[OpenStreetMap] #5342: Routing will not accept destination entry under certain circumstances.

[OpenStreetMap]

#5342: Routing will not accept destination entry under certain circumstances.
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 Reporter:  stanton           |      Owner:  rails-dev@…
     Type:  defect            |     Status:  new
 Priority:  minor             |  Milestone:
Component:  website           |    Version:
 Keywords:  routing, Firefox  |
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 For a few weeks I've now been experiencing issues with the routing feature
 on the OSM home page.

 Steps to reproduce:
 * Click the Routing button (arrow icon).
 * Enter start position (in my case, I could select the address from the
 history afrer entering a few characters).
 * Enter the destination. In my case, the history list will pop up after a
 few characters but around the same time I will get a JavaScript alert
 "Sorry – couldn't find that place". After clicking OK, I can complete my
 destination entry and click "Go", but nothing happens and no route is
 calculated.

 If go directly to a routing URL (e.g.
 http://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=mapquest_car&route=60.2963%2C25.0394%3B60.2955%2C25.0448#map=16/60.2971/25.0374&layers=Q),
 the route is displayed, hence it is apparently the input form that is not
 working.

 I have tried this on four different machines:
 * Machine 1: Ubuntu MATE 14.10, Firefox 39, no proxy – DOESN'T WORK.
 * Machine 2: Ubuntu MATE 15.04, Firefox 39 or 40 (iirc), no proxy –
 DOESN'T WORK.
 * Machine 3: Kubuntu 12.04-based, old Firefox (not sure about version),
 behind proxy – WORKS.
 * Machine 4: Ubuntu 12.04, Firefox 25, no proxy – WORKS.

 I remember that routing worked from Machine 1 around May (most likely on
 an earlier Firefox version), thus I suspect either an update on OSM or on
 the PCs (most likely the browser) broke things.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.openstreetmap.org/ticket/5342>
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