[wikka-community] Files action

Mon Jul 28 06:27:11 GMT 2008

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 7:34 PM, Chris Bates <chris at wombats.plus.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using WikkaWiki to support a collaborative project with a number of
> commercial partners and some University staff and students.  So far it has
> been an impressive experience for most of us.  Everyone has enjoyed the
> opportunity to collaborate through the sharing of information that wikis
> provide.  None of the participants had used a wiki before but it's fair to
> say that several of them will be doing so in future.
>
> We've encountered one problem that is both odd and annoying.  We're using
> the files action to share documents.  Most users can add and download files
> easily enough.  Some, though, encounter problems.  A few users, mostly at
> one client site, can see and edit any page except those with attached files.
>  They can all see pages which contain the {{file}} action and can use the
> file upload dialog but once a file has been attached they get a blank page
> back (this has an empty <body> element).
>
> One of these users is using IE6 on XP with service pack 2 installed.  The
> rest are using IE7 on XP.  The IE6 user is at a different company from the
> IE7 users and is  able to use Firefox successfully.  To further muddy the
> waters users with a mix of IE6, IE7 on both XP and Vista can use the wiki
> without problems.
>
> Has anyone experienced anything like this - and is there a work around?  It
> feels like a problem on the client side.
>
> Due to their company's IT Policy the IE7 users with the problem are not able
> to install other browsers.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Chris Bates
> Sheffield Hallam University
> United Kingdom
>

Chris, can you tell us which version of WikkaWiki do you use actually?