List and threaded views, embedded in fixed width sites: most content becomes invisible when text towards the right is found in WebKit-based browsers

[Graham Perrin]

1. prefer threaded view

2. visit <http://n2.nabble.com/The-buildout-discussion-%28was-%22upgrade-instructions...%22%29-tp2305721p2305721.html>

3. use the browser to find the word basket

4. click the found message.

Bug

At step 3: the majority of messages shift out of sight, can not be scrolled into sight.



sight.pdf

[Graham Perrin]

Using Firefox 3.0.9 in lieu of Safari, the symtpoms are different; when Firefox finds the text it scrolls down but fails to present its finding.

[Graham Perrin]

Bug is not limited to threaded view.

1. using Safari 4 Public Beta (5528.16), prefer List view for Nabble

2. visit <http://n2.nabble.com/The-buildout-discussion-%28was-%22upgrade-instructions...%22%29-tp2305721p2305721.html> 

3. (command-F) find very mainstream

4. expand the found message

Again, at steps 3 and 4 the message is unreadable (out of sight).

mainstream.pdf

[Graham Perrin]

Bugged

Embedded Nabble content in fixed-width plone.org in at least the following browsers:

• Chrome
• OmniWeb 5.9.1
• Safari 4 Public Beta (5528.16)
• WebKit nightly r42858 (25 April 2009).

Not bugged

Nabble UI, non-embedded, e.g.

• at <http://n2.nabble.com/-tt530159.html#none> or <http://n2.nabble.com/-tc530159.html#none> find easy task

• at <http://n2.nabble.com/-tt2306610.html#none> or <http://n2.nabble.com/-tc2306610.html#none> find other bloggers

[Graham Perrin]

Comparison

Taking the four other exemplars from <http://www.nabble.com/help/Answer.jtp?id=36>,

1. at <http://n2.nabble.com/-tp2615889p2615889.html> find better than then expand

— screen shot better+than.pdf

2. at <http://n2.nabble.com/-tp2689244p2689244.html> find best to start then expand

— screen shot best+to+start.pdf

3. at <http://n2.nabble.com/-tp2653763p2653763.html> find results then expand

— screen shot results.pdf

4. at <http://n2.nabble.com/-tp2506023p2506023.html> find best of luck then expand

— screen shot best+of+luck.pdf

Workarounds

For fixed width examples 1 and 4:

• I find no workaround.

For semi-elastic example 2, and for elastic example 3:

• a stretch of the window, in a suitably wide display, should reveal the content

— screen shots best+to+start-stretched.pdf and results-stretched.pdf