Chrome 38: jQuery.ajax() fails without calling error/complete handlers when requesting http-url from https-page

[kkabell]

When making an ajax-request to a http-url from a page loaded over https, the request is blocked in Chrome 38, but neither the error handler nor the complete handler functions are called.

In Safari 7, the request succeeds (with a warning) and the success and complete handlers are called.
In Firefox 32, the request fails and the error and complete handlers are called.

Example: https://openascent.org/static/ajax-chrome.html

[dmethvin]

The page is throwing an error due to the security problem. It doesn't call any of the handlers because the error occurs on the xhr .send() method before the request starts. You could try/catch the $.ajax() call perhaps?