Mostly just curious. This is not really a problem for me. My site is command line glossaries. Somtimes I get popups when clicking a link and sometimes it just opens in the same window. Moodle 2.02 on Ubuntu. Php5.3.2 Postgres. http://here2serve.biz
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Hi Mike!
I do not understand "My site is command line glossaries."
Please specify the type of resource containing those glossary autolinks that open in the same window vs those that open as popups.
Maybe related to MDL-23810.
Joseph
They only thing I have available to the public are command line glossaries. The Linux glossary seems to have the problem more them the others. Enter the Linux glosarry. Click any link in the first glossary entry. Some will open in a popup some wil open in the same page. This is not a problem for me just thought you shold know. Since this is a test site with little to no traffic is you want a log in/shh let me know. Joseph.
I did have the same problem.
Sometimes the glossary-entry opens in a java-script-window (yui-window), and sometimes the entry open in a link.
A solutions:
In administration /Plugins /Filters /Common filter settings edit the field “Text cache lifetime“ Choose “No”
Now your Server filter every page and does not use the text-cache. The page will always open in a java-script-window.
The disadvantage: The server needs more time to produce the page.
Background:
Whenever Moodle use the text from the text cache, it does not insert in the header the following line:
Y.use("moodle-mod_glossary-autolinker",function() {M.mod_glossary.init_filter_autolinking({"courseid":"6"});})
Result: the javascript-window does not work.
Without this line the Links do not open in inline-windows.
In my Opinion this is a bug. (but I don't know how to use the Moodle Tracker).
Sorry for the bad english
Greeings from Münster
Thomas
Thanks Thomas. I had the same problem and I've been pulling out what little hair I have left all afternoon trying to understand what was going wrong. Your solution saved me, my site (and my hair).
This little BUG is in the tracker now (MDL-28681).
There is a better option to solve this problem:
The Setting of the Glossary-Filter must be switched ON for Header and Content (administration/Plugins/filter/Managefilters) . The BUG only occurs when the filter is activated only for content.
Hi, this continues to be a major problem for me despite trying your suggested fixes and reading the bug fixes in tracker. Even with either / both the text cache set to no and the content and headings on for glossary filter the behaviour seemed to get worse not better (and is inconsistent).
I need the pop up box to open so students don't get "lost" which is what happens when it leaves the lesson and goes to the glossary activity.
I am working with a very recent version of Moodle - did the fix get pulled forward into Moodle 2.4?
Moodle 2.4 (Build: 20121203)
Hi all,
I agree that in Moodle 2 the behaviour of the Glossary popup is inconsistent. Which means it is difficult to track down the problem behind this behaviour and to describe exactly what happens in the bug tracker.
Joseph
