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Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working

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On Dec 1, 10:53 am, Martin Honnen wrote:
> Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>> Dear JavaScripters:
>
>>       The text that I am using refers to javascript: and about:
>> protocols.  None of the examples will run on my system (IE 9 on
>> Windows 7).
>
>>       For
>>            javascript:Date()
>> I get nothing.
>
> Well where/how do you use it exactly? When I type that line into
> IE 9's address bar and hit enter it displays the current date
> (e.g. Thu Dec 1 11:51:52 UTC+0100 2011) in the browser window.

IE 9 seems to have an odd characteristic where is you _paste_ a
javascript pseudo-protocol URL into the address bar then it does not
include the 'javascript:' bit from the beginning, and you have to re-
type it manually.

>> For
>
>>            about:cache
>> and
>>            about:plugins
>> I get a message of "Navigation to the webpage was canceled / What
>> you can try: / - Retype the address."
>
>>       I have looked for settings to enable these and have found
>> nothing.  What am I missing, please?
>
> Well that about stuff is something Netscape and later Mozilla
> implemented, I have never heard that Microsoft browsers supported
> that.

Yes, Microsoft provide other means of accessing that sort of
information. The cache from:-

Tools->Internet Options...->General(tab)->Browsing history(section)-
>Settings(button)->View Files(button).

- and the plug-ins from:-

Tools->Internet Options...->Programs(tab)->Manage add-ons(button).

Richard.

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javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-11-30 18:28 -0800
  Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Martin Honnen <mahotrash@yahoo.de> - 2011-12-01 11:53 +0100
    Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Richard Cornford <Richard@litotes.demon.co.uk> - 2011-12-01 04:29 -0800
    Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2011-12-01 12:37 +0000
      Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Martin Honnen <mahotrash@yahoo.de> - 2011-12-01 14:02 +0100
        Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Martin Honnen <mahotrash@yahoo.de> - 2011-12-01 14:19 +0100
          Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2011-12-02 11:31 +0200
            Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Martin Honnen <mahotrash@yahoo.de> - 2011-12-02 15:43 +0100
              Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi> - 2011-12-02 19:57 +0200
    Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Richard Cornford <Richard@litotes.demon.co.uk> - 2011-12-01 04:03 -0800
    Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-12-01 12:14 -0800
      Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Erwin Moller <Since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_much@spamyourself.com> - 2011-12-02 10:01 +0100
        Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-12-02 12:35 -0800
          Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2011-12-02 20:39 +0000
            Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-12-02 13:56 -0800
              Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2011-12-02 23:40 +0000
              Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Dr J R Stockton <reply1148@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2011-12-03 19:13 +0000
            Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Jake Jarvis <pig_in_shoes@yahoo.com> - 2011-12-02 23:01 +0100
  Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-12-04 15:46 +0100
  Re: javascript: and about: Protocols Not Working Bwig Zomberi <zomberiMAPSONNOSPAM@gmail.invalid> - 2011-12-06 11:41 +0530

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