Re: On line passport application

In article
<56966.82.153.33.53.1358117198.squirrel@email.orpheusnet.co.uk>, Gerald
Dodson <gerald.dodson@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> > In message
> > <55612.82.153.33.53.1358077313.squirrel@email.orpheusnet.co .uk>
> > "Gerald Dodson" <gerald.dodson@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> Trouble with this on the UK gov site: goes to an error 404 screen.
> >> Has anyone had success with this?
> >
> > Hi Gerald
> >
> > Can you give the URL? I'll have a go.
> >
> > Chris.
> >


> It is:

> https://passports.ips.gov.uk/epa1r1a/ctl04 On Suirrel it does not show
> distinction between lower case 'l' and number 1. The string "epa" is
> followed by number 1r1: the 'ct' by lower case 'l'.

Perhaps you should use a better font. (What's Suirrel?)

As usual, this seems to be a NetSurf+Javascript issue. On 'another
platform' with a modern browser, the page linked to from
passports.ips.gov.uk is
https://passports.ips.gov.uk/epa1r1a/Rich/Formpage.aspx and not what
Netsurf comes up with that you quote; it uses a javascript link. Even
NetSurf's partial javascript is obviously not catered for.

Whether you can get any further with NetSurf is not something I would
bother to try. I long ago gave up using RISC OS for 'serious' surfing.
Even a £28 Android tablet is more capable, unfortunately.

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