Resolved: Spoiler problem in Firefox

[MM_Dandy]

[RESOLVED]

I'm using Firfox 1.0.7, XP home SP 2. The problem happens with Dragon Star's spoiler including the image of the 'Cease and Desist' document.
The spoiler tag only hides/reveals the text and the image is always visible. The image also clips the next two posts, except for the next spoiler.

It seems to me that something like this happened before, but I can't remember if it was resolved or if it was decided that it wasn't really a problem.

Lost thread.

[Lance]

Interesting...

I'm using Firefox 1.5.0.1 and I don't see the problem. Cyndi still has Firefox 1.0.6 and I can't duplicate it on her machine either. Is there another machine you can test it on to rule out your client as having a problem?

Yes, there was a similar problem in Firefox when I first wrote the mod but I was pretty sure I resolved it and the behavior I'm seeing here seems to support that.

[Dragon Star]

0_o...Thats really weird.

[Lance]

0_o...Thats really weird.

Do you use Firefox, Dragon Star?

[Dragon Star]

Nope, IE.

[MM_Dandy]

Just tested it from work. Looks good with IE 6.0 on XP Pro SP2.
I've got Firefox on the laptop, I'll try it from there, too.

[Dragon Star]

But could the computer be the cause of this? I would think it would be from the site to you problem instead of the computer, if you can try another computer on that internet connection.

Don't really know if it would make a difference but that way we could know what the problem is for sure.

[Lance]

But could the computer be the cause of this?

Yes, it is possible.

I would think it would be from the site to you problem instead of the computer

That makes the most sense, but has already been eliminated as a possible cause by me trying two different versions of Firefox to successfully view the same page.

if you can try another computer on that internet connection.

That the problem could somehow be with the connection is the most remote possibility.

Don't really know if it would make a difference but that way we could know what the problem is for sure.

That's what we're trying to do. Isolate the problem.

[MM_Dandy]

Could be, but I think it's likely that it's either a browser setting or a problem with FF 1.0.7. [Edit: ToSeek'd]

Just tested again.
FF 1.5 also works from work. (same machine -- I forgot the laptop at home, this morning...it's Monday...it's the first Monday after DST change... ...ok, I ran out of excuses).

[Lance]

I tried messing with some settings in 1.5.0.1 to see if I could duplicate the problem but I couldn't.

Just out of curiousity, when the page loaded bad, did you try clearing your cache and having the page reload?

[MM_Dandy]

Nope
I also have IE on that machine but never tried that, either.
And, never tried the laptop

So, when I get home, I will try these things, and get back to you. Somehow, I suspect that clearing the cache will do the trick. Anyway, if I'm lucky, I'll be home around 8 or so.

[Lance]

Okey dokey. Sounds good.

[umop ap!sdn]

Okay you guys this is weird...

I tried opening it in Firefox 1.0 and I saw the exact same bug... then I hit reload and it fixed itself.

Strange.

[Dragon Star]

Okay you guys this is weird...

I tried opening it in Firefox 1.0 and I saw the exact same bug... then I hit reload and it fixed itself.

Strange.

Well, that just eliminated it being Dandy's computer. :?

[Lance]

Do you think it could have anything to do with this line of code:

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if ( page.load_count < 1 )
{
appear_fucked_up = true;
}

[Dragon Star]

[umop ap!sdn]

OMFG.

[MM_Dandy]

Well, smegging hell.

So, guess what? I clicked the link and the page loaded fine; first time, no upgrades, no refreshes, no cache clearing; nothing.

I wonder if I might be April Foolish....

[Lance]

I think I found it...

The element that covers the hidden info is set to be 100% height of the underlying element. Because the post is so long, it exceeds the height of the browser window. 100% height wasn't tall enough to cover the whole post.

However, once you load the post the first time, the browser learns how tall it is and can successfully cover it completely the next time it is loaded.

Damn! Sometimes I'm good!

I'm going to edit Dragon Star's post to make it more browser friendly.

[Dragon Star]

I think I found it...

The element that covers the hidden info is set to be 100% height of the underlying element. Because the post is so long, it exceeds the height of the browser window. 100% height wasn't tall enough to cover the whole post.

However, once you load the post the first time, the browser learns how tall it is and can successfully cover it completely the next time it is loaded.

Damn! Sometimes I'm good!

I'm going to edit Dragon Star's post to make it more browser friendly.

Okey Dokey, sorry to cause problems..

[Lance]

Okey Dokey, sorry to cause problems..

No problem at all. As a mater of fact, it was good. Had this not happened we wouldn't have known about the limitation.

There are several different "spoiler" mods for phpBB but most of them just cover text. When I wrote the one used here, I tried to make it more versatile than the others by making it cover images too. But that made it hard to have it cross-browser compatible.

I did the best I could but I guess large posts cause it problems.

But guess what? I'm not going to rewrite it because it works 99% of the time.

[Dragon Star]

Next time I guess I will just link the image with a warning, no big deal.

[MM_Dandy]

It's also not that hard or inconvenient to click the refresh button. I just gotta remember to do that when this happens again.

I think you can put a big old DONE on this one, Lance.

[Lance]

It's also not that hard or inconvenient to click the refresh button. I just gotta remember to do that when this happens again.

I think you can put a big old DONE on this one, Lance.

You may have missed this. It was at the bottom of the previous page. The cause of the problem was this code:

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if ( page.load_count < 1 )
{
appear_fucked_up = true;
}

[MM_Dandy]

I did see it, but I didn't know how serious you were.
Since it is your mod, though, I should've guessed. :D

Actually, I was making an obscure reference to "Monster House" concerning this thread (done ~ resolved), not the spoiler mod in general.