MySQL Bugs: #42972: JavaScript errors in IE 7 and 8 on Windows Vista

Bug #42972	JavaScript errors in IE 7 and 8 on Windows Vista
Submitted:	18 Feb 2009 13:57	Modified:	19 Feb 2009 15:53
Reporter:	Sveta Smirnova	Email Updates:
Status:	Can't repeat	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Web	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	2.0.4.7141	OS:	Any
Assigned to:	Josh Sled	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
I get JavaScript errors using MEM GUI on Vista in IE 8 which I don't get on XP or FF.

Additionally I need to turn off all default security options off to get MEM GUI working in IE.

How to repeat:
For example:

Go to "Query Analyzer" tab, click "configure query analyzer" and you'll get error ""offsetParent is null or not an object". Workaround for this one is reload "Query Analyzer" webpage.

Suggested fix:
Test MEM GUI on windows Vista using Internet Explorer. If one really needs to turn several security options off, check which ones and inform user or at least have them documented in the user manual.

Workaround: use another browser, i.e. Firefox

Can't yet reproduce on our Vista test box with SP1. Can you specify exactly which security settings you're using?

For example:

1. Install IE 8 with all default settings (or go to Security->Internet/Intranet zone, then reset all to default).
2. Go to Query Analyzer page. In this case after clicking "configure query analyzer" you'll see background will be changed to gray color, but no layer with quan settings will be shown.

I'll be trying to reproduce today, but (generally, too) when you encounter these errors on IE8, can you please open the developer error console and see if/what is printed there?

I don't see any issue with the configure query analyzer popup on IE 8.0.7000.0 beta on the Windows7 beta, nor with IE 7.0.6000.16809 on Vista.  This is with default Internet Zone security settings.  I'm not aware that any security settings deltas are expected or required for MEM function.

This is with the current head of the branches/2.0/ mem sources; what specific MEM version is the customer using?

Version 2.0.4.7141 which is downloadable from enterprise.mysql.com now