#23 Error messages in httpd log file on overlib.js

[Bruno Cornec]

It seems that the CGI code makes referenes to /overlib.js without providing it:

./SystemDesigner/cgi-bin/coe_bootimage.in:<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="/overlib.js"></SCRIPT>
./SystemDesigner/cgi-bin/coe_retrofit.in:<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="/overlib.js"></SCRIPT>

This creates the following error messages in the logs:

[Sat Apr 04 19:40:34 2009] [error] [client 192.168.8.28] File does not exist: /var/www/html/overlib.js, referer: http://flecha/systemdesigner-cgi-bin/coe_bootimage

[Bryan Gartner]

Hmm, confirmed it is referenced in code, yet not available. Body also mentions it was "disabled" ... at least partially.

[leem]

When we first started wrapping a Web UI around the original kickstart.pl script I attempted to use overlib.js as an in browser 'pop-up' help window. IIRC at the time the browser choices were Moz 0.X and IE 2/3. When overlib.js was used in a form, the 'pop-up' help windows actually rendered under the input fields, be they simple input or even a pull down. I liked the concept but it didn't really work so I disable this by default in the linuxcoe.rc we ship:

145 # NO_OV - disable the mouseover help
146 # (http://www.bosrup.com/web/overlib/) - in progress
147 NO_OV 1

I'd forgotten all about it. The good news is I just tried it again and at least on FF3.X it works as I'd hoped ~7 yrs ago. To enable this additional help feature need to unset NO_OV and unzip the overlib tarball in root of $HTDOCS. I should change that so it doesn't clutter up the top level of your web server. Here's a link to overlib's artistic license:

http://www.bosrup.com/web/overlib/?License

Do we deliver it or simply include installation instructions? The code's available on SF but I need to test its behavior with the other current browsers (Safari/Konq/IE/Opera/etc.) before I jump back in with both feet.

Did you intentionally enable this?