38717 - [TEXT] Text overlaps with links

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(Core :: Layout, defect, P3)

Description

[Alex]

SUMMARY
Text overlaps with text in certain, but not all, situations, usually the text
that overlaps are links.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Launch Mozilla.
2. Visit any one of the following URLs:

http://www.mozilla.org/quality/most-frequent-bugs/
http://www.theforce.net/
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-1844957.html?tag=st.ne.1002.tgif.ni

EXPECTED RESULT
All text should appear properly spaced without any overlap.

ACTUAL RESULT
Some text, usually links, overlap with the preceeding text.

SYSTEM TESTED
MacOS 9.0, G3 266MHz, 64MB RAM

BUILD TESTED
2000050908

Comment 1

[Kevin McCluskey (gone)]

Reassigning to [e-mail]. Triaging Troy's bug list.

Comment 2

[buster]

I'm not sure if this is a Mac text measurement bug or not.  Chris, does this 
occur on other platforms, or just on the Mac?

Comment 3

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

Nom. nsbeta2, recc. nsbeta2+. Overlapping text with links in basic HTML 3.2 
layout--b.c. with that is key b2 criterion. Also, we're seeing it on CNET.com, a 
major content site.

Comment 4

[Chris Petersen]

Yes, this was a mac only bug. However, I can no longer reproduce this problem 
with the June 05 Mac build (2000060508). 

Comment 5

[buster]

since this was Mac only, and it can no longer be reproduced, I'd bet you a donut 
it was the broken Mac text measurement code that was fixed by Robert O'Callahan.  
Marking WorksForMe (since I don't have any proof that it was actually fixed.)

Comment 6

[Chris Petersen]

Agreed. The problem described was very noticeable before. Marking verified 
worksforme.