[konqueror-kde4-http][trivial] user agent not sent in headers when switching to webkit
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| webkitkde (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Wishlist
|
Harald Sitter | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: konqueror-kde4
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
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konqueror-kde4:
Installed: 4:4.0.1-0ubuntu2
Candidate: 4:4.0.1-0ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 4:4.0.1-0ubuntu2 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
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Problem:
when switching to "Webkit View Mode", no user agent is sent (however it is sent on subsequent requests, I believe)... This is bad because some rare people will switch rendering engines to escape weird bugs - and if the site kicks them out when they do it, they're probably not going to like Konqueror very much ;)
TO REPRODUCE:
1: host the following php script:
<?php
if (!isset(
echo 'your browser is too cool to see this page';
else
echo
'welcome to my great page';
?>
2: Start Konqueror (kde4)
3: Visit the script you uploaded earlier
expected AND actual result thus far: script returns "welcome to my great page"
4: From the "view" menu, select "view mode" and confirm that it says the default "Webkit"
5: Select from that (sub) menu "KHTML"
expected AND actual result thus far: script returns "welcome to my great page"
6: From the "view" menu, select "view mode" and confirm that it says the default "KHTML"
7: Select from that (sub) menu "Webkit"
expected result: as above, "welcome to my great page"
actual result: "your browser is too cool" - no user agent was specified in the header
8+: refreshing the page, or changing back to khtml, will both produce the intended result. Apparently it is only not sent at the very moment you switch to webkit.
you can confirm with phpinfo(), wireshark, whatever.
I tested against Apache 1.3.3.7 and php5, and I couldn't get the user agent string from php in these conditions.
It shouldn't normally be a problem but remember some bad websites will boot you for using an unrecognized browser - using server-side detects - and my bank is one of those sites.
Thanks in advance guys, I know it's a little thing, sorry I can't patch it myself, I hope it's valid and I'm not wasting your time.
| SneakyWho_am_i (sneakywho-am-i) wrote | #1 |
| Harald Sitter (apachelogger) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in kdebase-kde4: | |
| assignee: | nobody → apachelogger |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| SneakyWho_am_i (sneakywho-am-i) wrote | #3 |
| Niels Abspoel (aboe) wrote | #4 |
| Harald Sitter (apachelogger) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in kdebase-kde4: | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
if you're not familiar with php, to avoid confusion, a good list of headers is produced when you visit a file containing
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
and they're all labelled.
What my test-case script does from my report is operate on a condition. If a certain array key has been set, it welcomes you, and if not complains about the coolness level.
We're checking for the http user agent. This array key/variable will be set IFF the user agent has sent the proper user agent information in the header.
You guys probably already can read short scripts like that ;) but I'd rather be safe than sorry, you know?