109594 - `Reveal Location' button doesn't work while file is downloading

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

[Matthew T (active 1999-2002)]

To reproduce:
1.  Start downloading a large file.
2.  While the file is still downloading, click the `Reveal Location' button.

What should happen:
*   The partially downloaded file should be revealed in the Finder.

What actually happens:
*   The `Reveal Location' button is disabled.

Problem occurs with:
*   Seamonkey build 2001110908, Mac OS 9.1

Problem does not occur with:
*   Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Mac OS 9.1

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

is this dependant on the bug about files being spooled to temp locations first?

Comment 2

[Bill Law]

Yes, this can't be fixed (reasonably) because during download, the file isn't 
where it will end up.  If we "reveal" the temporary location, then users will 
be confused when the file isn't there (or disappears).

Comment 3

[Simon Paquet [:sipaq]]

This bug is targeted at a Mac classic platform/OS, which is no longer supported
by mozilla.org. Please re-target it to another platform/OS if this bug applies
there as well or resolve this bug.

I will resolve this bug as WONTFIX in four weeks if no action has been taken.
To filter this and similar messages out, please filter for "mac_cla_reorg".

Comment 4

[Vedran Miletic]

retargeting

Comment 5

[riscky]

Since Mozilla is no longer supported on Mac OS X pre-OS X I am attepting to test
the remaining open bugs (all 175 of them).

The test client will be the Mozilla (SeaMonkeys) 1.6 running Mac OS X 10.3.2

Result/Status: If bug is valid, being able to see the downloading file in
progress, then it still does infact exist in 1.6

Comment 6

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

still a problem?

Comment 7

[Matthew T (active 1999-2002)]

Not a problem in Firefox 1.5, which doesn't have a Reveal button while a file is downloading. (So the bug is then "Safari, Internet Explorer, and iCab have a functioning Reveal button while a file is downloading, but Firefox doesn't".)

Comment 8

[Ed Lee :Mardak]

Fixed by bug 408565.