274806 - Missing drop-down list capability in Firefox vs. IE6

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Matt Sicking]

Using Internet Explorer on a Microsoft Sharepoint based site called Teamcenter
Community (specific url is
http://mycommunity.ugs.com/customers/GD/Marine/EB/Shared......) there is a
dropdown list that appears when hovering over a document name in a document
list.  I presume that this is a client-side app of some sort.  

When using Using Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5)
Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0  on the same url the drop-down list does not appear.  

I have viewed the source code and will append it to the end of this bug report.  

This is the only obstacle I have to using Firefox.  Not because of the cosmetic
aspect of the drop-down list, but because this is the only way for me to access
and edit documents in this sharepoint site.

Here is the html code of the web page in question:

<td class="ms-vb" width="100%">
											<a onfocus="OnLink(this)"
onclick="DispDocItemEx(this,'FALSE','FALSE','TRUE','SharePoint.OpenDocuments.2')"
href="http://mycommunity.ugs.com/customers/GD/Marine/EB/Shared%20Documents/EB%20CAD%20Evaluation/Phase%201%20-%20RFPI/2004%20December%203rd%20Meeting%20Action%20items/Action%20Item%20List.doc">
											Action Item List</a></td>
											<td>
											<img src="http://mycommunity.ugs.com/_layouts/images/blank.gif"
style="visibility: hidden;" alt="" width="13"></td>

Comment 1

[Matt Sicking]

Attachment: Screeen shots of IE6 showing dropdown

Comment 2

[Matt Sicking]

Attachment: Screen shot of Firefox showing *no* dropdown list

Comment 3

[Matt Sicking]

I realize that it might well be the case that I just haven't added the
appropriate plug-in or extension to Firefox in order to access this hovering
drop-down.  However, I lack the insight as to what's happening behind the scenes
to ask suffiently descriptive questions of what my installion might lack.

I have also submitted a bug report to the Teamcenter Community center, even
though they do not officially support Firefox.  I'm hoping, though, that they
can tell me what fuctionality is activated when hovering so I can either add
more insight to my bug report to your team, or cancel the bug report and modify
my Firefox installation accordingly.

I apologize for any work you guys undertake on this if it's just a result of my
ignorance.  You have done a marvelous job on this product.

--- Matt Sicking

Comment 4

[Ben Fowler]

If the menu functionality requires ActiveX or Visual Basic then it will likely
never be supported by Mozilla or any other standards aware browser.

Comment 5

[Phil Ringnalda (:philor)]

There's nothing in the HTML that you posted which would do anything when
hovering over the link. View source from Internet Explorer, and see if you get
the same HTML you get in Firefox.

Comment 6

[Matt Sicking]

Attachment: pertinent html code

Mr. Fowler is correct and I will work with the Teamcenter support center to
request a means of editing the document that doesn;t require VBA or ActiveX.

Mr. Ringnalda is also correct.	I did manage to provide an incorrect html
listing.  I am attaching the entire page (274806.txt).	I highlighted the
offending area (about 90% of the way down the file) with extensive whitespace
on either side of the <td> and </td> tokens sourrounding it.

Comment 7

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 8

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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