Bug#565532: Anchor tag (<a>...</a>) not processed in some cases

[Mike Hommey]

On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 01:12:01PM -0500, Stephen Powell wrote:
> Package: epiphany-browser
> Version: 2.29.3-1
> 
> For some web pages, the anchor tag (<a>...</a>) is not processed and results in
> plain text instead of a hyper-text link.  One web page that I have found which
> exhibits this problem is http://portal.wowway.net.  (Since this page changes
> regularly, you might want to make a copy of it for a test case now, while the
> error can still be reproduced.)  In the upper right hand corner of the web
> page is a series of anchor tags labeled "WOW! Blog", "Contact Us", "WOW! A Friend",
> "FAQ", and "Login".  All of them are processed correctly except the last one: "Login".
> When the mouse pointer is moved over the other four labels, the mouse pointer changes
> from an arrow to a pointer finger and the label is underlined.  A single left
> click on any of these labels takes you to the corresponding URL defined in the
> anchor tag.  But moving the mouse pointer over the "Login" label causes no
> changes.  The mouse pointer remains an arrow, underlining does not appear,
> and clicking has no effect.
> 
> I have examined the HTML source code for the web page, and although I'm no
> expert, it does appear to be correct.  Furthermore, the web page works fine
> with other browsers on other platforms, such as Firefox for Windows.
> The failure described here does also occur, however, with iceweasel 3.5.6-1.
> Perhaps this is a bug in an HTML rendering engine common between
> epiphany-browser and iceweasel.  I don't know.

They don't share the engine anymore.

Now, as it works for me, wouldn't you happen to be logged in on this
site, and the site disables this link then ?

Mike