Upload form / Edit form : Save button as no effect anymore - [not a jD problem]

[Dode]

Hello folks,
I'm facing a strange issue since a few weeks (i guess, it was reported by users), it seems the "Save" button in "Add" and "Edit" forms has no effect anymore, ie. nothing happens. "Cancel" button still works.
I triple-checked everything, and can't find the problem, but i think it's related to CSS/Javascript somehow ?
Other J! components have no problem with saving / editing.

If anyone has an idea as to where to look, welcome ! Thanks.

PS : i'm using a JoomlArt template (JA Purity II) and testing RocketTheme ones.

[ColinM]

Dode
That is strange!  It seems OK on my test site.
Is editing/creation ok from backend?
From front end is editing/creation OK if you log on as super user?

From a jD viewpoint both buttons are identical except for the 'service' they invoke.

If you use Firefox 'Inspect Element' or 'Firebug'  or Inspect on Chrome then the code associated with the button should be something like

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<button type="button" onclick="Joomla.submitbutton('download.save')"> Save  </button>
and for the Cancel button it should be like:

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<button type="button" onclick="Joomla.submitbutton('download.cancel')"> Cancel    </button>

You can also see the css associated with the element.
It may be that somewhere the z-index has been set such that the button is visible but is no longer on top.

Colin

[Arno]

(i guess, it was reported by users)

Nobody else has posted a problem like this. 

[Dode]

Is editing/creation ok from backend?

Nope, save or save&close has no effect.

From front end is editing/creation OK if you log on as super user?

Nope, same behavior.

If you use Firefox 'Inspect Element' or 'Firebug'  or Inspect on Chrome then the code associated with the button should be something like

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<button type="button" onclick="Joomla.submitbutton('download.save')"> Save  </button>
and for the Cancel button it should be like:

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<button type="button" onclick="Joomla.submitbutton('download.cancel')"> Cancel    </button>

You can also see the css associated with the element.
It may be that somewhere the z-index has been set such that the button is visible but is no longer on top.

I have this in backend :

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<button class="btn btn-small btn-success" onclick="Joomla.submitbutton('download.apply')">
<span class="icon-apply icon-white"></span>
Save</button>
And in frontend :

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<button onclick="Joomla.submitbutton('download.save')" type="button">
Sauver</button>

Tried with K2, and no problem there. I'm lost...

[Dode]

Nobody else has posted a problem like this. 

Sorry, i was speaking of users of my own website.

[Arno]

Okay. Send us login data as Super user for your backend via PM.

[ColinM]

Dode
I do not think this is a css problem. It looks more like a JS problem with the target script having replaced.  But I will check again.

Colin

[ColinM]

Dode
It is not CSS problem but a JavaScript problem. You have the same problem in both front end and back end. Something is not being loaded correctly.
I used the Firefox Inspector and this showed a set of JS errors - same errors in both frontend and backend. See pics

I do not know what is the cause - in English 'patois' I would say 'it is above my pay grade!'.  Maybe Arno will be able to solve.

Colin

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[Dode]

Thanks for having a look Colin !
I'll dig more in that direction, as JD is not the only one affected by this problem !

[Dode]

After trying removing almost all "extra" components/plugins/modules, and loosing many hours troubleshooting, i finally decided to reinstall the latest J! above the existing installation via FTP, and guess what ? Everything is now working as expected ! The online update probably went wrong at some point.
Hope it could help other users having the same problem.

[ColinM]

Dode
Glad you have solved  the problem. Thanks for letting us know. Will try to remember if someone else gets such strange effects and ask if they had updated Joomla! OK

Happy New Year
Colin

[Dode]

Another detail related to this problem.
I tried a plugin to remove completely Mootools from my website with a plugin (http://extensions.joomla.org/extension/mootools-enabler-disabler), and if enabled, upload form just does not work (no "save" possible).

So my question is, does JD uses Mootools in any way for the upload form or anything else ?

[ColinM]

Dode
Yes jD does use Mootools. If you look at the source code of a jD page you will see it loads

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<script src="/jda1/media/system/js/mootools-core.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/jda1/media/system/js/mootools-more.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
Not sure where these are used - maybe Arno has not got round to just using jQuery.js
Maybe on the basis "if it is not broken, do not fix it!"

Colin

[Dode]

I thought Mootools was deprecated with J!3, so this is bad news for me, as i'm facing many issues related to conflicts with jQuery, and also third party extensions (p8pbb Bridge for example) or templates (RocketTheme).

[Arno]

I will see what we can do here. Give me a few days.