10856 - [FEATURE] Dialog to subscribe to single newsgroup

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect, P3)

Description

[scottputterman]

bug tracking feature in Summary.

Comment 1

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

accepting.

Comment 2

[Phil Peterson]

Triage to M11

Comment 3

[Chris McAfee]

Dialog is there, but doesn't render properly.
Linux, Win32.

Comment 4

[lchiang]

change qa contact to Karen Huang - welcome to the bug world, Karen!

Comment 5

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

fixed.

to test it, select a newsgroup server in the folder pane, "File | Subscribe..."

it will bring up a simple subscribe dialog.

enter the newsgroup name.

in the html select object, choose a server to get this newsgroup from.

I've checked in javascript that pre-selects the select object for you, but you
still have to do it.  (there's a bug on this already, alecf what was the bug #?)

jefft:  "New Folder" and "Subscribe..." share a lot of the same code, so when
you do "New Folder", it will automatically choose the server you selected in the
folder pane, when the "New Folder" dialog comes up.

I also added code to no through an exception when you hit "New Folder" or
"Subscribe.." and nothing is selected.

the next step is to use <rule> in the template so that when you bring up the
"Subscribe.." dialog, only nntp servers show up, and when you bring up the "New
Folder" dialog nntp server don't show up.

marking fixed.

hit ok.

Comment 6

[Karen Huang]

Used 9-20-13-M11 build on PC WinNT & Win98
Fail by retesting.

Comment 7

[Karen Huang]

After I typing the password and hit OK on the the Subscribe dialog, nothing
happened. The Subscribe dialog hung there, I cannot do any further testing.

Comment 8

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

this sounds a little like the "zombie" dialog problem.

new folder was having it too, as was the account wizard.

let me take a look....

Comment 9

[lchiang]

Karen - as a fyi, the "zombie" dlg problem Seth refers to is
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14396 although I thought it was only
on the Mac.

Karen - are you able to go back to the main mail window (while the Subscribe dlg
remains on the screen)?

Comment 10

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

I take back the zombie comment.

it sounds like the problem where you can't dismiss the window unless you pick a
server in the html option wizard.  (even though one is pre-selected for you, you
have to pick it again.)

try that, and ok should work.

if that's it, we should up the priority of that bug.

alecf, which bug is that?

Comment 11

[Alec Flett]

Oh! Is THAT why my windows don't go away sometimes. I didn't know that happened,
so I didn't know about this bug.
Good to know though.

i'm guessing this dialog should be modal anyway, so karen shouldn't be able to
do anything in the messenger window.

Comment 12

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

my last comment is not about the zombie window.

Comment 13

[Karen Huang]

1) Yes, I am able to go back the main window while Subscribe dlg remains on the
screen, I also can select any thing from the mail main window.
2) I still cannot active the Subscribe dlg even I select the same news server
again.
3) Yes! You are right!!

Comment 14

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

this bug is fixed.

well, at least there is a work around.

there are 4 or 5 bugs on this dialog (they apply to "New Folder...") and I'm
going to log them now.

Comment 15

[Karen Huang]

Passed by retesting on 10-08-12-M11 Communical Build for all the Win98, WinNT,
Mac & Linux platforms:

I am able to subscribe to single newsgroup.
But, still need to refer to bug#14773
for more improve for this dialog box.