openHAB crashes non WebKit browsers. Normal?

123 · April 22, 2016, 5:59pm

I’m running openHAB 1.8.2 on Windows 10 using the demo files. I’ve displayed the classic UI using MS Edge and MS Internet Explorer 11.

I expected some non-conformance (IE fails to show the “Back” buttons) but it’s worse than I imagined. Within a few clicks (opening the Weather group), both browsers cease functioning to the point I have to end the tasks.

I’m surprised to see the “non compliance” is so extreme it causes the browsers to lock up. Is this normal behaviour?

sihui · April 22, 2016, 8:00pm

Because of your question I used MS Edge for the first time since I installed W10 a couple of months ago and YES, it crashes …OH 1.8.2.
But I cannot answer your question if this is “normal behaviour”

123 · April 22, 2016, 8:07pm

OK, so causing the two browsers to lock up isn’t limited to my PC. The only question remaining is this typical behaviour for openHAB or something new in 1.8.2? I have no experience with previous versions so I can’t compare.

sihui · April 22, 2016, 8:23pm

There is an issue with 1.8.2 regarding gui updates, but not crashes:

Continuing the discussion from Switch, Setpoint broken after 1.8.2 upgrade:

In my one year experience with OH I learned to use either Firefox or even better Chrome to not have any problems …

123 · April 23, 2016, 12:13am

I just tested 1.8.2 with Safari (iPad Mini, iOS 8.4.1) and the demo worked perfectly.

I also tested it with the stock browser in a Blackberry Playbook and it worked well. Its browser is based on WebKit.

I repeated the test using Internet Explorer on Windows 8.1 and the browser locked up.

It would appear that Edge and IE11 cannot be used with openHAB 1.8.2.

portboy · April 24, 2016, 11:06pm

Same issue with Edge browser under Windowsmobile 10.
So there is no option to use openHab unter Windowsmobile 10.
sad, sad, sad …

sihui · April 25, 2016, 5:44am

For futher information see

github.com/openhab/openhab1-addons

OpenHAB in Internet Explorer freezes after some seconds, but works with IE debugger or Firefox enabled

opened 08:03AM - 23 May 15 UTC

closed 12:43AM - 09 Apr 16 UTC

Schaussi

rejected

Hi, I've been using OpenHAB for about 2 years, and this problem has been existin…g for me with all versions from the beginning, I think it was version 1.2 - 1.6.2. My sitemap works without problems with Firefox and the HABDroid app, but it hangs in IE. But, if I enable the IE debug feature, it works. I do not know if it is important, but if I pause the site in the IE debugger, it is always at this point: function _r(){if(_88||_99==location.href){return} In the Debug Console area, errors like this are added from time to time: TypeError: Die Eigenschaft "id" eines undefinierten oder Nullverweises kann nicht abgerufen werden. { [functions]: , **proto**: { }, description: "Die Eigenschaft "id" eines undefinierten oder Nullverweises kann nicht abgerufen werden.", message: "Die Eigenschaft "id" eines undefinierten oder Nullverweises kann nicht abgerufen werden.", name: "TypeError", number: -2146823281, stack: "TypeError: Die Eigenschaft "id" eines undefinierten oder Nullverweises kann nicht abgerufen werden. at _SS (http://10.1.0.44:8081/WebApp/Action/Logic.js:174:59) at Anonymous function (http://10.1.0.44:8081/WebApp/Action/Logic.js:164:61) at _UU (http://10.1.0.44:8081/WebApp/Action/Logic.js:187:105) at c (http://10.1.0.44:8081/WebApp/Action/Logic.js:17:169)" } My sitemap might not be perfect at the moment. I haven't finished all items yet, so some errors appear in the log like timeouts for certain items, or the values could not be retrieved. Anyway, it should not be a reason for the script to fully freeze IE. Please give me some information what I can do to solve this, or a workaround. Thank you!

Most important comment:

Hi, please note that the Classic-UI does only work on webkit based browser which IE does not belong to Best, Thomas E.-E.

Edge is EdgeHTML-based, so I guess we won’t have support for it (and for me personally I don’t need it).

portboy · April 25, 2016, 7:56am

Still sad.
because on the back-side we say. openhab is vendor free/open
on the front side say: We only support selected/hipp an opensource interfaces (iOS, Androis, Linux, Mac, etc.). And windowsmobile/Edge Browser is not hipp enough to come in focus …

that is inconsistent …