565444 - Platform detection in buttons is broken for thunderbird add-ons

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

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

Description

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3

steps to reproduce:
1.Go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/72199/

expected result:
Button says "Download for MACOSX"

actual result:
Button says "Download for Linux"

Other add-ons showing the same behavior:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/78232/

Comment 1

[Jeff Balogh (:jbalogh)]

The only platform supported by this add-on is Linux. http://grab.by/4lmN

Comment 2

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

I think this is confusing for our users.For a user who is on MACOSX,we should not show "Download for Linux" button(which is disabled) at any time.

The button should be "Download Now"(disabled) which gives the option to download for Linux in the pop-up box.(Bug 565455)

Fligtar,any thoughts?(I'll buy you bubble tea if you agree with me)

Comment 3

[Justin Scott [:fligtar]]

I agree in principle but I think this is fine. It's not ambiguous -- we clearly say for Linux and that it's not compatible with the platform, though the popup bug should be fixed.

Comment 4

[Jeff Balogh (:jbalogh)]

(In reply to comment #3)
> I agree in principle but I think this is fine. It's not ambiguous -- we clearly
> say for Linux and that it's not compatible with the platform, though the popup
> bug should be fixed.

No bubble tea for you!  The popup is bug 565455.

Comment 5

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

may be I should have offered chicken teriyaki :(

marking verified based on comment# 3