On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 11:32:14PM +0000, Tim Hill wrote: > In article > <56966.82.153.33.53.1358117198.squir...@email.orpheusnet.co.uk>, Gerald > Dodson <gerald.dod...@argonet.co.uk> wrote: > > > In message > > > <55612.82.153.33.53.1358077313.squir...@email.orpheusnet.co .uk> > > > "Gerald Dodson" <gerald.dod...@argonet.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > >> Trouble with this on the UK gov site: goes to an error 404 screen. > > >> Has anyone had success with this? > > > > > > Hi Gerald > > > > > > Can you give the URL? I'll have a go. > > > > > > Chris. > > > > > > > It is: > > > https://passports.ips.gov.uk/epa1r1a/ctl04 On Suirrel it does not show > > distinction between lower case 'l' and number 1. The string "epa" is > > followed by number 1r1: the 'ct' by lower case 'l'. > > Perhaps you should use a better font. (What's Suirrel?) > > As usual, this seems to be a NetSurf+Javascript issue. On 'another > platform' with a modern browser, the page linked to from > passports.ips.gov.uk is > https://passports.ips.gov.uk/epa1r1a/Rich/Formpage.aspx and not what > Netsurf comes up with that you quote; it uses a javascript link. Even > NetSurf's partial javascript is obviously not catered for.
Actually the *correct* analysis is: https://passports.ips.gov.uk/ ->302 redirect -> https://passports.ips.gov.uk/epa1r1a/index.html All the links use old style javascript: URI scheme links (instead on onclick) calling __doPostBack(); unfortunately because out User-Agent reply is truthful and not a pack of lies. The site is not serving any of the javascript code to provide the actual implementation for __doPostBack which, unsurprisingly, results in bad page navigation. I will open the discussion with the other developers on our UA string again...trouble is I agree with the principle of not lieing so this is a difficult issue to think about. > > Whether you can get any further with NetSurf is not something I would > bother to try. I long ago gave up using RISC OS for 'serious' surfing. > Even a £28 Android tablet is more capable, unfortunately. This is not a helpful statement, especialy not on the NetSurf users mailing list, you are of course entitled to express your opinion...elsewhere. > > -- > Tim Hill > .............................................................. -- Regards Vincent http://www.kyllikki.org/
