+rob3k Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 (edited) When I load the print view for this page it includes a background image 'bark2.jpg' that makes it nearly unreadable. However on the standard page, I don't see this background image at all, just the default green color peeking out around the edges. Link: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...95-dd5b524efd9c Click the "Simple [No Logs]" link under "Print:" in the top menu to see the odd behavior. Edited October 14, 2009 by rob3k Link to comment
+Markwell Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Looks like a problem that the owner didn't put the background in the right spot. This is what the source code looks like for the Print Preview <span class="handle">Short Description</span> <small>[<a href="java script:void(0);" onclick="hi(this,'div_sd');" title="Hide Images">Hide Images</a>]</small> <div id="div_sd"><div> <p><b>The cache <u>is not</u> located at the above coordinates!</b> Go here, and you'll find yourself on a bridge overlooking the Occoquan river.</p> <body background="http://home.earthlink.net/~dc3po/images/bark2.jpg" gproperties=fixed></div></div> Here's the stripped code on the main page: <p><span id="ShortDescription"><p><b>The cache <u>is not</u> located at the above coordinates!</b> Go here, and you'll find yourself on a bridge overlooking the Occoquan river.</p></span></p> Looks like HTML tidy stripped the body background code from the main page and not the print preview page. If they need to use a background image (ick), owners should put it in the background URL field. Link to comment
+rob3k Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 Looks like a problem that the owner didn't put the background in the right spot. This is what the source code looks like for the Print Preview <span class="handle">Short Description</span> <small>[<a href="java script:void(0);" onclick="hi(this,'div_sd');" title="Hide Images">Hide Images</a>]</small> <div id="div_sd"><div> <p><b>The cache <u>is not</u> located at the above coordinates!</b> Go here, and you'll find yourself on a bridge overlooking the Occoquan river.</p> <body background="http://home.earthlink.net/~dc3po/images/bark2.jpg" gproperties=fixed></div></div> Here's the stripped code on the main page: <p><span id="ShortDescription"><p><b>The cache <u>is not</u> located at the above coordinates!</b> Go here, and you'll find yourself on a bridge overlooking the Occoquan river.</p></span></p> Looks like HTML tidy stripped the body background code from the main page and not the print preview page. If they need to use a background image (ick), owners should put it in the background URL field. Interesting. This wrinkle could be used to create a devious puzzle. Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Looks like a problem that the owner didn't put the background in the right spot. This is what the source code looks like for the Print Preview <span class="handle">Short Description</span> <small>[<a href="java script:void(0);" onclick="hi(this,'div_sd');" title="Hide Images">Hide Images</a>]</small> <div id="div_sd"><div> <p><b>The cache <u>is not</u> located at the above coordinates!</b> Go here, and you'll find yourself on a bridge overlooking the Occoquan river.</p> <body background="http://home.earthlink.net/~dc3po/images/bark2.jpg" gproperties=fixed></div></div> Here's the stripped code on the main page: <p><span id="ShortDescription"><p><b>The cache <u>is not</u> located at the above coordinates!</b> Go here, and you'll find yourself on a bridge overlooking the Occoquan river.</p></span></p> Looks like HTML tidy stripped the body background code from the main page and not the print preview page. If they need to use a background image (ick), owners should put it in the background URL field. Interesting. This wrinkle could be used to create a devious puzzle. Not that devious. Putting clues in the source is old hat. Link to comment
+rob3k Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) Looks like a problem that the owner didn't put the background in the right spot. This is what the source code looks like for the Print Preview <span class="handle">Short Description</span> <small>[<a href="java script:void(0);" onclick="hi(this,'div_sd');" title="Hide Images">Hide Images</a>]</small> <div id="div_sd"><div> <p><b>The cache <u>is not</u> located at the above coordinates!</b> Go here, and you'll find yourself on a bridge overlooking the Occoquan river.</p> <body background="http://home.earthlink.net/~dc3po/images/bark2.jpg" gproperties=fixed></div></div> Here's the stripped code on the main page: <p><span id="ShortDescription"><p><b>The cache <u>is not</u> located at the above coordinates!</b> Go here, and you'll find yourself on a bridge overlooking the Occoquan river.</p></span></p> Looks like HTML tidy stripped the body background code from the main page and not the print preview page. If they need to use a background image (ick), owners should put it in the background URL field. Interesting. This wrinkle could be used to create a devious puzzle. Not that devious. Putting clues in the source is old hat. Yes, but in this instance the code for the background image doesn't show up anywhere when you view source on the normal page. The only way to see it is to look at the Printable page. Give it a try - view source on the main page and search for 'bark2' It's not there. But, it also looks like there is no way to create this problem using the current "Edit Listing" form. Just tried it for kicks and it removes the body tag from the Short Description field when you save, so it doesn't show up in either spot. At least I can't figure out how to recreate this. Edited October 15, 2009 by rob3k Link to comment
knowschad Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 ...and the day your cache gets published will probably be the day that the bug gets fixed. Never rely on undocumented features. Link to comment
+rob3k Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) ...and the day your cache gets published will probably be the day that the bug gets fixed. Never rely on undocumented features. Yeah, that had also occurred to me. Over all it seems like a good way to make a puzzle that will hardly ever be found and one day break. Still it would be neat to create a puzzle using an obfuscation technique never done before. Be like hiding the first lamp post micro. I'd be a legend! Edited October 15, 2009 by rob3k Link to comment
OpinioNate Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) If you like you can bribe me NOT to fix this bug. That would be a change. Edit: I'll write it up pending receipt of my pony. Edited October 15, 2009 by OpinioNate Link to comment
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