[imp] undefined JS function after resize

Chuck Hagenbuch chuck@horde.org
Wed, 23 May 2001 12:08:33 -0400


Quoting Alexander Dietz <alex@munich.sgi.com>:

> OK, it was a really stupid thing to think, that changing those function
> definitons by deleting a space would change anything...

Hey, I've seen stranger things happen... =)

> - start with "normal" Netscape client window loading IMP's startpage.
> - log in as usually
> - clicking on "Compose" on the left side opens the Compise window
>   (cancel the message for this test)
> - Resize the Netscape client window running IMP
>   (this is a typical user behaviour: go to IMP's startpage -- log in --
>   realize, that your window is to small for getting all without wrapping
> -- 
>   press the "Maximize Window" button -- continue working)
> - Netscape client refreshes all stuff, but obviously forgets about
> those
>   Javascript definitions of "menu.php3" on the left side:
> - Clicking on "Compose" results in nothing now.
>   (entering "javascript:" into the URL field is showing the JS errors)
> - Press the "Reload/Refresh" button and all is working again...

Yup. This is a known problem with Netscape, and nothing that I know of can fix 
it. It's not Horde- or IMP-specific; happens with pretty much any javascript.

-chuck

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