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The aim is to create a list of the top 10 bugs that affect MediaWiki. If we can get a consensus on what these bugs are, we may be able to officially submit a request from the Wikimedia Foundation to the Mozilla Foundation to address these issues with some priority. |
The aim is to create a list of the top 10 bugs that affect MediaWiki. If we can get a consensus on what these bugs are, we may be able to officially submit a request from the Wikimedia Foundation to the Mozilla Foundation to address these issues with some priority. |
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==Open bugs== |
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| ⚫ | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=126309 '''Bug 126309:''' Save page does not save @import -ed CSS] - this makes saved pages from Wikipedia very ugly, as the required screen stylesheet is not saved together with the page |
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===Misc=== |
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* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79021 '''Bug 79021:''' All stylesheets are loaded regardless of rendering media] - Results in loading stylesheets that are not required, which makes the Wikipedia load slower and with more bandwidth used than is necessary (although it does still work). |
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79021 '''Bug 79021:''' All stylesheets are loaded regardless of rendering media] - Results in loading stylesheets that are not required, which makes the Wikipedia load slower and with more bandwidth used than is necessary (although it does still work). |
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* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184452 '''Bug 184452:''' Necko - Allow handling of files > 2gig (>2 GB)] - Downloading large dumps over http via Mozilla browsers will fail. |
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* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=366797 '''Bug 366797:''' Revise the Location Bar] - Instead of showing encoded URLs like http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%8F in the address bar, show stuff like http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Вікіпедія (which a Ukrainian speaker could presumably understand, versus no hope of understanding the earlier version). The workaround is to use the Firefox extension [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4014 Locationbar²], which provides several anti-spoofing features that can be disabled, and [http://forum.mozilla-russia.org/viewtopic.php?id=6346 Human URL]. |
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=366797 '''Bug 366797:''' Revise the Location Bar] - Instead of showing encoded URLs like http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%8F in the address bar, show stuff like http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Вікіпедія (which a Ukrainian speaker could presumably understand, versus no hope of understanding the earlier version). The workaround is to use the Firefox extension [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4014 Locationbar²], which provides several anti-spoofing features that can be disabled, and [http://forum.mozilla-russia.org/viewtopic.php?id=6346 Human URL]. |
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See also [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=150376 Bug 150376] and [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105909 Bug 105909]. |
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| ⚫ | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115107 '''Bug 115107:''' CSS not fixed up by webbrowserpersist ("save page as, complete" omits background images)] - Relative links to images or other media included in CSS are not resolved when saving a local copy. Currently not an issue until bug 126309 is fixed, but then will be a problem. Absolute links will work but require web connection |
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===Save Page=== |
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There are a number of limitations in Firefox's "Save Page" action. The workaround is to use the Firefox extension [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/427 ScrapBook], or [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/212 Mozilla Archive Format] may be suitable for Firefox 1.5.x users. |
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| ⚫ | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115107 '''Bug 115107:''' CSS not fixed up by webbrowserpersist ("save page as, complete" omits background images)] - Relative links to images or other media included in CSS are not resolved when saving a local copy. Currently not an issue until bug 126309 is fixed, but then will be a problem. Absolute links will work but require web connection. |
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* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=372474 '''Bug 372474:''' After "save page as, complete" opening the saved page is missing all images] - Encoded image filename in the saved HTML does not point to the saved image, resulting in images not being displayed in the local copy. |
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==Fixed bugs== |
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* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218277 '''Bug 218277''': losing Unicode no-break spaces] - saving article with Firefox will convert all no-break spaces 0xA0 into standard spaces 0x20. Mostly affects French and Russian Wikipedias. Fixed only in Firefox3. |
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218277 '''Bug 218277''': losing Unicode no-break spaces] - saving article with Firefox will convert all no-break spaces 0xA0 into standard spaces 0x20. Mostly affects French and Russian Wikipedias. Fixed only in Firefox3. |
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Revision as of 11:18, 3 April 2007
This is a list of known Firefox bugs that affect MediaWiki sites such as Wikipedia.
The aim is to create a list of the top 10 bugs that affect MediaWiki. If we can get a consensus on what these bugs are, we may be able to officially submit a request from the Wikimedia Foundation to the Mozilla Foundation to address these issues with some priority.
Open bugs
Misc
- Bug 79021: All stylesheets are loaded regardless of rendering media - Results in loading stylesheets that are not required, which makes the Wikipedia load slower and with more bandwidth used than is necessary (although it does still work).
- Bug 184452: Necko - Allow handling of files > 2gig (>2 GB) - Downloading large dumps over http via Mozilla browsers will fail.
Non-latin character encoding
- Bug 366797: Revise the Location Bar - Instead of showing encoded URLs like http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%8F in the address bar, show stuff like http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Вікіпедія (which a Ukrainian speaker could presumably understand, versus no hope of understanding the earlier version). The workaround is to use the Firefox extension Locationbar², which provides several anti-spoofing features that can be disabled, and Human URL.
See also Bug 150376 and Bug 105909.
Save Page
There are a number of limitations in Firefox's "Save Page" action. The workaround is to use the Firefox extension ScrapBook, or Mozilla Archive Format may be suitable for Firefox 1.5.x users.
- Bug 126309: Save page does not save @import -ed CSS - this makes saved pages from Wikipedia very ugly, as the required screen stylesheet is not saved together with the page.
- Bug 115107: CSS not fixed up by webbrowserpersist ("save page as, complete" omits background images) - Relative links to images or other media included in CSS are not resolved when saving a local copy. Currently not an issue until bug 126309 is fixed, but then will be a problem. Absolute links will work but require web connection.
- Bug 372474: After "save page as, complete" opening the saved page is missing all images - Encoded image filename in the saved HTML does not point to the saved image, resulting in images not being displayed in the local copy.
Fixed bugs
- Bug 218277: losing Unicode no-break spaces - saving article with Firefox will convert all no-break spaces 0xA0 into standard spaces 0x20. Mostly affects French and Russian Wikipedias. Fixed only in Firefox3.