Closed
Bug 101091
Opened 23 years ago
Closed 22 years ago
Offline: start offline fails w/ quicklaunch
Categories
(Core Graveyard :: Profile: BackEnd, defect)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
VERIFIED
WORKSFORME
Future
People
(Reporter: ralphf, Assigned: ccarlen)
References
Details
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(3 files)
Background Mozilla 0.9.4, with (a) Multiple profiles (b) Quick Launch active. If I start Mozilla, then the "select user profile" window appears (i.e. bug 86021 is fixed). Problem If the "work offline" checkbox is checked, then nothing appears to happen when I click the "Start Mozilla" button. I would expect Mozilla to start in off-line mode. In this situation it is not possible to start Mozilla in off-line mode. For comparison If the "work offline" checkbox is not checked, then Mozilla starts as expected in online mode. If quick launch is not active and the "work offline" checkbox is checked, then Mozilla starts as expected in offline mode.
Updated•23 years ago
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QA Contact: ktrina → gbush
Comment 1•23 years ago
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*** Bug 102420 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2•23 years ago
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I tested using a nightly build 2001100505 and cannot reproduce- two profiles, quick launch on, offline checked. I was able to create mail / send later etc reporter, can you try with a more recent nightly?
Comment 3•23 years ago
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still a problem on 2001100403 W2K see duplicate bug 102420.. all you have to do while mozilla is already running: From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:0.9.4+) Gecko/20010929 BuildID: 2001092908 having quick enabled, using browser, try going work offline, close browser window open systray quick-launch navigator, start mozilla doesn't load profile in offline mode. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. using mozilla with quick launch enabled, using browser, choose File->work offline 2. close browser window 3. open systray quick-launch 4. choose navigator 5. choose profile->then start Mozilla Actual Results: Mozilla will not load profile again in offline mode checked Expected Results: Mozilla should load profile in offline mode with box checked After unchecking Offline mode in Profile Manager, Start Mozilla will work. -> goes online. yup, still a problem.
Comment 4•23 years ago
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I'll check it for W2K in 2001-10-05 - its possible we have seperate bugs. Grace Bush you got working is just to start Mozilla with quick launch and checking offline.. we know this works.. what the bug 102420 I filed is different.. and probably the same for what the reporter filed for this bug as well, its the different behavior that what you maybe are thinking..
Comment 5•23 years ago
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bug is not fixed in 2001100503 on W2K.. does it work in win98? if so then it is an OS related quick launch bug.
Comment 6•23 years ago
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current work around to use offline mode and quicklaunch is to exit mozilla from quicklaunch tray, and start mozilla from scratch again. I propose helpwanted, mozilla0.9.5, nsbranch. As an end-user noticing this and filing a bug in netscape too because it is a loss of functionality to change severity to minor.
Comment 7•23 years ago
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cuz84d, are you using latest 0.9.4 build? on 10/8 build - it does not allow for QL to work with multiple profiles- see bug 101364 I believe that makes this bug invalid on 0.9.4 branch since steps suggested in reporting stated multiple profiles. I will defer to ccarlen to decide- not sure how 0.9.5 is behaving yet If I have a single profile I can launch with QL, choose to work offline - close and relaunch and I am still offline - I am still using same profile. Note I may quit QL and create a second profile - but then QL disappears- no preference for turning it on exists tested on both Win98 and Windows 2000 There may be another bug here- but it is not QuickLaunch related I
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Comment 8•23 years ago
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> I believe that makes this bug invalid on 0.9.4 branch since steps suggested in
> reporting stated multiple profiles.
That's right. This problem is trunk only. You'll never see the profile picker
(and therefore the "work offline" checkbox) on the branch in turbo mode.
Comment 9•23 years ago
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Ok, I understand that this would not work on the branch (netscape releases). So maybe the problem stems from QL - registry keys and multiple profiles, or the profile manager Front-End to Back-End code.. or pref write out on startup after Profile Manager or Exit Mozilla from QL. still doesn't work, grace, conrad, I just tried it on my current build, 2001100903, W2K again, doesn't work. did you see my steps I used to reproduce this in bug 102420? it is a problem if you start by using the browser online first with QL running [or you can enable it if it is not running at this point (possibly because prefs for this dont get updated till you close down Mozilla From QL], then go to File->Work Offline, then close all browser windows, move mouse down to quicklaunch, click on Navigator, the Profile Manager will appear given multiple profiles, (at this time the work offline checkbox is already checked from using File->Quick Lauch) try clicking on start Mozilla, nothing happens.. will attach a desktop screenshot also.
Comment 10•23 years ago
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maybe the problem stems from (QL & registry keys) and multiple profiles with several builds installed from ns6.1 and 094 milestone, and builds 09-26 to 10-09.. I have them all in seperate directories.. at this point in time it is not feasable to try this on a clean copy of windows with the latest build. So if it is possible for someone who hasn't installed all these builds at one point to try this to verify this problem? I've already tried to search the registry for anything and everything related to ns6.1 and mozilla's builds, and strip it out.
Comment 11•23 years ago
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Comment 12•23 years ago
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adding one more thing that I just thought of, not sure it this really is the difference here or not... I have multiple builds installed. Each new build I download I change the directory so its reflects the build ID. So I will then create a new profile based on the Build id (the directories is the build id too) so I end up with multiple profiles; 1 from each build. Is there a chance that because new profiles are built from each build rather than the same build that it would not load? Then if this is the problem it is related to multiple builds installed or multi profiles, which would then cause this not to happen otherwise, you are using the same steps, but overriding each mozilla.org directory every time you install a new one. If that is the cause then this bug needs a different summary? -dennis
Comment 13•23 years ago
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Comment 14•23 years ago
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Comment 15•23 years ago
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sorry for the spam, pardon the statement above it was suppose say File->Work offline not File->Quick Launch.
Comment 16•23 years ago
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The only other option I see here is that even with QL disabled, if you go start->Mozilla to profile picker, select your profile, it will always want to go online.. then if you go to file->Offline, the close your browser windows, start mozilla from shortcut again it wants to go online.. I maybe have narrowed it down to state-saving on last use, and how to startup once we know what the last state save is, because while mozilla wants to always start in online mode (unless you check the box) in quick launch (a state save is checked, and shows up in the profile picker as offline, but could be conflicting with Mozilla's start code that checks the state (checkbox, and/or state save before starting) and probably wants to use online, even though for the current session the state=offline. -dennis
Comment 17•23 years ago
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Then the logic doesn't know what to do, until the state save = mozilla default option and is stuck in a endless loop it can't figure itself out of and doesn't realize the state to startup in is suppose to be offline. -if you dont agree at all feel free to tear it all apart!
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Comment 18•23 years ago
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> I maybe have narrowed it down to state-saving on last use Yes. The offline state is never saved. There's no code which even attempts to do so. This bug has little to do with profiles (except the checkbox is in its UI) or QL. This offline checkbox is so useless, it was discussed on a bug somewhere (can't find it) that it should be removed from the UI until the whole offline mode implementation is reworked. For a bug which addresses offline mode in general, see bug 82487.
Comment 19•23 years ago
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Ok I understand, Thanks Conrad, So its a bug with its currently implementation, and I'm not sure whether then in a case like this: add depends on 82487, and resolve because it is a dependence based on the resolution or resolve as a dup.
Comment 20•23 years ago
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Since this is obviously real, I'm confirming for now. We can change it later if need be to reflect current status.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
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Comment 21•23 years ago
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CC'ing Sean. Sean - do you want to roll this into bug 82487? I don't think this has anything to do with QuickLaunch but is a general problem with offline mode.
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Target Milestone: --- → Future
Comment 22•23 years ago
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I'm still seeing this problem in Moz 0.9.8
Comment 23•23 years ago
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It hasn't been worked on yet.
Comment 24•23 years ago
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try a recent nightly-
Comment 25•23 years ago
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Grace, still not working, latest nightly 2-19-15 w2k, conrad mentions bug 82487 hopefully Sean will take care of this issue, and he doesn't seem to have touched it yet.
Comment 26•23 years ago
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sorry, I haven't looked at the other bug because it's not marked as a 0.9.9 bug. It's fine by me if this bug is rolled into bug 82487 since conrad mentioned it.
Comment 27•22 years ago
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Add me to the list please, I cannot get Mozilla to load, especially after a screen saver has been used. I then did "ctrl+alt+del", to find that Mozilla is loading in after 3 other programs, and not in the top spot of windows (I am using ME), after explorer, cffmon, and pdesk, which means that the base of the program does not recognize that this should be loaded into the memory, and those programs only run in the backround.
Comment 28•22 years ago
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using build Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.3a) Gecko/20021210 I am able to launch in offline mode, get correct warnings appropriate to being in that mode. I have multiple profilea and am using QL. Please try with recent nightlies. marking wfm
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 22 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
Summary: Cannot start Mozilla in offline mode, if quick launch active and have multiple profiles. → Offline: start offline fails w/ quicklaunch
Updated•8 years ago
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Product: Core → Core Graveyard
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