On Friday, February 13, 2015 02:39:45 PM Ric Moore wrote: > On 02/13/2015 09:21 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Friday, February 13, 2015 09:01:25 AM Liam O'Toole wrote: > >> On 2015-02-13, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > >>> On Friday, February 13, 2015 07:12:37 AM Liam O'Toole wrote: > >>>> On 2015-02-13, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > >>>>> Greetings; > >>>>> > >>>>> Is there any way to get rid of all these boring screen > >>>>> decorations saying javascipt doesn't work? > >>>>> > >>>>> There are quite a few javascript "engines" installed, but I > >>>>> haven't managed to find that Magic Twanger yet. > >>>>> > >>>>> Is this a conscious effort to get rid of javascript? Or can it > >>>>> be fixed with additional packages installed? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks all. > >>>>> > >>>>> Cheers, Gene Heskett > >>>> > >>>> Could you tell us what Debian release and browser you are using, > >>>> and what web pages cause the behaviour you describe? Then we > >>>> would be in a better position to help you. > >>> > >>> This is a special compilation that is 99.9% Wheezy, put together by > >>> the LinuxCNC people, using the wheezy repos with a couple added > >>> lines in the /etc/apt/sources.list, available as the hybride-iso on > >>> the linuxcnc.org web site. The previous install I ran for quite a > >>> while was ubuntu-10.04.4 LTS, with a special RTAI patched kernel, > >>> and it started doing this also shortly after the hurrah about > >>> javascript having an exploitable problem. I figured it would be > >>> fixed by now in a newer install. It effects anything that looks > >>> like a browser, Konqueror, iceweasal, firefox, but have not > >>> checked w3m however. > >> > >> w3m doesn't support javascript, so you won't have any > >> javascript-related trouble with it. :-) > >> > >> [SNIP] > >> > >>> Now, the javascript problem? Still remains. A PIMA, if I goto > >>> www.cbsnews.com it will start to display it, for perhaps a second, > >>> then this warning pops up and completely displaces the sites > >>> content downward and off screen about twice the height of the > >>> screen so at first glance, you assume the site is not available, > >>> but on this 1920x1280 monitor, its still there but you have to > >>> scroll down about 1.5 to 2x the screens height to see the sites > >>> contents. > >>> > >>> Slashdot for instance, has about 50% of its screen area devoted to > >>> javascript errors. The site can still be used by iceweasal but its > >>> quite annoying. Konqueror just throw up its hands and sits there, > >>> no response to clicking on any sublink on any of the mainsleeze > >>> news sites. > >> > >> That's bizarre. I have no such issues with www.cbsnews.com or > >> slashdot.org when using iceweasel. I don't use konqueror, so I can't > >> offer a comparison there. > >> > >> What do the errors say? > > > > If a pastefrom iceweasal works: > > === > > The address wasn't understood > > > > Iceweasel doesn't know how to open this address, because one of the > > following protocols (javascript) isn't associated with any program or > > is not allowed in this context. > > === > > > >>> Lots of javascript stuff is installed, but something is blocking > >>> its use. and no "blockers" like add-block and its ilk are > >>> installed. > > Gene, open preferences/applications and search on "java". See what you > get. Mine shows "Use Oracle java 7 web start". Your's should have > something there, depending on what java is installed. But, you need to > inform Iceweasel/Firefox what to do when it intercepts a java request. > > Java 8 is so anal, nothing will run without rock-hard certs. You might > be better served using Java 7 until your nerves calm down or after > taking your meds. I had to check my blood sugar first.
So do I, close to 200 ATM. > After all of the > Java exploits, security is at the point nothing wants to run and > nothing wants to run it. :) Ric Not for sure what I have, but I think its iced-tea. Whatever, that seems to work. And doesn't tell me if it doesn't... Somehow, that could be construed to be an advantage. I think. :) Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201502131745.56404.ghesk...@wdtv.com
