1437054 - [Shield] A "TAAR Experiment" option is wrongly displayed in the "Page Actions" menu

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Shield :: Shield Study, defect)

Description

[Marius Coman [:mcoman], Ecosystem QA]

Attachment: rec of the issue.gif

[Affected Platforms]:
- All Windows
- All Mac
- All Linux

[Prerequisites]:
- Have a new Firefox profile.
- Have the following prefs. in the "about:config" page (If a preference does not exist, please create it):
	- “extensions.legacy.enabled” pref set to “true”;
	- “shield.test.variation” pref set to “linear-taar”;
	- “extensions.taarexpv2.profile-age-in-days-test-override” pref set to any value higher than 1 but lower than 10.

[Steps to reproduce]:
1. Open the browser with the profile from prerequisites.
2. Install the latest "TAAR Experiment" (v1.0.4) from https://goo.gl/mg6ubo.
3. Navigate to any website.
4. Click the "Page actions" button from the right part of the "Address Bar".
5. Observed the displayed options.

[Expected result]:
- Only the default options are displayed.

[Actual result]:
- A "WebExtension-taarexpv2" option is also displayed.

[Notes]:
- The "TAAR" option becomes active only when the jigsaw button is displayed and if it is clicked, it opens the "TAAR Experiment" doorhanger.
- Attached a screen recording of the issue.

Comment 1

[fwollsen]

This is default behavior for installed extensions that has a Page Action (Doorhanger). The behavior is indeed considered wrong by many as well and is subject to change (see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1413574) but as an add-on developer, there is nothing we can do to remove this menu item currently other than not using a Page Action (Doorhanger) at all. 
As a workaround, we changed the text in the menu from "WebExtension-taarexpv2" to "Active Shield Study: TAAR Experiment V2" to make it look less conspicuous. Version 1.0.6 will include this change.