homepage with multiple tabs doesn't work

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homepage with multiple tabs doesn't work

Post#1 by pco » 25 Sep 2022, 03:01

When i use the wizard with 5.4 in Firefox, directions for multiple urls for the homepage state to put each on a separate line. When click to test, they are all combined.

So i also tried a configuration file. My installation reported that the site was not available when i try to use a configuration file separating them with the pipe. After i used a single url, then it worked.

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homepage with multiple tabs doesn't work

Post#2 by fanthom » 25 Sep 2022, 07:09

See last example how to use the pipe in a parameter:
https://porteus-kiosk.org/parameters.html#homepage

if still does not work then please provide your 'homepage=' parameter.

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homepage with multiple tabs doesn't work

Post#3 by pco » 25 Sep 2022, 16:22

Thanks so much. After more experimenting, I am finding that a URL is causing problems. Within the configuration file
this works:
homepage=https://okemospres.org
this does not work
homepage=https://okemospres.org/signup
Also, when I try to combine them with the pipe, it is not working but probably due to the fact that the second URL does not work.
They both are working in an earlier version of Porteus Kiosk using the pipe. Thanks.

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homepage with multiple tabs doesn't work

Post#4 by pco » 27 Sep 2022, 14:00

After further testing the second URL does work. During testing the web hosting ModSecurity was flagging my IP as a robot and blocking me. The hosting company modified the ModSecurity and I am able to load using homepage=https://okemospres.org/signup . Possibly the incorrect whitelist/firewall settings were triggering the robot detection because I did have to eliminate the whitelist and allow a ping through because the firewall was blocking that. The trial and error with these settings may have been a factor. I have hidden the address bar since I could not figure out all the web addresses to whitelist. I have not tried to combine the URLs with the pipe again. Sorry for the confusion.

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homepage with multiple tabs doesn't work

Post#5 by pco » 28 Sep 2022, 03:40

Just verified and use of the pipe does work. My issue was due to one of the above-mentioned issues that was blocking the home page from loading, not from the URL or the pipe.

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