734790 - Inconsistent rendering/fit of content of Sky Guide app on Soup in landscape mode

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Web Compatibility :: Site Reports, defect)

Description

[Mohamed Dabbagh]

Samsung Galaxy S2
Android 2.3.5
1.5 GHz dual-core procesor
1 GB RAM
4.5" 800*400 pixel screen

Soup build from March 7th, 2012 from people.mozilla.com/~dclarke/openwebapps/Soup

When the user rotates the device to landscape mode and clicks Sign in and then they go back, the main page with the slideshow will render differently (content not fit the same) than it does when you first launch the app. The slideshow page becomes scrollable when before it wasn't. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Soup on an Android device
2. Launch the Apps Marketplace from Applications
3. Install Sky Guide and launch it
4. Rotate the device to landscape -- Notice at this point you can't scroll the page
5. Click Sign in on the top right
6. Click "Go back"

Actual Results:
Notice you are now able to scroll the page (with the slideshow) and flickering/lines can be seen while you are scrolling.

Expected Results:
The page should not be scrollable and the flickering/lines should not appear.

Comment 1

[Mohamed Dabbagh]

Also if you turn the device to portrait mode at this point, the slideshow renders with part of it as a grey box until the slideshow changes.

Comment 2

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Does not reproduce on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Comment 3

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Confirmed this problem on a galaxy s2 on the stock browser. Looks like this is an evangelism problem. Migrating this bug to that bucket.

Comment 4

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Note - I've really only seen that I cannot see the full-screen in landscape mode. Have not seen the other issue. Tested on a galaxy s2 with stock browser.

Comment 5

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

The core issue though appears to be Soup-specific. I'll move this bug back to Soup. I'll reopen a separate bug for the scrolling issue.

Comment 6

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Harald, what is the issue here?

Comment 7

[:Harald Kirschner :digitarald]

I can see that behaviour in stock browser and soup on my Nexus One; I also can't imagine what Soup is doing that could impact any of the rendering or page layout.

Comment 8

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Hmm. Maybe this a general device-specific rendering issue not specifically tied to Soup? Should go back in the evangelism bucket?

Note: This app had a lot of problems in the mobile environment in regards to rendering during mobile web compatibility testing.

Comment 9

[:Harald Kirschner :digitarald]

I agree, they use some mobile specific code and layout, which might simply not be tested for Android 2.3.

Even though Soup uses WebView, layout, touch interactions and scrolling does not behave any different in comparison with the stock browser.

I'd vote evangelism bug, to verify that its supposed to work on Android 2.3.

Comment 10

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Agreed. Aaron - Thoughts? Do you agree or disagree with making this bug an evangelism bug?

Comment 11

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Only if the same issues are exhibited in Gecko

Comment 12

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Unable to reproduce this issue on fennec native nightly on a Samsung Galaxy S2 and a Galaxy Nexus.

Comment 13

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Actually disregard comment 12. I can reproduce this on a galaxy nexus on fennec native nightly.

Comment 14

[Mike Taylor [:miketaylr]]

It's my understanding Soup is no longer active.