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#1017 closed bug (wontfix)

Opened March 02, 2007 12:45PM UTC

Closed March 31, 2008 01:26AM UTC

imagebox variables conflict with DOM objects with the same ID (ex: "container") in IE6/7

Reported by: wick Owned by: stefan
Priority: major Milestone:
Component: interface Version: 1.1.2
Keywords: imagebox, unscoped, variables, conflict, IE6, IE7 Cc:
Blocked by: Blocking:
Description

When an DOM object exists with an ID that matches one of the improperly scoped Imagebox (v1.2) variables used in imagebox.js (container, nextImage etc), the Imagebox init process causes a javascript error in IE (6 or 7) & the imagebox does not function. I believe this is due to conflicts with IE's shorthand DOM references. Properly scoping the Imagebox variables appears to solve the issue.

For example, the presence of <div id="container">..</div> anywhere in web page will produce in the error.

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Changed March 02, 2007 01:27PM UTC by wick comment:1

oops, this is a dup of bug #917 "ie problem"

Changed March 28, 2007 01:42PM UTC by versatilia comment:2

(adding note to this bug rather than #917 because it's better described)

We hit this bug too - line 362 of imagebox.js sets a variable called 'gallery'. If you have a <div id="gallery"> then it'll just abandon the function at that point. Behaviour is strange - no IE script errors but the function literally gets abandoned, eg:

 <div id="gallery">
 <a href="blah" rel="test">test</a>
 </div>
 ...
 <script>
 jQuery("a[@rel=test]").each( function(){ $(this).bind('click',function(){
      alert("entering onclick function");
      gallery="some value"; // setting a variable with the same name as an ID
      alert("this will not be displayed in IE6");
      return false; // this is not executed in IE6
 });});
 </script>

Changed March 31, 2008 01:26AM UTC by scott.gonzal comment:3

description: When an DOM object exists with an ID that matches one of the improperly scoped Imagebox (v1.2) variables used in imagebox.js (container, nextImage etc), the Imagebox init process causes a javascript error in IE (6 or 7) & the imagebox does not function. I believe this is due to conflicts with IE's shorthand DOM references. Properly scoping the Imagebox variables appears to solve the issue.\ \ For example, the presence of <div id="container">..</div> anywhere in web page will produce in the error. → When an DOM object exists with an ID that matches one of the improperly scoped Imagebox (v1.2) variables used in imagebox.js (container, nextImage etc), the Imagebox init process causes a javascript error in IE (6 or 7) & the imagebox does not function. I believe this is due to conflicts with IE's shorthand DOM references. Properly scoping the Imagebox variables appears to solve the issue. \ \ For example, the presence of <div id="container">..</div> anywhere in web page will produce in the error.
need: → Review
resolution: → wontfix
status: new → closed

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