[Engine-devel] IE9 Issue with UI Plugin

Hopper, Richard Richard.Hopper at netapp.com
Fri Jun 28 17:24:57 UTC 2013


Hi Vojtech,

It actually turned out that our particular problem was hidden within our
code, so once we found it, the plugin worked fine with IE9. It was
actually related to the lack of console in the browser as well, I just
didn't realize we called native javascript in multiple places. It seems
that the plugin architecture's compatibility with IE9 is quite solid.

Thank you once again!

- Ricky


On 6/28/13 11:10 AM, "Vojtech Szocs" <vszocs at redhat.com> wrote:

>Hi Ricky,
>
>did you manage to solve the issue related with IE dev tools? If there are
>still issues pointing to UI plugin infrastructure, please let me know.
>
>Regards,
>Vojtech
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Richard Hopper" <Richard.Hopper at netapp.com>
>> To: "Vojtech Szocs" <vszocs at redhat.com>
>> Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org, "Christopher Morrissey"
>><Christopher.Morrissey at netapp.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 9:39:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] IE9 Issue with UI Plugin
>> 
>> Hi Vojtech,
>> 
>> I've tested the new patch and for some reason am still running into
>> problems, though there are different exceptions now. I'll let you know
>>if
>> we figure out what specifically is going on. It does work if dev tools
>>are
>> up, but if there are no developer tools available the window will still
>> not close.
>> 
>> - Ricky
>> 
>> On 6/19/13 9:19 AM, "Vojtech Szocs" <vszocs at redhat.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >Hi Ricky,
>> >
>> >you were right, in IE9, postMessage listener (WebAdmin) didn't work
>> >properly, so I simplified it and verified that it now works in IE9,
>>too:
>> >http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/15888/
>> >
>> >After applying above mentioned patch, everything should work as
>>expected
>> >in IE9. I've also attached "test-plugin" which I used for verification
>>in
>> >IE9.
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >Vojtech
>> >
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Vojtech Szocs" <vszocs at redhat.com>
>> >> To: "Richard Hopper" <Richard.Hopper at netapp.com>
>> >> Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org, "Christopher Morrissey"
>> >><Christopher.Morrissey at netapp.com>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:54:16 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] IE9 Issue with UI Plugin
>> >> 
>> >> Hi Ricky,
>> >> 
>> >> code running in the iframe (custom dialog content) can close the
>>dialog
>> >>in
>> >> the following way:
>> >> 
>> >> 1, send message to your plugin to indicate the dialog needs to be
>> >>closed:
>> >> 
>> >>     parent.postMessage('CloseMyDialog', '*');
>> >> 
>> >> 2, your plugin intercepts the message via MessageReceived function
>>and
>> >>closes
>> >> the dialog:
>> >> 
>> >>     MessageReceived: function(data, sourceWindow) {
>> >>         switch (data) {
>> >>             case 'CloseMyDialog':
>> >>                 window.alert('About to close dialog');
>> >>                 api.closeDialog('my-dialog');
>> >>                 break;
>> >>         }
>> >>     }
>> >> 
>> >> If the above doesn't work for you, it could mean that:
>> >> - MessageReceived function isn't invoked - make sure to have [*]
>>before
>> >> api.register() call
>> >> - api.closeDialog() function isn't working - in this case I need to
>>fix
>> >>it
>> >> for IE9
>> >> 
>> >> [*] accept message events from iframe (custom dialog content) origin
>> >> 
>> >>     api.options({
>> >>         allowedMessageOrigins: 'http://nicedomain:8080'
>> >>         /* OR */
>> >>         allowedMessageOrigins: ['http://nicedomain1:123',
>> >>         'https://nicedomain2:345']
>> >>     });
>> >> 
>> >> I'm going to investigate this issue on IE9 myself to see if the above
>> >>code is
>> >> really working there.
>> >> 
>> >> Vojtech
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: "Richard Hopper" <Richard.Hopper at netapp.com>
>> >> > To: "Vojtech Szocs" <vszocs at redhat.com>
>> >> > Cc: engine-devel at ovirt.org, "Christopher Morrissey"
>> >> > <Christopher.Morrissey at netapp.com>
>> >> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 8:16:03 PM
>> >> > Subject: IE9 Issue with UI Plugin
>> >> > 
>> >> > Hi Vojtech,
>> >> > 
>> >> > I had previously sent you an email about IE9 compatibility where
>>the
>> >> > problem
>> >> > we were having was solved by omitting console logging when a
>>console
>> >>was
>> >> > unavailable (i.e. IE). However, it is looking like IE9 may have a
>> >>bigger
>> >> > issue with regards to the plugin framework.
>> >> > 
>> >> > Now that we have gotten dialogs to open via dynamically inserted
>> >>buttons
>> >> > within RHEV tabs (for example, a NetApp button in the Storage tab),
>> >>we can
>> >> > go through our whole process with the exception of closing the
>> >>window. In
>> >> > all other browsers, our dialog will close as expected, but in IE
>>the
>> >>window
>> >> > remains open. It can be closed by hitting the red "x" in the
>>corner,
>> >>but it
>> >> > appears the code in the frame itself cannot close the window, with
>>a
>> >> > console
>> >> > message in the dev tools of IE9 showing an error of "'Math' is
>> >>undefined".
>> >> > I've read up on this, and it seems like this is a very widespread
>> >>error in
>> >> > Internet Explorer concerning the manner/order in which iframes are
>> >> > dynamically inserted.
>> >> > 
>> >> > I've copied engine-devel in case anyone has similar
>>issues/solutions,
>> >>but
>> >> > it
>> >> > seems as though we need some sort of clause in the plugin framework
>> >>for IE
>> >> > when it comes to dynamic insertion of new windows.
>> >> > 
>> >> > - Ricky Hopper
>> >> > 
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