Am 26.09.2006 um 12:09 schrieb Rudolf Coetsee:

> Hi
>
> I am using the HTTPClient class to make HTTP requests from within a  
> Squeaklet. This works fine with IE and FireFox, but when I try to  
> download images in FireFox, the Squeaklet freezes. For example, the  
> follwing would work in IE:
>
> aResult := HTTPClient httpGet: 'http://localhost/Logo.gif'.
> aResult := HTTPClient httpGet: 'http://localhost/HOME.HTML'.
>
> But in Firefox the first statement will cause it to freeze on the  
> "sema wait" statement in the "requestURLStream: ifError:" method of  
> the StandardFileStream class. Both statements execute exactly the  
> same code, but in the case of the GIF file, FireFox doesn't set the  
> semaphore and consequently Squeak waits forever for FireFox to  
> signal completion of the URL request.
>
> I am using the following:
>
> Squeak VM ver 3.7.1
> IE ver. 6.0.2800.1106
> FireFox ver. 1.0.7
>
>
> Can anyone suggest a solution to this problem?
I remember having seen the same problem. We assume it's a browser  
problem. We somehow worked around it, maybe by switching to PNG ... I  
don't recall exactly. You could also tell the squeaklet to not use  
the browser API, then it will fetch stuff directly via http.

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