Comments on: iGoogle preferences have reliability problems http://leancode.com/2007/07/22/igoogle-preferences-have-reliability-problems/ bernie's small batches of software goodness Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Diane http://leancode.com/2007/07/22/igoogle-preferences-have-reliability-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-37220 Diane Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:33:54 +0000 http://leancode.com/2007/07/22/igoogle-preferences-have-reliability-problems/#comment-37220 I've tried to use igoogle on both a Mac with OSX and Firefox or Safari, and a PC with XP and MSIE 6.0, and in all cases get a message about a script is either running slowly or stopped responding. Both hang up the browser. I can't find anything on the site to explain this. It happened from the first time I tried to use igoogle, so I'm not sure my specific issue is related to preferences and widgets. I’ve tried to use igoogle on both a Mac with OSX and Firefox or Safari, and a PC with XP and MSIE 6.0, and in all cases get a message about a script is either running slowly or stopped responding. Both hang up the browser. I can’t find anything on the site to explain this. It happened from the first time I tried to use igoogle, so I’m not sure my specific issue is related to preferences and widgets.

]]> By: Bernie Thompson http://leancode.com/2007/07/22/igoogle-preferences-have-reliability-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-18775 Bernie Thompson Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:33:28 +0000 http://leancode.com/2007/07/22/igoogle-preferences-have-reliability-problems/#comment-18775 Well, the evidence is mixed on limit across tabs, and no official word from the Google developers. But, after looking at some of the HTTP transactions with Firebug, there does seem to be a clear per-gadget limit. Here's more on that, and some workarounds: http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API/browse_thread/thread/9ba8b454f3a9b6d3 Well, the evidence is mixed on limit across tabs, and no official word from the Google developers.

But, after looking at some of the HTTP transactions with Firebug, there does seem to be a clear per-gadget limit.

Here’s more on that, and some workarounds:

http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API/browse_thread/thread/9ba8b454f3a9b6d3

]]> By: Bernie Thompson http://leancode.com/2007/07/22/igoogle-preferences-have-reliability-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-14608 Bernie Thompson Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:14:37 +0000 http://leancode.com/2007/07/22/igoogle-preferences-have-reliability-problems/#comment-14608 Here's another possible source of preference saving problems. There appears to be a limit in the combined length of all the settings of all widgets across all tabs. http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API/browse_thread/thread/46f8d5099bcd2cd2/9499ebbb58345152?lnk=gst&q=limit&rnum=1#9499ebbb58345152 Here’s another possible source of preference saving problems. There appears to be a limit in the combined length of all the settings of all widgets across all tabs.

http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API/browse_thread/thread/46f8d5099bcd2cd2/9499ebbb58345152?lnk=gst&q=limit&rnum=1#9499ebbb58345152

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