518205 - Dynamically loaded XHTML content, containing <script>, with AJAX, does not work.

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[chameleon]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; el; rv:1.9.1.3) Gecko/20090824 Firefox/3.5.3 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; el; rv:1.9.1.3) Gecko/20090824 Firefox/3.5.3 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)

Provided URL contains the Firefox workaround.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Load dynamically with AJAX, XHTML content which contains <script> tags.
2. Add content to document hierarchy.
Actual Results:  
Scripts from dynamically loaded content are not working. Working on Opera and Webkit (Safari/Chrome).

Expected Results:  
Scripts from dynamically loaded content must work.

WORKAROUND UNTIL A FIX:
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// Add 'root' xml node to 'where' element of document
function innerDOM(where, root) {
	for (var z = 0; z < root.childNodes.length; z++) {
		var e = root.childNodes[z];
		if (e.nodeName == 'script' && navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Firefox') != -1) {
			if (e.getAttribute('src'))
				// add on <head> element a <script> element with attributes 'type' and 'src' as follow.
				createTag('script', null, document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0], [['type', 'text/javascript'], ['src', e.getAttribute('src')]]);
			else eval(e.text);
		} else where.appendChild(e.cloneNode(true));
		
	}
}

Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Reporter, are you still seeing this issue with Firefox 3.6.12 or later in safe mode? If not, please close. These links can help you in your testing.
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
Also, please consider using the most recent Firefox 4 beta build, your bug may be resolved there.

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.13 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.