Cannot remove Google maps sidebar
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From: Raj Kiran Grandhi on 7 May 2008 11:30 Ron Johnson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 05/06/08 21:57, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: >> Cameron Hutchison wrote: >>> When I visit Google maps (http://maps.google.com/) using either Epiphany >>> or Iceweasel on my Debian sid system, I do not get the little triangle >>> button in the map sidebar that collapses it. This only happens for me >>> with Debian. On my systems with Ubuntu, google maps works as expected. >>> >>> Does anyone know why this may be happening? >> It is a problem with the user agent setting. Google maps does not seem >> to realize that iceweasel and firefox are practically the same. You can >> work around this by visiting about:config in iceweasel and replacing >> iceweasel with firefox for the general.useragent.extra.firefox string. > > In Epiphany 2.20, changing general.useragent.extra.epiphany to > "firefox/2.0.0.14" or "Firefox/2.0.0.14" doesn't help. Here, on my system (sid, epiphany 2.20.3) it works. -- Raj Kiran Grandhi -- Politics is for the moment. An equation is for eternity. -- Albert Einstein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: Ron Johnson on 7 May 2008 12:00 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/07/08 10:23, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: >> >> On 05/06/08 21:57, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: >>> Cameron Hutchison wrote: >>>> When I visit Google maps (http://maps.google.com/) using either >>>> Epiphany >>>> or Iceweasel on my Debian sid system, I do not get the little triangle >>>> button in the map sidebar that collapses it. This only happens for me >>>> with Debian. On my systems with Ubuntu, google maps works as expected. >>>> >>>> Does anyone know why this may be happening? >>> It is a problem with the user agent setting. Google maps does not seem >>> to realize that iceweasel and firefox are practically the same. You can >>> work around this by visiting about:config in iceweasel and replacing >>> iceweasel with firefox for the general.useragent.extra.firefox string. >> >> In Epiphany 2.20, changing general.useragent.extra.epiphany to >> "firefox/2.0.0.14" or "Firefox/2.0.0.14" doesn't help. > > Here, on my system (sid, epiphany 2.20.3) it works. Interesting. What exactly did you change general.useragent.extra.epiphany to? - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA We want... a Shrubbery!! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIIdA4S9HxQb37XmcRAkqzAKCjfazZGXU77f4YtexdcQyS+/FU1QCgoTLo QGUAwiLvd5mN+I5N+O9lZFs= =bHwJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org
From: Raj Kiran Grandhi on 7 May 2008 12:50
Ron Johnson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 05/07/08 10:23, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: >> Ron Johnson wrote: >>> On 05/06/08 21:57, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: >>>> Cameron Hutchison wrote: >>>>> When I visit Google maps (http://maps.google.com/) using either >>>>> Epiphany >>>>> or Iceweasel on my Debian sid system, I do not get the little triangle >>>>> button in the map sidebar that collapses it. This only happens for me >>>>> with Debian. On my systems with Ubuntu, google maps works as expected. >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone know why this may be happening? >>>> It is a problem with the user agent setting. Google maps does not seem >>>> to realize that iceweasel and firefox are practically the same. You can >>>> work around this by visiting about:config in iceweasel and replacing >>>> iceweasel with firefox for the general.useragent.extra.firefox string. >>> In Epiphany 2.20, changing general.useragent.extra.epiphany to >>> "firefox/2.0.0.14" or "Firefox/2.0.0.14" doesn't help. >> Here, on my system (sid, epiphany 2.20.3) it works. > > Interesting. > > What exactly did you change general.useragent.extra.epiphany to? > I had tried different values and found that any value beginning with Firefox/2.[something] works. Just "Firefox" does not work and takes me to an error page that says the browser is not supported. BTW, mine is a 32-bit system. -- Raj Kiran Grandhi -- Politics is for the moment. An equation is for eternity. -- Albert Einstein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org |