71910 - Location field for home page in Navigator prefs panel empty

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, defect)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

summary sez it all. grace, would this go to Profile Manager? also cc'ing
ccarlen, just in case it is...

i found this using 2001.03.12.05 mozilla bits on linux [tarball, non-installer,
fwiw]. asa said that he could repro this on mac, too.

1. created a new profile at the command line: ./mozilla -CreateProfile test
2. launch profile: ./mozilla -P test
3. open Preferences > Navigator panel.

observe: the Location field is blank.

note: however, if you click the Home button in the toolbar, you'll be taken to
the appropriate, default home page, http://www.mozilla.org.

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

kw-o-rama.

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

to clarify [oops!],

expected results: the Location field in this pref panel should have
http://www.mozilla.org [in mozilla builds, ie, don't have access to comm bits at
the moment].

Comment 3

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

tried the following with an *existing* profile [created with an older build,
sorry cannot remember which offhand]:

1. renamed prefs.js to orig-prefs.js
2. launched the profile
3. checked the Navigator panel in Preferences

result: once again, the Location textfield for the home page is blank. [again,
clicking the Home button toolbar does load http://www.mozilla.org]

Comment 4

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

clarifying summary.

Comment 5

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

prolly not a profile mgr issue.

Comment 6

[tao]

This is mozilla only problem; unreproducable in commercial build.

Comment 7

[tao]

I am taking this bug. I'll submit a patch.

Comment 8

[tao]

Attachment: restore lost pref values.

Comment 9

[tao]

Hi, Chris:

May I get a review from you? Thanks!

Comment 10

[tao]

r=mcafee

Comment 11

[Alec Flett]

sr=alecf

Comment 12

[tao]

checked in.

Comment 13

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

vrfy fixed using 2001.05.29.0x comm bits on linux, mac and winnt.