What to open an HTML file with? and why is this happening?

baselnimer · General User Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 12

I have an HTML file, when i open it with Writer, it hangs !!!!, the same doesn't happen with Calc.

Am not sure how to attach a file to this post, so that you can see for yourselves, any help would be much appreciated.

acknak · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:29 am Post subject:

There is probably an image or other remote resource linked in the HTML file. Writer will wait until everything is loaded, including remote Internet resources, before doing anything (or until it eventually gives up).

OOo 2.3 is supposed to act more like a browser and proceed with loading the document in parallel while it waits for remote resources to load.

That's just my guess. You'll have to give us a URL, or upload the document somewhere (mytempdir.com or mediafire.com) if you want someone to take a look at it.

baselnimer · General User Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 12

You are right, there is some URLs and internet resources that Calc doesn't open, and that might be the reason, but if i open that HTML in IE or FF it opens in 3-4 seconds, as for Writer, i waited for more than 20 minutes, and nothing happened, the HTML is a small 2-pages file, not that big, i will put it somewhere and let you know.

acknak · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:51 am Post subject:

It's probably a "web bug": the HTML refers to a small transparent (invisible) image stored on some server somewhere. Through downloading the invisible web bug image tacked on to the real page, a record is created of everyone who viewed the web page, through downloads of the associated web bug image.

But what if the web bug's host site is not available?

In a "real" browser, nothing. The rest of the page loads ASAP and since the bug is invisible, no one notices--even if the bug never loads. The browser eventually gives up. The only way to know for sure the bug is there is to read the HTML.

OOo, on the other hand, waits. And waits. It does eventually give up, but until then, nothing appears on the screen.

This behavior is supposed to be fixed for OOo 2.3--have you tried it?

baselnimer · General User Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 12

No, but it'll be my Next Step

Thanks, I will let you know.

baselnimer · General User Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 12

BTW: is there a way to make it open the document OFFLINE? meaning, no need to get any links, only the content of the HTML.

I am using UNO in VB.NET

acknak · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:19 am Post subject:

Newer browsers have a setting that prevents loading off-site graphics like this, but OOo has no such setting (as far as I know). It would be nice--worth checking into filing an enhancement request I think.

baselnimer · General User Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 12

are you sure there is nothing like this?

I mean, i want to load my HTML file, nothing but that HTML file, not anything from outside it.
anyhow, what do you mean by new browsers:? IE and FF?

i want WRITER to handle my HTML as a document, not a URL, I don't want it to download anything else, just like Calc does.

David

foxcole · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:45 am Post subject:

baselnimer · General User Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 12

Thanks.