[LON-CAPA-users] Re: previous tries window hangs and/or fails to close

Jay Sullivan lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:02:29 -0500


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Hi Felicia,

Here is one of the problems: /res/asdk12/Alvord_Joe/IB-Math HL/Ch1 Basic
Algebraic Concepts and Applications/Ch 1-2 Workspace/Exponent simplification
B.problem

The problem doesn't show up if using Firefox or for other problems (that are
not using jsmath).

Thanks,
Jay


On Jan 10, 2008 11:41 AM, Felicia Berryman <felicia@lon-capa.org> wrote:

> Hi Jay,
>
> Please share the URL of one of the problems so I can check this out and
> submit a bug report if necessary.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Felicia
>
> Jay Sullivan wrote:
> > As a followup, I should point out that the problems that experience the
> > "buggy" behavior are most likely using the jsmath display feature (I
> > don't have access to the source code, so I can't confirm that with
> > absolute certainty).
> >
> > Also I can only reproduce the problem on Internet Explorer. Firefox
> > doesn't seem to be affected.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > J
> >
> > On Jan 10, 2008 10:11 AM, Jay Sullivan < jmsloncapa@gmail.com
> > <mailto:jmsloncapa@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     I am seeing a situation where the previous tries link intermittently
> >     fails to work properly. When you click on the link one of two
> >     possibilities occurs:
> >
> >     1) A blank popup window is shown. The status text at the bottom left
> >     shows that it is being downloaded, but it never comes through. Some
> >     times it just loads a blank window and doesn't even report anything
> >     about the download.
> >
> >     OR
> >
> >     2) The page is loaded but then the "Close Window" button doesn't
> >     work. Clicking the "X" on the upper right of the window results in a
> >     browser crash.
> >
> >     What's annoying is that this buggy behavior only occurs for certain
> >     problems. Other problems behave normally. The problems that seem to
> >     be affected were not written by me. However, all the problems are
> >     being imported into the educog server (bccc domain) either from VCU
> >     (my remote construction space) or other locations.
> >
> >     Has anyone else seen this problem?
> >
> >     Thanks,
> >     Jay
> >
> >
>
> --
> Felicia Berryman
> LON-CAPA Support Coordinator
> Michigan State University
> Phone:  (517)432-9866
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Hi Felicia,<br><br>Here is one of the problems: /res/asdk12/Alvord_Joe/IB-Math HL/Ch1 Basic Algebraic Concepts and Applications/Ch 1-2 Workspace/Exponent simplification B.problem<br><br>The problem doesn&#39;t show up if using Firefox or for other problems (that are not using jsmath).
<br><br>Thanks,<br>Jay<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 10, 2008 11:41 AM, Felicia Berryman &lt;<a href="mailto:felicia@lon-capa.org">felicia@lon-capa.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Jay,<br><br>Please share the URL of one of the problems so I can check this out and<br>submit a bug report if necessary.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Felicia<br><div class="Ih2E3d"><br>Jay Sullivan wrote:<br>&gt; As a followup, I should point out that the problems that experience the
<br>&gt; &quot;buggy&quot; behavior are most likely using the jsmath display feature (I<br>&gt; don&#39;t have access to the source code, so I can&#39;t confirm that with<br>&gt; absolute certainty).<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Also I can only reproduce the problem on Internet Explorer. Firefox
<br>&gt; doesn&#39;t seem to be affected.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Thanks,<br>&gt; J<br>&gt;<br>&gt; On Jan 10, 2008 10:11 AM, Jay Sullivan &lt; <a href="mailto:jmsloncapa@gmail.com">jmsloncapa@gmail.com</a><br></div><div class="Ih2E3d">
&gt; &lt;mailto:<a href="mailto:jmsloncapa@gmail.com">jmsloncapa@gmail.com</a>&gt;&gt; wrote:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; I am seeing a situation where the previous tries link intermittently<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; fails to work properly. When you click on the link one of two
<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; possibilities occurs:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1) A blank popup window is shown. The status text at the bottom left<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; shows that it is being downloaded, but it never comes through. Some<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; times it just loads a blank window and doesn&#39;t even report anything
<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; about the download.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; OR<br>&gt;<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2) The page is loaded but then the &quot;Close Window&quot; button doesn&#39;t<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; work. Clicking the &quot;X&quot; on the upper right of the window results in a
<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; browser crash.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; What&#39;s annoying is that this buggy behavior only occurs for certain<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; problems. Other problems behave normally. The problems that seem to<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; be affected were not written by me. However, all the problems are
<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; being imported into the educog server (bccc domain) either from VCU<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; (my remote construction space) or other locations.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; Has anyone else seen this problem?<br>&gt;<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; Thanks,
<br>&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jay<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br><br></div>--<br>Felicia Berryman<br>LON-CAPA Support Coordinator<br>Michigan State University<br>Phone: &nbsp;(517)432-9866<br>Technical Support Available at:<br> &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.loncapa.msu.edu" target="_blank">
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