TIMELINE: Loading data from JavaScript var causes secure/insecure msg w/ HTTPS

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I think it is imprtant to be able to load event data directly on the 
client - so rather than: 

Timeline.loadXML("events.xml", function(xml, url) { 
alert(url); 
eventSource.loadXML(xml, url); 
}); 

Do something like: 

var eventData = "<data>" + 
            "<event start=\"May 28 2006 09:00:00 GMT\" end=\"Jun 15 
2006 09:00:00 GMT\" isDuration=\"true\" title=\"Writing Timeline 
documentation\" image=\"http://simile.mit.edu/images/csail-logo.gif 
\">A few days to write some documentation for <a href=\"http:// 
simile.mit.edu/timeline/\">Timeline</a>.</event>" + 
            "</data>"; 

Timeline.loadXML(eventData); 

With a similar method for Json.

This is beacuse all my data manipulation is done client side. so I 
dont have any server side data.

It would be also be good if I could:

- Add events individually to the timeline (or add a group of events)
- Remove previously added events based on some sort of id/guid.
- Clear all previously added events.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by brain2006@gmail.com on 28 Aug 2008 at 10:23

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I would like to request this is deleted as I have now solved the issue on the 
forums.

Original comment by brain2006@gmail.com on 28 Aug 2008 at 1:55

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Let's turn it into a documentation improvement request. For details, read
http://groups.google.com/group/simile-widgets/browse_thread/thread/3ac433098241d
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Original comment by nicolas....@logilab.fr on 29 Aug 2008 at 8:37

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documentation enhancement

Original comment by nicolas....@logilab.fr on 14 Sep 2008 at 7:05

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Hi,
this is not solved, there is a problem with https and IE
check this 
http://groups.google.com/group/simile-widgets/browse_thread/thread/881cda3608554
20f

Thanks

Original comment by tang...@gmail.com on 22 Sep 2008 at 10:48

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Need a test case--please supply an html file which causes the error message 
about
secure/insecure when loaded via https transport, but works properly otherwise.

You can store the test case file as a page for the Google Group, see 
http://groups.google.com/group/simile-widgets/web

Thanks,

Larry

Original comment by larryklu...@gmail.com on 22 Sep 2008 at 5:00

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Original comment by larryklu...@gmail.com on 22 Sep 2008 at 5:02

• Changed title: TIMELINE: Loading data from JavaScript var causes secure/insecure msg w/ HTTPS

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Hi,
it´s pretty easy to replicate the problem with cubism example.
Just create a var named json inside cubism.html and copy all the content from
cubism.js to that var. Invoke the load with 
eventSource.loadJSON(json,'');
call this in IE using https and you will see the anoying warning.
I have made this and created an cubism2.html file. just copy this file to cubism
folder and you are ready to go.

Thanks :)

Original comment by tang...@gmail.com on 23 Sep 2008 at 9:12

Attachments:

• cubism2.zip

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I´ve added also the file to the link you provided.thanks

Original comment by tang...@gmail.com on 23 Sep 2008 at 9:14

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another issue I´ve noted related to var loading instead of json file, is that 
the
'loading' indicator does not shows while processing the data.
Thanks

Original comment by tang...@gmail.com on 26 Sep 2008 at 8:12

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Original comment by stefano.mazzocchi@gmail.com on 25 Mar 2009 at 7:01

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I´ve checked and this still happens in IE8

Original comment by jorgecor...@gmail.com on 25 Mar 2009 at 9:28

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Hi,
This error is gone in timeline 2.3.1.
Anyway I think it´s better to invoke 
eventSource.loadJSON(json,document.location.href);
instead of 
eventSource.loadJSON(json,'');
As I´ve saw in on of the examples.

Original comment by jorgecor...@gmail.com on 30 Mar 2009 at 1:45

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Closing per suggestion of jorgecorreia1.
I created a wiki page that discusses this topic.

I think the problem was being caused by people using 
eventSource.loadJSON(json,'');
instead of 
eventSource.loadJSON(json, document.location.href);

Original comment by larryklu...@gmail.com on 30 Mar 2009 at 7:50

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