138700 - Javascript not reading browser.startup.homepage

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, defect)

Description

[David Barnes]

From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:0.9.9+)
Gecko/20020419
BuildID:    2002041903

I tried to open a file saved on my hard drive that would read what my startup
homepage is. This was the code:
<script>
netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalPreferencesRead");
var homepage = navigator.preference("browser.startup.homepage"); 
alert(homepage);
</script>

The alert said "chrome://navigator-region/locale/region.properties". But my
startup homepage is the default http://www.mozilla.org/start

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Save the file I will attach to your hard drive
2. Browse to it and open
3. Compare result to what your startup homepage really is

Actual Results:  Says chrome://navigator-region/locale/region.properties

Expected Results:  Should display my homepage.

I'll upload a test file.

Comment 1

[David Barnes]

Attachment: save to file system and then open

Comment 2

[David Barnes]

Attachment: screenshot of what I see

Comment 3

[Alex Vincent [:WeirdAl]]

-> Preferences, this is not a JavaScript engine problem.

Comment 4

[Michael Lefevre]

WFM with 2002112607/trunk/win2k (script pops up alert with my homepage location)

reporter (David): can you reproduce this bug with a recent build of mozilla (for
example, 1.2)? if so, please comment again with details. if not, please resolve
this bug as WORKSFORME. thanks.

Comment 5

[Michael Lefevre]

no response from reporter for >30 days. resolving WORKSFORME.

reporter: if you can reproduce this with a recent build of mozilla, please
reopen this bug and give details. thanks.

Comment 6

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

rs vrfy.