Getting buttons to work on Firefox
April 28, 2009 5:55 AM Subscribe
Javascript (and other protocols) do not always work on Firefox/Mac.
I am running a Mac with Firefox 3.0.10. All too often I find that clicking on buttons on certain sites, where the button uses Javascript (but also asf and php), nothing happens. Usually I find a work-around but I am curious as to why it doesn't work. Here is a case in point - http://www.cityinn.com/london/reservations.htm. Clicking on the Check Availability button (after filling in the details) does nothing. Things I have tried:
1) Using other browsers (Safari, Camino). Sometimes this helps but not here.
2) Disabling and even uninstalling all my add-ons. Rarely helps.
So, is this some Mac setting, some dumb thing I am or I am not doing or just lousy design by various websites?
I am running a Mac with Firefox 3.0.10. All too often I find that clicking on buttons on certain sites, where the button uses Javascript (but also asf and php), nothing happens. Usually I find a work-around but I am curious as to why it doesn't work. Here is a case in point - http://www.cityinn.com/london/reservations.htm. Clicking on the Check Availability button (after filling in the details) does nothing. Things I have tried:
1) Using other browsers (Safari, Camino). Sometimes this helps but not here.
2) Disabling and even uninstalling all my add-ons. Rarely helps.
So, is this some Mac setting, some dumb thing I am or I am not doing or just lousy design by various websites?
OS-X/Safari 3.2.1: worked
OS-X/FF3.5b4: No response to the button
XP/FF3.0.9.: No response to the button
XP/IE7: Failed to populate the city drop-down and the button complained it wasn't filled in.
My money is on non-universal javascript. It wasn't that long ago that that IE-only sites were common. That we've been able to (mostly) forget that just points out how far things have come since then.
posted by TruncatedTiller at 6:59 AM on April 28, 2009
OS-X/FF3.5b4: No response to the button
XP/FF3.0.9.: No response to the button
XP/IE7: Failed to populate the city drop-down and the button complained it wasn't filled in.
My money is on non-universal javascript. It wasn't that long ago that that IE-only sites were common. That we've been able to (mostly) forget that just points out how far things have come since then.
posted by TruncatedTiller at 6:59 AM on April 28, 2009
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FWIW, I see this sort of behavior from time-to-time on other sites, too. They all seem to involve form or data submission, like the above example, or when filling-out online job applications or ordering goods.
And, like you, using alternative browsers is hit-or-miss.
posted by Thorzdad at 6:23 AM on April 28, 2009