mozilla / mozilla/readability

www.archives.gov - "Transcript" section is not displayed in reader mode

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Description

Environment:
Operating system: Windows 10
Firefox version: Firefox 140.0/152/154

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Go to https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/president-john-f-kennedys-inaugural-address
  2. Enable reader mode.
  3. Observe the content.

Expected Behavior:
"Transcript" section gets displayed as well.

Actual Behavior:
"Transcript" section is missing in reader mode.

Notes:

  • Reproduces regardless of the status of ETP
  • Reproduces in firefox-nightly, and firefox-release
  • Does not reproduce in chrome

Created from https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/227936

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with the provided archives.gov URL in Firefox reader mode and compare the result with Chrome. Trace how the page content is extracted, focusing on why the “Transcript” section is omitted, then add coverage showing that the section is included when the issue is fixed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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