553538 - Recently Viewed Collections section is missing in Firefox 3.0.18 version

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Public Pages, defect)

Description

[Pratibha]

Attachment: Image highlights that in 3.0.18 recently viewed collections section is missing

Windows XP:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.18) Gecko/2010020220 Firefox/3.0.18 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) FBSMTWB


MAC OS 10.5.8:
Mozilla Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.0.18) Gecko/2010020219 Firefox/3.0.18

Steps:
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1)Load https://preview.addons.mozilla.org
2)Click on "Collections" link present in the HomePage
3)Collections homepage loads
4)Click on a collection name and navigate back to the Collection HomePage
5)Repeat step#4 by clicking on few other collection names

Expected Result: there is "Recently Viewed" section listing all viewed collections

Actual Result: In FF - 3.0.18 version, this section is missing

Note: With FF-3.5 and 3.6 versions, this section is displayed properly as expected

Comment 1

[Dave Garrett]

As per bug 506154 comment 5, this feature uses localStorage which is not supported in Firefox 3.0.x. The implication being that this is wontfix.

Comment 2

[Jeff Balogh (:jbalogh)]

Thanks Dave, that's correct.