13223 - gfx combobox has no "blank" item

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core :: Layout, defect, P3)

Description

[Chris McAfee]

Linux, apprunner, gfx-mode.
Visit a bug with no target-fix-field,
when the bug page loads, you'll notice that
the target-fix combobox grabs the "M1" value.

Is this a bug in the combobox?  bugzilla?

Comment 1

[rods (gone)]

I fixed this for options that have spaces <option>  </option>, but not for:
<option></option>
So I will leave this open, but it probably won't get fixed for beta. I have
files a bug on the null case: Bug #13436

Comment 2

[Hixie (not reading bugmail)]

Actually, AFAICT it _doesn't_ work for cases where the content is only
whitespace. The whitespace is probably collapsed away.

This test case may come in useful:
   http://www.bath.ac.uk/%7Epy8ieh/internet/projects/mozilla/optgroup.shtml

Note that this works with native-widgets.

Comment 3

[rods (gone)]

I just tried this and it works:
<select>
<option> </option>
<option>A</option>
</select>

Comment 4

[Chris McAfee]

.. but that isn't the <option></option> case you mention earlier..
I guess you are just benchmarking this?

Comment 5

[rods (gone)]

Maybe there is some confusion here.
Summary:
<option></option> DOES NOT WORK/DISPLAY
<option> </option> THIS DOES WORK/DISPLAY

Comment 6

[rods (gone)]

Yes, this is related to Bug #13436
This example now works:
<select size=4>
<option>Hello</option>
<option></option>
<option> </option>
</select>


Fixed.

Comment 7

[Chris McAfee]

Yes, this is working now!  Thanks Rod.
In fact, THIS bug now keeps the un-selected
Target Milestone too :-)
Marking verified.