61181 - m18: <noscript> parsing is not compatible with Navigator

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 56501

(Core :: DOM: HTML Parser, defect, P3)

Description

[root]

Many pages on eBay contain code of the form:

<noscript>
<table ...>
....
</noscript>
...
</table>

For example, as of right now, the entire front page of eBay, except for the
eBay logo and the 4-item quick navigation bar at the top, is inside such a
table.  With JavaScript enabled, the <table> tag is not parsed, and Mozilla
throws out the rest of the table (and thus the rest of the page).  Navigator
4.75 does not appear to do this; it displays the page as I expect.

I note that using the TestOutput program from htmlparser/tests, that the HTML
parser internally moves the </noscript> after the end of the table.

I've tested this on NetBSD/macppc, NetBSD/i386 and NetBSD/sparc, so it's at
least not CPU-specific.  Note: YOU MUST HAVE JAVASCRIPT ENABLED FOR THE
PROBLEM TO OCCUR.

If someone will tell me HOW, I will submit a screenshot and an example of the
actual HTML causing the problem.

Comment 1

[root]

Attachment: Front page from eBay, demonstrating the problem

Comment 2

[root]

Attachment: Screenshot of broken display

Comment 3

[root]

Also happens on Linux/x86.

Comment 4

[Mats Palmgren (inactive)]

Worksforme, build 2000-11-24-04-trunk on Windows 98 SE. Reporter, could you try
with a newer build, lots of stuff have been fixed since M18.

Comment 5

[root]

The patch for PR 56501 fixes this.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 56501 ***

Comment 6

[bsharma]

updated qa contact.