Closed Bug 156805 Opened 22 years ago Closed 20 years ago

Selecting (by dragging) the space beneath a block element scrolls the page far down

Categories

(Core :: DOM: Selection, defect)

x86
Linux
defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

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RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 54538

People

(Reporter: helgedt, Assigned: mjudge)

References

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Details

Linux/2002070915:
To reproduce, go to URL, scroll down a couple of songs, then select (by
dragging) the space beneath the <h2> tag (song name). Browser will scroll far
down. Actually, it seems it scrolls further down the longer down on the page you
are before you do it.. *ponder* (Use a different Style if you don't like the
default - Tristes is quite nice, or basic page style..) 

If you didn't get that, Jesse@#mozillazine described it as: 
01:38 < Jesse> alge: if i drag into the space between the <h2> and the text
below it, moz scrolls as if it thinks that space is at or below the bottom of
the page. that also happens if i start selecting in that space. it doesn't
happen if i just select text in the <h2> or if i select in the empty line above
the <h2>.

This also happens at imdb.com, when reading user-contributed reviews of movies.
WFM with 2002113012/win2k/1.2.1

reporter: can you reproduce this bug with a recent build of mozilla (for
example, 1.2.1)? if so, please comment again with details. if not, please
resolve this bug as WORKSFORME. thanks.
No response from reporter for >30 days. resolving WORKSFORME.

Reporter: If you can reproduce this with a recent build of Mozilla, then please
reopen this bug and give details. Thanks.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 22 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
hmm. still happens. changed the url since the last thing is was a 404.
Just select some text, you'll see it. and since there were no <h2> tags on the
imdb-page I changed <h2> to block elements in the summary.

build 2003010208/linux.
Status: RESOLVED → UNCONFIRMED
Resolution: WORKSFORME → ---
Summary: Selecting (by dragging) the space beneath a <h2> scrolls the page far down → Selecting (by dragging) the space beneath a block element scrolls the page far down
WFM on MacOSX/2003031211
WFM Win XP 2003040508.
Assignee: attinasi → other
QA Contact: petersen → ian
Guess this is linux/unix only, then. Still happens with 2003040222/linux.
OS: All → Linux
Pehaps this bug needs clearer steps to reproduce, but I cannot reproduce it in a
current Linux trunk build.... If you _can_ please give useful steps like the
exact text and location in it to start dragging, the direction to drag in, and
the place to drag to.
Hmm, ok. 
1. Go to the url ( http://us.imdb.com/CommentsShow?0167261 )
2. Scroll about halfway down on the page.
3. Start selecting text right above any "Email this to a friend"-img.
4. Drag down over it.
-> it scrolls far down, selecting all the text from where you clicked to where
the pointer is now.

Still happens with a 20030426ish cvs build.
OK, thanks.  With those steps, no problems reproducing.
Assignee: other → mjudge
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Component: Layout → Selection
Ever confirmed: true
QA Contact: ian → pmac
This is a dupe of bug 54538, which has been fixed lately.
Same issue: Bug 213840.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 54538 ***
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 22 years ago20 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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