Javascript error with TiddlyHost on password-protected wikis in mobile view

#1

Hi folks,

I’m currently hosting my personal digital Zettelkasten, modeled after the one created by Soren Bjornstad, on TiddlyHost. I’m using the password feature that’s native to TiddlyWiki to encrypt it, that way I can set it as a public wiki and access it without logging into my TiddlyHost account.

I’m running into an odd and very specific problem. Whenever I try to access my TiddlyWiki from my mobile device, I’m encountering an internal JavaScript error after entering my password.

  • I’m using Firefox mobile. I’d like to keep using Firefox mobile.
  • When I turn the password protection off, this solves the problem.
  • I’ve tried accessing my wiki via a different mobile browser (Safari instead of Firefox), and this also fixes the problem.
  • I’ve checked, and this issue persists with a fresh dummy TiddlyWiki with password protection.
  • I only encounter this error on mobile, and have had zero issues with desktop access.
  • A browser refresh does not solve the issue.

Funny enough, it seems like the password feature is what’s causing the issue. I’ve never worked with JavaScript before, and I have no idea how to solve this problem, or where to even begin checking for the bug (if it’s even a bug?).

Any leads or suggestions?

#2

This seems a little contradictory, make it public and use encryption, to avoid private and logging it. Once you login you can make the browser remember your login details.

  • Something to check is are you using an external javascript wiki, perhaps this has a problem with encryption.
  • If you have another browser trying there just for diagnostics?
  • Make another simple tiddlyhost site with only encryption and test that.
  • Have you any start up actions or similar that many be getting caught up in the load process.
  • Perhaps disable your plugins individually and try to see if the problem re-occurs, if not enable another, and try again.
#3

By mobile device, you must mean iPhone ?

When I try the same experiment on Android I don’t get an error. But there’s a lot of variables. So I think we need someone with an iPhone to try it with Firefox and see if they get a similar result.

It’s hard to diagnose this sort of thing on mobile because, AFAICT, the mobile browsers don’t provide a browser console.

For what it’s worth, I’d make sure that auto-save is off.