On 29/03/2015, Bob Holtzman <hol...@cox.net> wrote: > Running Wheezy 7.8 w/ iceweasel 31.5.3. Some sites won't work, telling > me I need to install/activate javascript. Not sure how to do this. I > assume java is loaded because I see some icedtea 6 packages installed. > No idea how to activate javascript, assuming it's lurking on the HD. > Searches turned up virtually nothing useful. The few relevant hits > talked about going to Tools -> Options which doesn't exist on my copy. > > Any pointers appreciated.. > > -- > Bob Holtzman > A fair fight is the result of poor planning. > >
I have a thought. The problem could lie with the particular web sites. Some web sites spout erroneous error messages. For some web sites, in web browsers with javascript enabled, I get an error message stating "Javascript appears to be disabled in your web browser" which is, in some instances, completely wrong. Similarly, with some web sites, I get the error message "Cookies appear to be disabled in your web browser" which is completely wrong. One of the web sites that gives this erroneous error message, is the gmail web site, which is badly written. But then, that is google, where quality is regarded as unneeded. So, as you get the error message with some web sites, and, especially, not with all web sites (although, fortunately, not all web sites are written using the sinister javascript), I suggest that the problem may lie with the web sites that display the error message, as being badly written. Unfortunately, badly written (as in faulty) web sites, appear to be steadiily increasing, and, threatening to take over the web. Just a thought... -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .............. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In Four Parts", written by Douglas Adams, published by Pan Books, 1992 .................................................... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cacx6j8nqvc9gswgrry0c6kxzjpgavmm8h9imbgyaus-mbky...@mail.gmail.com
