Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par andrew jones,
Nombre de réponses : 19
Is anyone having a problem with using the html editor in moodle in the finished and new release of Firefox 1.5, I upgraded today and now when I click on the icon in the html editor in moodle to go to fullscreen mode it opens a blank screen window rather than one with the editor.

I have reported this as a possible bug in Firefox to their feedback agent.

I am using a dell d610 laptop with winXP Pro and SP2

Andrew Jones
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En réponse à andrew jones

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par Ray Lawrence,
Hmmm.... same here.

Have logged it in the Bug tracker just in case. Bug #4408
En réponse à Ray Lawrence

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par andrew jones,
Thanks,

I have been doing a little bit with Moodle for a while but have not familiarised my self with all of the feedback and developer features of the moodle org. Thanks for posting it for me.

Regards,

Andrew
En réponse à Ray Lawrence

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par N Hansen,
Hmm, maybe something to do with the improved popup blocker?
En réponse à andrew jones

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par Aaron Tyo-Dickerson,
Hi, Andrew:

I have expreienced the exact same thing since my Firefox 1.5 upgrade yesterday. I thought maybe it was by AdBlock extension and have disabled it to no avail. Will try disabling the popup blocker next to see what happens.

I suspect this may not fix it, however, as the popup itself seems to work just fine (the window opens and a view of the source code seems to show all of the necessary bits and bobs to get it working). Suspect that FF is the actual problem and hope that there will be a patch/fix for this soon!

Aaron TD
En réponse à andrew jones

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par James Duchamp,
I have the same problem with Firefox 1.5 on running on Mac OS 10.4.3.  It started when I upgraded to Firefox 1.5 about a week and half ago.  I'm running Moodle 1.5.2 (2005060220) It seems odd to me that the html editor/toolbar works in the unenlarged window, but gives an empty window when I click the "Enlarge Editor".
En réponse à James Duchamp

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par Barron Koralesky,

I see the same problem using Firefox 1.5 on WinXP and MacOSX.  On Windows a blank window pops up.  On MacOSX nothing happens when I hit the "enlarge editor" button.

Anyone have a fix yet?


En réponse à andrew jones

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par Janne Mikkonen,
The problem seem to be in cloneObject function ( fullscreen.php ). The parent object doesn't get fully cloned.

Current fix brakes IE so it's not usable fâché fâché fâché. I just love javascript #%&!!
En réponse à Janne Mikkonen

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par Steve Garcia,
There's an additional problem as well. In Firefox 1.5 a button 3 click (middle button) brings up a scroll cursor. Under Unix, button 3 normally acts as the "paste" button.

Cut and paste is vital to me, enhanced scrolling is no big deal. I don't know if this is a Firefox thing or a Moodle thing, but I suspect it must be from Moodle, since MB3 works fine in normal text windows in Firefox.

Between this and the cloneObject issue, I may have to drop back to Firefox 1.0.7.
En réponse à Janne Mikkonen

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par mike cockburn,

Janne, Hi - am i reading you correctly - we currently can't use HTML Editor with IE? 

I've got a query outlining a more extensive range of problems using the editor with IE (see http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=36100 ).

Any assistance on this would be appreciated.

I'm a newbie to this moodle life!

Regards,

Mike

En réponse à mike cockburn

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par N Hansen,
I think what Janne is saying is that if he were to fix the problem preventing full-screen mode, it would mean the html editor would stop working completely in IE.
En réponse à Janne Mikkonen

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par Steve Garcia,
Is there a possibility that we could get a copy of the patch that fixes Firefox but breaks IE, at least as an interim solution?

I'm perfectly comfortable with IE being broken.
En réponse à Janne Mikkonen

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par Cristian Alvarado,
We would also not mind IE being broken.  We're only "officially" supporting mozilla flavor browsers anyway.  Is there a link to the patch?
En réponse à Cristian Alvarado

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par Steve Garcia,
Please?
En réponse à Steve Garcia

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par Joseph Rézeau,
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any hope of a patch for using the enlarged HTML editor in Mozilla 1.5 soon?
Joseph
En réponse à Joseph Rézeau

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par Steve Garcia,
I looked in Mozilla's bugzilla and found a bug report for this. It appears to be a problem in HTMLarea, but one of the comments in the bug report had a workaround.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=301869

In the file /lib/editor/htmlarea.php:

In HTMLArea.cloneObject = function(obj) 

This:
if (obj.constructor.toString().indexOf("function Function(") == 1) {
you should change into this:
if (obj.constructor.toString().indexOf("function Function(") >= 0) {
and
This:
if (obj.constructor.toString().indexOf("function Array(") == 1) {
you should change into this:
if (obj.constructor.toString().indexOf("function Array(") >= 0) {

Make the same changes in lib/editor/popups/fullscreen.php. I've tested it with one of the lab computers that has Firefox 1.5, and everything superficially seems to work. I still have to re-upgrade my own machine back to FF 1.5 and live with it a while before I'm sure.




En réponse à Steve Garcia

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par Colin McQueen,
Works for Firefox 1.5.0.2 here but then is broken in IE 6.

How come it works on  both FF and IE on moodle.org?
En réponse à Steve Garcia

Re: Problem with using the html editor in Firefox 1.5

par X Y,
Fixed my problem! Thanks so much! sourire