RESOLVED INVALID 9849
ajaxWrite: Site check user-agent and does not work 
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9849
Summary ajaxWrite: Site check user-agent and does not work
David Carson
Reported 2006-07-11 04:36:27 PDT
Site currently checks user agent string and does not allow you to enter it. Site is similar to www.writely.com
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Joost de Valk (AlthA)
Comment 1 2006-07-11 05:17:23 PDT
These guys should be evangelized. Writely is owned by Google, right?
David Carson
Comment 2 2006-07-11 06:56:08 PDT
(In reply to comment #1) > These guys should be evangelized. Writely is owned by Google, right? > It's actually not Writely - that's a different site and different bug - it's AjaxWrite.com
Mark Malone
Comment 3 2006-09-29 09:17:07 PDT
Mailed Hish asking for a compatibilty status.
David Kilzer (:ddkilzer)
Comment 4 2006-12-13 03:39:48 PST
(In reply to comment #0) > Site currently checks user agent string and does not allow you to enter it. Actually, the site checks more than the user agent string as far as I can tell. Hacking the Safari binary to return a Firefox 2.0 user agent doesn't work. The site must be checking individual JavaScript properties to determine browser version (in addition or instead of the user agent string). Testing ajaxWrite is going to require hacking some JavaScript properties in a custom (local) WebKit build, then reducing bugs as they're found (unless the company is willing to put up a "secret" test page to allow WebKit ToT users in to test).
David Kilzer (:ddkilzer)
Comment 5 2006-12-13 04:42:38 PST
(In reply to comment #4) > Testing ajaxWrite is going to require hacking some JavaScript properties in a > custom (local) WebKit build, then reducing bugs as they're found (unless the > company is willing to put up a "secret" test page to allow WebKit ToT users in > to test). The check occurs in this bit of JavaScript: http://app5.ajaxwrite.com/apps/splash.js However, it appears that ajaxWrite uses XUL technology (specific to Mozilla and Firefox browsers), which means the current implementation will probably never work on Safari.
Robert Blaut
Comment 6 2008-12-23 04:08:22 PST
I'm unable to load the reported site.
David Kilzer (:ddkilzer)
Comment 7 2008-12-23 13:04:35 PST
Looks like it moved here: http://us.ajax13.com/en/ajaxwrite/ The "Launch Now!" button still says Safari is unsupported. (Spoofing as Firefox 2.0.0.x causes a "write.xul" file to be downloaded.)
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