301473 - checkbox selection not recognized

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[kindt.2]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050716 Firefox/1.0.6
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.10) Gecko/20050716 Firefox/1.0.6

The form does not recognize when you check the checkbox.
This is for the Navy job application website.
Email me, I can send you the webpage/files.
[e-mail]

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. check the checkbox
2. click submit

Actual Results:  
Form doesn't recognize that the box has been checked

Expected Results:  
Gone to the next webpage.

It is in a secure site.  I can email you the files, or go to 
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=32085252&TabNum=6&rc=2 
create an account and try to apply to job NE5-0855-03NRL0409-DE

Comment 1

[Jean-Victor Côté]

Here is another Web site displaying the same behavior: http://www.pantesting.com/
The checkboxes in the questionnaires they provide do not work with Firefox either.

Comment 2

[Flávio Henrique]

I'm have the same problem using egroupware (www.egroupware.org)

Checking the top left checkbox in 'FelaMiMail' application do not work.

There's a demo version on www.egroupware.org

Thank you.

I'm using:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.9a1) Gecko/20051107 Firefox/1.6a1

Comment 3

[Flávio Henrique]

Today I made a test with 1.5RC1

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; pt-BR; rv:1.8) Gecko/20051025 Firefox/1.5

and have the same problem.

Comment 4

[Gary Stout]

Confirmed, Check in the block not recognized on this site:

https://chart.donhr.navy.mil/MyResume/ResumeApplyPre.asp?VID=66286

This has happened on other similar government sites...had to revert to IE..yuck!!

Comment 5

[Lee G. Weaver]

I can confirm this Bug.  to be specific the check boxes not recognised are the pay grade selection boxes when applying for a job.

After my initial complaint here was the response from the Navy.

"Hello Lee,

The problem you are encountering could be one of a couple of different
issues. First off, please ensure you are using Internet Explorer. This 
 is one of the most common reasons for getting caught in this pay
plan/grade "loop".

Another possibility is that it is caused by a missing or invalid field
in one or more sections of your resume. Please review carefully each 
 section, and make sure there are NO BLANK boxes, and no invalid
characters in the respective fields. As a guideline, follow the examples
provided by each field and enter them exactly as required. When
finished, try  submitting your resume again.

 What to Avoid
 Do not use signs and symbols such as % # * = or other bullet symbols.
Use @ sign only in the designated E-Mail Address Block. When adding 
 dates use / instead of -. Do not place alpha characters in fields that
normally hold numeric characters.

 Also, ensure that you've selected at least one Geographic Preference
in part 7 (Additional Data Sheet) of your resume.

Please try using Internet Explorer or update your browser to the latest
version.  We've had reports from users that some older internet browsers
are unable to support this page.  New versions such as Mozilla Firefox
do not support this data. You must use Internet Explorer, if you are
still experiencing difficulty, please contact your system administrator
or your Internet service provider.

 Thank you, and good luck in your continued pursuit of employment with
the Dept. of the Navy. 

Thank you,"

then I snet the following.

"I'ts impossible to use Internet Explorer in linux.

Why would you force a user to use an unsecure browser like Internet Explorer?

Lee G. Weaver
[e-mail]"

and tehn this was the last form the navy on the subject.

"ood morning.

Unfortunately, without using Internet Explorer, you will continually be caught up in the loop of selecting a Pay Plan and Grade. The CHART site, itself, is a secure site. 

You may want to make arrangements to visit your local library or Internet Café in order to successfully apply. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused you.

Thank you, and good luck in your continued pursuit of employment with the Dept. of the Navy.

Employment Information Center 
DON Chart Webmaster/cjm 
https://chart.donhr.navy.mil"

Hopefully the Firefox team can figure out the trouble and alter firefox to work 

I am alos goint to copy the source code in question to a file and attach that.

Comment 6

[Lee G. Weaver]

Attachment: Source code of page that doesn't function

Source code from chart.donhr.navy.mil that will not recognise check box input

Comment 7

[Rick Beton]

Attachment: Simple test to demonstrate javascript actions on a checkbox

This is a simpler test case than the previous one. It appears to demonstrate that the bug in Firefox has *been fixed* in the version I'm using (1.5.0.7). This is a good thing; it was definitely a problem in earlier versions.

Comment 8

[Carsten Book [:Tomcat]]

Resolving as worksforme.

Works with : Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.2; en-US; rv:1.8.1.4) Gecko/2007051502 Firefox/2.0.0.4 and Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.2; en-US; rv:1.9a6pre) Gecko/2007060704 Minefield/3.0a6pre

I tested the testcase from comment #7 on this builds. Also comment #7 mentioned that this reported bug was fixed in Firefox 1.5x