IE 7 Hangs on "Loading..." about etherpad-lite HOT 31 CLOSED

Can you please click on the error symbol. If it shows "Object doesn't support this property or method" in socket.io.js, its a known socket.io bug -> socketio/socket.io#125

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2 errors both say

"Object Expected"

• Line 533 Char 5
• Line 2 Char 22

Gotta love IE errors reporting :)

Not sure if it is related to socket.io.js guess we can test with patched file.

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can you please give a screenshot of the errors or copy the whole error text

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That's the error shown when I click the error symbol in IE (bottom left corner)

Full text is:

Line: 533
Char: 5
Error: Object expected
Code: 0
URL http://pitapoison.de:9001/p/Cm9etv5Vm2

The other is the same substituting Line and Char.

Don't know if there is a better way to get a more meaningful error in IE.

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You still have these Problems with IE?

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yes I do, have there been any updates since 6/15? That was the last time I tried.

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We updated to a new Socket.IO version, can you please test that again?

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Ok, tried online demo again, getting a console error now

Line: 2
Char: 133
Error: 'console' is undefined
Code: 0

This might solve
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3326650/console-is-undefined-error-for-internet-explorer

if (!window.console) console = ...

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try again on http://pitapoison.de:9001/

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Good news is that there are no more JS errors

Bad news is that it still hangs on Loading...

if you want me to "interactively" test I am on irc freenode as noel_g

EDIT: went back to the window and an error did eventually show up

Line: 3322
Char: 7
Error: Object doesn't support this property or method
Code: 0

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I have tested this in IE7,8 and 9 and I am unable to replicate this problem

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any news from that?

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I still have the problem. Just tested with a different computer running Windows 7 and IE 8 and exact same result. Stuck at Loading...

IE 8 did give me more info on the error

Object doesn't support this property or method
socket.io.js
Code: 0
Line 3321
Char: 7

IT 7 reports the line as 3322

At least we know the exact file. So it is socket.io related.

Not knowing anything about socket.io, does it use a port other than 80 that may be blocked at my company? Doesnt seem like it would have anything to do with that, but checking in case.

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I was not able to reproduce this.

I browsed to:

http://pitapoison.de:9001/p/Cm9etv5Vm2

IE7 and IE8 work fine. Windows 7 64bit.

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websocket uses port 80 assuming you haven't set a different port. kingkaeru, did you test it using ie9 compatability mode or did you load up a vm and test 7 and 8? Thanks all

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just another note, pita we did issue a pull request for a bug in socket.io that we discovered a few months ago. We patched it on PrimaryWall, maybe Noel can browse to http://primarywall.com and see if that website works okay for him in his IE?

-- I patched it on beta.primarypad.com, and this bug only appears together with nginx (Pita)

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I don't have IE9 installed. Tested with my host system which is IE8 on windows 7. Tested also in IE7 in a Windows 2008 VM.

Also tried IE8 in browser modes IE7, IE8, and IE8 compatibility. No change. Wasn't able to reproduce.

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Thanks kingkaeru. Noel, if your connect is being proxied by Squid websocket may be returning an 0 byte response which can cause problems. If you look in "NET" in firebug you will be able to see if you are return something other than a blank response (ideally you will see the error contents in the response of the websocket request).

This is a long shot though, it will be interesting to see what you get from primarywall.

Cheers all

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Primarywall is pretty cool, nice job. I'd love to deploy something like that within our firewall, is that open sourced?

I have good news and bad news it worked on both IE and Chrome. I was able to create this
http://primarywall.com/lWF6J1pRZ7

the bad news is that in IE I kept getting security warnings from IE stating
"A Website wants to open web content using this program on your computer"

It was opening my text editor, the file that Opened contained "OK"
So seems that every msg received was being treated that way. In a short time I had 54 of those dialogs to dismiss :)

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Yes PrimaryWall is open sourced, http://wiki.primaryt.co.uk/w/Primary_Wall

Something is broken/weird with your IE man... Can you please send a print screen?

Thanks

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Now only is IE7 a pain, I am using Vista. gotta love corporate america :)
I am sure a kitten dies every time I log into this computer.

If only I could use my MBP for all I'd be a happier man lol

So, I tried primarywall from IE8 on Windows 7, worked perfectly, no errors or warnings.

I then tried IE 7 on the vista computer and produced the same warning, here is the screenshot

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37954/etherpad-lite-IE7-warning.png

as u can see it is trying to open e.exe which is the "clone"of textmate for windows.

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Run an antivirus/malware scan on this machine. It looks infected to me but I could be wrong.

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Ran AV with latest definitions and nothing was found. I wouldnt expect it to be that since I am in corporate environment I would "hope"someone in IS would notice suspicious network activity if there was something spreading within the network.

I think a more likely scenario is that there is other enterprise crapware like sharepoint plugins that are interfering.

I also have lastpass installed but wouldnt think that would interfere.

I have an old HP laptop at home going to try from there too. I think I had tried that once and was able to reproduce, but can't remember.

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Can you please try some of the other sites here: https://github.com/LearnBoost/Socket.IO/wiki/Projects-using-Socket.IO

do they also error?

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meetbymaps.com doesnt support IE 7

YOUR BROWSER DOES NOT SUPPORT COMPLETELY TECHNOLOGIES USED IN MEETBYMAPS.
UPDATE YOUR BROWSER!
Your Browser: ie
Version: 7

sociowriter.com didnt work either, their CSS was way off too so dont think they have looked at site in IE :)

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Heh, is it possible to re-install IE7 just to check to see if your install is an issue? It sounds like something has really broken it.

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I am guessing it has something to do with a .txt file association I have in my system so when it sees that, IE tries to launch e.exe

Either way I had a another person with Vista and IE 7 try primary wall and it worked with no issues. Etherpad-Lite had the same problem, stuck at "loading"

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Can I close this issue?

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Seems like there is a difference between etehrpad-lite and primarywall. Primary wall works (excluding my computer).

is there a socket.io difference between the two?

Etherpad-lite seems to have the problem originally stated.

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Etherpad lite is using socket.io 0.7 and primarywall is using 0.6

On 22 July 2011 18:39, noel
[email protected]
wrote:

Seems like there is a difference between etehrpad-lite and primarywall.  Primary wall works (excluding my computer).

is there a socket.io difference between the two?

Etherpad-lite seems to have the problem originally stated.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub:
https://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite/issues/20#issuecomment-1633668

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From above johnyma22 said

just another note, pita we did issue a pull request for a bug in socket.io that we discovered a few months ago. We patched it on PrimaryWall, maybe Noel can browse to http://primarywall.com and see if that website works okay for him in his IE?

-- I patched it on beta.primarypad.com, and this bug only appears together with nginx (Pita)"

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