[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 26514] New: [GTK] Replaces partially loaded page with fallback content when server drops connection prematurely

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26514

           Summary: [GTK] Replaces partially loaded page with fallback
                    content when server drops connection prematurely
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: Gtk
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: WebKit Gtk
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: gns at gnome.org


My Internet connection currently sucks, so it is common for me to have packet
loss. When that happens, some servers are not very forgiving, and drop the
connection before the content is fully retrieved. dev.w3.org is one such
server.

When that happens, WebKitGTK+ currently replaces the already loaded content
with the 'Connection terminated unexpectedly' error page. Chromium and
Iceweasel both keep displaying the content they have already received.

I see two solutions here: we should keep displaying the content, but also
display a warning that the content has been only partially loaded, or we should
keep displaying the content as if it was the whole thing. I'm pretty sure I
remember reading something about this in the HTTP spec, somewhere.


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