homepage. Everything works normally in the menus and toolbars, address bar etc. Every other web page seems to work as normal. e.g. I can click and type text into <https://www.w3schools.com/angular/tryit.asp?filename=try_ng_example1> So there seems to be something blocking just my homepage. If I start as new browser session as a different user and load my homepage into that, everything works. I suspect that if I close my current browser session and then start a new one, it will work too, but I'd like to try to understand what is happening first. Any ideas, anyone? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 16:51:46 +0100 Dave Howorth <dave@howorth.org.uk> wrote:
I've just encountered a weird problem with Firefox. I use a local HTML file as my homepage <file:///home/dhoworth/public_html/localstart.html> to avoid problems if the network is down. On that page I have various links to pages I use a lot (e.g. BBC News) and some text entry boxes that execute google and wikipedia searches. It all works fine and has for years.
This afternoon, it has suddenly stopped working:
If I hover above the links I see the target URL down in the bottom corner as usual, but if I click on the link nothing happens.
If I try to type into a search box, I can't, and the search buttons don't work.
If I click the right mouse button, no context menu appears.
This is just on my homepage. Everything works normally in the menus and toolbars, address bar etc. Every other web page seems to work as normal. e.g. I can click and type text into <https://www.w3schools.com/angular/tryit.asp?filename=try_ng_example1>
So there seems to be something blocking just my homepage. If I start as new browser session as a different user and load my homepage into that, everything works. I suspect that if I close my current browser session and then start a new one, it will work too, but I'd like to try to understand what is happening first.
Any ideas, anyone?
Hmm, I gave in and restarted FF but it still has the same problem. After poking around a bit, I discovered it was Noscript causing the problem and it seems there was an update today, so it looks like something got borked. I'll report it. It would be interesting to know if anybody else sees the same problem. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 8/24/20 2:23 PM, Dave Howorth wrote:
Hmm, I gave in and restarted FF but it still has the same problem. After poking around a bit, I discovered it was Noscript causing the problem and it seems there was an update today, so it looks like something got borked. I'll report it. It would be interesting to know if anybody else sees the same problem.
I seem to recall a change around 78? that disables javascript by default on local pages (it could have been earlier, I'm going from memory) What version of FF are you using and on what release of openSUSE? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:21:47 -0500 "David C. Rankin" <drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
On 8/24/20 2:23 PM, Dave Howorth wrote:
Hmm, I gave in and restarted FF but it still has the same problem. After poking around a bit, I discovered it was Noscript causing the problem and it seems there was an update today, so it looks like something got borked. I'll report it. It would be interesting to know if anybody else sees the same problem.
I seem to recall a change around 78? that disables javascript by default on local pages (it could have been earlier, I'm going from memory) What version of FF are you using and on what release of openSUSE?
Hi, 68.2.0esr on 15.0 (yes, I know :) And there's definitely no JS on my home page (wash your mouth out for even suggesting it :) :) But after telling Noscript that I do trust file: pages, it seems to work again, so I guess they've changed something that has broken previously working configurations, and that treats clicking on an ordinary link as something that you can not-trust! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 8/25/20 4:06 AM, Dave Howorth wrote:
Hi, 68.2.0esr on 15.0 (yes, I know :)
Add the mozilla repo, then you would have 68.11 esr on 15.0 :)
And there's definitely no JS on my home page (wash your mouth out for even suggesting it :) :)
The only thing I have js on my page for is to provide a continually updating clock in the top right -- and some "tree-menu" demos that show expanding and contracting lists like "tree view" in Konqueror.
But after telling Noscript that I do trust file: pages, it seems to work again, so I guess they've changed something that has broken previously working configurations, and that treats clicking on an ordinary link as something that you can not-trust!
That's the javascript issue I was thinking about. (Smacks self) It wasn't FF, but NoScript that got more finicky there. I only have UBlockOrigins and NoScript as addon (wouldn't run FF without either) they work flawlessly -- though you do have to enable some sites that make extensive use of cross-site scripting or javascript. (You never have to enable the ad-trackers (newrelic, scorecard_research, etc...) Been a flawless combination. Turn all geo-location services off as well (and on you phone) == (and now you have to add your car to that list...) Oh Brother, or should that be, Big Brother... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 06:25:33 -0500 "David C. Rankin" <drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
On 8/25/20 4:06 AM, Dave Howorth wrote:
Hi, 68.2.0esr on 15.0 (yes, I know :)
Add the mozilla repo, then you would have 68.11 esr on 15.0 :)
And there's definitely no JS on my home page (wash your mouth out for even suggesting it :) :)
The only thing I have js on my page for is to provide a continually updating clock in the top right -- and some "tree-menu" demos that show expanding and contracting lists like "tree view" in Konqueror.
You can build tree menus using just CSS; no need for JS. And I have a clock in the Panel at the bootom of my screen. No JS on my pages!
But after telling Noscript that I do trust file: pages, it seems to work again, so I guess they've changed something that has broken previously working configurations, and that treats clicking on an ordinary link as something that you can not-trust!
That's the javascript issue I was thinking about. (Smacks self) It wasn't FF, but NoScript that got more finicky there. I only have UBlockOrigins and NoScript as addon (wouldn't run FF without either)
Yes, I have those two. But clicking on a link is NOT script and shouldn't require me to enable trusting the site, and context menus should work and, and ... I'll see what Georgio has to say.
they work flawlessly -- though you do have to enable some sites that make extensive use of cross-site scripting or javascript. (You never have to enable the ad-trackers (newrelic, scorecard_research, etc...) Been a flawless combination. Turn all geo-location services off as well (and on you phone) == (and now you have to add your car to that list...) Oh Brother, or should that be, Big Brother...
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