wysiwyg://104/

Joseph Varghese

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Dec 7, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/7/96

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If I resize my window in netscape, my URL gets assinged a funky prefix
that (I think) identifies the page within Netscapes cache.

Ignoring the prefix, I continue my development modying my work,
re-saving the page, and issuing the ^R (refresh) within Netscape.
Every time I hit ^R the prefix is removed and my changes are reflected
in Netscape.

IF HOWEVER, I should resize Netscape, the exact prefix
( 'wysiwyg://###/' ) from my last resize operation will appear in
front of my URL and my changes will dissapear -- as if rolled-back.

A ^R will indeed remove the prefix and do a proper reload, but that
only lasts until I resize my window again!!!

Is there a Netscape option to de-active this 'wysiwyg' crap?

I'm using my friends copy of Agent.
My email is vwyn...@abc.com.

Anthony K. Chu

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Dec 8, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/8/96

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Yeah, weird. I got that when I was visiting a certain site too. All I
know is that it stands for What You See Is What You Get, but no idea
why it does that. Anyone got an answer or an idea about this?

Anthony K. Chu

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Gavin Lambert

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Dec 8, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/8/96

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In article <58c9a1$f...@apocalypse.dmi.stevens-tech.edu>,
jvar...@attila.stevens-tech.edu says...

>If I resize my window in netscape, my URL gets assinged a funky prefix
>that (I think) identifies the page within Netscapes cache.
>
>Ignoring the prefix, I continue my development modying my work,
>re-saving the page, and issuing the ^R (refresh) within Netscape.
>Every time I hit ^R the prefix is removed and my changes are reflected
>in Netscape.
>
>IF HOWEVER, I should resize Netscape, the exact prefix
>( 'wysiwyg://###/' ) from my last resize operation will appear in
>front of my URL and my changes will dissapear -- as if rolled-back.

A wysiwyg: prefix is used whenever the browser has to dynamically modify the
page by itself. This can happen if you load a page with Autoload Images off
and then click on the Images button, if you resize the window (or possibly a
frame, though I'm not sure about that), or if a JavaScript routine modifies the
code for a page (rewrites a frame, for example).

The wysiwyg: prefix is used because the previous URL no longer really defines
the page, because it has in some way changed from what is really stored there.

The way I refresh my documents doesn't seem to have a problem; if there's a
wysiwyg there, delete it back to the original URL (ie, remove 'wysiwyg://xxx/')
and press enter. Your page should refresh happily. If you're dealing with
frames, click on the frame and select Frame Reload.

>Is there a Netscape option to de-active this 'wysiwyg' crap?

I don't think so.

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Dec 10, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/10/96

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Anthony K. Chu <anth...@unixg.ubc.ca> wrote:

> Yeah, weird. I got that when I was visiting a certain site too. All I
> know is that it stands for What You See Is What You Get, but no idea
> why it does that. Anyone got an answer or an idea about this?

Maybe it's one of those 'debuggers' inside NN, just like javascript:,
mocha:, about: - and in this case wysiwyg:!

I don't now for sure though.

Tweetie <www.worldonline.nl/~kroding>
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TakoKeyChiGuy

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Dec 11, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/11/96

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This is interesting, because I got this same message while testing some
script I was modifying. I was trying to modify script to create a pull
down menu which would then pull up a child window with a text file. The
script was originally designed to call image files. I did not change the
script to myWindow.Location(bla). Instead I kept using the
myWindow.Document.write"bla".

During the testing, I noticed the WYSIWYG//104/ in the title area of the
child window.

Therefore, what you are looking at is probably some unthought out
modified script which need to be changed.

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Tan E Ming

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Dec 12, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/12/96

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Joseph,
I have the same problem as yours. What is this 'crap' anyway ?

Joseph Varghese (jvar...@attila.stevens-tech.edu) wrote:
: If I resize my window in netscape, my URL gets assinged a funky prefix

: that (I think) identifies the page within Netscapes cache.

: Ignoring the prefix, I continue my development modying my work,
: re-saving the page, and issuing the ^R (refresh) within Netscape.
: Every time I hit ^R the prefix is removed and my changes are reflected
: in Netscape.

: IF HOWEVER, I should resize Netscape, the exact prefix
: ( 'wysiwyg://###/' ) from my last resize operation will appear in
: front of my URL and my changes will dissapear -- as if rolled-back.

: A ^R will indeed remove the prefix and do a proper reload, but that

: only lasts until I resize my window again!!!

: Is there a Netscape option to de-active this 'wysiwyg' crap?

: I'm using my friends copy of Agent.
: My email is vwyn...@abc.com.

Steven Leung

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Dec 13, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/13/96

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Tan E Ming wrote:
>
> Joseph,
> I have the same problem as yours. What is this 'crap' anyway ?

It is said that wysiwyg stands for What You See Is What You Get.
But I think in applying in JS running in browser, it probably
stands for What You Screw-up Is What You Guess, meaning that if
something is not working, then make a wild guess, that's probably
the cause. :)

Steven
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