IDNetters and firefox

[Simon]

The [more] link will only allow one smileys window to open at a time.  Are you sure the window is closing, and not just minimising, Mad?

[Rik]

Has to be a bug in the IETab addon, I think. Could you not just leave the more smileys tab permanently open, and switch to it as needed? I ask, because you refer to both tab and window...

Or what Simon said (altogether now... )

[madasahatter]

Yep - the tab that it opens when it displays disappears, and nothing else appears in the taskbar or system tray

[madasahatter]

Has to be a bug in the IETab addon, I think. Could you not just leave the more smileys tab permanently open, and switch to it as needed? I ask, because you refer to both tab and window...

Or what Simon said (altogether now... )

Sorry if I'm confusing things Rik. I can't leave the more smileys tab permanently open because while that is open, it won't let me go back to the idnetters post reply tab 

[Rik]

Weird...

Have a look in Task Manager 9Ctrl+Alt+Del). If I open the more smileys window, I see it as a running application, with the post form as a separate one. What you you have?

[Simon]

So, are you saying it won't let you switch between tabs, Mad?

Actually, the [more] smileys window isn't a 'normal' window, so that may explain it - Rik, isn't it some sort of java thing?

[Rik]

TBH, I don't know, but it wouldn't surprise me.

[madasahatter]

So, are you saying it won't let you switch between tabs, Mad?

Yep.

I've disabled Tabmixplus to see if that is getting in on the act and causing problems, but no difference whatsoever 

[Rik]

How about task manager, Mad - what's that showing?

[madasahatter]

Weird...

Have a look in Task Manager 9Ctrl+Alt+Del). If I open the more smileys window, I see it as a running application, with the post form as a separate one. What you you have?

Doesn't show the more smileys window as a running application, though it does if I switch back to FF rendering.

I'm sure that the more smileys IS a javascript application too.

[Rik]

Have you checked for a Java update?

I wonder if the addon doesn't handle Java correctly? Try http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/weather/light0900.htm

[Simon]

The [more] window opens as a separate window for me, and appears in the task bar, from which I can switch back to the main window, and keep the smilies window minimised.  I can only guess one of your add-ons isn't playing ball, Mad.

[madasahatter]

Have you checked for a Java update?

I wonder if the addon doesn't handle Java correctly? Try http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/weather/light0900.htm

That site looks fine to me, but I will check for java updates

[madasahatter]

The [more] window opens as a separate window for me, and appears in the task bar, from which I can switch back to the main window, and keep the smilies window minimised.  I can only guess one of your add-ons isn't playing ball, Mad.

Yep - the same for me Simon in FF rendering - which suggests that it is something to do with the IETab addon - problem is that there is no update for that.

[Simon]

What's this IETab?  Is that a FF add-on?   

[Rik]

http://ietab.mozdev.org/

[Simon]

Is that needed now?  I can't remember the last time I needed IE to view a website. 

[Rik]

I haven't hit an issue for a long time.

[madasahatter]

Right - have re-nstalled java. The "more" link still opens up the more smileys page in a new tab, but I can now swap between tabs back to my post, so it looks like I'm finally sorted.


Cheers guys 

[Rik]

Phew! 

[madasahatter]

Phew! 

Indeed - I can think of a few more choice words, but all you'd see is a load of stars where the words should be 

[Rik]

I see stars as it is, Mad.

[Sebby]

Good result. It's certainly useful to know.

[Simon]

Oddly enough, when I launched FF today to test this, it tried and failed to install a java update.  I wonder if there's a connection?

[madasahatter]

Don't say your FF has come out in sympathy with mine Simon