FF XHTML script not working

[amazing_andr3]

<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
sw=screen.width;
sh=screen.height;
document.write("<img width='1' height='1' src='http://sts.siteuri.ro/counter/counter.php?screen="+sw+"x"+sh+"' />");
//]]>
</script>
<noscript>
<img height="1" width="1" src="http://sts.siteuri.ro/counter/counter.php?screen=nojs" />
</noscript>

For some reason, if i send the page as application/xhtml+xml, FF calls the noscript image, even if Javascript is enabled. Declaring the Javascript as application/x-javascript doesn't help.

Is there any Javascript / XHTML issue that I'm missing here?

[Charles]

Use HTML 4.01 strict; it's much better.

[BigMoosie]

plus, if you dont want to show the image (as it seems) but rather just make the http request then you should use this:

<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
var sw=screen.width;
var sh=screen.height;
vra iMa=new Image();
iMa.src='http://sts.siteuri.ro/counter/counter.php?screen="+sw+"x"+sh+";
//]]>
</script>
<noscript>
<img height="1" width="1" src="http://sts.siteuri.ro/counter/counter.php?screen=nojs" />
</noscript>

[amazing_andr3]

Use HTML 4.01 strict; it's much better.

Not this debate again...

What if I want to use XForms, XSLT or PHP's XML parser? What do I do then, rebuild my site?

XHTML is cool, XHTML is the future. Plus I like my pages braking when I forget a tag.

[Charles]

If you are serving your page as real XHTML then it shouldn't be displaying at all unless you are specifying an XSLT stylesheet. Perhaps that's where the problem is. You aren't properly transforming the SCRIPT element.

[amazing_andr3]

What's with this error that I get?

Error: uncaught exception: [Exception... "Object cannot be created in this context" code: "9" nsresult: "0x80530009 (NS_ERROR_DOM_NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR)" location: "http://localhost/www/ Line: 158"]

[Charles]

Post the URL or switch to HTML.

[Fang]

document.write

[amazing_andr3]

document.write

Oh... so THAT was the problem...

BigMoosie's preloading seems to work though... thanks BigMoosie.

Unfortunately FF calls the <noscript> image as well so this is still not a working script.

[Charles]

Post the URL.

[amazing_andr3]

Post the URL.

the URI is either of my sites in my sig

[Charles]

And with one are you having trouble?

[amazing_andr3]

And with one are you having trouble?

For example, this is what I got from your visit:

11155 70.16.8.101 Firefox 1.0.2 direct hit 1112993950 index.php www.siteuri.ro nojs


11154 70.16.8.101 Firefox 1.0.2 direct hit 1112993950 index.php www.siteuri.ro 1024x768

(i.e. id ip agent referrer time page site screen)

See, both images have been called so it's logged the same visit twice...

Look for the JS at the end of the file.

[Fang]

The script is incorrectly escaped; for xhtml and (x)html browsers.
Use an external link to avoid the problem.

[amazing_andr3]

The script is incorrectly escaped; for xhtml and (x)html browsers.
Use an external link to avoid the problem.

I had an even bigger problem as robots do not go after images and they would not be logged. The changes I made to solve that also mean I can get all the information without using the <noscript> tag. That solves all my problems. Thanks again.