[S] Videos at IMDb

[JJoe]

Quote:If you had just discovered that the video would not load, how would you know to do this?

I would suspect (educated guess) a problem with an external script. The "Scripts in" window would show 16 external scripts from "i.media-imdb.com" and 1 from "www.google-analytics.com". I would doubt the problem was with "www.google-analytics.com". So, I might add "i.media-imdb.com/ $SET(0=a_js.)" to test my guess or simply examine the files.

Quote:It was already in your list?

No, I added it to test my guess and your "solution". I had to disable it and clear the browser's cache to be able to see the broken code again.

Quote:How did you know to pick that one out of the 33 shown?

Quote:Of all the things matched on that dbug page, how do you know which one?

Curiosity, "ads.js". While examining the file, I saw code for flash and many matches for "Remove: Ad Functions II - Code" (which has caused problems before).
Had I not been curious, I could have searched the files for the flash code. For example, "flashvars" is only found in "ads.js".

Quote:It does work, but it's still 35 scripts, each one with many matches to choose from. How to know which one?

I see it as a puzzle like twenty questions, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_Questions . As we learn and gain experience, we ask better questions.

I should mention, "minimal" or "light" mode should allow the video to play without list additions.

HTH