[Chameleon] browser auto-refresh?

Mon Sep 27 16:07:38 EDT 2004

fixed in cvs (bug 678)

Godwin, Elizabeth wrote:
> I did some testing.
> 
> It seems function MapWhandleresize() in MapDHTMLWidget.js is the
> culprit.  It actually calls for a reload.  I changed the code in my
> version.  
> 
> The function MapWPositionMapDHTML which was collecting only IE browsers
> is actually also testing for Nav6 browsers.  I changed the code in
> MapWhandleresize to test for Nav4 and then the other two (Nav6 and IE)
> are running the function.
> 
> So it's now:
> function MapWhandleresize()
>     if (CWCIsNav4)
>     {
>         location.reload();
>     }
>     else if (CWCIsIE || CWCIsNav6)
>     {
>         MapWPositionMapDHTML();
>     }
> }
> 
> Similar things are happening in the KeyMapDHTML widget, but I'm not
> using it to test.  I did a search on location.reload for all files in
> chameleon.
> 
> Now I'm not re-posting in Firefox, or Netscape 7.  But am in Netscape 4.
> Although the site looks so bad in Netscape 4 I think it should abandoned
> with an error message (IMHO).
> 
> Liz
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Spencer [mailto:pagameba at magma.ca] 
> Sent: September 27, 2004 3:22 PM
> To: Godwin, Elizabeth
> Cc: pspencer at dmsolutions.ca; chameleon at lists.maptools.org
> Subject: Re: [Chameleon] browser auto-refresh?
> 
> 
> yes ... I actually don't know why it re-submits the whole page ... if 
> you figure it out, I'd love to know
> 
> Paul
> 
> Godwin, Elizabeth wrote:
> 
>>Hm... that doesn't explain to me while other apps that post don't 
>>exhibit the same behaviour.  But I'll continue googling.  No luck so 
>>far.
>>
>>When I say refresh... I don't mean just what's loaded in the 
>>browser... it's re-requesting from the server.  Which is something the
> 
> 
>>others aren't doing.  Speed might have affected me noticing with other
> 
> 
>>applications, but I would have noticed the POST error.
>>
>>Liz
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Paul Spencer [mailto:pagameba at magma.ca]
>>Sent: September 27, 2004 2:51 PM
>>To: Godwin, Elizabeth
>>Cc: chameleon at lists.maptools.org
>>Subject: Re: [Chameleon] browser auto-refresh?
>>
>>
>>Liz,
>>
>>this is the way mozilla works.  You can work around it by attaching to
>>the onresize event of the body:
>>
>><body onresize="return false;">
>>
>>or something like that ... a quick google should get you close ... as 
>>I
>>am on dialup right now, a 'quick' google is impossible so I'll leave
> 
> it 
> 
>>to you ;)
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Paul
>>
>>Godwin, Elizabeth wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi there,
>>>
>>>I've noticed an odd phenomenon while working with Chameleon.  It seems
> 
> 
>>>that in all mozilla variants, the application will refresh itself when
>>
>>
>>>you change the window in some way.  Now..  my first thought was the
>>
>>code
>>
>>
>>>added to the samples template I've based my app on that included code
>>>telling Netscape browsers to reload when there was a resize.  EXCEPT 
>>>that I've removed this code.  
>>>
>>>I went poking and found instances of this code in a couple js files.
>>>
>>>My question is, is it necessary for all mozilla browsers to do this 
>>>reloading?  I thought it was only for version 4 browsers.
>>>
>>>It's not usually an issue, but I came across the behaviour while
>>>testing
>>>in Firefox, having multiple versions of the app open.  If I resize
>>
>>after
>>
>>
>>>I've submitted a request, I get POST-ing error messages and such.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>>Liz Godwin
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
> 

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