1260107 - Active download state is not reflected when icon is moved into the Menu Panel

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: Downloads Panel, defect)

Description

[Cornel Ionce [:cornel_ionce], Desktop Release QA]

[Affected versions]:
- Firefox 45.0.1
- Firefox 46 beta 5
- Latest 47.0a2 Aurora
- Latest 48.0a1 Nightly

[Affected platforms]:
- Windows 10 x64
- Windows 7 x64
- Ubuntu 14.04 x86
- Mac OS X 10.9.5

[Steps to reproduce]:
1. Open Firefox using a clean profile.
2. Click on the Menu Panel and Enter Customize mode.
3. Drag the downloads icon into the panel and exit.
4. Start to download a large file (i.e. http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/thank-you?country=RO&version=14.04.4&architecture=amd64 ).
5. Open the Menu Panel and observe the downloads icon.

[Expected result]:
The downloads indicator should reflect if a download is in progress, as it does when the icon is located into the tab strip.

[Actual result]:
Downloads indicator does not reflect that a download is in progress.

[Regression range]:
This issue is not a regression.

[Additional notes]:
- Screenshot with download in progress: http://i.imgur.com/ofZ6Qa1.png
- After download is completed, the icon is correctly displayed, as blue: http://i.imgur.com/kekl1um.jpg

Comment 1

[Panos Astithas (he/him) [:past] (please ni?)]

Paolo isn't this by design? Should we wontfix this?

Comment 2

[:Paolo Amadini]

Yes, the assumption is that by customizing the button away from the toolbar the user is expressing the preference for using the Library window instead of the Downloads Panel and the Downloads Indicator for the purpose of tracking progress and completion.