can't click java links with no script enabled.

[Sunlitcomet]

After upgrading to Fox 11, as long as noscript is enabled, I can not get java links on web pages to work. What am I missing?

[Tom T.]

After upgrading to Fox 11, as long as noscript is enabled, I can not get java links on web pages to work. What am I missing?

What is the address(es), or URL(s), where this occurs?

"Java", or "Javascript"? They're two very different things, but an unfortunate naming decision years ago causes confusion to this day.

Do you allow the site's scripting in the NoScript menu?

A test case (site address) and exact steps to reproduce will be very helpful, thanks.

[Sunlitcomet]

some of them are password accessed but try these for examples.

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/ ... as/eos_7d#

On this page below the add to cart button there is a link that says " Find compatible lenses, accessories and more for your Digital SLR"
with no script enabled the link does not work. when disabled it will open a new window with a circular chart.

www.peapod.com

when you click on link for details of food item no pop ups with info.

http://www.gmpartsgiant.com/Page_Produc ... =TC0001501

when you click on parts listing with no-script active you lose the categories but with no-script disabled you get a pop up with link to diagram.

I should have mentioned that the status bar usually lists the links as JavaScript

On these site they have full permissions and have not found anything in options yet that has an effect.

[therube]

Peapod.

Allow peapod.com
Search, 'Planters'
Find, 'Planters Nuts Mixed Deluxe'
Click link for the same

This page opens, http://www.peapod.com/itemDetailView.jhtml?productId=30950&NUM=1335288001659 as expected.

Check your JavaScript & popup settings in FF.
As a test, create a new, clean, Profile, install only NoScript & test.

[therube]

Canon.

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras/eos_7d

Allow canon.com
Click "Find compatible lenses" link.

http://www.usa.canon.com/CUSA/assets/app/html/eoscomp/index.html pops open as expected.

[therube]

gmpartsgiant.

URL: http://www.gmpartsgiant.com/Page_Product/PartDetail.aspx?modelYear=2009&model=Avalanche&make=Chevrolet&catalogCode=57C&subModel=4WD&modelCode=K10936&driveCode=K&seriesCode=109&bodyStyleCode=36&engineCode=L76&transCode=M30&rpo=X88%20L76%20LC9%20M30%20MYC%20NQH%20JD9&majorIndexID=00&isBigPicture=False&ddlSm=4WD&minorIndexID=TC0090204
Click 'Get Info'

PARTS ILLUSTRATION page opens with a link to click, which replaces that page with the Diagram.

[Sunlitcomet]

rube with it disabled it works fine. I did create a new blank profile with noscript active and it does work. so whats next.

[Sunlitcomet]

Well just upgraded to FF 12 and still no go.

[Tom T.]

rube with it disabled it works fine. I did create a new blank profile with noscript active and it does work. so whats next.

If it works fine on a clean profile, then there was either a profile corruption in the old one, or another extension (add-on) caused a conflict.

When you upgraded to Fx 12, did you re-install all of your old add-ons?
If so, please disable all of them except NS. See if the sites work OK now.

If so, then try adding back one at a time, each in combination with NS, until the culprit is found.
The most common suspects are Ghostery, AdBlockPlus, and FlashBlock. The latter is redundant, anyway, because of NoScript's Flash-blocking capability.
Twice in the past two weeks, we've had users post issues which were solved by uninstalling FlashBlock.

Else, keep trying until the culprit is isolated.

And thanks for the heads-up -- I've been offline for quite a while, and your post was my first notice that Fx 12 is now a stable release.

(... and just on the day I was mourning the loss of Fx 3.6.28... )


ETA: There's a known phpBB issue that long URLs get truncated, as yours did. Wrap them in URL tags to prevent that.
Without URL tags:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_ ... _privilege

With URL tags (raw code looks like this:)

Code: Select all

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_privilege[/url]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_ ... _privilege

Just use the URL tags. I used code tags so that the URL tags would be visible, as illustration, rather than being parsed into an actual link.
Clear as mud, right?

[Sunlitcomet]

Well weirdness abound FF crashed while sleeping and apparently all is fine now with existing profiles and add-on/extensions. Coincidentally my no-script white-list is wiped out to so will have to redo it as the web gets viewed. explanations anyone?

[Tom T.]

Well weirdness abound FF crashed while sleeping and apparently all is fine now with existing profiles and add-on/extensions. Coincidentally my no-script white-list is wiped out to so will have to redo it as the web gets viewed. explanations anyone?

When you created a clean profile and installed NoScript, the new profile would have had only the Default Whitelist. Your own additions and deletions would have been lost. Same with Untrusted and all other changes from default settings.

When you updated to Firefox 12, was it in the same folder where the previous version was?
(In XP, C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox. I try to avoid Vista, so don't know if it's changed, sorry. )

If so, then it would have kept the same settings and configurations. If your existing F11 profile had your modifications, the update would as well. If the F11 profile was the clean one that we created for test purposes, the update would use that one.

If you put F12 in a different folder or location than F11, it's like starting over from scratch again. All of the default settings, for both the browser and for all add-ons.
If you don't want to use the Firefox Synch tool (I don't), you can import your NoScript settings from any other profile by starting that profile and browser.
Open NoScript Options, doesn't matter which tab, and at the very bottom, click Export. Save wherever it's convenient. (NOTE: If you use the Export button on Whitelist tab, it exports only Whitelist and Untrusted settings. So use the very bottom Export button.)

Open the new browser, open NS Options, and click Import. Navigate to where you saved the exported file, double-click it, etc.

Another way to synchronize *everything* -- automatically add the extensions as well as all settings -- is here.

I hope this helps.