143662 - forward and backward not available

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[John Kozak]

forward and backward buttons are always greyed.  Similarly, menu go->forward and
backward don't work, nor does alt-L|R

Comment 1

[R.K.Aa.]

Please always include build ID in bug-reports, as well as other information on
how to reproduce the bug. Are you seeing this regardless of theme, for instance?

Comment 2

[Herb Wolfe]

I am having the same problem as well. The address in the url field doesn't
change, although the icon will.

Comment 3

[Herb Wolfe]

A temporary fix is to open a new browser tab. That fixed it for me.

Comment 4

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Please try a new profile.
(run "mozilla -profilemanager" and create an additional test profile)

Comment 5

[D Holroyd]

I see this in RC2 {Build ID: 2002051006} under win2k with both Classic and Modern.

Comment 6

[D Holroyd]

I still see this running Mozilla with a newly created profile.

Comment 7

[R.K.Aa.]

Hmm then the 1$ question... did you install over an older build, or uninstall first?

Comment 8

[D Holroyd]

After un-installing Mozilla 1.0, deleting '...\Program Files\mozilla.org\' and
reinstalling; back and forward work again.

Also the location-bar, throbber and stop button are being updated as I browse,
none of which was happening before.

Comment 9

[Andrew]

I can confirm this behavior. The only navigation is through the Go menu -- even
Back and Forward on the Go menu don't work -- it is just the previous pages from
the Go menu that I can select.

Comment 10

[D Holroyd]

R.K.Aa: you are correct, I'd installed over the top of RC1 -- <shame>

Comment 11

[Moiz Dohadwala]

I can reproduce it everytime. Back and Forward buttons and menus are ALWAYS 
disabled.

Started happening with Mozilla RC2 on Win2k SP2 256 mb ram.
Installed mozilla build 2002051708, no change. Buttons as well Go->Back/Forward 
are always disabled.

I can't check preferences because the tree in the prefrences dialog seems to be 
disabled. I can't expand any nodes.

Also all select boxes are disabled. I am not sure if these are related. I can't 
file new defects using mozilla because I can't make any selections in the query 
form.

The os for this bug should be changed to ALL since this seems to be a cross-
plaform issue

Comment 12

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Moiz Dohadwala :
You should read this bug before you add a comment. (see comment #8)
You installed over an older build and this is a known problem.

Why should this be OS=ALL ?
OS=all means : Linux, Mac, Win32 (all windows).
You use win2k and the bug is reported on win2k.
It would be not OS=ALL if you use another win32 OS.

No respsonse from teh reporter and this is worksforme ->wfm