718752 - Cannot open read-only file anymore using nsFilePicker

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core :: Widget: Win32, defect)

Description

[Stefan Sitter [:ssitter]]

I have several local ics calendar files that are marked as read-only on file system level.

Using menu File > Open > Calendar File to subscribe to them as a new calendar doesn't work anymore. I only get a Windows error message that the file is read-only and I need to choose a different file.

Fails using Lightning 1.4a1 + Thunderbird 12.0a1
Fails using Lightning 1.3a2 + Thunderbird 11.0a2
Works using Lightning 1.2b2 + Thunderbird 10.0

Comment 1

[Stefan Sitter [:ssitter]]

Seems to be a toolkit issue and can be reproduce using Firefox too.

Steps to Reproduce using Firefox:
1. Create file on local harddisc and mark it as read-only, e.g. a html webpage file.
2. In Firefox use menu File > Open File... and select the file

Actual result:
An error dialog stating that the file is read-only and a different file should be selected.

Expected result:
File is opened and the content is displayed.

Works in Firefox 10. Fails in Firefox 11.

Comment 2

[Jim Mathies [:jimm]]

Hmm, not able to reproduce. I created the file as an admin, created a new standard user account, and marked the file for read-only access for that user. Then opened the file with the File->open dialog under the test account. Didn't have any problems. I will experiment some more. Maybe there is something unique set up that I might be missing?

Comment 3

[Jim Mathies [:jimm]]

Testing the regression range might help - those patches landed 2011-12-14, so they would be in the 12-15 build:

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/

The zips of these builds make this pretty easy to test if you have some spare time Stefan.

Comment 4

[Jim Mathies [:jimm]]

I think I can see the potential cause though - 

http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/widget/windows/nsFilePicker.cpp#896

FOS_NOREADONLYRETURN should only be applied if mMode == modeSave.

Comment 5

[Jim Mathies [:jimm]]

In fact, it's the default value - 

FOS_NOREADONLYRETURN - Do not return read-only items. This is a default value for the Save dialog.

patch coming up.

Comment 6

[Jim Mathies [:jimm]]

Attachment: patch

Comment 7

[Jim Mathies [:jimm]]

Attachment: patch

minor update on this - there's a mode case statement further down I can use.

Comment 8

[Brian R. Bondy [:bbondy]]

Comment on attachment 589298 [details] [diff] [review]
patch

Review of attachment 589298 [details] [diff] [review]:
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Looks good. 

Tested and everything is working correctly.
Tested on XP and it works consistent with the new functionality in this patch.

Comment 9

[Stefan Sitter [:ssitter]]

Regression range: Works in 11.0a1 (BuildID: 20111214031134)
                  Fails in 11.0a1 (BuildID: 20111215031153)
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/pushloghtml?fromchange=fd6ab19f312c&tochange=beac16509534

I'm not aware of anything special regarding setup. Windows 7 with NTFS file system. Same standard user is used to create the file, mark it read-only via context menu > properties > attributes, and running Firefox (fresh profile).

Comment 10

[Jim Mathies [:jimm]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/mozilla-inbound/rev/0e424ab9ddff

Let's get this into a nightly and test to see if it addresses the problem. My guess is it will.

Comment 11

[Marco Bonardo [:mak] (Away Apr 25 - May 5)]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/0e424ab9ddff

Comment 12

[Jim Mathies [:jimm]]

Comment on attachment 589298 [details] [diff] [review]
patch

Another file pickers fix, the new file pickers code is in aurora so we need to get this in too. Low risk.

Comment 13

[Stefan Sitter [:ssitter]]

Verified fixed using Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:12.0a1) Gecko/20120120 Firefox/12.0a1.

Comment 14

[Alex Keybl [:akeybl]]

Comment on attachment 589298 [details] [diff] [review]
patch

[Triage Comment]
New file picker in 11, needed on Aurora.

Comment 15

[Jim Mathies [:jimm]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-aurora/rev/8c5e5c1089da

Comment 16

[Ioana (away)]

Verified as fixed on:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:11.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/11.0

Read-only files are selected and opened without any issues.

Thunderbird could not be tested since there is no Lightning version compatible with 11b1.