Prototype 1.5.1 Conflict

I am working with AJAX and in doing so I need a way to support the back/forward and history buttons. I found a very useful api called by dhtmlHistory the newest library is located at http://cvs.horde.org/dimp/js/src/dhtmlHistory.js I had an older version of this library which was working with Prototype 1.5.0 but the new version which resolves some JSON and Google conflicts and speed issues needs Prototype 1.5.1 or above. In moving to the new Version of Prototype 1.5.1 I found the event system that Control.Modal.js Uses breaks when the following call is made:

var ginfodialog  = new Control.Modal(false,{
                            overlayDisplay: false,
                            contents: function(){
                                return 'Loading Please Wait...';
                            }
                        });
The error you will get will be Too much Recursion in the prototype.js library. Any help would be well received.

Then when you call :

          if (gmaploadingdialog){
                gmaploadingdialog.open();
                gmaploadingdialog.update('Loading Overall Statistics Please Wait...');
            }

Posted July 13th, 2007 at 3:52pm by fitzxp

Has anyone encountered this issue as well and if so are there any solutions?

Posted August 6th, 2007 at 3:18pm by fitzxp

I ran into exactly the same thing. I needed to update Prototype from 1.5.0 to 1.5.1.1 in order to get access to Prototype.Browser.IE. But when I did this Control.Modal.close() causes the "too much recursion" error. Help!

Posted September 15th, 2007 at 8:16pm by laran

I figured it out. It's a conflict between Prototype 1.5.1.1 and Script.aculo.us pre 1.7.1beta3. Get Script.aculo.us 1.7.1beta3 and you'll be all set.

Posted September 15th, 2007 at 9:53pm by laran