126249 - cannot publish document you just published

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: Composer, defect)

Description

[sujay]

using 2/18 build of netscape

1) launch netscape
2) launch composer
3) new blanke page
4) add some text
5) File | Publish 
6) enter valid publish location, user name and password
7) Publish

confirm that the file went to the server.

8) File | Publish As  <- have to use this because Publish is dimmed out
at this point. Filed this as another bug.

you get the warning panel: "/testplans/enderblackbox/hello.html: The process
cannot access the file because it is being used by another process"

So this means you cannot publish up the document again.

Comment 1

[Kathleen :Brade]

Is the file different from what you published?
If not, then why would you publish again?

If you save a document and try to choose save immediately afterwards, it's also
dimmed (or should be).

If typing in the document is not enabling the command, then we have a problem.

Comment 2

[sujay]

the file is the same....I shoule be able to publish up the
same file w/o changes...The only change I should see is the
date and time on the server of that file.

Comment 3

[Kathleen :Brade]

I disagree; you shouldn't needless cause network traffic just to change timestamp
If the user really wants to do this he/she can make a small change and undo it
and then publish (add space, press delete, publish).

invalid

Comment 4

[sujay]

but 4.x allows this...

Comment 5

[Kathleen :Brade]

4.x behavior doesn't make sense
we are making it work consistently like Save/Save As

Comment 6

[sujay]

okay if we're not gonna fix this can we get a better message popup?

Like: "Document on server is already updated"?
should we open a bug for this?


or something to this effect..

Comment 7

[Kathleen :Brade]

No, we shouldn't have any text or dialogs pop up.
The proper thing is for publish to be disabled (publish as would be enabled).

Comment 8

[sujay]

okay, then what about this popup panel:

"/testplans/enderblackbox/hello.html: The process
cannot access the file because it is being used by another process"

should a bug be opened to remove this popup panel ?

Comment 9

[sujay]

verified.

Comment 10

[Charles Manske]

The "The process cannot access the file..." error message is generated by the 
server and is not removable by us. It seems like a perfectly good error condition
that we need to report. Don't think Composer code can do anything about that 
condition, though! If the file is locked up or some reason after publishing, that
would be a network bug.