[Bug]: Broken links
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Active
- Tech stack
- html, javascript
Research direction
Start at https://intel.github.io/SDM/sdm.html?instr=ADCX, inspect the underlined “scalar” navigation and check the browser console for the reported errors. Trace that link’s frontend implementation, then verify that it reaches the scalar-instructions page and supports normal browser navigation in Firefox, Safari, and Chrome.
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Description
Description
The bizarre choice to use JavaScript onclick handlers for linking between documents rather than standard HTML links breaks browsers' normal navigation even in best cases. For example, I can no longer open links in a new tab to compare similar instructions. This is a usability failure.
Worse, the implementation is buggy and some links do not work at all. This bug describes one such example, but there are probably many more.
Steps to Reproduce
- Visit https://intel.github.io/SDM/sdm.html?instr=ADCX
- Click on the underlined "scalar" which looks like a link.
- Nothing happens. (If I open the JavaScript console, I see various errors.)
Expected Behavior
I expected to be taken to a page about scalar instructions.
Environment
Firefox 140.15.0esr for macOS.
I also tested in Safari and Chrome and the same thing happens.
Additional Context
Please tell your frontend developer(s) that <A HREF="target url"> is a thing. The approach they've taken is brittle.
- Dominant language
- HTML
- Stars
- 31
- Forks
- 4
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
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