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IE8 upload fails silently on Enter key from wpDestFile
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Author: wilson.jim.r

Description:
In IE, on Special:Upload, hitting the Enter key when wpDestFile is focused causes the upload to fail silently, bringing the user back to the Special:Upload screen, with little indication as to what happened.

I noticed this behavior on MW 1.16.0, and confirmed that it still happens on MediaWiki.org, which is currently running 1.16wmf4 (r76474).

This problem does not occur in Firefox or Safari.

I have only tested IE 8 - I do not know what other IE versions are affected.

Version: unspecified
Severity: minor
URL: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Upload

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Medium.Nov 21 2014, 11:17 PM
• bzimport added a project: MediaWiki-Uploading.
• bzimport set Reference to bz25885.
• bzimport added a subscriber: Unknown Object (MLST).
• bzimport created this task.Nov 11 2010, 3:58 PM
• bzimport added a comment.Apr 18 2011, 8:02 PM

neilk wrote:

Could verify this if user deleted filename, which seems low priority, but need to double check if this occurs if the user *doesn't* delete filename, which is higher priority

• bzimport added a comment.Apr 21 2011, 6:28 AM

neilk wrote:

I was wrong, it's not about blanking the field. It's about a form submitted (accidentally or by design) by pressing enter.

The reason this happens is that SpecialUpload.php will only process an upload if the parameter 'wpUpload' is present; in other words, if the user clicked the button. IE doesn't send the button's name or value if you don't click it.

Looks like just a bug, although it seems deliberate so I want to be careful. So far it's hard to determine exactly when 'mUploadClicked' became mandatory.

• bzimport added a comment.Jun 22 2012, 7:41 PM

Thehelpfulonewiki wrote:

Reassigning to wikibugs-l per bug 37789

• Gilles added a project: Multimedia.Nov 24 2014, 3:42 PM
matmarex lowered the priority of this task from Medium to Lowest.Aug 30 2015, 11:38 PM
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Aklapper changed the task status from Open to Stalled.Feb 5 2022, 8:05 PM
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Does this still happen in IE9 or later? IE8 isn't supported anymore - https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Compatibility#Browser_support_matrix

Aklapper renamed this task from IE upload fails silently on Enter key from wpDestFile to IE8 upload fails silently on Enter key from wpDestFile.Feb 5 2022, 8:05 PM
MarkAHershberger unsubscribed.Feb 6 2022, 7:46 PM
Aklapper closed this task as Declined.Nov 22 2022, 4:57 PM
Aklapper removed a project: TestMe.

We don't support IE8 anymore

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