Questions tagged [javascript]
GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT JAVASCRIPT ARE OFF-TOPIC. This tag is for questions relating specifically to the use of JavaScript on the Stack Exchange sites.
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JS errors on SE business site
Going to stackoverflow business page I see the following javascript errors in the console:
oct.js:1 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'appendChild' of null
B2B-SO-Global.min.js:1 Uncaught ...
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Exploiting Stack Exchange with the browser console
I viewed the source of a page on Stack Exchange and I discovered that all the up-vote buttons share the same CSS class and so do all the down-vote buttons.
That got me thinking: what if user(s) ...
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Where is the StackExchange JavaScript object documented?
I learnt of the StackExchange JavaScript object recently via Tim Stone's answer. Is this is the same object documented in the API documentation? That doesn't mention the using() function from Tim ...
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Can a user script modify or apply syntax highlighting in SE sites?
SE currently use Prettify for syntax highlighting. However, there are still some languages which have no support from default Prettify, or by the extensions that SE may be using. If I wanted to test ...
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What on EARTH is this eggs.js thing? [duplicate]
So, whilst perusing the src for the chat.Travel.SE page to see if the background of the bottom chat bar showed where you were in the world (which would be cool, feature-request), I found a handy ...
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LibreJS support
It would be cool if Stack Exchange supported LibreJS, a Firefox extension for blocking non-free non-trivial Javascript code. Currently LibreJS blocks almost all of it. For example I had to temporarily ...
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'More hot questions' JS is broken in the new nav
When I try to click the 'more hot questions' link at the bottom of the sidebar on SO or mSE (with the new navigation), it just bumps me to the top of the page and doesn't do anything. Nothing in the ...
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Focus changes when adding tags with Safari
Using Safari 8.0.8 on Yosemite, the focus changes from the tag editor back to the post whenever I add tags, in some SE communities I'm a member of (not sure which ones do it,and which ones don't yet).
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Login broken without JavaScript (submit button can't be clicked)
Trying to log in with JavaScript disabled does not work. Using a Stack Exchange email and password, the "Log in" button does nothing. This is likely because the <input type="button"> instead ...
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Can the live-updating also load the content of the post?
Could the live-updating box auto update everything? Instead of showing a box, why not:
Just get the new post content, unless you're on SO
Do this:
window.setInterval(function() {
var activity = $(...
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Sometimes a SyntaxError is logged to console while viewing questions on Stack Overflow
I am not sure if it is related to the Stack Exchange network, but the Developer Tools in Chrome sometimes log an Uncaught SyntaxError: JSON.parse while viewing questions on Stack Overflow. The ...
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Can Chat allow POST requests from all origins? [duplicate]
In chat, I can read events by sending a POST request to this URL:
http://chat.meta.stackexchange.com/chats/roomID/events
However, there seems to be a Same Origin Policy, preventing CORS. Could it be ...
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Bug in reputation tab in stackoverflow? [duplicate]
Today I was using the graph located in the reputation tab for my own profile in Stack Overflow:
As you can see it says select an area by dragging across the lower chart
But nothing happens if ...
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Why is text disappearing from my answer? This doesn't happen when I disable javascript
Take a look at the answer here:
music.stackexchange answer
I use semi-ascii formated tables.
They show up in editing mode.
But they disappear shortly after 1 sec when the question page loads.
When ...
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What is core.js and where is it?
In every single question about "How many secret hats are there", there's this sentence which I don't understand...
...according to core.js, there are 8 secret hats and...
What exactly is core.js, ...
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Strange message at the top of the screen: external JavaScript ... is blocked or failed to load [duplicate]
When viewing this question, I receive the following message with big white letters on red background:
Cross Validated requires external JavaScript from another domain,
which is blocked or failed ...
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What does this red background dialog means? [duplicate]
Recently i saw a dialog with red background appeared in my SO page in Web Browser.
What does it mean? and because of this dialog my SO site is not loaded questions properly..
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Which licences are acceptable for Javascript libraries embedded in SE sites?
Several SE sites have certain custom Javascript libraries that provide functionality that specific to those sites. For example, the Mathematics sites as well as many Science sites use MathJax to allow ...
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"Reject" popup is doublified in JavaScript when reviewing suggested edits
I was in the middle of writing a script to add keyboard shortcuts to /review pages, and I came across something... weird.
Screenshot (click to enlarge):
As you can see, there are two divs with an ID ...
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No disabled JavaScript warning on new mobile version
I was testing how a website worked without JS on my phone, and when I tried using SO, it just didn't work.
There is no "JavaScript is disabled" banner; the inbox, rep tab, voting buttons, etc. just ...
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How do I troubleshoot when voting isn't working?
Today, I can't vote, at least on Travel.se and possibly on other sites. Sometimes, I get the red "an error occurred, please retry" message and sometimes it appears to work but if I load the page again,...
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Can't flag or close questions on all sites
Whenever I try to flag or close a question here, when clicking the submit button the button gets disabled, three dots animating and nothing really happens.
JS console show a single error:
Flagging:
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Help me reverse-engineer Unicoin [closed]
Here; have the full, uncompressed source code for Unicoin you code monkeys!
http://dev.stackoverflow.com/content/js/stub-uc.js
This section looks pretty interesting:
var loadingVersions = {};
var ...
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How to effective mine more Unicoins by hammering rocks? [duplicate]
I've clicked the hell out of this Unicorn-app and almost destroyed my mouse - got some suggestions on how to be more effective mining Unicoins?
I mean, there must be some javascript-hack?
Placed ...
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Apparent recent change introduced an invalid character?
I'm stuck with Internet Explorer, so this matters to me. It appears to me that there's been a recent change to Stack Overflow which introduced the error below. The symptoms I see are that I can ...
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Most JS buttons on SE and SO stopped working this weekend [duplicate]
I use Stack Overflow and the related sites on a semi-daily basis. Today I found that the following no longer works (the buttons do nothing):
"Log in using Google" on at least rpg.se (I can work ...
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Content loss when CAPTCHA modal gets reloaded? (e.g., because JavaScript from google.com is disallowed)
The following just happened to me (on softwarerecs, but I guess it should be the same for all SE sites):
I was entering a new question.
When trying to post it, I was asked to solve a CAPTCHA. (*)
The ...
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Voting writes a debugging message to the javascript console
If you vote on any question or answer, the javascript console log spits out:
isElectionPrimary: false
This comes from full.en.js line 184:
console.log("isElectionPrimary: "+c);
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Race condition in Low Quality audit
I was just reviewing in the Low Quality queue, and after clicking the confirmation button on the dialog to close this question as "question as an answer", I accidentally clicked again somewhere in the ...
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Cookies and JavaScript for teststackoverflow.com — legitimate?
Can someone authoritative explain what the cookies that teststackoverflow.com wants to set are for (tracking — I know, but tracking what, and what's wrong with the regular stackoverflow.com and is ...
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Don't understand code submission error in text box. [duplicate]
I have been trying to submit my html and java script to help with the clarification of a question. I created the html and java script in notepad++, so i thought it was properly formatted. I even ...
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Eeeeek! MSO JS is all borked!
I just noticed that clicking a JS-like link on MSO (like to show more hot network questions) just bumps me to the top of the page and doesn't do anything else.
Also, adding a comment or any other JS-...
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Stack Overflow login is very complicated without third-party cookies and NoScript
I try to login with OpenID (stackexchange.com provider) with third-party cookies disabled and NoScript (with sane setup: always allow main domain).
First you need to click two times "temporary allow ...
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How did "JavaScript is broken on meta" and my answer get upvoted while JavaScript was still broken on meta?
Would comment on my answer, but I couldn't as JavaScript was still broken on meta at the time.
Would add another answer, but I couldn't as JavaScript was still broken on meta at the time.
Therefore ...
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JavaScript is broken on meta
I'm getting this error in Firebug:
TypeError: l is undefined
https://meta.stackoverflow.com/content/Js/full.en.js?v=29537078da9e
Line 45
The icons in the top bar aren't clickable and I don't ...
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Browser console repeatedly prints "Error calling method on NPObject" on Stack Overflow
I was not signed into the site when I got this error.
When I open any question on the Stack Overflow site, if I open the browser console, I keep getting an error message being continuously printed.
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Bookmarking search query using javascript [duplicate]
Please provide me search queries for the below criteria,So that I can bookmark these links in my browser or use it in search box of Stackoverflow.
Search all questions tagged ONLY java and asked ...
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Privilege creation: answering and upvoting without JavaScript, targets vision impaired people
I would like the creation of the privilege to answer and upvote, logged in, but without JavaScript.
Set it at as high as 1000 points, if you fear robots. You may even take, for example, 200 points to ...
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What is formatunicorn for strings?
This is a serious post about unicorns!
Here is a unicorn for everyone's enjoyment
But in all seriousness, I was testing out some stuff for a Javascript question on strings, so I opened up the ...
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Preview Breaks with Invalid Tag Name [tag:+]
In the formatted preview for Questions & Answers, typing a tag link with an invalid tag name "crashes" the preview. As soon as you type the following the preview stops updating and an error can be ...
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Filter out results and answers that involve jQuery [duplicate]
Is there any easy way in Stack Overflow to filter out all solutions that involve jQuery. Due to licensing restrictions I only want to view solutions that use pure JavaScript.
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Meta Stack Overflow requires external JavaScript from another domain, which is blocked or failed to load
I know this appears to be a duplicate. It's been brought up a dozen times on meta.stackoverflow.com. I've read many of them, but none of them really describe my scenario which I've been unable to ...
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What Jquery plugin is used in Stack Overflow help section?
I want to ask the Stack Overflow owners: what JavaScript library is used in Stack Overflow help section?
I like the animation that occurs when a part of the page is reached by scroll or just ...
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bug in error messages in IE 10 [closed]
While using Internet Explorer 10, I am having problems MOST OF THE TIME when creating a new question, editing a question, or checking a question for the correct answer when there is a validation error....
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What's with all the WebSocket errors?
I was just chatting in the Tavern when I saw this:
click image to enlarge
Eeek! Why are there so many WebSocket errors?
I'm using Chrome 28.0.1500.95 (Official Build 213514) m.
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What's the technology used by the tiles at stackoverflow.com's site list? [duplicate]
I'd like to use the tech for stackoverflow.com's site list. The dynamic tile layout is really cool. I wonder how it is built.
After viewing the code, I just find jquery js reference.
Is it built using ...
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"Add comment" button no longer working on any Stack Exchange site for Internet Explorer 8
Today at 12:30 PM CST, the "add comment" button stopped working on any Stack Exchange site for Internet Explorer 8. It cites a javascript error.
(Edit: I'm not using Compatibility Mode, and ...
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Fall back to local jQuery in case Google CDN fails to serve it [duplicate]
I was clicking around Meta Stack Overflow earlier and suddenly ran into a page with a big red error message at the top, "Meta Stack Overflow requires external JavaScript from another domain, ...
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WebSocket connection sometimes hangs while being behind a proxy
I am at work, and I am behind a Squid proxy. Usually everything works fine. But from time to time, I get this (in chrome console:)
WebSocket connection to 'ws://sockets.ny.stackexchange.com/' ...
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Dreaded error: "Stack Overflow requires external JavaScript from another domain, which is blocked or failed to load"
I'm a huge fan of SO and also a IE user. I cannot use Firefox or Chrome because of company policy. So I get the dreaded error above.
Based on other posts of SO I have tried the following:
Typing the ...
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