Last modified: 2005-08-25 15:40:14 UTC
The file wikibits.js has a window.top.location = window.location; instruction to prevent e.g. wikipedia being framed into another page. On the one side I understand the reason, on the other however I doubt the effectiveness and question whether this in line with the open character of wikipedia. Effectiveness: works ok with normal frames, but not with an iframe. In that case the browser (IE and MZ) only reports an error which is easily to be ignored. Btw: More harmful are sites such as Izynews.com, which take a page from wp and modify this on the server for their own benefit. Why I bother: I'm currently developing an enhanced integration between a catalogue search system in a public library. After the normal search the user will have the option to seamlessly lookup an article in wikipedia, provided one or more of the search words are present in one or more titles of articles. A further enhancement will be the implementation of correction algorithms in case of typos and alike (see also my paper, presented on wikimania entitled "Searching in a Public Library"). Depending on experiences acquired, wp may benefit from this in future. Obviously there are alternatives conceivable as work around, but my main concern is potential vandalism in an environment such as a public library. Therefore I want to open wp in a frame set, where there is a hidden frame that ensures that always a registered (but restricted) user is logged on. I won't rely on the persistent presence of a cookie or the accidental log out of the anonymous users in that establishment.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 3266 ***