I'm new here so I can't post a direct link to an example, but I'm having issues on certain web pages while using the default browser on my Bionic. When I load these pages they seem to load fine, but then I can't scroll up and down at all. It is locked in place and I can't seem to make it activate scrolling at all no matter what I do. There is an article on Gizmodo title "All These Waterproof Gadgets Are Making Me Wet!" that definitely has the problem. Anybody have any idea what is happening?
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Help Can't Scroll on Certain Web Pages
- Thread starter tjdunklee
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Here is the link to the article: All These Waterproof Gadgets Are Making Me Wet!
That page scrolls with Opera, does not scroll with Dolphin, does not scroll with Browser.
In Browser it flags an error in JavaScript code controlled by the website as unsafe.
... Thom
In Browser it flags an error in JavaScript code controlled by the website as unsafe.
... Thom
Yea, there seems to be an error on the page. The odd part is, the page works fine on my friend's Nexus S and a co-workers iPhone. Why can't the Bionic handle it?
DBTB (don't blame the Bionic).
It is under the control of the website. The website is sending out different versions of the page based on its interpretation of what it thinks the browser is running on that is calling it. You can check out ... Set Browser UAString ... and ... http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid-bionic/438060-bionic-reference-terms-links.html#post3398984 ... and change how Browser on your Bionic is identified.
Find out the UAString from the phones that work and try it in Browser.
As I reported ... Opera on the Bionic scrolls ... Dolphin and Browser do not ... Browser identifies a JavaScript error.
... Thom
Thanks for the suggestion, but that doesn't work. I can't zoom in or out at all since it is a mobile page. I've tried everything when it comes to tapping/pinching/etc.
I changed to UAString in the Debug setting and I'm still having the same problems. I tried all of the different UAStrings and they all did the same thing. I'm just shocked I would have to do something like that for a web page to load properly. Does everybody else on a stock Bionic have this problem on that page I linked to?
Yes I have that problem on the page you referenced. I also tried changing the USAtring in Browser before leaving the last message and it did not good.
If you look at the same address using your Windows IE browser you will see that it is rendered completely different.
Browser shows shows a JavaScript error ... see below.
Bottom line ... a bug(s) in the webpage that you referenced.
... Thom
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I agree, it's definitely a problem with the page. I have just had the same problem on several other pages also that weren't on the Gizmodo site. It's awfully frustrating when the errors are handled much more graciously by other phones. Hopefully when the Bionic gets ICS this will be fixed.
This page throws an error in Browser when it loads and that prevents the scrolling. Scrolling does not work in Dolphin but does work in Opera Mobile and Firefox for this page.
The JavaScript error is associated with manipulating a "frame" on the page.
The error occurs in Browser when UAString is set to either Android or Desktop.
Future releases of Browser and Dolphin might not have the conflict. On the other hand, future releases of Opera Mobile and Firefox might "catch up" and then exhibit the same behavior.
So ... short term ... if it is important to you ... use Opera Mobile or Firefox.
... Thom
The JavaScript error is associated with manipulating a "frame" on the page.
The error occurs in Browser when UAString is set to either Android or Desktop.
Future releases of Browser and Dolphin might not have the conflict. On the other hand, future releases of Opera Mobile and Firefox might "catch up" and then exhibit the same behavior.
So ... short term ... if it is important to you ... use Opera Mobile or Firefox.
... Thom
When I try Dolphin as soon as the page appears it can be scrolled up. About 1-2 seconds later it "locks" and scrolling doesn't happen.
I assume it is still loading when it is able to scroll and then runs into a problem similar to Browser.
... Thom
I tried this link yesterday from my workstation and it displayed a blank page and continued to load in the background forever. After a minute I killed it.
I tried it today and got a Google+ page for a "Lars".
What is your point?
... Thom