Bug with the forum

[polikuo]

P.S.
Is it just me or the "Code: [Select]" button of the forum no longer works with the latest firefox ?

"Select" Doesn't work for me either in Firefox 55.0.3,  but am not sure if that is a result of an update in Firefox or SMF?
But then I never used the "Select" feature anyhow..

The bug has been reported here.
Simple Machines Forum Code: [Select] function not working in recent web browsers

It looks like Firefox has added a new feature since 53.
Firefox Release Notes Firefox 53 for developers

The Selection.setBaseAndExtent() method of the Selection API is now implemented (see bug 1321623).

When you click on [Select] with Firefox, the console says
(By the time of speaking)
IndexSizeError: Index or size is negative or greater than the allowed amount  script.js:1366
   smfSelectText http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/Themes/default/scripts/script.js:1366:4
   onclick http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,13771.msg133413.html:1:8
[/code]

Due to the new function, SMF uses the Safari code at line: 1363 in file script.js

Code: [Select]

line: 1358 // Firefox at el.
line: 1359 else if (window.getSelection)
line: 1360 {
line: 1361   var oCurSelection = window.getSelection();
line: 1362   // Safari is special!
line: 1363   if (oCurSelection.setBaseAndExtent)
line: 1364   {
line: 1365     var oLastChild = oCodeArea.lastChild;
line: 1366     oCurSelection.setBaseAndExtent(oCodeArea, 0, oLastChild, 'innerText' in oLastChild ? oLastChild.innerText.length : oLastChild.textContent.length);
line: 1367   }
line: 1368   else
line: 1369   {
line: 1370     var curRange = document.createRange();
line: 1371     curRange.selectNodeContents(oCodeArea);
line: 1372
line: 1373     oCurSelection.removeAllRanges();
line: 1374     oCurSelection.addRange(curRange);
line: 1375   }
line: 1376 }

In short:
if (function exist) -> code for Safari
else -> code for the others

There's a workaround that should fix the behavior.

The workaround:
if (function exist && not firefox) -> code for Safari
else -> code for the others

Is there any chance the workaround can be applied ?
Thanks. 

[bmarkus]

There is an easy workaround, do not use Firefox. FF now is incompatible with many corporate sites, banking applications, etc. which work even with Microsoft browser.

[polikuo]

There is an easy workaround, do not use Firefox. FF now is incompatible with many corporate sites, banking applications, etc. which work even with Microsoft browser.

Or, I could just stick with the older release.

It's just a minor inconvenience, not something horrible enough that would push me away from this browser.

FYI

Browser	Working
FF-new	X
FF-old	V
fifth	V
dillo	X
Edge	V
Chrome60	V
opera-12	V

Obviously dillo wouldn't work cause it does not support javascript.
I don't have other browsers for testing.