Accessing cpan-testers results on Wonders Vista

syphilis has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi,
For quite some time I have been having trouble getting access to cpan-testers reports on Windows Vista. Seems there's some script that's running that's causing weirdness of a most unfriendly variety (for both IE 7 and Firefox).

On IE7, if I try to go to (eg) http://www.cpantesters.org/show/Inline.html#Inline-0.44_01, chances are it will freeze the browser and I'll have to open Task Manager to kill the process. If I do manage to get there, and try to view some of the specific reports, then I run the risk of creating the very same freeze up. Or, I might get a pop-up telling me that "a script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped responding". My options are to just close the pop-up, or I can accept the option to "continue", or I can elect to "Stop Script". All three options produce unpredictable results. Inevitably the browser eventually freezes up.

On Firefox, it's not much better. I get to http://www.cpantesters.org/show/Inline.html#Inline-0.44_01, and can see that there are currently 6 reports for Inline-0.44_01, plus a large number of reports for earlier versions. But before the page finishes downloading, that same bloody pop-up appears. If I click on "continue" then 2 of those 6 reports disappear. If I click on "Stop Script", then all 6 disappear. For both options the myriad of reports for earlier versions remain. It's just the 0.44_01 reports that vanish.

Does anyone know what this "script" might be ? ... and how to get it fixed so it works with Vista ?
Is there some browser option/capability I need to enable ?

Cheers,
Rob

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Re: Accessing cpan-testers results on Wonders Vista by Gavin (Archbishop) on Nov 14, 2008 at 11:32 UTC
Rob, The same applies to me using Windows XP + Service Pack 2. Accessing with IE7 freezes the browser and requires a session restart. Firefox opens the page then freezes. However after a couple of seconds in Firefox I get the following message. "A script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped responding....etc" I'm then given the option to "stop script" from a control box, using this un-freezes the page. So it appears to have issues with XP as well as Vista, disabling JavaScript in both IE7 and Firefox as suggested by BrowserUk prevents freezing. Gavin	[reply]
Re^2: Accessing cpan-testers results on Wonders Vista by syphilis (Archbishop) on Nov 14, 2008 at 12:17 UTC
So it appears to have issues with XP as well as Vista Thanks for confirming that I'm not the only person seeing this type of behaviour. I don't feel like such a freak, now :-) Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re: Accessing cpan-testers results on Wonders Vista by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 14, 2008 at 09:27 UTC
What happens if you disable javascript before viewing? The only scripts I can see on that page are google tracking and ad servers, and they're utterly dispensible. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]
Re^2: Accessing cpan-testers results on Wonders Vista by pKai (Priest) on Nov 14, 2008 at 09:32 UTC
Disabling JS will probably help in loading a complete page. But there is a 2nd script (/cssrules.js) which controls the filter settings on the right ("preferences"). I do not see a way to use that filters, without JS enabled at the moment.	[reply]
Re^3: Accessing cpan-testers results on Wonders Vista by tinita (Parson) on Nov 14, 2008 at 16:08 UTC
I do not see a way to use that filters, without JS enabled at the moment. It must be really really difficult to add a `<noscript><input type="submit" value="Submit"></noscript>` for web developers =( (In fact, a co-worker once asked me "Isn't the noscript-HTML tag deprecated?") edit: oops, s/name/value/	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Accessing cpan-testers results on Wonders Vista by syphilis (Archbishop) on Nov 14, 2008 at 10:12 UTC
What happens if you disable javascript before viewing? That fixes the immediate problem on Firefox - I can't see how to enable/disable javascript on IE7. (If I can access it on Firefox I don't really care about IE7 :-) Thanks BrowserUk. Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re^3: Accessing cpan-testers results on Wonders Vista by zentara (Cardinal) on Nov 14, 2008 at 15:05 UTC
For Firefox, check out NoScript AddOn I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth Remember How Lucky You Are	[reply]
Re^3: Accessing cpan-testers results on Wonders Vista by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 14, 2008 at 19:32 UTC
That's why I still prefer Opera. Since the very beginning all these configuration options are just a mouse click away. With my restricted bandwidth it makes the web usable, with the benefit that I don't see adverts or wait for 5 minutes for 200kb flash downloads that eventually say; "Click here to enter our website". Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]