#46 — Doesn't display anything in IE7

by David Kirk — last modified Feb 21, 2009 10:13 PM
State Resolved
Version: 4.0
Area Functionality
Issue type Bug
Severity Low
Submitted by David Kirk
Submitted on Jul 14, 2008
Responsible David Glick
Target release: 4.0
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I've installed slideshowfolder 4.0rc1 on my Plone 3.0.6 Intranet. It seems to work well when viewed in Firefox 3.0, but when I try it in IE7 I don't see any images. There are no error messages.
Added by Jon Stahl on Jul 14, 2008 06:05 AM
Issue state: unconfirmed → open
Severity: Low → Important
Target release: None → 4.0
Responsible manager: (UNASSIGNED) → davisagli
Yep, looks like a regression slipped in there since the last time we browser tested against IE7. We'll hunt it down and exterminate it.

BTW, it *does* work in IE6. Go figure. :-)
Added by Jon Stahl on Jul 14, 2008 04:37 PM
More detail: Only seems to not work when users are logged in. Presumably a conflict between a Plone logged-in-user-only javascript and the slideshow javascript.
Added by David Kirk on Jul 15, 2008 04:52 AM
What a stroke of luck. I'm the only person in the company that has IE7. Everyone else uses IE6. I use Firefox most of the time, but I still have to test things in IE sometimes.

So, I can continue to use Firefox to maintain the Intranet and the users can still see everything in IE6.
Added by David Glick on Jul 18, 2008 11:19 PM
Issue state: open → resolved
I wasn't able to track down the ultimate cause of this javascript error, but I was able to insert a simple workaround that gets things working.
Added by Jon Stahl on Jul 19, 2008 07:33 PM
Issue state: resolved → open
I tested this against IE6/WinXP (don't have IE7 handy ATM), and found that it works fine for non-logged in users, but logged in users now see a slideshow that stays "stuck" on the last image. No javascript errors.

A short screencast of the behavior can be seen at:
 http://screencast.com/t/ysHi6jrBus
Added by (anonymous) on Jul 20, 2008 01:43 PM
Please report separate issues in a separate ticket. Also, the screencast stops as soon as it gets to the last image, so doesn't really demonstrate this behavior.

The slideshow loops fine for me in IE6. Are you sure you have the "repeat slideshow" option on in the settings?
Added by David Glick on Jul 20, 2008 01:48 PM
Issue state: open → in-progress
Never mind, I forgot to log in. Jon's issue confirmed.
Added by David Glick on Jul 20, 2008 03:43 PM
Severity: Important → Low
Target release: 4.0 → None
Something WEIRD is going on here. A couple of the image requests are bonking because request.channel.addr is None, which appears to be originating at the level of python's socket library (!). Still no idea what triggers it, but it is indeed only a problem in IE6 (haven't tested IE7), only when logged in, only when using http://localhost (http://127.0.0.1 works), and only for the first two out of the three images in my slideshow.
Added by David Glick on Jul 20, 2008 04:13 PM
Also, FWIW, this doesn't happen with a logged-in user who only has the Member role.
Added by David Glick on Jul 28, 2008 11:18 PM
Issue state: in-progress → resolved
Target release: None → 4.0
Won't fix unless someone has an epiphany as to what's causing this. I have documented the workaround (use http://127.0.0.1/ instead of http://localhost/) in the README.

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