On 7 Jan 2011, Steve Fryatt wrote:
> On 7 Jan, Roger Darlington wrote in message
> <dfd5f29151.roger...@rogerarm.freeuk.com>:
>> I can grab the URL of this page using Netsurf and save it as an ANT URL:
>>
>> [A Very Long URL]
>>
>> But if I then click on the saved URL in Netsurf it will not re-load the
>> page.
> Could you clarify what "click on the saved URL in NetSurf" means, please?
> Do you actually mean that you double-click on it in a filer window while
> NetSurf is on the iconbar?
Yes, the latter.
>> The following error is issued by the URL:
>>
>> Sorry, your request could not be processed because the format of the URL
>> was incorrect. Contact the Help Desk if the problem persists. [SD-001]
>>
>> Looking at the URL in Netsurf, it is end-truncated.
> I think you're actually conflating two different issues. The URL in the
> toolbar is indeed truncated to 255 characters[1], *but* if you check the
> logfile, you'll see that NetSurf is actually fetching the full URL that you
> quote above[2].
> Given that Firefox also reports that the URL above is malformed, I'd suggest
> that the problem lies in the *saving*, and not the loading of the bookmark.
> What should the URL actually be?
That I have no Idea Steve. I would have to try and remember the
search terms I used in Google ('Alkaloids Yucca Gloriosa', I think),
and hope I can find the same reference....
[20 mins]
Nope I am unable to find the same page again despite feeding Google
further clues that are in the part of the URL that I can see.
I have just spent another 10 minutes looking for Netsurfs logfile
without finding it (either in its own !Netsurf directories, or in the
Choices file). It must be somewhere, but I can't remember how to look
at it without first making it crash.
Would it be a good idea if 'mouse Menu button over Netsurfs icon on
icon bar' gave a 'Open > Show logfile' option?
> 1. That's because on RISC OS, the toolbar's URL bar only allocates 256 bytes
> to store the URL and terminator in. I'm afraid that I'm not immediately
> about to fix that, because I'm already working on that code in other ways at
> present.
OK. Your doing a sterling job Steve.
> 2. There is a hardcoded limit of 399 bytes for an ANT URL file's contents,
> but you haven't (quite) hit that with your address.
I'm sure I can come across a longer one given time ;-)
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Cheers
Roger
Teetering on the drink...
