Opera Internet Browser has no main web interface content

[ipox]

Hello. Long time listener, first time caller.

I've gotten used to using Transmission's rather good web interface, and judging from what I see when I test the new update in Safari, it's getting better (doing away with the goofy behaviour of the resume and pause and seeding).

But in the new update, Opera Internet Browser (latest version AFAIK) fails to get any information from the main body area where the torrents should be displayed. Safari does fine with it, but Opera, which was working fine just before the update, can't seem to handle the page anymore.

I'll happily submit any info anyone feels I need to submit, but I feel this is probably a reproducible error. Perhaps I should say: Opera on Mac, not Windows -- haven't consciously tried it on Windows since updating Transmission to 2.41.

Thanks for your time!

(Oh, and there have previously (in 2009) been some problems (thank you, Google searches) with Opera and Transmission, but I wasn't about to resurrect that thread for this unrelated issue.)

[gunzip]

i see the same problem with Opera 11.51 in Linux, using TR 2.41 -- the main torrent display area is empty. You might want to file a bug report at https://trac.transmissionbt.com/newticket

i notice that Firefox, Chrome and IE8 all work fine so maybe it's a bug with Opera?

[ipox]

Im sure it's not a "bug". It's just a formatting issue with JavaScript or something and a funny way of interpreting on the part of Opera. It happens now and then with a site here and there that isn't formatted to adapt. AKFAIK, Opera adheres rigidly to web specifications, so it's probably an inflexibility on their part, and a deviation of some kind in the Transmission web code.

Anyway, what do I know?

So I'll look into making that ticket.

This is a really sad error for me, because I was super happy using the web system for my torrent monitoring purposes. Even the flawed previous version whose resume button forced resuming and completely bypassed the queuing system was very information-rich. From what I see, from loading the page in Safari, the new web client is VERY nice. I hope the Transmission team can make it work with the best browser. (uh oh, flame war started? )

[gunzip]

yes you could be right and it's a transmission quirk rather than an Opera bug as the webclient has been overhauled extensively in 2.41. one thing i noticed is the Opera error console doesn't report anything wrong with the interface regarding javascript, though i do see a lot of CSS errors.

so ipox you should file the ticket and see what shakes out. Opera is a top-rated browser so it would be nice to see it working again.

[ipox]

Posted a ticket as you suggested (though you, more familiar with such things than I, could probably have done it ).

https://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/4568

Hope I spelled it out correctly. Accidentally submitted the ticket twice but it seems "jordan" deleted the duplicate (#4569) fairly quickly. So good on him.

[ipox]

Jordan removed my accidental duplicate, then proceeded to complete a fix targetted for 2.50. This was corrected within the last day to 2.42 and released today (highlighted in the top-level release notes). Unfortunately, the issue is NOT corrected by this correction that he did from my Trac ticket. What's next?

[ipox]

Yeah, deleted private data and no dice. How does one get word through to Jordan that the fix didn't carry through properly?

[ipox]

I thought of that but since I'm not posting an actual commit, it seems there's no method to comment. Can you direct me?

[ipox]

Done. Hope that's the appropriate place to add information. Not used to/don't know Trac etiquette.

Thanks for your help.

[ipox]

No because it looks like you edited that in seconds ago.

[ipox]

11.51 on this machine... gonna double-check the others. Not sure 11.52 has been released on Mac (Mac App Store has a lag ).

I believe my Windows PC has 11.52 (which is new as of a day or so ago).

Also looks like you made a different ticket update. Didn't realise you were the moderator. Looks like I'm getting introduced to all the "heavies" around here.

Thanks for your thoroughness.

EDIT: Yeah, 11.51 on Macs due to App Store lag. No self-update-checker left in Mac Opera when distributed through the App Store. Ironically www.opera.com has the 11.52 for Mac. Think that would make a difference?

[ipox]

11.52 on PC confirmed just now (as I write this on that PC).

So Opera 11.51 on Mac, 11.52 on PC both confirmed not able to get non-blank content area under TR 2.42.

Not me! I'm just a "nobody" trying to be helpful. Sometimes it works, sometimes not so much...

Your ticket comment was posted. Mine is awaiting a moderator. Thought you were mod because yours got posted right away. I guess I'm still some kind of probie or something. Wahoo.

Thanks for the back-and-forth. I'm coincidentally going to go back to watching Ken Burns's The Prohibition. *points at your sig*

[ipox]

Also, you should mention your OS details in the ticket.

More details are still necessary? Like what?

network Mac 10.7.2; Opera 11.51
localhost Mac 10.7.2 Server; Opera 11.51
network Windows 7 SP1; Opera 11.52

[ipox]

In Opera, clearing the cache is called "Delete Private Data", and there are 10+ options within it. Safari has "Empty Cache" and also "Reset Safari". Each browser is different.

Anyway yes cache cleared.

[ipox]

Jordan reports in Trac that the problem was incorrectly backported and is now fixed in the nightlies. It will be present in 2.43 if there is a 2.43, otherwise 2.50.

So that's "closed", I guess. Thanks everyone for your attention.